tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034467852062101722011-07-30T18:21:21.243-07:00Our crazy hobbies, lives, animals and whatever else comes to mind.Charityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04262621718838425014noreply@blogger.comBlogger151100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503446785206210172.post-77000927486862460602010-06-01T20:12:00.000-07:002010-06-02T06:36:14.052-07:00

I am a lazy, lazy person. At the beginning of the new year, I promised myself I was going to blog more. I was going to write more and try to get the creative juices flowing again. Because, let's face it, editing press releases is better for the checkbook than it is for the creative side of the brain. And really? It takes little to no effort to post a blog. Truly. I sit here every night and check

Charityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04262621718838425014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503446785206210172.post-11399401936401184122010-03-02T19:14:00.000-08:002010-03-02T19:36:10.732-08:00

Well, this week has been a doozy! My ENT moved my sinus surgery up 2 weeks, so I had it last Thursday. And it sucked. I am not going to lie. I kind of thought people were exaggerating when they said I was going to want to die. They weren't. I take that back. I wanted to die ... until I realized the WONDERFUL Dr. Escudero had actually READ my medication history and did not screw around with

Charityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04262621718838425014noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503446785206210172.post-25015596031122906202010-02-24T19:40:00.001-08:002010-02-24T20:25:16.877-08:00

Great news!!!! Sam has finished his chemo treatments!!!!! He has a follow up appointment next month for a blood test, but YAY! NO MORE CHEMO!!!! (Which means G and I might finally start making a dent in those chemo payments!!!!! Another YAY!!!!!)Sam was so excited that he wanted to bake a cake for Dr. Kelly and her staff. He wanted to make it liver flavored, but I stepped in and baked a lovely

Charityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04262621718838425014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503446785206210172.post-83872610107220779582010-01-24T20:17:00.000-08:002010-01-24T20:39:21.934-08:00

I have been so remiss in updating this blog -- it is disgraceful! However, since I started this blog to help me cope with what I was certain were going to be some very dark days, the lack of updating is actually a good thing!Sam is doing GREAT. He has finished his every-other-week chemo treatments and has graduated to maintenance treatments once a month. He no longer has to have the dreaded IV

Charityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04262621718838425014noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503446785206210172.post-64883448935353682092009-10-14T21:00:00.000-07:002009-10-14T21:27:21.525-07:00

I know I have been remiss in updating this blog -- the last month has been pretty wild and I promise I will give you an update on the happenings of Sam. And me. And Grant. But today I want to dedicate this to another dog -- my Torre.I got Torre during a VERY dark time of my life. I was living in Connecticut and working at a grooming shop. Her owners came in one day and said they were going to put

Charityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04262621718838425014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503446785206210172.post-79582253246284101692009-08-31T19:34:00.000-07:002009-08-31T19:57:42.425-07:00

Well, as you know, today was The Big Day. Sam and I went to the oncologist to see what she had to say. She and her staff were great -- very nice, professional and COMPASSIONATE. That, to me, was the most important thing. I need to be talked to like the worried beagle mom I am, not someone that doesn't have a clue as to what is going on with my dog. I won't get into the particulars of what

Charityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04262621718838425014noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503446785206210172.post-52433502742669834332009-08-24T19:48:00.001-07:002009-08-24T20:00:12.681-07:00

First, thank you everyone for your wonderful thoughts and prayers for Sam. I told him today how many people were pulling for him and wanting him to fight. He just wanted to know how many cookies a day having cancer gets you. Turns out, 3 plus whatever Grandma gives him during the day.I spoke with the oncologist office today and was pretty impressed. (http://www.vetcancercare.com/) He has an

Charityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04262621718838425014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503446785206210172.post-10486919366252307162009-08-23T20:23:00.000-07:002009-08-23T20:53:50.582-07:00

As I type this tonight, my beloved beagle is at my feet. Curled up on a red fleece blanked put under my desk just for him. Every night when I check my email, farm on facebook and generally peruse the wonder that is the Internet, Sam is there. Snoring away, making little beagle sleeping noises.Sam did not start out as my dog. No, we only met a few years ago (incidentally, that coincides with me

Charityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04262621718838425014noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503446785206210172.post-13069411596342425612009-07-11T22:01:00.000-07:002009-07-11T22:19:13.949-07:00

So I have some regret for that last post. Instead of explaining to people why I have been distant and depressed lately, it turned into a rant against someone who is currently defenseless. That is the last thing I wanted to do. I wanted to explain why I am hurting so much right now, not put words in cyberspace that could somehow hurt someone else. Yes, I am hurt by the way I was treated. Yes,

Charityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04262621718838425014noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503446785206210172.post-35600370473636880672009-05-29T22:41:00.001-07:002009-05-29T22:56:32.101-07:00

I always have insomnia before I do something exciting. This seems to double when exciting is coupled with new. Therefore, I expect tonight to be tripled, since we are adding BIG.Tomorrow, G and I start (and hopefully finish!) moving into our new house. Big, new and exciting! I am not going to sleep a wink tonight!So I thought I would write a little catch-you-up blog.The wedding was perfect.

Charityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04262621718838425014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503446785206210172.post-85334556238865636192009-05-01T20:43:00.000-07:002009-05-01T21:30:30.386-07:00

I work in corporate America. A big company, complete with vice-presidents of very important things, runs my life. They dictate what time I get up, when I take my lunch (even where I go for lunch if you consider the fact that the places I can go and the things I can do are limited to places I can get to and back from in the allotted hour I get) and when I go home. I work in a cubicle, (ugh) which

Charityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04262621718838425014noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503446785206210172.post-44828936970121632372009-04-04T06:34:00.000-07:002009-04-04T06:42:48.616-07:00

I woke up this morning, grabbed my blanket and headed into my office to check my email, fill out some paperwork and just generally enjoy my quiet time whil G sleeps in. As with most brides-to-be, I am a card-carrying member of theknot.com. What is that, you might ask. It is EVIL!!!!!! It is a site that purports to "help" you plan your wedding with photos of gowns you can only wear if you are

Charityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04262621718838425014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503446785206210172.post-62972683459322062732009-01-18T18:56:00.000-08:002009-01-18T19:33:33.514-08:00

If there is one thing I cannot handle, it is bad customer service. I am talking about that customer service that makes you leave the store swearing you will never darken its door again. The kind that makes you go home and bitch about it for an hour over a glass of wine. The kind that makes you call the manager the next day just to bitch about it some more. I recently discovered that you can

Charityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04262621718838425014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503446785206210172.post-89993394233183492732009-01-08T21:10:00.000-08:002009-01-08T21:20:22.944-08:00

I have so many thoughts running around in my head right now, I barely know where to start! The wedding is four and a half months away and, although I have gotten a lot done, I feel like I still have so much left to do. I realized tonight that I need to find a cake topper, which reminded me that I needed to buy the things to make the card box. So I went on over to eBay only to find that the

Charityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04262621718838425014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503446785206210172.post-51849010178676727942009-01-04T16:29:00.000-08:002009-01-04T16:36:04.526-08:00

With the new year and all that is going to be happening, I thought it would be fun to start a blog. It is something I have been wanting to do for a long time and what better time to start something new than at the beginning of a new year! Let's call it my new year's resolution -- to have a blog and keep it current!Wedding plans are coming along really well. The wire was super slow last week so

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