Thanks for the info Romey.

• My kitty just stepped on my C-phone and disconnected me! I love my - Tinks
  • Mine used to do that ALL the time!! sm - I feel your pain :-)
  • Cat Owner (lol) here.. - luv2type
  • Kitty and the Computer - Working925
    • I miss my kitty after reading all these...sm - MsMT
      • So sorry to hear of your loss... - luv2type
        • Door jams - Romey
          • Romey, would you know how I could - luv2type
            • wall mounted scratchers - Romey
              • Thanks for the info Romey. - luv2type
                • She extends her entire body and scratches every - luv2type
                • Best to try to find a different alternative - Romey
      • I'm sorry. It's rough losing a pet. I lost my dog, Tate a couple years back. SM - Tinks

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Ham was in the cam all day today...it's about 45 degrees out and she has been out there all day is turning BRIGHT pink!  I'm actually worried she's going to burn, but she insists on lying out there and soaking in the rays.  Can't say I blame her one bit.  If I could, I'd be moving this 'puter thing outside and doing my work out there today!  It was 10 degrees out there this morning and overnight and we have had nothing but snow and ice for ages it seems...such a welcome sight that sunshine is! 

Well, after a week in the Mirra chair, I sat in this Aeron and wow--what a difference.  I actually like it better than the Mirra!  The seat is bigger, and with a caboose as big as mine, that makes a huge difference.  This is a well-used demo model though and it kinda tips to the left, but I think if I am gonna spring the bucks, I'm gonna do it on this style.  My husband now has the Mirra chair for a week and as soon as he sat in that one he said, "Oh yuck...can I have that other one back now?" 

I haven't talked to the rep guy yet..just got his voicemail, but when he shows up next week to take these chairs back I will most definitely ask that question for you, as I'd like to know the answer too! 

Glad your friend enjoyed seeing piggy.  Just WAIT until mud season (which hopefully is only a few more weeks away)...she will be out there all the time and in her absolute glory!  Her favorite game is to tip over the water trough and make more mud...that's when you see me, all wild haired and disheveled, running out there to turn it upright and refill it with H20.  It usually goes badly because she dumps it as it's filling and I can't do squatola about it.  I may be big, but she's waaaay bigger and I think if we were to get into a fight, well, she'd win hooves down. 

Oh I so love it when people post pictures!  She is just beautiful and reminds me of my Norman, a Maine Coon stray we had a couple of years ago.  He was just the fattest, most loveable guy and so laid back.  Sure do miss him.  He went MIA here in the woods and we figure a fisher got him, as every neighbor in the local area lost their cats in the same month. 

But, yeah, I am IN LOVE with that neato fur bedspread and funky glittery purple pillow too!   My animals would go NUTS for that spread! 

If you guys go for the surgery, make sure you give her a good talkin' too!  She ain't gettin' any younger!  But seriously, I wouldn't worry too awful much about her pushing herself.  Animals feel pain, just like us, and if she's hurtin', she'll (hopefully) learn her limits right quick.  Just go easy on the pain medications...they can mask pain and that will make themforget their injuries and they wind up doing not-so-smart stuff....this I know.  Keep us posted on how she's doing! 

My son is 8, he's in 3rd grade.

He can concentrate for hours on videogames.  We spend all of our time together, except for the hours he is in school.  Of course, I'm a SAHM MT, so that makes for more time for us.  He talks nonstop to everyone, everywhere, all the time.  However, my dad and my DH's dad do the same thing, so that could be inherited!

I'm not sure if ADD is the right word here, but don't know how else to describe it.  He's not behind by any means in school, however the thing is, it takes him twice as long to complete *jobs*, as his teacher puts it, than the other kids.  I know from my experience with him and homework, and it's like pulling teeth sometimes to get one worksheet done.  He's just extremely social, I guess.  He can't sit still.  He has a hard time focusing, I do know that much. 

Medication is the last thing we want to do (yes, his father is VERY involved in his life...we are an intact family).  I'm thinking about taking him to his ped's office just to talk about some things we can try.  I don't want him labeled with anything unless we know for sure he has it.  I'm just exploring options right now.

Thanks for the advice and responses y'all, keep 'em coming! 

I definitely need to lose the plastic hamster cage.  It has metal slats on the sides and all of their bedding gets pushed out all over the floor.  Who ever thought that was a good idea.  I wish they would have warned me at the pet store. 

BTW, three days after we got them, one of them chewed its tail off or one of the others possibly did it.  Ever heard of that? 

I think my husband could probably change those too, but $100 each bearing, and it's happened several times to you, that would get really aggravating.  I'm considering a different vehicle, possibly.  I like my car alot, but if this is something that could be ongoing, i don't want the headache.  we have a 1994 dodge dakota that we bought brand new and he maintains it and we never have problems with it.  i just think some of this new technology on the cars isn't so great.

thanks for your info!  it helps to know what other people have done.  there is a website i found topix.com that have a whole bunch of people on there that have had this problem and some of them said what they did to help the problem.

i don't even have credit cards to some of these accounts that are open.  i think i will end up closing some of them.  i think there are at least 10 or so of these credit card accounts that are open on my credit report that i don't use at all and haven't used for many years. 

First, her name is Dixie Lucille...she's precious!

Second, I am in no way expecting her to be fully potty trained by now, my thing is she poops in her kennel, then gets it all over herself. She goes out at least every hour on the hour.  She eats at 7, 12, and 5 every day, then goes out to potty, walk, etc. We did not get her from a *breeder* per se, a neighbor had pups so we got one from her. She was kept outside when she was with her family.

We do the whole praise and treat thing when she goes outside. We play with her, we walk her regularly...I am a bit impatient by nature, guess that's something I need to work on.

Anyway, thanks for all the advice. I'm not ready to give her up yet. Our 9 YOS loves her, which is a HUGE accomplishment for him, as he has always been afraid of dogs, but like me, fell in love with her when we saw her.  My DH always wanted a Basset, so held out until he found one. She's a sweetie and I know her accidents are not her fault...I just hate cleaning up the mess and having to wash her off again and again.  I'll keep y'all posted on her (and my) progress!