Pancreatic Cancer

What the hell is that, and how does it happen? Mom calls out of the blue to say she might have pancreatic cancer. She’s freaking, Lisa’s hysterical, I’m in denial. Sounds about right for the three women of this family. I pray it’s nothing but some serious heartburn or something. Until today, I didn’t even know where the pancreas was. I sure didn’t know anything...
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The thought was a good one but the implementation is going to suck.

I got a design in from a friend and fellow ‘developer’. The design is great. It’s really cool. It would make a beautiful album cover or poster. But with all the graphics, textures, and backgrounds, it’s totally impracticable for web design. Everything would have to be an image, and most importantly, it leaves no room for growth or out of the box content. Meaning,...
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Getting Organized

I’ve been working very hard the past few weeks, in spite of all the animal troubles, to get myself organized, on a good Flylady (her site is a mess) routine, and Devon ready for school. And just like last time, I am all organized and excited to have the house in near perfect condition smelling awesome…like a vanilla sugar cookie. The trouble, as it was last time, is that I get...
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Back from the Vet

Thank God for country vet prices. Even though we walked out of there with nearly $300 in charges we got a lot of work done. ECG/EKG Blood pressure Blood chem Urine sample Thyroid test Heartworm test Tick fever test Medicine to knock him out Medicine to wake him up Heartworm medicine Everything came out normal. We are still waiting for the thyroid panel results. Should be a day or so. So that...
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Animals!

What the heck is going on?! Mom says I’m really being tested, and I believe her. Last night, after pilling Taz and Tigger, feeding the horses, getting Devon medicated, going outside to clean Punkin’s wound and give him his antibiotic, coaxing and nurturing a feral momma kitty and her itty bitty baby, I came in (late as usual) to finish supper. As I was pulling a hot pot out of the...
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