Honey's Injury Photos/ Happy New Year

I just had to share some pictures of my poor Honey B. She is by no means suffering but I still feel sorry for her. I hope her wounds heal well, she will always be cute to me, hole in her face and all....

Happy new year to all-- I am trying to get my list of resolutions for the new year down to some manageable and attainable. This is the first time in a long time I actually want to set goals for myself and get somewhere. I guess that means I am getting old or something.

Month end, Year end at work so we are trying to clean up and get things done.

Here's to 2007 !!

Dad/ Papa's Birthday

Today my Dad is 56 years old. I called him from work to wish him a Happy Birthday, he said it was not his birthday- what? I said when is it? He exlaims, many years ago !! Silly old man. I got him a box of steaks for the grill or his showtime machine. I am sure he will like them- 18 ounce T-bones for him.

Nothing else exciting to report. Honey is healing up, her face looks terrible but there is no sign of infection and she is taking her antibiotics just fine. I hope there is not a big scar. My mom is already calling her names- Scarface. She seems unimpaired by the hole in her face which is also good. I am glad it does not hurt her and she lets me clean it every day. What a good girl. Off to class we go tonight, I am a little unsure if I should take her with that wound but I am going to see what the trainer says. I am pretty sure she will be okay to train.

I have a strange feeling today. I am not sure why or what is going on. Just a feeling that something is not right. Last time I had this feeling, my brothers were having issues. I think I need to call them tonight to make sure all is okay.

Other than that- just a Thursday around here. No snow still and it does not seem like December is almost over and January is approaching. Scary weather for us in the Midwest.

This is Jenny, out for now.

Honey B has a Christmas Injury!

Well, here we go.

Christmas was a good day except for one thing.... Honey came home with a injury.
My brother has 2 dogs and my parentsm and I brought our dogs to their house. Needless to say we had 4 medium sized dogs and 1 cat running around the house on top of 4 kids and 5 adults. They were all being good and they have a fenced in yard so we let them out to play. The only thing we can thing of there must have been a fight over a rawhid or bone out in the yard. I am sure it was not her brother Petey. My brother thinks it was his dog- Honey's sister Missy. And then there is Toby, he is a little dog but he can be protective of Missy. We were playing cards and Honey was laying down next to me on the floor, I looked down and saw the large gash under her right eye. I kind of freaked out. She had no idea what my problem was so I knew it was not hurting her. We cleaned it out with some Q tips and such and that is when I realized it was pretty deep. I guess I am glad it was my brothers dogs since I know they are current on shots and all. I was not mad at them by any means.

This morning my parents took her into the Vet as I called this morning and they wanted to see her right away. Bless my parents hearts for taking her in on their day off. I owe them big time.

My Parents called around 8:30 and said they were going to sedate her, shave her up and clean out the wound to see if it needs stitches.

So I have been waiting for a call back. They picked her up at 11:00. She is doing good, all cleaned up, we get antibiotics for 10 days and I have to keep her clean. No stitches so that is good. I guess we will call her scarface now !! Geez, what else is going to happen to her. My poor girl. I am sitting here at work and all I can think about is her. I told my Dad to give her a blankie and let her rest. I am only working another 3 hours so then I will see her tonight.

I did take pictures, I will post some after I take more tonight of her face. This little episode is going in the scrapbook. She is, afterall my Honey B of course.

Ok, on with the worrying until I get home.

Post Christmas Post

I had a great Christmas day. I was surrounded by family and the Honey B. The day was good at my brothers. Santa brought me awesome gifts. I am an avid scrapbooker and I got the ultimate gift. A Cricut, die cut machine. I am so excited to use it. My parents and I had our own little gift exchange on Christmas eve. It was a good time. My brothers house was fun with my four nieces so excited about Santa coming and then we show up with more presents. We ate, played cards and enjoyed each others company. It was a good day. I am glad it is over but at the same time I wish it was longer.

Happy Holidays to all.

Jen

Christmas Eve 2006

Ho, ho, ho....

Merry Christmas !

I am trying to find a little spirit here. I have to work all weekend but yet I still have to find time to make 2 desserts, casserole, and pumpkin bars for the holiday. Ahhh......

Sleep first, then time for the rest.

Just wanted to post on the holiday and a weekend for once.

Doggie Calendar Humor

So here is my Doggie Daily Calendar Saying for today-- I just had to share it !

I'm only waiting tables until I land a gig on "Animal Planet", which should be any day now.

-under the saying there are two dogs in aprons serving pizza.

HA HA !!

Holiday Stress Continues....

Thursday. One day closer to Friday. One day closer to Christmas being here and GONE !!

Even my mom is stressed. She was out shopping on her day off today and calling me for ideas. Wait a minutes, I just realized what I did-- I gave her all my ideas and now I am screwed. MAN !

Too bad Money does not grow on trees. My truck needs repairs and that is my present-$400.00 break job and idle arm on my truck. I want to swear so bad. Forgive me Lord. Okay I think I feel better now.

At least it is payday today and I have what I need to get the rest of my shopping done.

