Unconscious Mutterings #265

1. Chemical :: Analysis
2. Poker :: Face
3. Federal :: Offense
4. Mattress :: Giant
5. Who am I? :: Me!
6. Investigation :: look into
7. In good hands :: Allstate
8. 8:30 :: ish
9. Creditors :: Have none
10. Resource :: Renewable

Ten on Tuesday — 10 Favorite Drinks

1. Frozen Margaritas with Jose Cuervo. And lots of salt! And a spoon to slurp it with!!
2. Every now and the, a medium fountain Coke from MacDonald’s. Some days I just want something with a little pick!
3. The water and ice out of my refrigerator door!! This ‘fridge is the first one that has the water and ice in the door, and if I had to give up that or my dishwasher, I think my dishwasher would lose!
4. Lake & Lodge coffee from Green Mountain Coffee. I could drink that stuff until I positively vibrate from the caffeine!!
5. The Christmas blend that Starbuck’s had this past Christmas. Soooo smmmoooooooooth……
6. Canadian cream soda. Used to drink it all the time when I was a kid. Unlike cream soda in the states, in Canada it’s clear.
7. Another every now and then — this time a milkshake from MacDonald’s. I only drink about 2 a year, so it’s a real treat when I have one.
8. Sombreros. The real stuff with Kahlua and cream. About 300 calories and 15 grams of fat. And of course I can’t drink just one!! But oh so good.
9. Iced tea. We drink buckets of it during the summer. Not the real stuff, the stuff in a can. Instant gratification!
10. Real hot cocoa, not that stuff in packets. Drinking that packet stuff should be outlawed! Take the time to heat the milk and mix it with your favorite version of chocolate. It’s a great treat.

Friday Fill-Ins #62

1. Ahhhh, it’s so nice to be able to enjoy the weekend!! Now if I could just figure out how to slow it down so that I can savor it!!
2. One of my favorite things on my desk or bureau is a picture of Sweet Baboo when he was a baby and his picture taken in his Marine blues. He looks so hot in that uniform!
3. Japanese Cherry Blossom is my favorite lotion/perfume!! I wonder why Bath and Body Works doesn’t make powder?
4. The beach is my favorite place to sit and read. Read, eat, doze, recharge. Ahhhh!!!
5. Peanut butter and blueberry preserves is delicious! Especially on toast. It’s my fallback when I can’t figure out what to eat.
6. I love to watch George Clooney in movies. Am I the only one that thinks he’s funnier than all get out in the Ocean movies?  I mention his name at work and the looks that I get are priceless.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight (Saturday) I’m looking forward to baking a cake for Sweet Baboo, tomorrow(Sunday) my plans include probably going to Finders Keepers, and Sunday, I want to, well I’m not sure what I want do but it will probably include sleeping late and messing around with some yarn!

Sure makes a person wonder

I try to be open minded and believe that everything happens for a reason. Not necessarily my reasons, but reasons nonetheless.

Case in point: our Sadie Doodah kittie has had a mild upper respiratory thingy for a couple of days. I mentioned to Sweet Baboo this morning before I left for work that we probably should call the vet and try to get her in that day. He thought that she would be okay, and that we would just watch her for the next few days. No problemo, she’s his cat anyhoo, so off to work I go.

The plan today was to pick up Darling Daughter and GrandDolly after I got off work at 12 and we were going to check out Finders Keepers, a toy and fun stuff store that we frequent. About 11 DD called and said that GrandDolly hadn’t had a nap yet, and we all know from past experience what that means. So I told her to go ahead and nap her and I would stop at Finders Keepers and look for the items that we had talked about. It’s been bucketing rain today anyway, not a great day to take GrandDolly out.

After work, I drive back to my little town and get off the exit for Finders Keepers, which shares it’s parking lot with a motorcycle dealership. Would you believe there were NO parking spots? It probably could hold 20 to 25 cars, but the only slot open was way over on the other side of the motorcycle place. I thought about it for about one minute, then said nah, I’ll come back another day.

When I walk in the kitchen, the first thing I see is Sadie’s little bowl that we give her about 1 tbsp of milk in a day. It still had milk in it. She also likes a few pieces of her food on the floor around her bowl. They were still there too. Not a good sign.

Called the vet. Keep in mind it’s 12:40 by this time. They close at 1:00. Explained my problem extremely quickly and the nice young lady said that if I got there before 1:00 I would be charged for a regular office visit, whereas if I got there after 1:00, it would be considered an emergency visit.

Can I tell you how fast I changed, grabbed my wallet, grabbed the cat carrier and grabbed Sadie, (Poor Sadie, she saw that carrier and freaked. Her usual response.) threw her in the car and then raced to the other side of town? Got there with time to spare. The vet confirmed the upper respiratory thingy and gave me some antibiotic drops for her for the next week. Lungs and heart are fine, just her nose congested and a sore throat. No fever. Whew.

The boiled down version: if I had stayed later at work as had I planned to, and if I had gone to the store with DD and GD, or if I had taken that parking spot on the other side of the motorcycle building, I wouldn’t have gotten home in time to get to the vet and would have worried like crazy all weekend until Monday. Or paid extra to have the vet take a look at her as an emergency call. Yeah, life can be funny. Makes a person wonder.