As the Thanksgiving Holiday approaches, we will be looking for a pet sitter. We need someone to come in on Thanksgiving Day, the Friday after, Saturday and Sunday. As you may know, we have as sweet, gentle dog and two cats who need some attention twice a day.
We're always happy to pay for services or to do an exchange of pet sitting. We'll be in town the days leading up to and including Christmas day. Just not the day after. So we can do some pet sitting in kind on those days.
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11/02/2008 01:52 #46471
Petsitter11/01/2008 02:13 #46456
Halloween SurpriseHad a fabulous time at the party. Super glad our friends came home. Super pissed at the surprise waiting for us when we got home.
All of our porch furniture was moved onto the lawn. One of our pumpkins smashed. Eggs smashed on the sidewalk. Mailbox taken off the front of the house. Toilet paper strewn. Eggs hidden under the door mat which we caught before we stepped on because it really wasn't that smooth. And a neighbor who lives outside on his porch but didn't see anything.
So at 2am we cleaned up the mess before we could go inside and go to bed.
Drew is much more positive than me and sees the upside to eggs hidden under the door mat which he can now have for breakfast tomorrow, lol.
All of our porch furniture was moved onto the lawn. One of our pumpkins smashed. Eggs smashed on the sidewalk. Mailbox taken off the front of the house. Toilet paper strewn. Eggs hidden under the door mat which we caught before we stepped on because it really wasn't that smooth. And a neighbor who lives outside on his porch but didn't see anything.
So at 2am we cleaned up the mess before we could go inside and go to bed.
Drew is much more positive than me and sees the upside to eggs hidden under the door mat which he can now have for breakfast tomorrow, lol.
metalpeter - 11/01/08 16:49
That sounds crazy, I didn't know people still did tricks on Halloween anymore.
That sounds crazy, I didn't know people still did tricks on Halloween anymore.
paul - 11/01/08 12:12
Oh, that is so annoying.
Oh, that is so annoying.
tinypliny - 11/01/08 10:33
That is awful! Who would do such a mean thing?? But still, quite disturbing! What a way of wasting eggs.
That is awful! Who would do such a mean thing?? But still, quite disturbing! What a way of wasting eggs.
vincent - 11/01/08 02:56
That is pretty upsetting, glad to hear that the house is OK sans mailbox. People are still hanging out still @ this hour. Glad that the evening was great until getting home...
That is pretty upsetting, glad to hear that the house is OK sans mailbox. People are still hanging out still @ this hour. Glad that the evening was great until getting home...
10/31/2008 19:51 #46454
When I was a kid...and I went trick or treating... If someone offered me a bowl of candy to choose a piece, I knew it meant ONE piece. Because my parents were right next to me to smack my hand if I even LOOKED like I might take more than one piece.
Apparently, that rule no longer holds as kids are attempting to take handfuls. Although, I shame them a little bit by saying, just one please, and they reluctantly open their fist and allow several pieces of candy to trickle back into the bowl. Sometimes it is followed by a bashful apology.
But now I'm going to take control and choose for the little punks what piece of candy they get.
Apparently, that rule no longer holds as kids are attempting to take handfuls. Although, I shame them a little bit by saying, just one please, and they reluctantly open their fist and allow several pieces of candy to trickle back into the bowl. Sometimes it is followed by a bashful apology.
But now I'm going to take control and choose for the little punks what piece of candy they get.
10/27/2008 17:42 #46371
Should I be unhappy?The funding for my program at work is temporarily on hold because of state financial problems. For the time being it cannot move forward and may not ever move forward in it's current structure.
The agency is going to restructure my program so it can be funded differently. However, any kind of funding is touchy right now due to the budget problems.
Just as I got the news, I had an individual sitting in the lobby waiting to interview for a position with my program. Oh, my. I had to tell them the position no longer existed because of funding. Which also means I wasted my time vetting and interviewing several other people for a non existent position.
Now I'm processing whether or not I think my agency will be successful in restructuring the program. If it's not, it will be an opportunity for me to try something new that I've had on the back burner ... being a paralegal!
The agency is going to restructure my program so it can be funded differently. However, any kind of funding is touchy right now due to the budget problems.
Just as I got the news, I had an individual sitting in the lobby waiting to interview for a position with my program. Oh, my. I had to tell them the position no longer existed because of funding. Which also means I wasted my time vetting and interviewing several other people for a non existent position.
Now I'm processing whether or not I think my agency will be successful in restructuring the program. If it's not, it will be an opportunity for me to try something new that I've had on the back burner ... being a paralegal!
libertad - 10/28/08 15:16
You obviously have a good attitude about this. Many of us are in a very shaky situation. I'm sure you will weather it well.
You obviously have a good attitude about this. Many of us are in a very shaky situation. I'm sure you will weather it well.
jason - 10/28/08 08:22
Cool idea Janelle. Good luck with whatever you decide to do.
Cool idea Janelle. Good luck with whatever you decide to do.
tinypliny - 10/27/08 23:45
I think you should just go for it as soon as you can. Don't let it hover around till the last minute when you will find it harder to make the switch.
I think you should just go for it as soon as you can. Don't let it hover around till the last minute when you will find it harder to make the switch.
matthew - 10/27/08 17:57
I'd bet you'd make a great paralegal!
I'd bet you'd make a great paralegal!
10/23/2008 22:24 #46288
Scary womanTonight we were at a party where a woman couldn't get enough of my husband but kept giving me the evil eye. I'm still trying to figure out what exactly was going on.
metalpeter - 10/24/08 17:42
I wasn't at the party so I can't say. But I have a few guesses.
1. She wanted drew to her self (if you know what I mean)
2. She didn't get that you two were together and so she was trying to tell you to stay away
3. Maybe when he would talk she liked his ideas on things and gave you the evil eye because she didn't like what you would say
4. Maybe that is just how she looks at people
5. maybe she knows who you are from someone else or heard something about you she doesn't like from someone
6. When you don't know some one it is easy to miss read body langauge
7. If she was giving you the evil eye then it meant you where looking at her maybe she didn't like that
With out being there and with out seeing what was going on and knowing all the details it is just guessing but maybe someone else who was there might have an idea based on what they saw and other gossip prehaps
I wasn't at the party so I can't say. But I have a few guesses.
1. She wanted drew to her self (if you know what I mean)
2. She didn't get that you two were together and so she was trying to tell you to stay away
3. Maybe when he would talk she liked his ideas on things and gave you the evil eye because she didn't like what you would say
4. Maybe that is just how she looks at people
5. maybe she knows who you are from someone else or heard something about you she doesn't like from someone
6. When you don't know some one it is easy to miss read body langauge
7. If she was giving you the evil eye then it meant you where looking at her maybe she didn't like that
With out being there and with out seeing what was going on and knowing all the details it is just guessing but maybe someone else who was there might have an idea based on what they saw and other gossip prehaps
gardenmama - 10/23/08 23:34
Some women just seem to find men more appealing when they're attached to someone else. Like its some sort of twisted challenge. You just flash a little smile, give a little wink, and say "That's right B****, he's still comin home with me."
Some women just seem to find men more appealing when they're attached to someone else. Like its some sort of twisted challenge. You just flash a little smile, give a little wink, and say "That's right B****, he's still comin home with me."
drew - 10/23/08 22:28
You've got a sexy husband, that's what's going on!
You've got a sexy husband, that's what's going on!
one of us may be able to do this... i will be working a bit - but lauren may not actually be going home this year.. so if you haven't found anyone yet, we are a couple of possibly maybe probablies!
James and I are both out of town, otherwise we would've gladly offered.