I have been working my Second job at the Video store the last 4 nights and I know for sure the Honey B is feeling neglected. So I got home a bit before 9pm last night and played with my little girl. She is so funny. She started snorting and rolling around the floor so happy that I was home for her. My parents were relieved as she follows them around like she is lost. How cute is that- she is LOST without me. Well, at least someone is.

Okay the mind is racing and I could type all night so I am going to save you all from the nonsense and cut this one short.

See ya Friday....

State of Confusion

Back to Blog land.

So the weekend was pretty interesting I must say. I was supposed to meet a guy out on Friday night and he decided not to come out. Well lets just say that did not damper my plans. I had a great time out with some friends from work and also ran into other people I have not seen out in a long time.
Here is my state of confusion: I have not been going out like I used to for the last 6-8 months since my surgery. So a lot of people have not seen me. Now, I get funny looks, like do I know you? Or oh my god you look great ! I cannot handle the attention. Nor do I want it. Yes I feel better, and my health is getting better but I am not mentally there with the weight loss yet. I guess I look in the mirror (as little as possible) and I still see the same old Jen. I appreciate the compliments and I am learning to take them and smile. I guess that is what happens when you lose 137 pounds in 9 months. I can honestly say I have tried hard not to change who I am inside though, but I have my moments. Confusion-- it continues on with the male species. Like I said, I am not one for attention, but my ass was touched way too many times Friday night. What the hell? That is mine, I paid for it. I am just not used to be touched anymore so I am bit stand offish. But I just grin and bear it. So did I mention my date did not come out? Well needless to say I had plenty of entertainment for the evening. We all went to see a live band and danced as well. It was fun, but I can only handle a few drinks and I am done. Maybe that is a good thing. Cheap date- but NOT easy !!

So that was my Friday and I spent the rest of weekend thinking about it all. So much confusion in one night. And my so called date called me on Saturday wanting to go out-- I did not get the message and I was not going out anyway. Oh well let's just see if he calls back. The ball is in his court now.

I was glad to come back to work on Monday-- that means Christmas is less than a week away. I just want to get it all over with. More confusion here- the holidays are not the same without my brothers around, and I can tell that hurts my mom. I do not want Holiday hell drama this year. I guess we are going to my brothers so that will help. I am not even done shopping for my nieces. What do you get a 3 & 4 year old who have everything? Yeah, more confusion.

I hope to do something fun for New Years- but I have to figure that out too. More confusion- who is going out? Who do I go out with? God......it never ends. I refuse to sit home on this holiday as I did that for a few years and it was aweful, I would rather be out with my friends or family.

Okay it is only Tuesday- I have to work all weekend- when the hell am I going to shop? Hopefully it will all fall into place and work out. And let the State of Confusion leave me- cause I need to breathe !!

Honey B says Hi to all- she is being a good girl. She learned how to shake- but not a normal shake, you have to say "what's up" and she throws her paw up. SO CUTE !!

She keeps me sane- or at least at a manageable insanity level. Thank God for my dog.

Peace out my bloggers.

Niffer aka Jen aka Shedevil

Friday Socializing...

Well it is finally Friday! The end of the week always seems to go faster. Why is that? I have some plans to go out after work and hang out with co workers. I also get to meet up with a new friend. I met him last Saturday while I was out with some friends. I was really surprised he actually called. We talked a bit last night and decided to meet out for a drink tonight. He is a really nice guy from what I can tell. Not that I am jumping headfirst into anything, it will be nice to just hang out and have another friend if anything. So maybe it could be a good start to the weekend.

Honey B and I had class last night. She is doing so good with the new commands, heeling, About turns, and stay downs. She is turning out to be a darn good dog with manners. Santa is going to bring her lots of goodies this year !

My little brother was in town this week- he flies out this morning back to MS. I already miss him, but it was nice to have him visit before the holidays. I am still trying to get into the holiday spirit, I must have wrapped 60 presents on Wednesday night and that just made it worse. Everyone keeps asking me what I want for Christmas and I just don't need anything. Clothes are not worth buying at full price as I am still dropping weight and down a size a month almost. Hopefully no one goes overboard on me. I am the type that likes to give, not receive.

It has been a long week, I was not feeling good a few days but I seem to have turned that around. I am having a hard time getting up in the morning still - Stupid winter blahs- I just hate them. So the goal is to try to keep busy and build the spirits up for the holidays. We finally agreed on Christmas at my Brothers so I hope my mom is happy about that. We will meet up in the afternoon and have a dinner and open presents. I just need a little WI snow to make the day perfect.

We had family pictures taken while my brother was here. It has been years since we have done that. They turned out great ! Just thinking of them makes me smile- they will be here in a week or so and I am glad we did it. Like mom says, you never know when that will happen again.

Well not much else is knew besides all my random thoughts.

Have a great weekend.

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Tuesday

Today is our Secret Santa day and Potluck at work. What a festive groupI work with. It was nice to feel the holiday spirit in the air. And the food smell is radiating like a cloud above our department.

I am not feeling the best, some of my medications have changed and after 3 days I can tell. I am always freezing cold, but today I am burning up. Not right. Anyway, enough whining about not feeling good.

