wonderment

Why I don’t have a pet

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The question was raised. Alex came to me this morning wondering, Aw Mom Mom, why can’t we get a dog?” The only response I could come up was because of Vinnie.

Vinnie was a cat my son and daughter-in-law forced on me a few years back. A full tuxedo cat, beautiful. I didn’t want a cat but I fell in love.

First let me say I live in a small town one that only has one vet. A vet that I could never go back because of PDST (post dramatic stress thinking).

See I had Vinnie microchipped when I first got him. When we were at the vet’s office for that first visit I racked up a bill over $300 for all the things They suggested he should get. The chip was one of them. About a year later Vinnie was gone.

While I was on vacation the person I left him in care let him out. I don’t think I’ll ever get the full story on that one. Just working out the therapy!

Anyway, I worried myself to death about that cat. For about two weeks I checked the shelters, visited with all the neighbors within a mile radius, did posters and cried, cried, cried. Until one night while dreaming about Vinnie I remembered I had him microchipped. I shot straight up in bed and got so excited. I couldn’t wait to call the vet in the morning.

When I did I explained the situation and reminded them he was chipped. The girl on the other end of the line asked me my name and told me to hold on. I’m thinking their looking up my baby but no, she gets back on the line saying something like this, “Let me see, you think I can see Vinnie like on GPS trekking down Cherry Road?” Of course I said I did. The phone went silent then I realized I was on speaker phone because I could hear them all snickering. I was so distraught I was not even upset that I had made a full fool of myself. First by getting the shot without understanding what it meant. I mean he was a beautiful cat. If anybody found him they would keep him.

I wondered about him for months until I saw him at my next door back field neighbor’s house. I hope she knows I’m canceling her reward (from me) in heaven.

Sorry Alex, I’m still not over it!!!

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Games with Friends, Right!

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I’ve never been into video games. Not in the 80’s, PAC man was boring; 90’s Nintendo games were to fast for me. I could only make the characters moonwalk and advance at the same time. The 2000’s let’s just say I was handicapped at best. My most skilled move was tripping over the cords and sabotage the game completely. But 2013 I have become a gamer!

My transformation start with scrabble. I was having fun. Then it went to words with friends where I discovered something I didn’t know about games with adults. They still don’t like to lose! I mean people would stall and make me wait for days to play again. They forfeit because they know they can’t win. I always play to the end (hey Will Smith I heard a rap forming). But my personal favorite – hubby is mad because I’m playing with someone else. So much for games with friends. I was forced to find a game I can play by myself. The answer – Candy Crush Saga!

OMG it was on from the first game. I didn’t have to wait for nobody to play. The puzzles are fun and not too time consuming and the music is mesmerizing. Atleast until it became time consuming. I couldn’t stop playing. My husband would enter a room and give me that look and I would reply, “it’s all I got -five minutes of happiness”. Now at level 180 sometimes even when I’m not playing I hear that music. Sometimes it’s calling me, other times its laughing at me. I know I’m not alone everywhere I go people are playing talking about how addictive it is. I may have to come out of retirement and form a support group.

What’s even more concerning to me is since I’ve been neglecting the hubby he’s now playing Gems with Friends with other people! This is a person that doesn’t do any kind of social networking. No emails, facebook-ing, nothing and now he’s cheating on me with friends! Whahhhhhhh!!!

Until next time, keeping wondering.

Stress Reduction

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Apparently being retired is not reducing my stress level as much as my doctor hoped. Being home with my family is stressful ;D. So the doctor wants me to take a biofeedback class and I choose art.

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Art class was relaxing, apparently getting there is the stressful part.

In my house I know if I don’t get out of the house before 8 the chances of me getting out are slim.
Art class is at 10:30 so I put in a load of laundry when I woke Alex up at 6. He and I had breakfast. He is my weird one who doesn’t eat cereal. I get him on the school bus at 6:50 and I say to myself, “take your shower now.”. I head up the steps, stop to put in another load of laundry and in comes the hubby with what, breakfast. If I don’t eat now he will be disappointed because he was trying to surprise me, so I ate breakfast again. By now it’s 8:30 and I heading up the stairs when I hear Jada singing, “Gonna eat, eat,eat,eat, eat all time”, and her mother advises she does not fell well. So what am I doing now, breakfast again. After I clean up the kitchen, I head upstairs again. It’s 10 o’clock and I announce to the house, “I’m going to art class hell over high water”. As soon as I turn on the shower my husband wants to know where I am going. Now, I’ve been talking about this class for weeks. I say “art class” and he responds with an “oh yea” and proceeds to give me a list of errands to run, possibly before class starts.

Next week, I’m going to McDonalds for coffee right after I get Alex on the bus.

Back to my art project. I need a scripture to put on the back of the cross, any suggestions?
Until next time……keep wondering.

Denise

Got a coupon for that?

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When I retired the first thing I thought about was what I was going to do with less money. Now I admit I dabbled with coupons before but now it is my full time job. I remember thinking when I would see the women with their photo albums at the grocery stores, “Is it really that serious!” Well guess what, it is!

I mean, I understand how it can become compulsive. The first time I got money back and to hear the teller say how much you bought versus how much your paying is tremendous. I love coming home to tell my husband how much money I saved.

One of the best things about it is trying things you would have never bought before, just because you have a coupon that you are going to get it for free or for cheap. I know, I’m gonna have to blog about the new things I’ve tried also. But back to couponing.

I’m still trying to master where to get the best coupons and what I like about the network of women and men out there, they love to share their secrets. You couldn’t believe how many people have come up to me with their knowledge and ideals while I’m shopping in the market. And every store has their own policy and I am learning as I go.

I can’t wait to figure out how to use the link feature so I can share some of my sites, but until then…keep wondering.
Denise