Mad

Tipper: She did not give me permission to take this picture or to discuss her personal life on the web! Tipper screams bloody murder when she is ready to be fed (her and parker are partners in crime when it comes to demanding 6am feedings on the weekends). She sleeps in my bed with me every night (I can only pet her when she demands it by hitting me). Although her and Lou are mortal enemies and have hiss fights all the time...they both share a bed (mine) every night.

Handsome

Cooter: Still as perfect as ever. He took a hiatus from rides for a while but now he has started hopping on again. The kitchen counter which is tall and centrally located is his perch. His game is to require pets from me whenever I am in the kitchen...when I do not oblige I get a spank (swat). This picture is of Coot on the back porch...very angry that Lou is outside and he is not.

Critters

Mattie: Getting grayer (aren't we all)...I removed 2 small mass from her body (they were nothing of concern per pathology)...she still does the very cute talking thing when she gets excited and her glowie yellow ball is still her favorite.

Animal Updates

As requested...here are updates on the critters

Lou: Still as rascally as ever...a good bit chunkier. Lou's daily need to spay earned him a harness and leash. He now enjoys walks in the backyard with his doggie siblings (he thinks he is a dog anyway...who's to say...he might be right).

cornhole

i went to a margarita party yesterday, i had not completely re-couped from the 4th...so i took it easy.

they had a game of corn-hole set up. they were calling it potty. trying to be cool and make new friends i shared that a bar in my town had this game (obviously imported from yonder land) and we called it corn-hole.

did anyone know that corn-hole is synonymous with anus? well, for the rest of the party anal sex jokes pursued and i was propositioned. since i had to work, i was fashionably 3.5 hours late and obviously a bit of drinking had taken place before my arrival.

good times

quarterly update

i just put on a peter, paul, and mary record; drinking a sam adams; and nibbling on a dark chocolate with espresso beans bar....one of the most relaxing evenings i have had in a while...
i should really do this more often...maybe the key to not being alone here is to share my on-goings...what a great little epiphany...i hope i remember it tomorrow.

so, i really I just work...6 days a week...on Saturdays i do relief work around at local VCA clinics...i absolutely love my job...i think and talk about improving my social life...but have not gotten around to it....i did discover that the mass audobon society does really cool outings...so hopefully i will go on a canoe trip in a couple of weeks.

my neighborhood is so picturesque that i am sure their must be an ax murder on the street...every day (almost)..the dogs and i go for a stroll down the bike trail (re-furbished old rail road tracks which are now a nice pedestrian path)...i just realized that it goes all the way to Amherst (~10 miles away) and crosses over the Connecticut river (old rail bridge) and runs by beautiful new england farm land. ...so for the past couple of sundays i have enjoyed wonderful bike rides.

i joined netflix upon moving and think it is kick-A. as i was watching a dvd (born in brothels...good flick) the other night...the dvd player started to act possessed...upon investigation i realized it was sprayed with cat urine...thanks lou...actually i would probably be watching a movie (for your consideration) right now if it was working...so, lou is to thank for the motivation to blog...

i now cuss all the time...during surgery the other day i said 'oh my god'...chrissy (one of the vet assistants)...was really worried...and said if i had dropped the f-bomb she would not have worried at all...nice. sorry mom. you little girl has a potty mouth.

anywho...i miss anyone who would care to read this so very much...i do have a work blog that i update with my favorite work animals (www.mspca.org/wne)

i have turned into a total media sensation.....click here to see me as a superstar

love, love

homesick

well...after 3 weeks in ma...i am missing home...it is spring and there is snow in my back yard...something is very, very wrong...
my house is almost settled (probably as settled as it will ever be)...this week was my first week to have a bit of a social life (went out to eat with a co-worker during the week and to hang out with another on friday night)....
aaron is going to come visit in 2 weekends...i can't wait...i miss my honeybun and all of my friends (big ones and little ones)...
lots of hugs from me.