http://my.greasy.com/elkhound/ elkhound's Blog en-us © 2013 Greasy.com All rights reserved. Tue, 21 May 2013 08:01:14 GMT 30 http://my.greasy.com/elkhound/wedding_2.html Our daughter Tami got married on Saturday, I have been writing about it on facebook. Jeri asked me to please post the details here and pictures. Tami and Brooks have been together 7 years! She is 25 and he is 27 (I think). He is a perfect match for my daughter and I am very happy to have him as my son in law. The day was perfect! It had been cloudy all day with a threat of rain. It held off for us! We were able to get the ceremony in and the pictures taken before the rain came! They were m ... http://my.greasy.com/elkhound/wedding_2.html#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 22:12:50 GMT http://my.greasy.com/elkhound/writing_mom.html Writing helps me to ease the pain. I got the call last evening. Mom was not doing well, it was time to go to her. My family and I gathered at her bedside and sat vigil. She was in pain and I wanted to release it from her. We stayed late into the night but went home to try and catch a few hours rest. I woke at 6:30 and just lied there for a few minutes. I got up and my phone rang. Mom had left us and was now free of pain, the alzheimers that had taken her mind from us lost it's grip on her. ... http://my.greasy.com/elkhound/writing_mom.html#comments Sun, 14 Apr 2013 12:27:24 GMT http://my.greasy.com/elkhound/sad.html I am beginning to think I might have that seasonal affective disorder. I was depressed all winter but just figured it was my normal depression getting out of hand. But lately I have been feeling much better. The days are sunnier, getting a little warmer, and the days are getting longer too. I could not pinpoint what I was depressed about either and usually I know the cause. We are gearing up for the big wedding in May, my daughter Tami and her wonderful fiance Brooks. Its hard to find a yo ... http://my.greasy.com/elkhound/sad.html#comments Mon, 1 Apr 2013 13:20:47 GMT http://my.greasy.com/elkhound/difficult_situation.html UGH! One of these days I am going to post something that is nothing but happiness and blue skies! Today is not that day. LOL At my job my best friend got the position of accounts payable supervisor. I was very happy for her and thought she would be great in that role. Well I couldn't be more wrong! First let me tell you being the supervisor carries no real weight with it. She cannot authorize time off or a change in schedule. But since becoming supervisor she is under the impression that s ... http://my.greasy.com/elkhound/difficult_situation.html#comments Mon, 25 Feb 2013 22:41:10 GMT http://my.greasy.com/elkhound/sickness_weather_news.html I have been suffering with a sinus infection and the antibiotics don't seem to be working. Dakota has the flu, taking him to the doc today. It settled in Friday night with fever, coughing, congestion and all the fun stuff. When Dakota has a fever he talks non stop in his sleep, full conversations with himself. Saturday we were invited to stepson's for dinner and time with our Bella. I decided we needed to go to walmart to get my Bella a valentine present. Wouldn't you know it, as soon as w ... http://my.greasy.com/elkhound/sickness_weather_news.html#comments Mon, 11 Feb 2013 12:43:44 GMT http://my.greasy.com/elkhound/wedding.html There is this young woman who owns my heart. She came into my life when she was best friends with my niece and lived next door to her. She had the biggest blue eyes and you would just melt looking at her. I later married her father and though we went through some very difficult teen years, she has become and amazing young woman. Her name is Tami and she is getting married in May. Her fiance is a welcome addition to our family. Dakota liked him immediately and Dakota is a good judge of char ... http://my.greasy.com/elkhound/wedding.html#comments Mon, 21 Jan 2013 20:54:16 GMT http://my.greasy.com/elkhound/justice_served.html I hope you all remember the situation we had with Dakota. In short, he came forward to tell us he had been molested at the babysitters. People who were supposed to be my best friends. This started back in May of last year. The court system is ridiculous. Delays upon delays, mainly