The signs of Spring

When you live in Minnesota you really get tired of the beautiful white snow! There is just too much of it most years. It also means LOTS of cold days and they are not fun either. Although I much rather be cold any day than hot because no matter if you strip down naked you can't get COOL enough on a nice hot day. :)

So, it's starting to act like spring outside here in Minnesota. I say acts like because Minnesota weather can sure fool ya. Nice 50 degree weather one day and the next you are sub zero again. OK, so that's a little extreme but sometimes it feels that way.

Today I had to go to work and I had/have a HUGE migraine. I can't tell you how many pills I have taken to try and get rid of the nasty thing and it makes me even madder because I missed a GORGEOUS day! Yet while I was out for my one hour today I saw signs of spring and they actually brought a smile to my aching face and head!

You don't see alot of people out and about in the winter time and when you do you see mostly their eyeballs behind a scarf or you see the backside of them because they are running to get somewhere warm!

When it's spring though people come out to play. I think they call it cabin fever. Even though I hate people I do love to people watch. It's quite amazing.

I saw many people out today enjoying this day I couldn't. People exercising like riding a bike, jogging, walking, etc. I saw a man with his son looking thru the dirt trying to find rocks! It was so cute! I saw an elderly woman walking and really enjoying it.

Spring brings happiness and new beginnings. My hubby and I have now a new beginning also. I believe even though my spring started with a migraine it will soon bloom into something beautiful. I have new hope and new beginnings.

I LOVE spring and the signs that come with it to let me know it's right around the corner.

YES, of course I can

I'm one of those people who say YES way too quickly. I hardly ever say no, unless it to the children and then I have no problem saying no...hmmm...nope, I think that is incorrect. I say no and then I feel guilty about saying no.

Whenever anyone asks me something I always say yes and then mark it down on the calendar. I don't care if I'm overbooked I just tell them that I will make it happen. I don't know how I make it happen but it usually all works out.

Yet, when it comes time to do things, I wish I had said NO. Don't get me wrong. I love my friends and my family but I just feel I say YES way too often.

If I ever tell my friends no I feel HORRIBLE afterwards and try to think of a way to say YES. I feel guilty. I honestly don't think my friends mind if I say no and I don't think they would ever really get mad at me if I did say no but just the fact I have to say it kills me! My friends never have to guilt me because I do enough of that on my own!

I don't know why I had to post about that but I just felt the urge. I guess I couldn't even tell myself NO!

Things happen in 3

I find this so true. I always tell people, "Well, that was number 2, I'm just waiting for 3 to happen." People just usually dismiss me and say that it's a bunch of hogwash but I truly believe this. Maybe if I didn't believe this so much it wouldn't happen? I don't think so though! So, my question is does good things happen in threes also or is it just the bad things?

1) My cat gets plugged and it costs almost $500.00.
2) My daughter wakes my husband and me up at 7am to tell us our car is smoking, antifreeze is running everywhere, the battery is dead, and the steering doesn't work! That cost us $400.00
3) Came home to our renter's room flooded. This usually happens if the main drain gets clogged and someone does a large load of clothes. NOPE, this time it came in from the OUTSIDE. Yep, the mudroom had an inch thick of water in it and it leaked into his room. UGH.

Ok, so these things could be fixed and have been fixed but why does it always happen in threes?

Something's going happen

Sometimes I get this feeling that I just can't shake. A feeling of almost sadness. I don't really know how to explain the feeling because it's not total sadness, nor doom and despair, but not quite all that happy either. I wish I could put it into words what it is.
Yet when I get this feeling, something is usually about to happen, meaning spirtual wize. Whether it be I'm going to read a house or a person or maybe an animal I never know. I just sit back and wait for it to happen.

The other day one of my close friends actually talked to a fortune teller for about 7minutes and she told me all about it. This fortune teller actually spoke my name and told my friend her father liked me and I needed to make sure I kept the lines of communication open. I have seen her father and I have relayed his messages to my friend but to actually have a fortune teller address me by name? That's a little weird.

I have also been dabbling in animal communication, which I can honestly say is TOUGH! I think I'm connected to animals, mostly dogs, but talking to them mentally is really tough. I can communicate so much easier with male dogs. I'm not quite sure why that is but so far it's been the case.

