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I just sat down and drew this… I don’t know why. It could be because I’m so cool… you decide.
One, count it, one day until I get to meet Macey!! I am really excited!!! I think Ella is even ten times more excited then me. I think right now she is dreaming of little Macey’s running around in her head. I’m not excited about the drive down, but eh, the things we do for love, right? It will be my 3rd time down in six months. That’s a whole lotta drivin’. Matt and me humored ourselves last night by looking at car rentals online. Our car super sucks. It is small and uncomfortable. But 18 hours or so of comfortable full-size car comfort is not worth the 120 bucks it would cost… so alas, we will smush into the clowncar and head south to tropical Kansas. I hear it’s gonna be FORTY DEGREES there this weekend— I’m packing shorts, bitches.
Anyways, I have an embarrassing revelation to make. Two things about being a dog owner that I never thought would happen. Well, actually three things.
First of all, I never thought I would be a small dog owner- A POODLE owner at that!
Secondly, I MAY have bought Ziggy a little coat last night at Target. It’s a little flannel coat- and he looks manly and rugged in it.
Thirdly, I have been trying for a couple weeks to part Ziggy’s hair. Yeah, part his head hair. Monday’s grooming kind of ruined my efforts but I plan on bringing his brush with me to Kansas. The drive is going to be a great time to perfect his hair do. He is going to be one regal looking fella.
It’s okay, I know your shaking you head in shame right now. But hot dog, I have a poodle and I am going to do poodle things with him. I ain’t ashamed…
okay… a little bit ashamed.
So Chrissy, What did you do on your favorite holiday?
Well, so glad I asked… how do I weave this into the delightful tale that it is…
Matt dropped me off at work Monday morning so he could have the car since he didn’t have work. Ella and him goofed off the morning and then at three took Ziggy to get groomed at Petco. By three it had started to snow a slick layer on the roads and it took Matt and hour and half to get me from work. We decided to go out for Mexican food instead of sit in traffic for the rest of the evening. Matt and me both order a margarita with dinner…
“Okay, Matt. Here is the big decision. Only one of us can have just one margarita- the other person gets to enjoy another. Yes, while your day off turned into a crappy driving day, I didn’t even have the day off…”
“Paper, rock, scissors. Two out of three.”*
Matt wins. I think he cheated. “Okay, here is the deal. I will give up my margarita, and we can go to the liquor store later and by a small bottle of tequila and mix, okay? That way we both can have another drink.”**
The Mexican restaurant was right next to a Michael’s and Matt is in this Puppet show kick with Ella. So we all walk over after dinner to buy supplies for a princess puppet *** and a dragon puppet. They are going to look AWESOME!
After Michael’s we run to a liquor store and go get Ziggy from the groomers. Okay, how can I describe what Ziggy looks like… Remember how I described him as The Matt Hall of dogs? All shaggy and what not? Now he looks like The Matt Hall of dogs with a collared shirt and polar-tech vest and a Young Republican haircut. Pretty adorable really, but freaky none the less.
I digress. We make it home after a long drive of giggling at Ziggy’s haircut and powderfresh scent and after putting Ella down for bed we sit down for a drink.****
Matt realizes he was suppose to get a haircut today. He promised his staff if they reached a certain quota he would cut his hair off and shave his beard.
“Darn, too late now!”
“Well, I could do it Matt, I mean we have the beard trimmer***** and I could put it at a long cut setting and cut it. No problem.”
“Let me think about it.”
After ten minutes he agrees to it. I get the bathroom ready and charge the trimmer and get a pair of scissors. After the first handful of hair has been cut off with the scissors I think there was a pretty good sense in the room that this was a bad idea- but we both kept our mouths shut. I cut off the bulk of his hair (He looked like Perez Hilton) and I grab the trimmer. I put the level at 6 for a nice long cut and give it a go. The hair wasn’t really getting cut… so I made a executive decision… without talking to Matt… without thinking about what it was going to do……
I set the razor to 1… the shortest cut possible and run it across the front of his head… and cut off all of his hair. He has a huge bald spot across his head. After a freak out from Matt which really wasn’t as bad as I was expecting the freak out to be- he lets me continue to ‘1′ all over his head.
How do I describe him. He is like the Ziggy of Men who puts on a cut off t-shirt and gets a prison cut.
Matt is bald.
