Pointless Announcements

The guy was sitting in a dining room chair at our table working on the laptop. Stanley wanted to rest his head on the guys's leg until he got a scratch behind the ears. I had to call Stanley in my office with me while the guy worked. Mainly because I was afraid I'd have to clean urine off the chair. Not Stanley's.

 

Whoops, just blew my morning watching Lisa Eldridge and Wayne Goss tutorials. Guess it must be time to put all that knowledge to work!

 

My sister is graduating next week for her Masters in IT.
I'm very proud of her, very happy for her and I wish her the best and everything she can get out of it.

Yet, have a some conflict and resentment, because she got what I haven't yet and won't for some time.
She was able to do it while living with my mother with her two kids, while I had my chaotic ex with life & death issues...and more issues.
It's an incredible gift...and I'm glad my mother was able to it for her. And she helped me when I was dealing with above...and then some. Also a gift.

This coming week is about her, not me...I hope she shines, I hope she is proud of herself, it's quite an accomplishment from where she's come from.
So, I will sincerely smile. And applaud in truth and heart. She deserves it all. She worked damn hard to do it. I know she'll make the most of it.
Good efforts deserve reward & acknowledgement.

And days after, when things have calmed, I'll redouble my efforts to somehow get to where I envision.
Fate can often be a cruel & fickle mistress. Life happens while you're making plans. This is no excuse, no woe, IT just IS.
But I will not be defeated.
I have much...and I want more.

 

Settled on a camping spot for this weekend. Now we have to settle when to leave.

 

I'm going shopping.

 

Ikea is dangerous.

 

Because you want to murder someone half way through putting the furniture together?

 

No, because I went a little crazy buying tiny things.

I'm disappointed. No cool cars in the Nordstrom parking lot today.

 

While at times I like Ikea's furniture...LOVE their stuffed toys. (at the end, near the register)
Why??
Because they're perfect dog toys.
No buttons for eyes, no squeakers...Last forever and then some...even with a dog chewing and gnawing at it.
And they are inexpensive as a bonus...a loss leader for the store who wants to keep the kids happy while their parents shop.

And they come in tons of varieties of animals and such, which the dogs love...especially the big/long stuffed & furry boas.
I love it when the pups take by the head or tail...and whip it about.
Yep, no furry snakes are going to survive in THIS house, we're ready.

Anyways...pup owners try it, you'll like it.

 

Their small stainless serving bowls make good cat bowls for well behaved cats.

 

Stanley couldn't care less about the squeak. He is all about the hard eyes. Once he rips those out he content to just suck on a leg or ear, usually the same leg or ear over and over again. No ripped, just sucking. I think it is because his mom weaned him a week or two earlier than he wanted.

 

Yep, same here for my older one...friggin' genius.
That's why I don't get squeakers, she goes thru them in minutes...then there's not much to play with. And her sister wants to play too.

But I got them for Hanukkah, where you're to give a small gift to the children each night, (and they are mine)
a perfect find at CostCo, a stuffed bear "box" with a stuffed toy in count for each night...all with a squeaker.
She had a wonderful holiday, kept her busy doing her own precision surgery.
I was actually impressed she paced herself...lasted the whole week.

Gotta luv 'em.