I have tried to read my friend's female lab because she is a rescue dog and my friend wanted to know what her dog's birthday was. I did get the dog to tell me her birthday is Aug. 2nd and she is 3yrs old. She came from a home with a little girl who she just loved. She also said her momma dog was a red color and she had a little black brother. She only talked about that brother and not another dog so I'm not sure if there was just 2 in the litter or not.

My other friend wanted me to talk to her dog to see if her dog was in any pain. That dog said she wasn't really in pain because her momma took such good care of her.

The thing with animal communication is that I REALLY don't feel confident about what the dogs say. You know how they say a dog has an attention span of 1.5seconds? Well I totally believe that because when I'm talking with them they are just bouncing from topic to topic and I'm confused all the time. Getting them to settle down and pay attention is very difficult also.

I just don't think animal communication is my cup of tea. :( I wish it was because I think it's cool and I think that we really need to listen to our animals but I just have a hard time.

So, I have read those two dogs but something is still nagging at me. Nagging and nagging.

Another woman came into the school the other day and I saw her mother beside her. Her mother has been gone a couple of years now, I think. This woman got tears in her eyes. I don't think she wanted me to really talk about her mother so I didn't say anything but I really do believe this woman's mother wanted to give her a message but the woman just couldn't listen. Maybe that is what is bothering me? The fact that I wasn't able to get that message across so the woman is still there waiting until I can get that message to her daughter? I'm just not sure but I just hate this feeling and wish whatever the spirit world wants me to do would just lay it in my lap so I can do it and be rid of this feeling!

So, I don't know what is going to happen but something sure is! I just have to sit back and let it happen.

Why is it?

Why is it every time you plan to do things with your tax money and bonus check something happens and it backfires in your face? This amazes me.

First of all I was TOTALLY amazed we even got money back this year but I wasn't going to question it. I even did the taxes twice just to make sure my eyes weren't playing tricks on me! I figure this is the last year we will get taxes back. Maybe next year will be a surprise too, which would be cool but that remains to be seen.

I had it planned we would:
1) pay our medical bills which were piled like an inch thick and was over $1500.00 worth!
2) two of our dogs' dental. One had puppy teeth that needed to come out and the other is going to be 10yrs old and has never had a dental so I thought it was about time.
3) fix our power steering pump and belt so our car doesn't make squeaking noises and grinding noises when you turn the wheel
4) prom shopping for TWO girls
5) Bring bills current
6) buy a cheap...let me say that again CHEAP 2nd car so we aren't running this one so ragged

THEN the cat gets plugged and there goes the CHEAP 2nd car! Damn, how does that happen? We have tried and tried to save to get a 2nd car and we just can't seem to do it. Something always happens to where we get a little extra and the car we have breaks, an animal gets sick, a kid has to have surgery, etc. It's always something!

NO, we can't get a loan before you ask because we have totally RUINED our credit. :( Ya, it's our own fault and we know that so that's why we have been TRYING to save up some money.

The cool thing is out of the 6 things we had planned on we did accomplish five so I really shouldn't complain but dang it! Why?

Can someone PLEASE explain this to me?

Just for your information

I just want to let people know about my last post.

1) I LOVE cats and ALL furry creatures.
2) I would NEVER put an animal down if I can "fix" them

Having that said please know even though I say they are "just f*ing cats" does not mean I honestly believe that!

I was surprised to learn the only person who knew I wasn't serious about that comment was the vet! My own husband thought I was going to put our cat down. Sure the cat has issues. He plucks himself, he pees down the drain, and he is a freak BUT he is our special little boy. I have FIVE special little kitty friends and FOUR doggie friends and TWO feathered friends. I THINK I love animals!

I could NOT believe my own husband thought I was going to put the cat down. This just makes me sad because I thought he knew me better. He has known me for over 20yrs now for doggness sake!

Ok, enough about that. We get it, I love animals.

Here's an update.

