The Dog...

Jeanne called this morning and it sounded like she might have wanted this dog. So next time Bruce "finds" yet another rescue animal, maybe I should just drive it straight down to Wilmington and leave it on her doorstep??? Haha. Seriously, though, she used to have pomeranians and I think she might have been interested in this one.
I still like to think this dog has already found a good home. And Jeanne has as many animals as I do, so....yeah....there is such a thing as maximum capacity. But just to let her know what she missed out on, here's a pic of the latest rescue:

Another dog????

My husband rescued yet another lost dog on Friday. He came to see me at work, to try and break the news as gently as possible. I love dogs, but we have 4 (!!!) already. Also? I am finding this cat thing to be really cool. Kitty uses a litter box, which does require cleaning, but honestly....cleaning the litter box is a picnic in the park compared to dragging a dog out in cold rain/snow/sleet in the middle of the night. Bruce and I are enjoying the cat scene so much that we have pretty much decided that we are going to be cat people from now on. Of course, then he brings home a dog. It was a pretty little dog. Kind of a reddish pomeranian mix. And she was really sweet and friendly, but I did not want another dog.

Bruce took her to the vet, because she was so cute and friendly that we figured she probably belonged to somebody. They scanned her for a chip. You know...those chips that give out the owner's information. But unfortunately she wasn't tagged. So....out of sheer pity for our plight, the vet called and literally begged the humane society to take her. They are really overcrowded with animals, but when they heard we already had 4 dogs, 2 goats and a cat (1 dog and the cat are rescued animals) they relented and made an appointment for us to bring her in on Saturday.

Anyway, hubby took the dog. But not without some measure of guilt. They asked for a $30 boarding fee. He gave them $200. The woman was so grateful and she told him that with the economy like it is, their donations were seriously drying up. She also said that the last pomeranian that they got in only lasted about an hour before she was adopted. So, that made him feel better. This dog was young (about a year old, the vet thinks), healthy, cute and had an excellent disposition, so hopefully someone will want her in a hurry. I like to think that she already has a good home.

We are considering adopting 1 more cat so that Vixen has some company. Maybe we will go take a kitten off the Humane Society's hands to make room for some more animals. Bruce started to sneak a peek at the kitties yesterday, but we have a couple of things that we need to do first. Vixen has her surgery to be spayed scheduled for Friday. I want her to be healed from that before we throw another cat in the mix. She is pretty adaptable, and friendly and I think she might enjoy some kitty company. But I don't want her running around too soon, and tearing out some stitches or something. And then there is Scotty. Its time, maybe past time to do something about him. Poor thing. He is deaf and blind and basically helpless now.
We have already talked to the vet about having him put to sleep...and cremated....and kept in a pretty urn. The vet says that she would be more than happy to come out and take care of that here at the house. But I keep procrastinating because it makes me sad.

Anyway, Bruce is on Facebook now. One of his activities listed on his profile is:

Animal Saviour

And honestly, I don't know another single person who deserves that title more.

I found this ad on Craigslist recently. Of course, its an older post, but I got a laugh out of it so I thought I would share. Especially since I have been too busy with a whole lot of stuff at work lately. In the meanwhile, until things calm down, I am forced to "borrow" a few things to flesh out the blog. Also? I especially liked the part about "great with children"......LOL!



Ferocious Attack Kitten

This destructive kitty has been trained as a proud warrior and will fiercely defend your house, even against you. Well-trained since 10-weeks of age to attack anything in his presence, he will protect your family from evil things, including the following:

* insects

* other trained attack kittens

* babies

* toilet paper

* anything under a blanket

* unwanted house guests
* paper bags

* floor rugs

* Chuck Norris

* Feet.

Great with children (assuming you don’t like the children). Probably best used for professional catfighting. He is housebroken, but only because he wants to be. This attack cat has trained himself to seek out his food anywhere you hide it and rip the bag open to feed himself, great for those who travel extensively. Also trained to drink water out of toilet bowls and dishwater from items in the sink. Knows how to open some doors. He will find you wherever you hide.

Neutered (trust me, you wont want to him to procreate). Has not been declawed, but you'll figure that out really fast.

