Don't Leave Your Pet in the Car!

I know how annoying it is to hear that over and over again.  I always think, who would do that to their dog?  Leave them in the car on a 90F day?  With the windows up?  You would think that people have some common sense.  I mean, would you want to be locked in a car, parked in the sun, with the windows rolled up, unable to get out on a 90F day?

Then you read stories about people who find a car with dogs inside and they wait for the owner or they end up calling the police to get the dog out of the car.

Who are these people and why are they allowed to have a dog?

The other day, I was getting into my car.  I was doing some shopping and threw stuff in the trunk.  Climbed into the car and looked over to the car next to me.  The woman was fumbling around for her keys in her purse.  I didn't think anything about it.  Then, I looked in her car and saw two dogs and the windows were all rolled up.  It was 84F outside and who knows how long that woman was in the store!  I offered to help her find her keys and mentioned it was too hot for dogs to be in the car.  It was very difficult to be nice when I was ready to strangle her and take her dogs.  She did find her keys and I restrained myself from taking her dogs away from her before she left.

It's going to be a hot one here for the next few days, and in many other places in the US.  Keep your dogs at home and keep an eye out for idiots who lock their dogs in the car during this heat.

My Car Smells like $hi#

So, I was going to write this post a long time ago, but, never got around to it.  Then, by some odd miracle, my friend, Patti, sent me this aromatherapy car charger for my car.  I told her she must be psychic, knowing about the post I had been planning.

I decided that I have to write the post.  I've had too many smelly bad experiences that I'm sure everyone would love to read.  You see, I share my car with Alex.  I never know what the inside of my car will smell like when I get in.  It's always a surprise.  And, no, not a pleasant surprise.  I think I figured out why it smells so bad.  Alex works at a fast food restaurant and his uniform smells like fried foods.  Sometimes his room smells like that, too, but, that's another story for another time.

You probably think, oh, it smells like french fries,  Yum!  Let me tell you, that smell turns into bad smelly feet.  So, his clothes and the car smell like bad, smelly feet.  If the windows are closed, and they usually are, the smell seems to increase and when the door is opened, well, just try not to pass out.

I climbed in my car the other day to go to work.  Alex had just used the car and the windows were closed.  I opened the door and I almost passed out.  I rolled all the windows down and realized my aromatherapy charger needed a little more oil on it.  And, that's when I thought of my friend, Patti.

I have put more oil on the insert and my car is smelling like oranges.  Yea, not sure why I picked orange essential oil.  I do know that the smell of oranges is A LOT better than smelly feet.

Thanks again, Patti!  I'm sure I will be thinking of you again...and again....

Shower Squeegee

I didn't think it would come to this, but, I have to do it.  And, no, I'm not getting paid.

I'm sure you have heard of a shower squeegee.  I've wanted to try using one for years, but, never got around to it  I've heard people rave about this product.  How quick and easy it is to do and keeps your shower clean.  When I mentioned this to "someone" he said something along the lines of "that's too much work."

Well, a squeegee was given to me and I thought I would try it out.  Why not, right?

If you aren't familiar, they are quite easy to use.

After showering, scrape (or squeegee) the walls.  Almost like you are cleaning them.  The majority of the water comes off, they dry a little faster and you remove soap scum, etc.

We have glass shower doors that I squeegee, too.  It takes maybe 30 seconds.  I do this while standing in the shower.  I have noticed by doing this, when it comes time to clean the shower, it goes a lot faster since I don't have to power blast scrub the walls.

"Someone" still complains about the squeegee but, I continue to use it because it saves me time in the long run.

Missing in Action

Sorry I have been a little MIA lately.  It's been a little crazy around here.  I'm trying to fit my blog writing in and just realized I need a new notebook.  Don't worry, I have a huge stash of notebooks waiting to be used.  I should be getting back into my regular posting schedule soon!  Thanks for being patient!

My Weird Dog

I decided to clean the carpet by my side of the bed.  With Pippen sleeping on it, it gets full of dog hair so it needs to be de-hairified (I'm sure that's a word) every once in awhile.

Well, I forgot to bring the carpet upstairs when I was done de-hairifying (another real word) it.  I was already in bed, about to fall asleep when in walks Pippen.  He came over to my side of the bed, obviously a little confused because there is no carpet.  I told him to go sleep on the other side.  I could tell he didn't want to, so, I repeated it.  He walked over there to check it out, came back for a reassuring pet, then decided it would be OK to stay over there.

I woke up in the middle of the night and Pippen came over to my side (checking to see if his the carpet magically returned.  I had to tell him to go back to RT's side.  Poor guy.

Tonight should be better.  Pippen's bed The carpet is back on my side.  He should sleep a lot better now.

Parties

Thought I would give a little update to let you know that we survived the party.  It was definitely a hot one (temperature wise).  With all the outdoor set up, I think the majority of the people hung out indoors.  We pulled it off without killing each other and, there was even talks of having another party sometime in the near future.   Stay tuned....