coming from the defense side of course. December 17th there was a final case review hearing. At this, the defendant is offered a plea bargain. Well lo and behold the scumbag took the plea bargain. Here are the de ... http://my.greasy.com/elkhound/justice_served.html#comments Sat, 12 Jan 2013 12:10:36 GMT http://my.greasy.com/elkhound/bought_zoo.html Have you seen that movie? I love it! It seems we are slowly building a zoo in our home. First came the two turtles. Then in October we got a gray tiger striped kitten, mr. lucky cat! Now for our newest addition. I had taken Dakota to his weekly counseling session last tuesday. Towards the end of the session his psychologist calls me in to the room. Dakota says something about getting a chinchilla. I tell him, I would love to get you one but they are very expensive. Dr. Lauren says, what if ... http://my.greasy.com/elkhound/bought_zoo.html#comments Sun, 23 Dec 2012 13:32:29 GMT http://my.greasy.com/elkhound/sandy_update.html we are beginning to see signs of Sandy. It's been raining since yesterday and of course the wind is picking up. We are all stocked up and ready to ride it out. My work has been cancelled for today and tomorrow. Hubby however had to go to work, essential personnel. He works for a propane company. I just called him and they have him doing regular work like there isn't a hurricane looming over us! One of his jobs is even down at the coastal area. Hubby doesn't deliver propane, he is a service ... http://my.greasy.com/elkhound/sandy_update.html#comments Mon, 29 Oct 2012 12:41:18 GMT http://my.greasy.com/elkhound/frankenstorm.html All the doomsayers are calling this coming storm, unprecedented! It's a category one hurricane, not too bad. But meeting with two other storms once it gets here. And... they are saying it will make landfall in my little state! I am not in full freak out mode just yet. Tomorrow we will bringing things inside, tying things down, filling the car with gas and making that dreaded trip for groceries. I just don't want to lose power. Anything else I can get through. Do I think it's going to be as ... http://my.greasy.com/elkhound/frankenstorm.html#comments Sat, 27 Oct 2012 02:07:22 GMT http://my.greasy.com/elkhound/ups_downs.html Things have been running fairly smoothly here in the household. The temps are dropping and it's a wonderful time of year. Today one of our local towns has an apple/scrapple festival. Lots of vendors, entertainment and of course great food! I promised Dakota we would go today. I checked the weather, it's going to be sunny but only a high of 59! And I might need to take my cane, been having problems with my left knee. And it really hurts this morning. I did buy some glucosamine chondrotin pi ... http://my.greasy.com/elkhound/ups_downs.html#comments Sat, 13 Oct 2012 12:46:20 GMT http://my.greasy.com/elkhound/summer_beach_days.html We have a friend who loves the beach, every free day he has, he is at the beach. He has a surf tag and can drive his truck right up on the beach. Saturday and Sunday we went to the beach with him. His wife stayed home as she works overnights at the hospital and she needed some sleep. It sure helped improve my outlook and we all had a great time. Dakota and I had a wonderful time playing in the water. I normally don't go in the ocean. When I was a teenager I was at the beach with my family. ... http://my.greasy.com/elkhound/summer_beach_days.html#comments Mon, 3 Sep 2012 14:20:27 GMT http://my.greasy.com/elkhound/depression.html Depression has kicked in full force. The CT scan didn't show anything either, which I guess is a good thing but I just want this pain to go away. It comes and goes now throughout the day. I'm just not feeling like myself anymore. Then this morning while taking my shower, I felt a little pop in my back followed by sharp pain. Back to the doctor I guess. I really wish I could talk about what is really bothering me! I don't know if I mentioned it previously but there is a police matter we are ... http://my.greasy.com/elkhound/depression.html#comments Fri, 10 Aug 2012 12:44:02 GMT http://my.greasy.com/elkhound/heatlth_update.html Well the ultrasound came back clean, no abnormalities. Which is a good thing. Today I went for a CT scan. That wasn't bad at