Destruction

I came home from work to find that Shane had left the office door open. He had done it before and I left the mess for him to clean up that day since I had to go to the store and get stuff for dinner. So he sent me a text one day and said he thought he left the office door open, but I was too busy to leave work to check. I should have made time since this is what I came home to:

This is in the office (obviously - since there is a desk)

another in the office

in our bedroom

more in our bedroom

and more in our bedroom

I'm knitting a blanket for some friends of ours having a baby. That's the blanket and the yarn. They yarn went from the back of the house where the office is to the front of the house where the master bedroom is. I was able to save the blanket - thank GOD - or else I was gonna cry at the thought of either having to start over or giving up and buying them something not made by me. Oh, and those are all of my grandmother's, mother's and great aunt's hand written recipes and recipe boxes too. Zoey destroyed two of the boxes and only damaged the corner of one recipe - I got REAL LUCKY there. I lost a flip flop in the massacre and Shane said he will replace with a new pair - we'll see.

I got home yesterday and he had done it again - left the office door open. This time she got into the recipes again and not one recipe card was destroyed, just the boxes. However, she did destroy a knitting needle that had the makings of a sweater on it - not sure I'll be able to salvage that knitting project and she destroyed my souvenir bag from the Vancouver Olympics. As in a reusable shopping tote from the Hudson Bay Company - not a plastic or paper bag. I am bummed about that one.

I can't really get mad at Zoey since she is only 7 months old. She gets bored so easily and there are obvious signs of that all over the house (well mainly upstairs), the carpet, the baseboards, my nightstand, a plastic tub she managed to get into...

Thanks!!!

Thanks to Jessica at The Lowe Family News for the LOVE!!! I really appreciate it. Now I got to get back into this and make her proud! And not make her think that she wasted her time and a helping hand. She has the BEST blog EVER!!! Seriously, I stalked it and read all the way back to the beginning - I know, I know, I have no life...

Today is going to be a busy day. First, something is wrong with Zo Bear - again. Last night I noticed a lump on the back of her neck. She is still playing, eating, and pottying like normal, so we don't know what to do. I gave her an anti-histamine pill this morning and we'll give her another one in 12 hours. If the lump is still there then it's off to the emergency clinic - again.

I'm about to get a shower and then my dad is coming up so we can go to Sur La Table (our new favorite store) and get groceries for tomorrow for Father's Day AND for Shane's Birthday.

Technically his bday was yesterday, but we are going to dinner with friends tonight and the family is celebrating tomorrow. He gets a full weekend for his birthday. Yesterday a friend of his took him to lunch and on a tour of the new Cowboy Stadium. They then went to a couple of pubs after that and he got home around 10:00. My presents for him were delivered to my dad's yesterday so he is bringing those up too. We are headed to the Meddlesome Moth tonight - if you are in Dallas (or surrounding areas) or come in town to visit - you have to go to this place it's the COOLEST!!! Any of you folks that ever frequented the old Hard Rock Cafe in Dallas will especially love the stained glass windows they have. Takes me back to when we celebrated our birthdays there, so great.

So I tried to get a pick of Zoey's lump - kinda hard when she insists on not being still. I haven't figured out how to write on my pics yet. Maybe I need photo shop instead of aperture...

It's just at the point of her ear in this one (and the lens made an appearance thanks to the flash - grrr)

And you can see it here a bit better just to the right of my finger

Recipes

Again - I have recipes to review and I will get to them.  I promise.  Only there won't be pictures because I keep forgetting to take pictures.  But I just want to note that it's really, super important to read the labels of what you are putting in your food.  As in make sure you are using VANILLA extract and not ALMOND extract.  Seriously, I did it, not once, but twice in TWO days.  Sunday when I made ice cream and Monday when I made cookies.  Way to go, Kel!

Blech

I could puke right now and be happy.  I ate way too much at lunch.  Instead of eating just 1 gyro and a side salad, I ordered 2 gyros and skipped the side salad.  I'm such a friggin' pig.  I complain about being 20 (in my mind 30) pounds overweight and try to watch what I eat.  Then I get tempted by something like a gyro and PIG OUT!  It wasn't even like they were good authentic gyros, they were from the company cafeteria for crying out loud.  I should have left off the pitas and just had the meat and sauce (you know the yogurt/cucumber sauce - just can't spell it and don't feel like googling it).  Maybe then I wouldn't feel food at the back of my throat trying to get out of my body.  Seriously, I may need to go to the bathroom and just see if I puke.  Would that mean I have an eating disorder?!

 

I'm suppose to go to a spray tan party tonight.  Now I get to be seen 90% naked by a bunch of females (minus 2) that I don't even know.  I bet I'll be the fattest one there too.  UGH!!!  Why do I do this crap to myself?!?!

Check this out...

