HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Happy Birthday to my little sis, Jolyn! She is 12 years younger than I am...so you do the math. I thought I would post this really cute little picture of her...she is so cute!

I am so proud of her...she has done so much and has many accomplishments. Happy Birthday to her!

Sammy Sighs

Gosh Darn It! Do these people have to completely embarrass and humiliate me at all times?

I thought today was going to be a pretty good day. Mom and Tina took me, Sophie and Sissy for a walk. I didn't even have to be hooked up to Silly Sissy (read a previous post about dog walking).

Anyway, we three dogs walked. Sophie and I walked proudly side by side and they put Sissy on her own separate leash to completely let us avoid the water bug effect of having her too close.

It was kinda hot but we got to wear our "Chilly Dogs". These are filled
with gel and then they are cooled by ice/water to help us keep cool..kinda a gel dog caller. Tina got those for us, and they are pretty neat. I didn't mind having that around my neck for sure. We still got a little hot, but boy, was it fun to be out and about!



This is a picture of Sophie enjoying the coolness of her "chilly dog":




See here is an ad showing some other dogs modeling the chilly dogs and some other stuff:



Well, do you notice that these dogs have on their "doggles"?

Sophie has a pair. Tina thought it would be fun to see what we looked like in them.

So she put them on me first:

(That is me laying on the floor, refusing to move because I am so humiliated...wearing these dumb "doggles"???? Plus, they are PINK???)

Here is what Sissy looked like in them:

I know, they look better on girls. I am off to hide in the closet now...

Happy Birthday!

Today is our grandson, Brooklyn's birthday! I cannot believe he is 7 years old. It seems only yesterday that he was born. He has been a constant blessing!

Happy Birthday, Brooklyn!

(This photo is from last years' birthday party)


WE LOVE YOU!~









And, then tomorrow is Sissy's birthday! She'll be one year old. She's just too cute for words.

Happy Birthday Sissygirl!

This photo of Sissy is from last October...

Sammy Sighs

Groomers. !!!! Why must we go? Mom took us on Friday to get groomed. They bathe us, cut our hair, snip hair out of our ears, brush our teeth, express our anal glands (who doesn't want to do that, right???), clip our toenails and anything else they can think of to purely torture us.

This is what we ended up looking like after our visit:

Handsome Little Ole Me!

Silly Sissy

What is up with our tongues? I don't know...I think we just wanted to add some spice to the photos. As you can see, it's hard to get Silly Sissy to sit still. (Oops, me too, I guess!) But, gees, it's not like we are show dogs or anything, is it?

More on Home Depot....

Gosh, I do hate to dwell on such non-positive items, but Home Depot just gets the best of me. Yesterday, we had to run to Scottsbluff (closest town with real stores). Anyway, we had to go to the bicycle shop and tire store (to repair a bike wheel and SUV tire...) John and our friend Jay were going, and me too. That way I can get to Walmart and save an extra trip to get all that good stuff people get at Walmart.

John and Jay said they needed to go to Home Depot. I said, just drop me off at Walmart. But, noooooooooooooooo. They said come with us, we're just running in to get some fence and be done. (They jointly own some property and have been buying fencing in allotments to fence it whenever there is a special deal.) So, in we go. An hour later (of course, to them that is in and out...), we are checking out. They had picked up two rolls of fencing along other things. The fencing was 6 feet by 50 feet in each roll and priced at 77.58 per roll. I happened to look at the screen.

Wrong thing to do...it rang up at 89.00 per roll. So, I say, that price is wrong. After the checker (whom I believe was about 12 years old) fiddled around on the computer a while, he finally called someone up to help. Being a Type A personality, I went to look at the fencing again to verify the price. When I returned from my price check, here is the gal arguing that it is 89.00 per roll. I said, no, I just looked ...the 6 feet by 50 feet rolls are 77.58. She says, no that is the 50 inch rolls???? and ours is 72 inches. She kept measuring ours to tell us that it was 72 inches, not 6 feet. Needless to see, I was about to blow a gasket. I finally said " 72 INCHES IS 6 FEET!" Gees, I bit my tongue from saying anything worse. A manager finally arrived as well, listened to the whole thing, watched the gal measure the rolls for the fifth time to show us they were 72 inches tall.

To finally end this story, which in reality, is no where nearly as long and painful as our Home Depot experience, we got the 72 inch by 50 feet rolls for 77.58 each.

I have no clue if she'll ever figure out the 72 inches really is 6 feet?????

Why do we continued to go there? Either we are the stupid ones, or we like having something to complain about, or merely because it is the only store around like that for us to go to within driving distance at this time.

Believe me, the three hour trip to Cheyenne or Rapid City is not that bad in comparison.

HOT?