Peppy cost me a little over $400.00 to "fix" him. He is home now and NOT happy about being locked in a room. He wants to be with the family but I have to keep him seperated for the next 2 days to make sure he IS fixed and able to urinate. He was leaking when we left the vet but hadn't really urinated so they wanted him to be isolated for now. Peppy is a skittish freak but he loves his family and HATES to be isolated. :(

That was the vet bill. I also went and bought a water fountain to make sure the water is pure and clean. I also invested in canned food. I didn't buy the cheap stuff either. I bought the $1.35 a can stuff! I figured it out and I need 14 cans a WEEK to feed my babies. So I'm going to be spending about a $100.00 more dollars a month on JUST f*ing cats!! Can you say now that I really mean that statement? Sure, I'm not happy about this fact but I figure if I spend this amount every month I will save money in the long run because I won't be bringing my cats to be unplugged because I am feeding no wet and crappy dry!

Ya, ya, I have learned my lesson the HARD way but my cats sure are loving it! They think it's great to have mom feeding them canned food. I can just hear them saying, "Finally, she gets it. We love this stuff!"

I AM going to be going off the Royal Canin S/O because it has ALOT of by-products in it. :( I DO know about good food and what SHOULD be in it because I feed my dogs great food. I'm thinking about the GO food or the natural balance duck/potato. Still need to do more research though. I just know they must have high protein and those two foods do. I have read everywhere high protein, cranberries, and wet food with PLENTY of water by their food to tempt them into drinking since cats aren't water drinkers. We'll see, but I have a month to research and make a decision.

Phew, I'm exhausted!

I should REALLY know better

Today was going to be a lazy day since it was Sunday but it didn't turn out that way.

One of my cats, I have five, was acting very strangely today. I thought he was constipated and was going to watch him to make sure that he eventually did have a bowel movement. BUT...I went with my youngest daughter to finish up her prom shopping, which I'm happy to say we accomplished, and dad stayed home with the cat.

As her and I were out shopping my dear husband called and said the cat was worse. I then called my friend who works at a vet clinic and she called her vet friend and they told me to give him pumpkin and lots of water. I then called my dear husband back and told him what to do. By the time I got home the cat was on the couch lethargic and my husband said the cat was dying and we better do something.

I called my friend back and she came to my house and we decided to take the cat into the vet. GREAT, E.R. charges now! UGH!

We took the cat in and he was plugged. NOT constipated plugged but had a urine blockage. He was in pain for sure. The vet did the "surgery" and got him unplugged and my cat is now sitting in a cage at a vet clinic. GREAT...cha-ching!

They said he had to be put on prescription diet. Can we say double cha-ching?

The friend I called initially and who went with us to the vet is the one to blame for all of this. Why, well here's the conversation we just had last week...

J: "So you feed your cat sh*t food? You know that leads to problems, don't you?"
Me: "Ya, I know but I can't really afford the good high quality food and besides it's just a cat."
J: "Well so what happens if one of your cats gets plugged?"
Me: "I'll just euthanize the cat."
J: "What? You won't fix it and put it on the food you need to? You will just continue to feed sh*t food?"
Me: "Ya, it's just a f*ing cat!"

Well, look at me now? I should have been feeding the high quality food and spending the $40.00 extra dollars a month on the high quality food and stopped being a dumb arse because now I'm paying out my butt for this bill!! Geesh, how stupid can I be? Apparently, VERY STUPID.

I was telling the vet, who is my friend's boss, about the above conversation and that it's all her fault that my cat is plugged. He looked at me and said, " So, since it's just a f*ing cat are we going to euthanize like you said?"

I looked at him and simple said, "NO!"

He said, "I knew that I just had to ask you!"

Ya, she jinxed me and now I have to pay for it. My dear husband told her she will be paying for the new diet though.

So what did I do wrong all these years? Apparently fed only dry food. Cats NEED canned food and I never fed that to them. I AM now! High quality food, can't stress that enough. One that preferrably has lots of meat(protein). I'm looking into something that isn't prescription because the prescription foods have by-products and I don't like them! I can get a high quality food that has better ingredients for the SAME price! So I have to do some serious searching.
I will do the prescription diet for the full month to make sure everything is ok but during that time I will be finding something better quality.

I have heard these stories over and over and over again and I should really know better than to have fed them the crappy food, especially having nothing but male cats in the home! Just plain stupid on my part but yet I felt they are "just" cats. Ya, you look at one that is in pain and has those little beady eyes and you say, "Well sweetie your just a f*ing cat so you must go to kitty heaven now because momma and daddy don't have money to keep you alive." B.S., just is NOT going to happen.

Gosh, I really should know better!