Dogs

I'm on a search.

A search for the perfect companion dog for Midget.

My aunt Carol has me convinced that I need to just buy a pup and raise it with Midget instead of trying to find a trained service dog. (Which I'm having no luck at anyways.)

I did a quick search of dogs that are good with kids, are small (think lap sized), and have little to no grooming requirements except a good brushing from me.

These are the top 4 breeds I think would be great (plus I think they're cute and I could totally live with with the right temperament.... oh I hate dogs, by the way....):

Cavalier King Charles Spaniel


Norfolk Terrier


Norwich Terrier


Papillon


Which do you think is good? Have any personal experience with any of them? Please share so that I can make a very informed decision before I talk to the doctor about it. *grin*

Books = Crack

At least for me they do. Some people in this world use drugs or alcohol, I read.

I love reading! It wouldn't have been apparent when I was a child as I hated it but I've grown to love throwing myself into a different world. It's my escape, my release from reality.

Before Midget started his diet, I made a comment to Mr Indy that I would refrain from stepping foot in Barnes & Noble as I knew I'd spend a few hundred dollars there. But then we got to Seattle and the hotel room wasn't ready. We had nearly an hour to kill so what did we do!? We went to B&N. *sigh* I just couldn't stop myself!!!

I'm sitting here looking at the huge bag of books that I have yet to try and find room on my shelf for. (I have yet to find room because I know there is no room! *chuckle*) I walked out of that store weighed down with over $200 worth of books..... but thanks to sales and bargain prices, I only paid about 1/2 that! (I even got some birthday and Christmas shopping out of the way! WOOT!) I also found out that I can buy The Boxcar Children series there. I can finally fill in my collection that started back in my childhood! *grin*

I am sitting here wanting to read all those books but I am all ready reading 4 other books and a comic series right now. *snort* I just can't help myself! Books are my crack and I can't get enough of them!

Here's what I've read so far this year:

JANUARY
Mirror, Mirror by Gregory Maguire
The Innocent Man by John Grisham

The Innocent Man turned me on to true crime.... I have yet to beat the attraction... as you'll see later on in this list!

FEBRUARY
Dear John by Nicholas Sparks

MARCH
The Witch of Portobello by Paulo Coelho
Freeing Keiko by Kenneth Brower
Freedom: A History of US by Joy Hakim
The Appeal by John Grisham
Plain Truth by Jodi Picoult
The Dreams of Ada by Robert Mayer (another true crime)

April and May were full of textbooks and homework. Very little pleasure reading was achieved! *pout*

JUNE
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull by James Rollins
A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket
Everyone Worth Knowing by Lauren Weisberger

JULY
Journey Toward Justice by Dennis Fritz (another true crime... written by the other man convicted in John Grisham's The Innocent Man)

AUGUST
The Second Summer of the Sisterhood by Ann Brashares
Keto Kid by Deborah Snyder
Girls in Pants: The Third Summer of the Sisterhood by Ann Brashares
Forever in Blue: The Fourth Summer of the Sisterhood by Ann Brashares
A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Reptile Room by Lemony Snicket
The Green Mile by Stephen King
The Ketogenic Diet by John Freeman
A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Wide Window by Lemony Snicket
A Deadly Game by Catherine Crier (true crime about Scott Peterson)
Star Wars: Force Unleashed (comic)

SEPTEMBER
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic - Vol 1 (comic)

I start back to college in about 3 weeks so I've been trying to read as many books as I can since the next 6 months will mostly be filled with textbooks. (I just keep telling myself, "Only 2 more quarters and you have your AA!" That's all that keeps me going! *chuckle*)

Right now I am reading:

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (finishing the last 3 volumes of the series Mr Indy brought over)
Atkins for Life by Robert Akins
Where The Heart Is by Billie Letts
Such A Pretty Girl by Laura Wiess

And probably the strangest one of all... that I'm sure will get a lot of "WHAT!?!" comments.....

The Good Girl's Guide to Bad Girl Sex by Barbara Keesling

See... while we were in B&N walking through the bargain section... my mom (yes my mom) told me she found a book for me. When I asked her what it was, she told me she would not read the title out loud. (She was on the aisle over from me.) So I wandered over there and I read it out loud. I laughed and said, "Mr Indy would love this!" (Meaning he'd love for me to read it! *chuckle*) I wasn't serious...... at first. But I decided for $7, it might be a funny read if nothing else. It's actually been very insightful so far and I think it's helped me come to terms with my rape.

It's one of those books I still can't believe I've read. Just like the true crime books (except for John Grisham's... he's my favorite author so I'll read anything he's written!) and even the Stephen King. I never thought I'd read a Stephen King novel but after Mr Indy had me watch the movie, I had to read it! I'm impressed with my wide taste in books. I even like reading biographies and history books now! *giggle*

I've always dreamed of having a huge library with floor to ceiling shelves in my house. I guess I'm working on filling in those shelves that aren't even there yet. Course, Mr Indy is doing his fair share too. You should see how warped his bookshelves are from the loads of books on them! *chuckle*

Books are my crack and I refuse to go to rehab!!!

Early morning is good for?

Apparently for Midget, it's good for waking up at 3:30 and yelling. *sigh* He's done it every night since we got home from the hospital and it's about to drive me insane. Doesn't help either that I generously move to the couch.... which is only a love seat that barely fits 2 people..... so that Mr Indy can continue to sleep as peacefully as possible. *yawn* I'm so tired of this!

But it's the beginning of the month so I guess it's a good idea to get my bills paid this morning since I can't get back to sleep. Then I can use whatever time is left to plan out my day. (I will plan out a nap but I'm sure Midget won't let that happen on his watch! *pout*)

Now I think I'm going to ramble for a bit.... kind of an update.

Midget has been doing very well on the diet (minus the early morning wakings). I have seen few to no seizures and his ketones are staying nice and high. He has been a bit more sleepy during the days but hasn't really been napping much. Once in a great while he'll take a good nap but usually they are just his kitty naps. (Kitty naps for him are like 10 minute power naps. I seriously don't know how he gets so much energy from them but he does! I wish I could!)

I start school in about 3 weeks. I'm getting more nervous the closer it gets but I know it'll be fine. I guess I'm just nervous about the economics class I have to take.... but maybe I'll actually learn something! *giggle*

My mom, Midget, and I will be going to look at a wheelchair van tomorrow. It's going to be a LONG drive as the place is in Spokane. Blah. I've been looking for MONTHS so I figure I'll end up buying it on the spot. I'm really excited about it but have no idea what I'm going to do with that junker Explorer I've been driving. Yeah it still runs and all but it's a POS for sure!

I'm excited to report that Lluvy is now level 68. (I know you're thinking, "Why is she updating us on her WoW character?" Well because I want to and it's my blog! *sticks tongue out* Ha take that!) Andur and I grinded (that means we pushed really hard and sat at the computer for very long stretches) all weekend to get her there. Only 2 more levels to go!! Then I'll really need to focus on bgs to get my honor and marks to buy better gear.

I've also been leveling Tegwen like crazy. She's in the lower 30's now but I should be working on her more during the day since I can't quest much by myself on Lluvy. Course I probably should spend some time leveling Ceinwen too. She's 26 so I should just push her to 30 so she can get her mount. But of course there's also Dwitless. I need to get him up there. And I haven't spent much time at all on Eudora, Shanae, Naomh, or Idony and I have spent NO time on Atiya lately. *chuckle* So many characters, so little time! *snort*