Costume Party Part One

Cars in Costume: Happy Motoring

Pirate #1

Pirate #2

A ghostly gasser!


Aliens have landed!

Hula Girl

The mini hearse

Santa

A Great Idea

Punk Girl

Staying Dry

So I had today off – and it was a good thing as the monsoon-like rains continued. Several roads and schools were closed today due to flooding and it seems like the rain will continue all week. I didn't manage to stay completely dry, since Moxie has to go out. She isn't a big fan of the rain though, so we only stayed outside for a minute. What better time to update the blog, than the absolutlely lazy day I had today. I managed to do one load of laundry and the dishes, but other than that, Moxie and I relaxed on the couch.

This past weekend I went to the wedding of my best friend’s little sister. Seems like just the other day she was only twelve and trying to get us in trouble! Luckily the rain stopped at 5pm just before the wedding and held off all night. The bride was beautiful... and the flower girl (little S) adorable.
The event was held at an inn in North Georgia and even with the rain, the views were definitely very scenic. The drive back in the pouring rain, however, not so scenic!

Now tomorrow – back to work!

No more bump!

So Moxie went to the vet today. It was supposed to be a routine mass removal, but… nothing is ever routine with her!

Before:

They ended up not putting her under, due to her now worsening heart murmur. The vet gave her a local anesthesia, and with the help of some vet techs holding her, was able to cut off the ear bump and cauterize the ear. So no funny cut out on her ear and it looks much better.

After:

But then she had some blood work done and some x-rays of her heart, so now I can go visit the animal cardiologist. Boxers are prone to some technical sounding disease meaning enlarged hearts. The x-rays were promising, though, no obvious enlargement. So possible, the murmur is just caused by one of many other less threatening reasons. Of course, she is getting to be a very expensive pet. But I guess you all know, she is my little baby, and I will do whatever I can. I couldn’t imagine a day without her, even though she is now 6 ½ years old and I know that day will come. It does take away some of the loneliness to have her to come home to at night! She sleeps with me, cuddles on the couch, and always listens to me… and she doesn’t mind my crazy routines and organizational habits. Being the eternally single sister is easier with Mox!

Of course none of this seems to bother her – here she is watching out the window at the neighbor’s cat! Happy as always!

Peek inside

For a quick update on the usual – this is my fridge… guess what I’ll be eating this week! The sale at the grocery store was $1.99. So I stocked up. Plus another $5.00 off when you bought ten, plus a coupon for $1.50. So the math says – less than $1.00 a meal! But the fridge is pretty empty and I feel like cooking something good. Anyone have some easy and healthy recipes? Taking ideas! Now I am off to a Twilight release party. I hope I can fake it enough that the guests don’t kick me out for being an imposter. I never read the book or saw the movie – and not really interested. Hopefully the food will be good!

The Usual

So don't let the previous post fool you... this is what dinner normally looks like!
Not quite as exciting as the other, but still tastes pretty good. And Moxie likes to lick the dish!

Quick Food Blog

Yes I can cook! ... well I had a little help with the grill and the fish!

Field Greens w/Grilled Peaches and Balsamic Vinagrette

Parmesan Couscous and Smoked Paprika Tilapia

and the people who helped also got to eat!

On the Couch

So I am sick again! I started feeling a little under the weather yesterday, and a girl in the office had bronchitis, so I was a little concerned. I went to bed at 8:30 last night (a record for me I think!), but still didn’t feel better this morning. I even had a fever! So I went to work for a few hours but couldn’t stay longer. Than I drove to three minute clinics before I could be seen (and it was longer than a minute!). The prognosis was the flu. So no medicine to help, but mom made some home made chicken noodle soup and acai tea for me. Now I am in the best spot to be sick – the comfy couch with more soup and the moxie dog. So I figured blogging would be a good idea. I found a dog walker for moxie – she is coming over tomorrow to meet us. I hope we pass the test. She would come over twice during the week to take Mox for a 30 minute walk. I am sure Moxie would be a lot happier to get out every now and then. My treadmill has been getting a little use, but not as much as I would like. I did get Moxie to run for a few minutes though! I also went to the store to buy healthier food, but eating out is still so easy. So slow going on the lifestyle changes – hopefully being sick won’t keep me down too long!