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Major Headache – Possible Migraine

The other evening I was starting to feel a bit grumpy and was fighting to keep a headache at bay, when all of a sudden I started vomiting (ugh, I know) and it was downhill from there.

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Never had a headache like that before so I am assuming that it was a migraine, boy I don’t want that to happen again. I know several people that deal with migraines off and on and I just can’t imagine feeling like that, once in a life time is enough for me. To think that some folks can and do deal that type of pain daily, OMG!

Any ways hubby is finally feeling much better, he and the kids were a great help, they took good care of me and I’m feeling a bit better this afternoon.  The house is nice and quiet, not sure where anyone is, but I really don’t care – the house is never quiet like this, not on a week-end. Shhh….

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Our Dog Is So Retarded

We have a Shitzu female that is over 5 years old now and is about the stupidist dog that we have had the pleasure of owning. We have tried every single trick in the book in an effort for her to stop doing her business inside of the house. She has ruined all of the carpet that was wall-to-wall when we moved in. We have always have cats and dogs for as long as I can remember, at the moment we have 5 cats so having a kitty litter box is nothing new around this house.

The past couple of weeks I have noticed that the dog has not left behind any puddles in the middle of the night for someone to step into, as she has always done, night after night after night. I think that I had heard an unusual amount of noise coming from the corner in the kitchen which is where the litter box is and so during my investigation I found the dog there and the litter was clearly newly wettened and there was some kitty poop in there also. My first reaction was to scold her, thinking that she was playing in there and even the possibility of her eating the poop as dogs have been known to do. I did manage to stop myself in time as I thought that there was a possibility that she use doing her business in there.

Well last night I heard more noise in the corner again and I did find the dog right smack in the middle of the litter box taking a leak, so I praised the little devil and gave her a treat. Now it looks like I need to buy another box and find a place for it so that there will be enough to go around for all of the users.

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My Memories Of A Mantel Clock

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howard miller grant mantel clock

I’ve always wanted one of the mantel clocks much like the one in my grandparents house that sat on the side board in their dining room. They brought it over from England when they came over in the 1920’s and it was one of their most cherished possessions. After they both passed away it broke my heart that I wasn’t given the mantel clock that I so loved and remembered, but at least a cousin got it and it will stay in the family, for better or worse.  Every now and then I look around online and see if I can find one similar to my grandparents one that I could purchase and keep on my side board as well. I always check in on one of the more popular blogs that I read concerning clocks that I have book marked on my laptop.

There is a lot going on in the world of clocks that I find fascinating and try to keep up on as much as possible. It’s amazing what sites have good quality blogs to read that are actually fun and interesting to read, you gotta love that.  I know a lot of us don’t even use watches and/or clocks these days. Our cell phones, black berries and computers have become a much more convenient way for us to watch the time, but I’m still stuck back in time as far as that is concerned.

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Used To Like To Clean and Cook

Boy those days are gone.  I even used to clean a few houses to earn some extra money back in the 90’s, it was hard work, but for the most part I basically enjoyed it.  But then again I used to enjoy so many things that I no longer like to do such as, cooking, laundry, working outside of the house.  Guess we all get burned out but I am seriously bummed out about it all.

Hubby insists that when we are better situated in our finances that he will sign us up for a monthly cleaning service that will help make our house more manageable.  There are a few companies out there that you see the little cars in traffic with their mops and buckets all hanging out of the windows, but I never really took the time to check into their services so I set out to do some research on the Internet.

Come to find out – the company that I liked the best, that I could find, doesn’t have an office anywhere close to us, bummer, their site was pretty impressive.  Hubby was watching over my shoulder when I was checking maidpro.com out and he saw where it advertises that they offer franchise opportunities and he jokingly stated that we should check it out since there wasn’t one near us.  So just for grins and giggles I played along.

This Cleaning Service web site answers a lot of questions that can help them assist you in having your residence cleaned by trained professionals and/or to give you information on their franchise opportunities .  They already have well over 100 independently owned locations. You can even get an on-line free estimate, which requires them to call you the next day to verify the information and to give you the quote.

I don’t think I’m ready to open any franchise right now, but if I did I would enjoy researching this opportunity some more.

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Mouse Traps

Just the thought of a mouse trap creeps me out, but it appears that we are in need of a few of them around the house right now. I’m finding mouse droppings in a few areas and we have to nip this issue in the bud before they really take over and make my life miserable. But I can tell you right now that it won’t be me that checks the traps and I won’t be disposing of any dead mice, I don’t have the heart or the stomach.