Can you believe this weather? Several more over 100 degree days! With very high (yesterday 100%) humidity! Remind me when it is freezing butt cold out not to complain. But, geezers. I guess if I were a kid playing in a pool or running thru a sprinkler I'd be happy. But, instead, I'm hot. Everyone is hot. Everyone is crabby. I am crabby. It makes for a hot, crabby world. I feel sorry for those of you who work outside. At least I have an air conditioned office to work in. Ok, maybe I shouldn't complain. I'll try to think of something good about this hot weather.......let's see.....um, um....I'm thinking....I'll have to get back to you on that one!

First a note about one of my Saturday Sayings...Crimanetly. (See post below). Anyway, I wondered if anyone else ever used that. I was flipping thru tv stations the other day and ran across an old episode of Roseanne. There was Dan the Man, saying Crimanetly. I thought Wow...there's that word. Then I thought...yikes....maybe that puts me right in Roseanne's class? Hmmm....

Meanwhile, I don't think I have mentioned our fun filled fencing troubles. If any of you are die hard Home Depot fans, good for you. But, as for me, they can take it where the sun don't shine. They seem to me to be the most inadept, stupid, unaware idiots. First, they advertise that they can set up your project. Of course, that is if someone is ever at the "pro" desk. I have no clue what qualifications that would take. Because at our local home depot, even the managers know NOTHING. See their logo to the right here? You can do it. We can help. Do not believe this. It is propaganda. Really. Truly. If you happen to try to call Home Depot for a quote or question, be prepared...you should first get a tall drink. I am saying iced tea or something, but maybe a tall margarita would have worked better. Then, get in a comfy chair and relax, because it'll be a while before you are off the phone. Be prepared to be transferred at least five times to another person who yet still knows nothing. Be prepared to even get disconnected a couple times and restart the whole procedure over. Then, if you actually get an order, be prepared to have at least half of it wrong and half of it missing. This is especially convenient if you are an hour away from Home Depot in the midst of your project. This will cause you to make not only phone calls to Home Depot, but to every lumber yard and store in the surrounding area so you can make a quick trip (the closest trip was only 5 miles, if that store is open...in our small "home"town, they open when they want to only. The other trips are 22 or 30 miles one way. Not bad, but if your crew is waiting upon your return in 100 degree weather, you don't even stop for a potty break if possible. Home Depot will also print out plans or directions to help with your project. Be prepared for them to not give you those. Be prepared that when you are on one of your many phone calls, they will promise to fax those several times. Be prepared that the fax will never arrive; you are on your own to figure out any little problems. Our Home Depot is not only an hour from our fencing project, but an hour from Alliance as well. Thank Goodness, because I would have to tell them to "be prepared"....Have any of you seen the movie "Fried Green Tomatoes" ( a MUST SEE for all of us women...anyway)...the gal gets so mad at someone taking her parking place she just rams into this car. It is so funny, though, ... well, anyway, I have dreams of ramming into Home Depot....but since they are not close by, it would be too much to drive all the way over there just to ram into the store. So, I thought, I'll write a letter. So far, I have this: Dear Home Depot, You suck.

Have a great day.

Appreciation

It's been a long week, very busy.

There is one thing I'd like to remind MYSELF and others...remember to appreciate people. It is very important for people to be recognized for their efforts and work. So, today, say thank you or great job to someone who deserves it!

Sammy Sighs

Sammy (above) is writing the post today....

Sunday is bath day. Now, I don't mind all that much, but gee, it is a big production, it seems. Today, my mom gave Sissy her bath first. Sissy doesn't like a bath. She looks like a skinny drowned rat, too. Of course, Mom still thinks she is so cute. Then, she gets dried and her hair combed. Mom even put in a stupid little pony tail and bow this time. Whatever.

(Notice the stupid bow???)

Then, it is my turn. I just take it like a man and get my bath over with. Then, I have to have my hair combed too. Like, who cares? But, I did give up biting on the comb as it seemed to have no effect on the process except making mom mad.

Then, Shelby got her bath. She loves the bath. She just stands there and enjoys it. Of course, she doesn't have to get her hair combed. Lucky girl.

So, mom got us all looking (and smelling) good.

Then mom spent a long time cleaning the bathroom.

Later in the day, Ruger and Sophie came to play with us. Sophie and I discovered some really smelly gross something to roll around in outside. We had fun.

But guess what...yep...another bath. Even Sophie got one and she was just visiting.

I hate Sundays!! Have a great week...Love, Sammy

Saturday's Sayings

A term I use a lot is "crimenetly". (Pronouciation: Cry-ma-net-lee). Anyone ever heard of that before? I guess it is used in the same context as "gosh" or "gees"...and I don't think I made it up...it is one of those terms used in our family, I am sure....

Prizes?

This is a new one for me, but I ran across this contest on a blog, and thought it'd be fun for any of us to enter...who doesn't like winning a prize?

Anyway, "5 Minutes for Mom" is giving away a 37 inch flat panel tv.....here is the link:
http://www.5minutesformom.com/2032/insignia-37inch-flat-panel-lcd-hdtv-contest/. Hey, it never hurts to try, right?

The TV is from Best Buy.

Good luck to all of you, enter and win!