I met Rosie O’Donnells sister. Well, not really, but this woman could have been. I went to get Shubi at the Vets last night and there she was. She was there with her 4 kittens getting their shots. She’s a New Yorker, looks like Rosie’s twin, and sounds just like her!
We talked for a while, as we waited for our bills and animals. She had lost her cat of 14 years last week and went right out to the shelter and got the kittens! How could she say no to any of them? I was thinking how much work it would be with 4 cats, and then I remembered that I am the crazy woman with 3 dogs! And yes, it is a lot of work, but I wouldn’t trade one of them in. (well, most of the time, anyway!)
She was saying that her friends all thought she was nuts because she’d spent a fortune on her other cats care. She said she would have done anything for him.
I knew exactly what she meant. I’ve been there myself. I can’t begin to count, (well, I could but it would depress me!) how much money I have spent on Shubi since she got sick two years ago. But the fact is, when you are the type of person that this woman and I are, you would find the money, somehow, to pay the bills, because these furry little beasts are your children, your companions, your loves.
Shubi came up the steps at that moment and came running over to me and the woman exclaimed how lovely she was. I swear Shubi knows when people are speaking about her! She stopped and wagged her tail and gave a little smile.
I headed home then, with my little bundle of fur. Happy to know that she was okay and going happily home with me.
Shubi Update
Shubi came through her surgery with flying colors and I’ll be picking her up at 5. They said she had just a couple little stitches to close up where the tumor had been. I bet she’ll be a little sleepy when she comes home. I’m all ready to sit and hold her tonight! (and all weekend if she needs it!)
The Apprentice
Wow! What a great episode last night. It showed several really interesting things. First how Randal and Rebecca worked well together on their project and how Ala was determined to undermine and eliminate Felisha. Ala signed her own pink slip when she did everything in her crafty little mind to make Felisha look bad. The Donald is no fool and neither are Carolyn and Bill who over saw the tasks last night.
I am hoping Randal wins. Although I have to say that both Randal and Rebecca are good people with high standards, both in business and morally. I just think that Randal has more to offer the Trump organization.
So what do you all think???
Randal?
or Rebecca?
Happy Tenth Birthday Shubi!!!
On a cold, snowy February day in Bavaria, we drove with our friends to a little farm house. There on the floor in the kitchen of Frau Lanzinger was a basket of puppies. I saw this one little face staring at me and I went over and picked her up. She seemed to settle right down in my arms.
That was my baby, that was my Shubi.
We went through all the paper work and got her a little doggie passport so that we could bring her back to the States. While Hubby did that, I played and played with Shubi and her brother Toni, whom our friends had gotten from the Lanzingers.
Lucie and I were so happy with our new little puppies.
We eventually came home and my life being owned by this wonderful little puppy began. Over the years she has been my best friend, my little comforter, and my greatest support. There is something very special, almost magical, about Shubi. Everyone that meets her feels it, and she goes around the world, capturing hearts.
Here are Shubi (L) and her brother Toni during a return trip to Bavaria.
Shubi made several trips with us to Europe, as well as trips in our motor coach across the country. Where ever we go, she wants to go with us.
After she got so ill and we thought we would lose her, I was quite depressed. No, despondent. She isn’t just a pet. She is really a part of my soul.
So Happy Birthday, Dearest Shubi!!!
Helping Mommy
You know all Mommies need help in the kitchen. Whether it is cooking or cleaning up afterwards.
Last night I made Scallops for Hubby. One of his favorite meals, and one I have not cooked for a while due to the high cost of Scallops. But tis’ the season to be jolly, hohoho…so, we got some yesterday and I fixed them up. They came out pretty well and we ate them up without leaving even a smidge of Scallop on the plates. But that did not stop Fritz and Greta. They knew we’d had something wonderful, and they also knew if they just stuck their cute little snouts in the dishwasher while I was loading it, they might just get lucky and get a lick of something good.
After finishing my work, we settled down to enjoy a nice warm fire in the hearth. Shubi and Fritz are not too fond of fires, but Greta loves them.
Let’s see what y’all can come up with…
Found this over at my cousins, who found it somewhere else 🙂
If you read this, if your eyes are passing over this right now, (even if we don’t speak often) please post a comment with a COMPLETELY MADE UP AND FICTIONAL memory of you and me. It can be anything you want – good or bad – BUT IT HAS TO BE FAKE. When you’re finished, post this little paragraph on your blog and be surprised (or mortified) about what people DON’T ACTUALLY remember about you.
Consider it a short writing exercise, just something to waste a few minutes of time, if you like.
Shubi’s Vet Appointment
She did well at the Vets. They just love her there! Having gone through her long and difficult illness, and treatment, these people are all very attached to her. I think she likes them too, although she gets a little nervous when she first gets there.
