Just Listen To Me....

I saved her!!!  Yaaaaay!  I'm so happy!!  Thanks go to everyone that shared contacts with me and helped me get in touch with the shelter director for approval in getting the 501-C3 form.  Also, thanks to Lisa who was able to guarantee that the dog be held and kept safe for a couple more days until I can come get him.  The form will be faxed in the morning and that will seal the deal.  Yeeeehoooo!!!  I'm so happy!  My heart is glad and full of joy over this rescue!!  Thanks for all your prayers and blessings!

 

Here is the dog I am working on saving today.  Today is his last day unless I can save him.  (have I mentioned that I hate and detest shelters that kill??!!).  Anyway, this is a pureblood German Shepherd male who is very sweet, but a little shy.  She's in Collin County Shelter in McKinney, TX.  I am having to pull some serious strings to get him, but if I succeed, I will be driving to McKinney on Friday to pick him up and then will take him to be neutered on Monday.  Please pray and wish me luck.  The reason it's not totally easy is because this particular dog can only be rescued by an animal "rescue" organization, not just anyone off the street (stupid, I know).  In order to do this, you have to have a 501-C3 form from a shelter faxed to them, showing non-profit status (IRS stuff).  Once that's done, they'll sign him over to me.  Let's hope I can get this done in time.  If anyone is interested in adopting this beautiful shep, please let me know via email or my cell phone # (325) 518-5577.  Thanks for your prayers!

....and so far, it's WONDERFUL!!  All women need to read this book.  You will not be disappointed.  I'm about to leave and will be back later to elaborate.

I volunteered to help transport this sweet Chow this last weekend (this was the 2nd Chow transport I've done).  She was a street dog in Houston and under her fur, she is skin and bones.  She's waiting for another transport going to Lubbock where there is a Chow Sanctuary.  In the meantime, I have decided to foster her and let her stay in my backyard.  She is doing much better and seems to have a little more energy (she's on meds right now to fight a UTI and also worms, which I treated already for her).  She is a doll!  And so mild-mannered and docile, very loving and gentle.  She sure wasn't feeling all that well when I first got her, but now she has more energy and she seems waaaaay happier. 

I'm a little worried that I'll end up getting too attached to her to let her go!!!   Then I'll have to keep her!!  Aaah. 

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

 

Here is one of the presents I got Claudia for her birthday, which is on August 2nd.  She already has 4 American Girl dolls, but she's been wanting these two...Molly & Emily...for awhile now.  She had asked for one or the other, but since she did so well in school (straight A's!!), I decided to order them both.  She watches the movie all the time.  I just wish they weren't $105 per doll!  Eeeek!!!  My wallet is so on fire right now.  They're worth it though.  Really nice dolls.

 

 

 

...is coming along, slowly but surely.  How soon it gets done all depends on how many fights I do or do not  have with Mr. B in the meantime, since he is the one who is doing a lot of the work, especially the leveling of the ground (which I have no idea how to do, nor do I have any desire to do it).  If we fight, he won't come over and do the work.  If we get along, guess what?  Yep, he comes over.  He's coming over tonight to spend the night so maybe he'll start getting the ground ready to lay the brick. 

The patio that was there before was put in by complete MORONS.  It was all uneven and scattered and stupid looking.  I couldn't take it any longer so I decided to pull up all the brick (cleaning off each brick one-by-one in the process...Pain. In. The. Ass.) and level the ground and re-lay the brick in an actual balanced pattern, instead of all wacked out and nut-jobbed, ya know?  Here are some pictures of the progress so far.  As you can see, I am having raised beds put in on either side of the little porch by the back door...because as you know, I am a flower planting fiend!!

 

 

 

The fact that I have such an ARRAY of different colored post-its should tell you something.  And these are just a few of the ones I have.  I am like the post-it QUEEN...thank you.  Need a post-it??  Call me. 

Peace out.

Yaaay...a package arrived today of my new smelly-good stuff called Very Sexy by Victoria's Secret.  This is one of my favorite fragrances.  I love getting stuff in the mail, don't you?  So, this..?  Has been the highlight of my day so far. 

 

Other than getting my new sexy juice, and trying not to get too bored here at the office, I've spent my free time reading up on Feng Shui.  My house is in need of a serious consultation.  I'm hoping it'll help my relationship with Mr. B and possibly help me reach my goal of working from home.  I don't plan on hiring someone to do the feng shui-ing.  I'm going to do it myself.  If things don't get better after a while, then I'll have to call in a pro.  I'm really excited about trying this technique of working with the chi' and the universe.  I've got nine thousand books on feng shui, but right now I'm reading this one:

 

And I've been writing religiously in my notebook about everything I find useful.  I've got a few lists going that will help me decide which 'guas' I need to focus on first.  I've decided that the Relationship & Love gua are a big one FOR SURE and my Wealth/Prosperity gua and Career gua could use some tweeking.  Here is a page from my feng shui notebook:

 

Show us what you wish you were doing right now.

 

I'd much rather be riding my motorcycle right now than sitting at this desk.  It's such a nice day today!  Overcast and the temperature has dropped and with the breeze blowing, it would be a heavenly ride.

OH...and shopping for purses at TARGET!

 

 

...according to the test I borrowed from my Voxie friend, Cher (thanks, girl!).  I have to admit, it was a fun little quiz to take.  The questions were very original and made me really search deep within myself to find the answers.    You can find and take this test by following this link: 

 http://web.tickle.com/rd/53516/tests/qualities/

 

The fact that you're psychologically and emotionally stable and better able than most people to tolerate even the roughest situations really draws people to you! But that's not the only thing. Your answers on the test indicate you're an inventive and creative person who usually has an abundance of imagination and ideas. You are a caring and considerate person who is typically very loving, as well, too.

In all, there are 15 qualities that help define you when you're at your best. Those are the traits potential employers, friends, and partners look for in you. What makes you unique is your particular distribution of those 15 qualities.

We've found that your particular combination of qualities is rare — only 4 in 10,000 people share the same general mix of traits. Those are great odds if you're trying to show a potential employer, colleague, friend, or date why you're exactly the right person for them.