They say we are going to have a mild Winter. Unseasonably warm again this week in WI. I cannot complain but I want just a little snow for Christmas.

My baby brother flew in last night from MS. It is good to see him, we are heading to see my older brother tonight and have a family dinner. It will be nice I am sure, but I hope someone else can drive. I am not up for the trip.

My Christmas Pictures are in ! I cannot wait to pick them up tonight and get them mailed out to my friends and family. I also got some self potraits of me for my family since I look a little different now that I have lost 135 pounds. They also get pictures of Honey and I as well. I will be sure to post one soon.

Well I hope everyone out there in Blog world is having a good week. I wish you all Happy Holidays and all the stuff.

Jen

Finally Friday.

Well at least it is Friday. The part that sucks is all the stuff I have to do this weekend. And I always cram it in to 2 days. How exhausting. I want the Holidays over with. I am still not in the mood even though I try so hard sometimes.
I am in a mood. I cannot even explain it without getting worked up. I have no idea what my problem is. Everything is bothering me. I don't get it. I have a headache too. I should have just stayed in bed and said the hell with it today. But no, I am at work, trying really hard to keep my mood light and get through the day. I have a pile of movies waiting for me tonight to watch. I think I just need some me time. It has been a long week of running around for me every night. So then I will have a fresh start in the Morning and be ready to shop.

Honey was very attached to me last night and this morning. We had a good night at class- she is doing so well, I need to remember to enforce the same manners at home now too. I am very proud of her and I have to say I have a good dog- at least she listens to me. We are working on her listening to others. That will come with time the Trainer says.

My brothers and I are having pictures taking next week. They are driving me crazy trying to coordinate this and where we are going to meet. My Little brother flies in on Monday night and then we are going to visit my Big Brother just an hour from here. Lets see how long we can get along. Why I am stressing about this already I do not know. I think my beef is we just don't talk like we used to and I hate being the middle man. They have wives and kids. I don't- still there is no excuse not to call each other. They are still important to me. Oh well, I could go on all day.

The house hunting is a mess, I thought I had one and now I don't. I am still trying to consolidate debt and keep hitting dead ends. Frustrating.

I just need to relax and not let the holidays and stuff get to me. It will all work out eventually I hope. I just wanted a few things to go right before the end of the year.

Hey I still have my health- I cannot forget that. 135 pounds lighter and I feel pretty darn good. And I have my friends- time for some utilization again, maybe that is all I need is a fun night out again or just a hanging out with the girls evening. Something.......Anything.

December 5th, 2006 Nothing Much

Tuesday- what an uneventful day of the week. But hey, that is okay with me. Still cold here, they are hoping for a high of 24 today. Brrr....but hey it is Wisconsin.

Mom and I have been scrappin the last 2 nights getting my brothers wedding pictures from Sturgis in a book for them. They are going to cry when they see it. It is turning out so neat. Mom and I are having a good time doing it together too. Honey B hates it when I scrap, she constantly tries to get my attention away and gets in trouble. She is funny like that. So we snuggled last night before bed for awhile. I am so glad to have her around.

I got my first Christmas card yesterday. From my brother, wife and kids down south. It was a cute picture card address to me and Honey B. How sweet huh? I am hoping mine come in this week so I can get them out this weekend. Along with all the Christmas shopping and running I have to do. Okay, okay I am not thinking about all that right now.

Well they say no news is good news right.......

Until next time.

Doggie Quote

" The greatest pleasure of a dog is that you may make of a fool of yourself with her, and not only will she not scold you, but she will make a fool of herself too."

----Samuel Butler

Monday, Monday.....blah.

Well here is another Monday. I think Mondays suck and we should have 3 day weekends every week. They say the typical American works for 87% of their life. What? No way, give me another day off now!!

Anyway, I had a quiet weekend, worked some more and then stayed home. It is COLD !! I cannot handle this weather and it is just the beginning. My goal this next weekend is to buy thicker sweaters.

I made Honey B her own Tie/Fleece Blanket this weekend for Christmas. Spoiled Dog !! I got sick of her taking mine, literally off the bed , onto the floor- upstairs and wherever she chose. So I made her very own Cow patterned fleece blanket ( she is black and white afterall). She loves it and I knew it would never make it til Christmas-- she already has it claimed and her brother Petey fights for a corner too. My blanket baby dog. Okay sorry enough of the doggie nonsense.

Not feeling so good today, I woke up with the down in the dumps yesterday mood and I think it has carried over. I hope it is not the FLU, I think it is just what I call " THE BLAHS". So I will make it through the work day, and head for home to rest up. Mom is not feeling good either so I figure she will hit the couch by 7pm. I always worry about her when she feels sick, both her and my Dad actually. I try not to but I guess it is just my nature to worry about people.

I have to admit it made my day better to come to work- stupid as it sounds but being surrounded by friends and people I like really helps- Thanks Novella and Kristen !! Even if we are in good moods, bad moods, or sad it seems we all help each other out to get through. I like that and I need that more than I realized.

So enough of my "BLAHS" for now. Gonna take it easy with the Honey B and snuggle with her tonight- she always seems to know when I need it.

HAPPY MONDAY my fellow peoples.

Chow for now.