“What will they do to me today?”
They weighed her, 21 pounds, and checked her all over, she’s in fine health and then looked at the growth under her arm. It’s a Hymangioma. Basically it’s a blood filled tumor. Since the tumor is now causing her problems it’s got to be removed. So, on Friday she will have the tumor removed under local anesthesia. She’ll be there long enough for the surgery and recovery and then come home the same day.
I’ll give her a nice bath and trim her fur tomorrow so she will be all cleaned up and beautiful. It’ll be a while until she will be able to have a bath after the surgery because of the stitches. Once I do, I’ll post a picture of her.
For an old lady of 10, she looks pretty darn good!
Shubi, Life and Flab
We’ve been watching a small tumor under Shubi’s arm for a few months. It’s not anything to really worry about, (not cancerous) but it’s started to grow and it’s bothering her. Over the weekend it began to weep and we called her Vet who will see her today at 3:30. More than likely he will want to remove it. Poor little thing. This pup just can’t catch a break!
I’m still fighting this sore throat. My doctor is pretty adamant that the throat will heal itself in time. Well, my gosh, it’s been three weeks! How much longer do I have to wait? I could have had a throat transplant, and be totally recovered by now! Does this sound impatient and whiny? Well, I guess it does, but I’m just sick to death of being house bound and watching Hubby go off skiing while I sit at home!
I started working on Christmas cards. Now I love to send Christmas cards, because although I don’t see people or talk to them as much as I wish I could all year, at Christmas I like to send a card with a note to let them know that I’m thinking of them. Well dang! Yesterday I wrote and wrote and wrote and wrote and after 2 1/2 hours my right hand felt like it was going to cramp up and fall off! And I am only up to the “P’s”!!! I think I need a different pen. Maybe a fatter one.
Speaking of fatness, or flabbiness, today is the first day back on South Beach for me, (yet again). I decided to actually get on the scale and weigh in. OMG!!! Let’s just say, it was far worse than I thought it was going to be! I came into the family room, sat down and my mind started to race.
Okay, with all the stomach problems, I couldn’t eat right and needed all those carbs. (right?)
The new medication the doctor put me on in September has a known side effect of weight gain. (right?)
I’ve been sick with this silly throat and not moving around too much. (right?)
Dark chocolate helps everything in life. (right?)
So, I turned over a new leaf and will just have to be a very good girl. I’ve done this before, so now it’s time to do it again before I get into real trouble. After all, what many of you don’t realize is that as I lost weight a year ago, I gave all my “fat” clothes to charity, determined never to be heavy again. So I literally will have nothing to wear should I gain another ounce!
Blueberry Pancakes & Apple Pie
Today is the last day before I jump right back into the South Beach Diet. My stomach is finally completely well and I feel I can handle the vegetables and proteins without the carbs.
So, today I am celebrating this by having a carb blowout! I made blueberry pancakes for breakfast with real maple syrup made just up the road in Littleton, New Hampshire. It was wonderful! I’ve been craving blueberry pancakes for weeks and since today was the last day I could do it, legally, I broke out the flour and frozen blueberries from last summer and whipped up a batch! Mmmmmmmmmmmmm! They were just great!!!
Later today I will polish off the last of the apple pie from Thanksgiving. It’s a tough job, but someone has to do it! And after all, the first two weeks of South Beach are the toughest and so I’m just rewarding myself in advance.
My goals on South Beach are easy. To get control over my eating once again. When I started having problems with my stomach about all I could eat were carbs. Toast, noodles, cream of wheat, crackers. All those comfort food things that sit easily in the stomach.
But for someone like me, a carboholic, eating carbs makes me want to eat more carbs and I feel hungry all the time, and my weight starts to climb. I feel so much better when I really limit them in my diet and eat a diet that is high in protein.
So good-bye blueberry pancakes and apple pies and hello low fat cheese and salads!!!
Turkey…Again!
Okay, at this point I think almost everyone who cooked their own turkey at home is getting to the point of turkey burnout! I know we are. We had turkey on Thanksgiving. Great, wonderful, ooooh, it tasted so good! Then on Friday we had turkey left overs for lunch. Hubby had a full meal and I made my famous turkey/stuffing and cranberry sandwich! Last night was my homemade turkey soup. Yummy! Noon today I made my sandwiches again for Hubby and me. And tonight…yes, you guessed it, Turkey Soup!
The good news here, is that I froze the other half of the turkey soup, so this will be it for the soup for a while. I can still throw together a sandwich tomorrow, but then the turkey is done. Tomorrow night I think I’ll plan a nice juicy steak!