I can’t even with her sleeping cuteness.
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Olive that’s not a toy.
Ope!
Our foursome went to Charlie Berens tonight and he was hilarious. If you are from the Midwest and haven’t seen him, you’re missing out! Stop what you’re doing and go watch some of his videos on YouTube (and you can get merch here).
She does sit with Anna sometimes.
Roar Run 2022
Tom said there was some whining throughout the race – and there was some walking – but everyone finished!
I hate to wake her up.
Olive’s first truck ride!
I thought she might just lay down and relax like Maggie loved to do.
NOPE.
She was up the whole time—looking out the windows, trying to get on the dash, barking at people in cars, and then watching intently when Tom went in to run an errand.
They don’t look anything alike
A few people have wondered if Olive looks anything like Maggie. The answer is a resounding no.
Can you believe she doesn’t like these?
She’s busy finding all the things
- Hair tie
- Sock
- Another sock and water bottle
- Stick from outside
- Sports headband
- Sandal
Cute but a creeper
Olive was so cute cuddling with Grannie…
And then she was a creeper when Grannie was eating lunch!
Those front paws.
Halfway through book 54
Forced cuddles!
Tom’s new ride!
He’s waited 20+ years to have a truck and he certainly went all out! (I’ll just be over here choking on the monthly payments.) He put a deposit down in February just to get on a waiting list and it finally came in! Happy 50th birthday—you get no more presents for a few years!!
P.S. I guess I should tell you what it is (if you’re not a car person and have no idea)—a Toyota Tundra TRD Pro.
She’s already a total sun dog.
Do I win some kind of award?
Do alarm bells go off? Under $100 at Costco is a feat! Plus those towels were technically not mine. And I made a $200 return! #winning
Monday morning play time
Why yes I do have two monkeys.
Floppy crazy ears are cute!
Tom wanted to try fixing her ears when she was younger but I think the floppy crazy ears are cute.
Can we please stop time?
2022 Fill the Drum concert
Owen’s first concert with his new instrument, the bari (baritone) sax!
WHYYYYYY IS SHE SO CUTE?
Four hours from door to door!
So I’ve had sore joints for about the last 3-4 months…some days are worse than others, but it didn’t seem to be getting any better. So I finally decided to get it checked out since it wasn’t going away.
So today I’m at the hospital (where all my docs are) to hopefully figure out what has been going on with me.
I just might be getting old. It might be arthritis. It might be something else entirely. I’m sure some of it has to do with all the weight I’ve gained but it can’t be the entire reason because, like, my toes ache in the morning. So, fingers crossed we get some answers.
I didn’t plan to be gone all morning but the doc ordered labs and x-rays and prescriptions—and wanted me to schedule a vascular surgeon consult and stop at prosthetics to get some compression hose.
I got three prescriptions, I have four pair of compression hose coming (yuck), I got about 20 x-rays on my ankles/knees/elbows, I got 6 vials of blood drawn, I am waiting for the referral to schedule the vascular surgeon consult, and now we wait for x-ray and lab results.
OH! And my blood pressure was really high. It has never been high except for a few rare and random times during pregnancy. So I’m taking it at home for a week or so to let him know if it continues. I’m sure losing weight will help with that, but in the meantime that’s a little scary.
I like to find bits on the floor.
If you want to figure out what’s in my mouth you’re gonna have to catch me first.
(It was a tiny piece of those biodegradable packing peanuts.)
Kindle highlights!!
I was today years old when I realized the Kindle can make graphics out of highlights.
It’s not just me she whines for…
Olive is an equal opportunity napper in the office!
That upper lip.
That little pink part on her lip always makes me think her tongue is out.
And this is how she gets me.
HOME WARRANTY OF AMERICA CAN GO F*** THEMSELVES.
To be honest, we liked them at first—we used them to replace a dead refrigerator after we bought the house and the entire process went easily and smoothly.
So we renewed.
We recently had two of our beer/wine refrigerators in the bar die. We called and told them (and were very specific about them being bar fridges), and they assigned us a repair person. Plus called again to say we needed TWO repair calls so it would be $200. Fine.
And guess what? After the repairman left, like he was barely out of the driveway, we got notice that our claim was denied because beer fridges weren’t covered.
What?!
We called and talked to them and they told us “Sorry, you should have read your policy.”
Well, we assumed they would tell us when we called if it wasn’t covered. But they didn’t. And then to call and get another $100 out of us like an hour before—when they knew they weren’t covered? AYFKM?
Yes I guess we should have read our policy, and we should have known that warranty companies are shady as hell, but since we had a previous good experience with them, we thought they’d be more helpful and honest.
We then escalated the issue to a claim agent…and she said the sane thing: You should have read your policy. Case closed.
What a joke.
We are crossing our fingers and disputing it with the credit card company…
Home Warranty of America
90 Washington Valley Road
Bedminister, NJ 07091
https://www.hwahomewarranty.com/
Nap time with dad!
