TGIF Y'all!!

Once again, its time for some fragments! Join me, and Mrs 4444 (and other fragmenters) for some fun. The button tells you how to get started and you can find more fragmenters on Mrs 4444's blog. Enjoy!

 

** Jamie invited me to see a movie this weekend! We (Jamie, TT, Princess and TT's friend) went to see "Cloudy with a chance of Meatballs". Too cute! I've read the book (yes, there's a book!) and it was cute, but my memory sucks and I couldnt really tell you what happened. But, the movie was super cool! I think I enjoyed it as much as TT and friend. Princess wasnt too thrilled. There are also some cool movies coming out too! LOL I'm such a kid!

** Went shopping this weekend (after the movie actually!). Kinda "ran up" on some fabulous clearance at Old Navy while out and about with Jamie. Got 5 cute tops and a pair of shorts for $40. Not too shabby!
Also went shopping Thursday night! 7 for $25 at Victoria's secret! And GAP was having fab clearance! I really should not hang out with Jamie! LOL We spend way too much money when we get together!!


** OMGoodness! Sunday night, I took Rigs out to potty around 10:30pm. He usually poops twice a day, so he should have to GO again before bedtime. I turned on the patio light and went out the door. He took off into the yard and started searching for "a spot". Well, I sat down in the chair to wait on him. and. a. snake. wriggled on up onto the patio!!!! AH! Its an over-grown earth worm, but ITS A SNAKE! So, my first thought is bug spray. I run inside. No, probably will just piss it off and I'll lose it in the yard! I go back out, its still where I saw it last. Then I see it.... the pooper scooper! Hanging on the brick column. I grab the scooper, and BAM! Got it on the first swing! LOL. Yes. I killed it. I DO NOT like snakes. No matter the size. No matter the color. Sorry for any of you who think I'm awful. I didnt know what kind it was until after the fact, so I'm thinking about Rigs first and foremost. I did check it out with a flashlight and poked it with a stick. I'm pretty sure its a grass snake, gray in color, white belly. I measured it too. (I'm such a dork!) It is was about 6.5-7 inches long. Little ole bitty thang, but still A SNAKE!


** My hubby comes home from BNCOC tomorrow! I've missed him so much! He graduates at 10am and will hopefully be on the road by noon. LONG drive ahead of him and I think its supposed to rain. Praying he gets here safe and in a hurry! LOL


** Serious note: I have a friend back home in SC that recently was diagnosed with breast cancer. The drs then did further tests and found that it is in her lymphnodes, spine, bones and liver. She is my sister's co-worker/best friend. She is divorced, around 45 yrs old and has two sons, ages 13 & 7. The ex has told her he'd come from TN and care for the boys while she's doing treatments. She went in the hospital last week with an infection and low blood counts. I'm unsure of how she's doing. I tried calling my sister today, but couldnt get in touch. If those of you who are reading this wouldnt mind to say a prayer for her, that'd be awesome. Her name is Amy C. :)


** I got a hair cut! Not that many of you knew what it looked like before my cut, but still. I actually cut off 8 inches! Jamie told me about Pantene having a thing on their website for donating hair. I've done Locks of Love before, but it had to be 10 inches back then. SO, I donated in honor of Amy. I also got it colored! It is purple in some light and burgundy-ish in others. I guess you could call it dark brownish with red tint... IDK. I love it though! ;) I do still need to put my ponytail in the mail though..... LOL

** Gave Rigsby a bath Thursday night... Gotta make sure he looks and smells good for hubby when he gets back...
Does anyone else's dog rub their face and body on EVERY cloth surface around after they've had a bath??? He's a nutcase! But he smells good! and looks purty! ;)

HAVE A FANTABULOUS WEEKEND!!!!

Friday Fragments.... again!

TGIF y'all! If you'd like to join Mrs 4444 for Friday Fragments, click her name or click the pretty button :) As I said last Friday, I'm new at the FF. This week's fragments started last Saturday. I would never be able to think of everything if I didnt start early! LOL

** So, I got my LES (Leave and Earnings Statement, for those who dont know the acronym) aka check-stub online on Saturday. I noticed I got paid more than I was expecting... I GOT A RAISE! Woohoo!


** RAIN... It rained all weekend last week and low and behold, I got a roof leak. I love the rain though! I called in my issue to the management company (I rent) and they said "you're in the stack for the roofer, we'll call you back and let you know when he can come out there". Well, as of Thursday night, still no phone call. AND, I've had to cut the grass.... again. I cut the front yard Thursday and I'm headed out to cut the back yard as soon as I post this. Rigsby is starting to disappear in the back yard! I need to cut it so he doesnt get lost, poor little guy! LOL


** Update on Rigsby: He's back to his normal crazy self, except for one yacking episode Friday, the 11th. He's been eating more these days and weighs 7 lbs! I took him for a follow up appt on Wednesday. I swear, being a walk-in at Banfield is like an emergency room. You sit and wait..... and wait.... and wait some more. I mean, I'm used to the Army's motto, "Hurry up and wait", but goodness! Either way, he's fine and back to normal. Crazy little dog.