I don’t think he look so bad. Maybe even cute? But I have to stay VERY POSITIVE! because I fucked up really bad…
So what did you do for MLK Day?
* P.R.S. is the way Matt and me have solved every annoying no good decision in our relationship. We never disobey who wins. (Luckily I win most the time)
** Some might say a terrible idea for a Monday- and today, Tuesday, I agree.
*** Duh.
**** Uh Oh.
***** Not a hair-trimmer.
Martin Luther King Day is one of my favorite holidays. I love that as of so far Corporate America has left it alone. No major sales, no big shopping day, just a day to remember how far and how much farther we need to go as a nation. So… even though I have to work today— Happy MLK Day! I hope you have a peaceful day!
This afternoon the windchill is -35 degrees. Wha…ppphhh…ohh… geee… brrrrrr…..
I swear I will quit talking about the weather- it’s just I AM NOT A POLAR BEAR!!!
Ahem, anywho. It has been the most unorganized, everything is against me kind of crappy week. Today I think I am getting pink eye. Thanks to those icky little kids at YeahYeah’s daycare. I really am looking forward to this weekend. At the very least so that I can be a big unorganized mess for no one but my family. Why doesn’t Bush just call this weather a national emergency and make everyone stay at home- I would like him alot more if he did that sort of shit. Okay, what is the purpose of this post…focus…. focus…
Well I guess none. Maybe I will re-work the post later so I don’t sound like such a baby.
Someone found my blog by googling, “things to stick up my butt.” Oh good grief. I guess that is one way to build a blog fan base.
I know I need to start getting used to Minnesota cold. Hot dog, though! This morning I got ready to take Ziggy on his morning walk and I threw on boots over my bare feet, my coat over my short sleeved pajamas and gloves and hat. We walked around the block and I went back into the house- my coffee had started to ice up. I watched the weather and find out it was -3 out. What the fuck was I thinking? No socks? A t-shirt and a flimsy coat? Good grief. Saturday they are projecting that the high will be -4. I am constantly shocked people can live in this weather and I am one of them. Maybe that is why I have such a hard time losing weight- my body knows that I don’t dress appropriately out here so it creates it’s own coat. Is it really just January? whimper.
It is just one of those RANDAMNTASTIC kind of posting days. Here we go:
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Ella little birthday was a HIT- we went to this super cool little indoor park with her most favorite friend from school and they had a really good time. I also climbed around inside the playground and I have to admit- I think it is really fun. Besides the super sore hamstrings. And this time I wore stretchy pants and a long shirt so my ass didn’t hang out the whole time.
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I started a yoga class and Monday was my first class. Here a few things I have learned about yoga: 1. Try not to miss the first fifteen minutes- that is when you stretch out and STREEEEEEEEEETCHING out is IMPORTANT! 2. Do NOT drink a Diet Dr. Pepper before yoga- basically all of the moves are design to work any air bubble out of you and it gives you indigestion- I suggest saving that little treat til’ after.
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This yoga class is part of new year’s resolution to take two classes this year- I’m hoping to take an art class this summer.
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Ella was sick yesterday with a ookey gookey cold. She is better today.
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Lastly, my dog has quit drinking water- but he is still eating. Any suggestions? Is he turning into Prince Picky and will start demanding apple juice in his bowl? A bit worrisome…
Okay- that is all.
Sunday marks the four year anniversary of when I lost 25 pounds in one day.
Four years ago Sunday was also the last time I was contemplated being on time to anything.
Sunday marks the day when my heart grew three times bigger- much like the grinch.
Sunday, coincidentally is also Ella’s birthday- Happy Birthday you little stinker!
A lovely woman that I know just confided in me this last week that she is dying from Stage 4 cancer. She has six months to two years to live. It was a very surreal experience discuss so candidly about how very soon, she will be gone. After meeting with me she was going to to go and pick out an urn for herself.
I am very very lucky to have a disease that I have a choice with. Diabetes could very well kill me- hell, it could maybe kill me in six months to two years if I quit taking insulin. But my disease is manageable.
So, the year 2008 is the year that Chrissy is thankful for diabetes. I like to pretend diabetes is no big deal- and it has been on the back burner for too long. I have to deal with it before it ruins me. I am going to take care of it. I am going to take care of me. Diabetes will not kill me- the apocalypse probably will.
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