all, took about 10 minutes. I wasn't particularly fond of the goop I had to drink before I went in even if it was banana flavored. The technician was super nice and explained everything in detail. Including how I would feel when they injected me with the contrast dye. And yes, it sure felt like I peed myself. Although I want good results from this test as well, I hop ... http://my.greasy.com/elkhound/heatlth_update.html#comments Fri, 20 Jul 2012 17:47:53 GMT http://my.greasy.com/elkhound/pity_party_skunk_babies.html Let's get the negative stuff out of the way right now. A little background is in order first. About three weeks ago my back started hurting but this was not a normal lower back pain that I usually get. It was on the right side, kind of in the middle. It was a sharp pain, not a muscle pain. It started on a sunday and by thursday it was bad enough I went to the doc. Well I actually saw the nurse practitioner. He prescribed muscle relaxers and prescription motrin and gave me a lab slip for bl ... http://my.greasy.com/elkhound/pity_party_skunk_babies.html#comments Sat, 14 Jul 2012 15:45:50 GMT http://my.greasy.com/elkhound/pets.html I wanted to share some pics of our new pets. A lady at work wanted to get rid of them but wanted them to go to a good home. They first went to another lady at work but she said it was just too much work. (?) So she was going to give us the turtles along with everything they came with, which included a 40 gallon tank. Well she gave us everything but the tank, saying it was too heavy and she couldn't get any to help her get it to her car. I think she saw this as an opportunity to get a big f ... http://my.greasy.com/elkhound/pets.html#comments Sun, 17 Jun 2012 19:35:57 GMT http://my.greasy.com/elkhound/going_good.html Life is finally going good! In fact I am feeling so lucky I actually bought a mega millions lottery ticket. First time in my life buying a lottery ticket. I have no idea what I would do if I won all that money. It's an amount that I can't even fathom! Work is great! I love my job! The people are pretty good too. My co-workers call me the ninja. Because I am quiet but when I let something out, it's a zinger. So now I walk the halls doing karate moves. LOL Dakota is finally adjusting to me wo ... http://my.greasy.com/elkhound/going_good.html#comments Sat, 31 Mar 2012 20:28:48 GMT http://my.greasy.com/elkhound/week_work.html I have survived my first week! LOL First of all, I love being back in accounting. I have the same boss I had when I worked there previously and she has not changed at all, which is a good thing. Instead of cursing she says things like, God bless america! I share a big cubicle with the other accounts payable person. She is really nice too and we get along great. She is only 26 but very mature. She has an 8 year old son so we talk about our sons alot. Our department is on the third floor so I ... http://my.greasy.com/elkhound/week_work.html#comments Sat, 10 Mar 2012 13:09:23 GMT http://my.greasy.com/elkhound/car_shopping.html Well we had decided on a kia soul back at the beginning of January. We test drove one and got approved then so we figured we would just walk in today and get one. Then hubby's best friend wanted to take us to the dealership he always buys from. So he went with us this morning, introduced us to his salesman and told him to work a miracle. This guy was excellant! We told him up front we had bad credit due to losing our house 3 years ago and things got worse for us after that. He ran our credi ... http://my.greasy.com/elkhound/car_shopping.html#comments Sat, 3 Mar 2012 23:45:51 GMT http://my.greasy.com/elkhound/birthday_nervousness.html Today is Dakota's birthday! He is 11 years old now. We will be doing a party next weekend for him due to finances. Have I mentioned how nice it will be to be a two income family again? I did send in cupcakes friday for him to share with his class. We had to buy enough cupcakes so he could give each 5th grade teacher a cupcake. lol Tomorrow I have orientation for the new job but I won't start until the following monday. I am already getting nervous. I shouldn't be, I have worked there before ... http://my.greasy.com/elkhound/birthday_nervousness.html#comments Sun, 26 Feb 2012 15:49:10 GMT