puttin on the dog now that i’m a bone-a fide dog owner (couldn’t resist) i get to look at cool doggie catalogs & websites like : in the company of dogs, k9 design, and flying panda . now, once i win the lottery i’ll be able to afford all those cool posh things!

aloha ya’ll today is hawaiian shirt day at work. we’re celebrating pacific/asian heritage month. i’ve got my fun hawaiian shirt on and we passed out leis. we’ll be serving hawaiian punch later. hey- i know it’s not really an authentic hawaiian beverage, but we’re on a tight budget. actually we’re on no budget. those of…

nelson boy update my sweet little dog nelson had a vet visit this morning. husband took him in since i was here at work. he says everything’s good and they re-taped his tail and he can get his stitches out next week. he saw the tail and said it won’t look bad once it’s all…

southern twang 101 peppermint tina has inspired me. she’s peppering her blog with hawaiian phrases and that made me think about how even though we’re all one country it’s almost as if we have lots of different languages (aside from the obvious different languages like spanish etc.) in that each part of the country can…

You are the 1939 Dusenberg Simone Coupe. Take the Which Classic Car Are You? quiz! By Harry and Bren. so true…

cause that’s the way uh-huh, uh-huh i like it the weather here this week has been amazing. blue skies, not a day over 72 degrees, just enough breeze where you can wear a light sweater. perfect. some people around here are all cranky because it’s not 80 degrees. i say enjoy it while it lasts…

on a lighter note… we’re getting all excited about our baltimore trip this summer. we’re going up in august to watch the minnesota twins play the orioles. husband is from minnesota so we’ll be rooting for the twins. neither one of us has even been to baltimore so we can’t wait. we’re gathering suggestions on…

burn baby burn digs magazine has an article about what happens to you when your house burns down. when i was in 5th grade i was living with my father and step-mother when our house burned down right after christmas. there’s nothing more pathetic than a melted christmas tree. i’m so paranoid now that our…

baby steps poor nelson is having a hard time. he’s just scared. when we’re in the house he’s fine but he won’t go in the backyard by himself anymore which makes me sad. what’s the use of having a big fun yard that’s all fenced in if you can’t run around in it? last night…

why can’t i just live a quiet, peaceful life?? sooo much to tell. i’ll just break it out by day….. light’s up friday jon out up our ikea light over the bistro table in the kitchen. it looks so nice. now if we can just replace the hideous copper saloon light hanging in the den.…