The Lowe Family News blog (found here) has a great give away going on until tomorrow (Wednesday, June 9 @ 6PM EST). Super cute stuff found at the Gussy Shop. The Lowe Family News blog is one of the best blogs out there. I stalk it on a daily basis and so want to be Jessica's BFF - she sounds so freakin' cool. She also has another blog, Hunduddle Hussy that's HiLaRiOuS!!! For real this chick is awesome! Check out all 3 blogs - right now - go now. Stop reading this sorry a$$ boring blog and go read theirs - and follow theirs too.

Zo Bear

Last night we went to dinner for a friend's birthday and went for drinks afterwards. Which means we got home around 2:00 am. When we walked in the door we noticed Zoey's snout and left eye were swollen. We debated taking her to the emergency vet not too far from us or waiting to see if it was worse or better in the morning. After talking about it we decided to see how she looked in the morning. She was still frisky, not vomiting, not sluggish, so we figured it was serious but maybe we thought it would improve overnight. So we all went to bed. However this morning Zoey was worse. The left eye wasn't as swollen as last night, but her right eye was really swollen and her snout was worse. I called the emergency clinic to get an idea of how much we were about it spend and it wasn't as bad as we had expected, $90 for the exam and then (of course) extra for any meds. So we threw on some clothes, brushed our hair, and brushed our teeth, put a collar and leash on Zoey, jumped in the truck and were off. By the time we got to the clinic, 5 minutes later, her rash was spreading and getting worse. It was down the outside of her throat and had started creeping up her legs from her paws. She was still playful and running around like she felt fine but still she looked bad and it really made my heart hurt. I don't like my babies sick, to someone who doesn't get it, these 2 dogs are my children. I love them both so much and will do whatever it takes to keep them healthy. They give unconditional love to us each and every day. They get so excited just to see us and greet us each day when we come home from work with kisses and wagging tails. They make the crappiest day better just by snuggling up and giving hugs and kisses. These two girls mean the world to me, and seeing Zo Bear like she was this morning hurt me so much and even though I knew it wasn't life or death I was still scared. The vet gave her a shot of a steroid and a shot of an antihistamine. We also got a prescription of an antihistamine (better then benadryl) for any itching or any remaining swelling. After leaving the vet we stopped to get some breakfast and came home. Zoey did so well at the vet and in the car, she didn't get car sick thank goodness. After eating our breakfast we all went and laid down for a bit to get a bit more sleep but also to keep Zoey calm and let her sleep off some of her meds. After about 3 hours she was looking normal again. Her snout is still a bit pink but that could be a sunburn from yesterday, hopefully not. She has slept a lot today and snuggled with me every time I sat in the big comfy chair in the office or with me in bed since I've had a headache most of the day. She never got sick to her stomach, which is good, and she has had a healthy appetite, and drinking plenty of water, so I know she is good. (Xena is sleeping next to me and "barking" in her sleep - must be a good dream) I couldn't get a lot of pics of Zo because she was being squirmy today, but I did get just a few.

Hopefully they show up on Blogger when I email this since the site wasn't letting me do a new post. We'll see...

Insurance!

(Just remembered another issue to write about!)

So yesterday I went to the doctor about an issue I was having. She gave me a prescription and I took it to my local Walgreen's to have it filled. Nothing out of the ordinary. I passed the time waiting for my prescip by reading a magazine and finally heard my name called after about 10 minutes. I walked back to the pharmacy and had to wait for another 15-20 minutes before getting to the front of the line. The clerk gets my prescription and then tells me the total - $300.01!!!!! WTH?!?! AND THIS WAS THE GENERIC! I bought it because I needed it but I really thought about telling her no way (I should have told her no way and left). My brother told me today that Walgreen's does price matching, but it's too late for me since they won't do it after the fact. I get home and call my drug insurance and found out I have to meet a $1200 deductible before I get discounted prices (or co-pays as the guy from Caremark called them). I'm pissed. My insurance sucks A$$!!! (I know some of you (okay all of you) don't have a potty mouth like I do - please forgive me) I really really hate my "Consumer Driven Insurance Plan" that my company offers. I really do. I feel like I need to be on my deathbed before going to the doctor for anything. I had two moles cut off and sent to the lab for testing - uh that cost me $400 since UHC only covered 80 freakin' dollars. I had to get those moles checked , what if they turned out to be cancerous and I had just ignored them?!?!? I'm really at a loss as to what to do about my insurance. Shane has tried to get me on his, but we aren't married and they don't recognize us as "domestic partners" so that option is out, and he was really awesome to even look into it. I had the worst headache last night over stressing about this issue. Hopefully I don't get sick the rest of the year because I'll be screwed. What I don't get is why my antibiotic I got back in January for strep was so cheap - is it because it was an antibiotic??? Okay - I'm done with my rant but still really stressed. I wiped out my HSA account and really don't have a clue how I'm gonna make it the rest of the year as far as prescriptions and other doctor visits go.