Understands and responds to a variety of vulgar and profane verbal commands. Has a very soft and furry belly, like a teddy bear - however he will bite your face if you try to touch it.

Willing to accept trades. Potential adopters must have experience with trained attack-kittens... please be prepared to show scars.

For the love of God, someone please take this thing out of my house.

Reminder

Daylight Savings Time starts tonight. Well, I guess that would technically be tomorrow morning.
The bad part is that we all lose an hour to sleep. The good news is that it will be light longer, and I always feel better then. I get more done. I don't think I would mind if we would just stay in Day Light Savings Time all year long.

Guilty Pleasures....

Ok, I confess, I watch American Idol. I KNOW its commercialized garbage. I KNOW it can be cruel for the contestants. I KNOW its pop culture at its worst. And I actually tried to NOT watch it. And I failed. I am hooked, addicted and I can't stop watching no matter how stupid it is, or bad it is, or whatever. My favorite so far is Anoop Desai, from UNC Chapel Hill. And yeah, I am fully aware that my daughter is a Duke girl, and I should probably not be supporting a UNC boy, but my Lord that boy can sing. He came out for his auditions looking all geeky in a smart kind of way. I figured he was another one of these really awkward wanna-be rockstars. And then he opened his mouth, and sang like nobody's business.

Anoop did not make the first cut. But he got called back to retry for a wildcard spot. And last night, he made it. They pretended he was cut, having filled all the seats for the final 12. And just as Anoop was about to walk off, looking really sad and disappointed, Simon Cowell, Mr. Mean himself, announced that this year they decided to have a top 13!!! I was on the verge of making the decision to never watch it again, but now that my favorite is in there I am hooked. Again.
Actually, I have 3 favorites. Anoop is in my #1 spot. But I was also impressed with Jorge Nunez, and Alexis Grace. Jorge is from Puerto Rico, and when he gets excited he completely forgets how to speak English. He did a killer rendition of "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me", and even though I had never really noticed him before, I was really impressed with how awesome he was.
So....yeah....I will clearly have to wait until maybe next year to swear off this show. Its like crack or something. I just can't stop.

I think its fixed...?

Blogger is having issues again. All of my posts disappeared from the main page. I could see it using Firefox, but not with Explorer. I have just been ignoring it and hoping that it would resolve itself. Finally I did a bit of checking and read that it is a known problem and lots of people have been having it. Blogger gave me a tip on what to try....make a blank post and save it as a draft....which should reset the cache and maybe cause my posts to show up again.
That seems to have worked. In the meantime, blogger is supposed to be working on it so it won't happen again. Hopefully. Blogger is so glitchy. I swear I am getting ready to create another blog on another site. A less hateful and problem ridden site. Does anybody know of such an animal? Anyone?

Random mundane things....

Dad came up for a visit this weekend. It rained non-stop ALL day Saturday and Sunday. Insane, crazy amounts of rain. He was forced to cut the visit short because of the impending snowstorms hitting the east coast. He left really early Sunday morning, and made it back to Danville before the snow set in. After he left, we literally spent the rest of the day lounging on the couch (kitty cuddling up with me, of course) and watching some mind-numbing tv. We have just recently started doing the Netflix thing. I think I mentioned that. The 'movies by mail' thing is cool, but the instant play movies are really good for those lazy rainy days. We watched every single episode of this bizarre 1980's British tv show called "The Day of the Triffids". Its some post-apocalyptic science fiction thing, and "Triffids" are these meat-eating plants that can walk around, kill people, and wreak some serious havoc. Very stupid, but perfectly entertaining for that dreary kind of day.

Today was colder than hell. Well, I KNOW that hell is supposed to be hot, but you know....it was seriously cold. I am the hot-blooded, always way too warm type, so you know its cold if I am complaining about it. And it snowed all day long. No accumulation at all, but we had flurries coming down, sometimes fairly heavy. It was pretty, but I am so ready for spring now. At least a little sunshine to chase away the blues. I get tired and unmotivated when its dreary for days and days in a row. Tomorrow we are supposed to have sun again. Its going to be cold, but at least it will be sunny. That always helps.