** My hubby has been in GA for school for 25 days now. I have one more week until he's home! We've been thru multiple deployments, but him just being 13 hrs away is worse I think! He's been having a good time at BeerNCOC BNCOC, shooting weapons he hasnt shot in a good while, reminiscing about Basic Training & Airborne school, going to the New Airborne Museum. He also was chosen to go to the Leadership Board for his class. The winner gets an award and is considered the leader of the whole class. (20ish people in 8 classrooms, so, overall) Well.... he WON. :) I'm so very proud of him and cant wait to see him next week so I can give him a big ole hug!!

Garnet in color...

These are my favorite colored leaves in the Fall. I have a little bush this color in the backyard here in TX and with that bit of rain we got last week, it went from all crunchy-lookin' and DARK purple, to sprouting new leaves of Garnet. Makes me think of the Gamecocks even though I'm a Clemson fan!!

Slug

A real snail. Jamie has these on her sidewalk everytime it rains. I havent seen any until yesterday at our house. I had to get a picture!

And this is just how little these things are! I had two little visitors yesterday and a few on my patio this morning.

Friday Fragments....

My first! I have been blogging more, mainly because my friend Jamie tells me I must.... So, I shall give Friday Fragments a whirl! I have been saving up my fragments throughout this week. If you'd like to join in with Mrs 4444, just click on the beautimous button! Enjoy!

** My poor little Rigsby. Last Friday, he had to go get a dental cleaning at the vet. Had him there between drop-off times, 7-8am. I'm pretty sure we've never had his teeth cleaned. SO, I NEVER get a phone call, ALL day to tell me he's ready for pick-up. I didnt call, because I thought they may just have a bunch of patients. Well, I go by there at 6:20pm. I say, "I never got a phone call". The girl says "oh, yeah it looks like no one called". DUH. I ask about what time he was probably done, and she says probably around 4 or 4:30pm. OK. That's ok at this point b/c I probably couldnt have picked him up anyway, however, a phone call wouldve been nice. They bring him out and both of his legs are shaved where they had to do an IV. An IV?? Well, I was under the impression that they might give him a diphenhydramine (benadryl) shot, but not an IV!! I pay the $16 (wouldve been MUCH more if we didnt have doggy insurance) and we go home. He's so sad. I start to flip through the paperwork and read what they did to him... I see, "Internal Organ Func Screen" "Blood Sample Collect" "IV Fluid/Catheter Insertion" "Anesthesia" "Tracheal Intubation" "Ampicillin Trihydrate"...... I have no clue why my dog needed all this to get his teeth cleaned! They havent said anything about any diseases or anything to be concerned about besides tartar. I'm very upset with Banfield... To top it off, I found a flea on him too!!!!! Ugh...


** So, we have a house for rent in SC. Well, it's not rented out yet, and its been sitting empty since March. My brother was in the neighborhood and decided to drive by to check on things. He sends me a text... "No wonder your house hasnt rented. There's not a sign in sight anywhere!".... Well, this isnt the first time the sign has been MIA. I told him to check in the window because thats where the management company said they put it, because the one in the yard kept going missing. He drove back by to be sure he wasnt crazy, and NO SIGN. Not in the yard, not in the window.... I didnt get this info until 7:30 EST, 6:30 CT. On Friday.... the first day of a LONG weekend. These people dont work on weekends, so, I have to wait til Tuesday to call and bless them out! I swear, if they dont do something soon, I'm gonna scream!!!! ;)

UPDATE on the house... On Tuesday I called the management company to complain about the sign not being anywhere in sight, and they proceeded to say "Oh, it rented today"... It rented? When were you gonna call and tell us?? SO, it did, it rented and we wont have to pay two house payments come the beginning of October! WOOHOO!!!!!!! :D


** On Monday, Labor Day, I did some hard labor. I cut the grass. I dont do this often b/c my sweet hubby usually does. We had a self-propelled mower while he was on his last tour of Ancient Babylon so that it would be easier for me. I loved that mower! ;) Well, we didnt want to bring it to TX, so we bought a push-mower when we got here. Well, HE decided we'd get an actual PUSH mower... not a self-propelled. Well, the hubby is in GA at school. I called him in the midst of my mowing and told him that I was not impressed with the decision to buy this friggin' PUSH mower! It was kicking my butt! I did get it done though, and am proud that I did it! He did say he felt bad that I was having to do it, but really thought he'd be the only one mowing. I told him "And you should be the only one!!!!" LOL

** Also on Labor Day, it was Free Chicken sandwich day at Chick Fil A if you wore a sports team logo. I went with Jamie and her 3 all dressed up! I actually wore my softball jersey from my senior year of high school! I am a Clemson University fan, and would have worn my CU shirt if it hadnt been long sleeves. Sleeves and 92 degrees dont mix well! We did see some Clemson fans seated just a couple tables over from us though, which was too cool. Its a small world and an even smaller Army. It's so neat to meet people who are from your state, let alone 30 mins from your hometown!! That's one of many things I love about the military!


** So, my poor Rigsby has been sick since going to get his teeth cleaned last Friday. He has been yacking (i dont like the word vomit, yuck) every other day since Saturday. So, I took him back to the vet on Wednesday (my fabulous day off!). They did a couple tests on him, and found nothing wrong. However they gave him an antibiotic that covers from "stomach to rear-end" to catch and fix anything bug he may have. Lets hope it helps!

** RAIN! Thank the good Lord for rain!! It rained off and on yesterday all day. Since last night, it has rained and rained and rained. Its a great day to be a duck!! ;) I'm hoping the grass will not need another cut!!