Parties

Isn't funny when you have a party or people over, you go to great extents to fix and clean up your house?  The house looks so nice that you don't even want to have anyone over because then it will get messy/dirty.

Company also creates a "little" tension in the house.  Well, it does in our house.  The stress, everyone is cranky, trying to get things just right.  And, there is usually a HUGE blow up right before the first guests arrive.  Which is always pleasant because you want to kill your spouse but you have to be nice and act like you like one another.

We are having a party on Saturday and once again, I'm not sure our marriage is going to survive it.  It's been a good run, honey.  We gave it our best shot!

Pray for us.

Voice Mail #e!!

Do you ever try calling a company and get stuck in their voice mail system?  They ask you questions about your call so they can direct you to the right person.  Some questions are yes or no and some you have to say one of the words they want to hear (and sometimes none of them relate to your reason for calling).  After 10 minutes of these drilling questions, you get frustrated and hang up, or worse, the system hangs up on you and you have to call back and start all over again.  This could go on for hours (or days).  Sometimes you have to try to send an email to the company explaining that you have a problem and can't get through their phone system.  The best part is when they finally answer, or while you are on hold, you hear, "We are always here to help you."  If you're there to help me, why can't I reach you by phone?  Instead of the crazy voice mail system, why not have a human answer the phone?

I wonder if anyone has done a study to figure out how much time we spend stuck in voice mail systems or waiting on the phone for help with something.  I'm sure it's several years of our life that we spend waiting or wandering through various voice mail systems.  I wouldn't be surprised to learn that they cause gray hair.

We had a problem with our internet not too long ago.  The company told me to go online to get some help.  I said, it might be difficult to do, since I don't have internet access.

Companies should add a feature that directs you to an operator or help desk.  If your problem is not on their voice mail system, you can reach a human and they can put you in touch with the right person/department.  Possibly saving you a few hours of your life, so you will have more time to go somewhere and wait in line.

Speed Limit and Age

Growing up, you look at the speed limit signs and think they are big numbers, especially when you get on the highway.  And now they have raised the speed limit on highways to 70 (so you can go faster).

I was a passenger and noticed that my age and the speed limit are the same number.  I thought it was a little strange.  There is my age and we can drive that speed.

It made me think about that part of Jerry Seinfeld's routine, about being able to drive at the speed of your age.  "If you're 70, you should be able to drive 70."

Bad Day Time TV

While visiting the dentist office the other day, in between my blog post writing spree, I was lucky to watch the television they had blaring in the waiting room.

I tried watching a show (a talk show with hosts that I've never heard of and who shouldn't be hosting a talk show) and wondered why this show is even on TV?  The hosts have no enthusiasm for their guests or topics they are discussing.  In fact, they are acting bored.  It's like they are telling you not to watch this show.

You would think, after all of these years, they would have developed some shows that could air during the daytime hours.

Wait.  Scratch that.

Let's try that again, OK?

You would think that after all of these years, they would have developed some interesting shows that could air during the daytime hours.

I'm not a big TV watcher, so, I'm not sure why I'm the one who has to bring this topic up.  But, I remember days when I worked and I was home, sick, and wanted to watch something on TV only to find bad TV.

I guess that's why Netflix was invented.  So you could avoid the bad daytime television.

Oh, yea.  And golf.

Give me a thirty minute wait time at the Dentist's office and I can whip up  a few blog posts.

You're welcome.

Nothing to Eat

Schools out and the kids are home and, guess what?  We have nothing to eat in the house.

Yes.  I go grocery shopping at least once a week.  I even make extra trips during the week if we need other items.  But, if you ask my kids, they will tell you that we have no food in the house.

A few posts back, I talked about the grocery list Nick put on the cork board in the kitchen.  By the way, o one has added stuff to the list since my last post.  To me, that means I must be buying enough of what everyone wants to eat.  In reality, or the kids' reality, there's still no food in our house.

I recently posted another list to the cork board.  I will be pointing it out to everyone, making sure they know that it's there.  Let's see how long it takes to get filled up.

Life without Internet

Ever since RT's harebrained yard work project in the heat severing the Internet cable, life has been a little strange.

The first day seemed OK, until I realized that I needed to download an app and couldn't do it without wifi.  A quick trip to Panera solved that problem.  Bella willingly went along for the ride (and the free Internet).  We of course had to buy something.  Didn't want to appear like we were there just for the free wifi.

Alex attempted to fix the cable.  After hours of trying to get it all together, it didn't work.  That's when RT said he might have cut the cable a few times (yes, he did).

Day two of no Internet was a trip to the library.  Free Internet.  Books to read and movies to bring home to watch.  We even brought out the board games!

Day three the cable guy appeared and fixed the cable line.  He even switched out the modem so our Internet will be faster.  Oh, and threw in a remote control (since the one in the basement somehow magically disappeared).

I think we did pretty good without Internet and cable.  There were no injuries or fights and everything is now back to normal.