July 30, 2006

Someone got a digital camera...

























Sorry, no face pics of Austin. He wouldn't sit still! It's a mini cheapy thing I got for $15, but it should shut Susie up (lol). I'm teasing! Gosh! Oh, and Logan wouldn't sit still either! You can see him next to Tessa in the funky bathing suit; The quality sucked, I can thank PSP 9 for it's "digital camera noise removal" filter- it made the pics all nice and smooth.

July 28, 2006

A little contest for you

When I first posted about getting a new kitten, I said I thought I would name him darkness. But I didn't like it very much and then thought maybe Storm and then Spike. I seriously thought he would be called Spike for a few days. It just didn't seem right to me though, and then it finally came to me. Logan. I would name my cat Logan. So I asked my husband, "Who do you think of when I say the name, Logan?" And he looked at me, while playing XBox, and said "---. Why?" And I then told him that was what I thought we should call the kitty.

Then I called Ma to see what she thought of the name Logan. She liked it and I told her why I chose it. The reason I called her, though, is because one of her dogs is named Hogan. I thought that was pretty cool. Ma's other dog is named Murdock. Now our first cat, which we had as a family, is Salem, and we had to give him to Ma a few years ago when we moved to Wyoming; our new place did not allow pets. He is furry and orange and a tabby and adorable. Very picky and really likes my mother. After about 6 months, we decided Ma should keep him.

I have wanted another cat for a while, but I knew I should not go out and get one; he would come to me- again. We did not adopt Salem, he adopted us. He had been abandoned at the trailer park we moved into and would come around and do what cats do best. Love. He loved on us to death, until one day my husband, the man who doesn't like cats, stopped at the store and bought kitty litter stuff, food, and shampoo. Yep, first thing he did was let him in (poor guy had gotten booted off our porch so many times that he didn't trust us at first. Then he came in, C gave him a bath, fed him, and I swear that Salem did nothing but sleep for an entire week. And as with all cats, once he was sure his place was firmly in our home, he allowed us to love him, and feed him, and even sleep with him! Tessa could roll over on him in her sleep and he wouldn't even move, as long as he could still see out that window. His top priority was not to show us butt loads of affection anymore, but to sleep and scratch the new wall paper. The front claws came off! We didn't need to get him fixed, that was already taken care of, but we got him his shots and a color and a tag, and loved him oodles. Then we had to move. It took him a while to get used to Ma's house; she has two other cats and two dogs. But he has taken to her and her to him, and they are both very happy about the whole thing.

I went to the Humane Society in Conroe a while back to see about finding a home for the puppy, Mackensie. They wouldn't take him, for various reasons, but they did have numerous cats for adoption. About 300 cats! I looked and looked, and while a few were cute and playful, none of them grabbed my heart and slung it over their shoulders. And at $110, it was a very good thing indeed!!! Then on Chantz's 29th birthday (7/21) I went to Wal-Mart with Tessa and Alice, and as we were leaving there was a woman sitting outside on a bench with a small pet carrier with 2 black kitties inside. It was very hot out and I was concerned because they had no water and were panting! It was ok, however, they had just arrived and another woman arrived with a bowl and some water. I got down on the ground and peered in, and there was this cute little kitty in the back, panting, with this adorable little tongue hanging out. I held the cat in front first, but he tried to get away, and I didn't like him much and back he went to the lady. I asked to see the little guy in the back, and instantly fell in love. He just sat there, in my arms, curled up so daintily, that I just had to have him. Alice wouldn't tell me if I should or not, so I called Chantz on the lady's cell phone. He hemmed, hawed, talked to his mom, and finally said yes! He likes the kitty too. Hell, he likes the kitty better than Rocksy. (But that is a whole different story.)

Up for grabs is a $10 gift card to Barnes and Noble. All you have to do is be the first one to answer all the following questions correctly while following a few simple rules. DO NOT GOOGLE, or use any other search engine to find the answer; that is cheating. Either you know it or you don't. If you are my mother, you can't play.

  1. I asked C who he thought of when I said "Logan" and he got it right immediately. Who were we talking about?
  2. My mother named her dogs Hogan and Murdock. For whom did she name these dogs? (this is a two part question).
  3. Our old cat's name was Salem. Who did Tessa name him after?
Ok, people. The first to give me four correct answers gets this lovely gift card for playing. Have fun and be honest, lol! Here is a hint: they are all named after tv/movie characters.

July 25, 2006

ABC Meme

arm hair or back hair: arm
book I like: making your child mind without losing yours (dr kevin leman)
Chore I don't care for: laundry, dishes
Dog or Cat: cat
Essential Electronics: computer
Favorite Movie: pirates of the carribean 1 and 2
Gold or Silver: silver
Handbag I Carry Most Often: cool bag susie sent me
Insomnia: 2 month old baby!!
Job Title: SAHM
Kids: 4
Living Arrangements: big house in Timberline
Most Memorable Moment: getting caught ------------
Naughtiest Childhood Behavior: ------------
Overnight Hospital Stays: apendectomy, holloween, age 4; 4 babies
Phobias: spiders, being trapped
Quote: i want your mommy
Religion: still looking
Siblings: (i'm the oldest) nate (1/2), laura (1/2) and kimmie (step)
Time I Wake Up: 9ish
Unusual Talent: you tell me
Vegetable I Refuse to Eat: peas, they are from the devil
Worst Habit: head picking
X-rays: lower back
Yummy Stuff I Cook: i bake stuff
Zoo Animal I Like Most: big cats

TAG, YOU'RE IT

9

BIRTHDAY CALULATOR
Your date of conception was on or about 7 April 1975 which was a Monday.

You were born on a Monday
under the astrological sign Capricorn.
Your Life path number is 9.

Life Path Compatibility:
You are most compatible with those with the Life Path numbers 3, 6 & 9.
You should get along well with those with the Life Path numbers 1 & 5.
You may or may not get along well with those with the Life Path numbers 2, 7 & 11.
You are least compatible with those with the Life Path numbers 4, 8 & 22.

The Julian calendar date of your birth is 2442775.5.
The golden number for 1975 is 19.
The epact number for 1975 is 17.
The year 1975 was not a leap year.

Your birthday falls into the Chinese year beginning 2/11/1975 and ending 1/30/1976.
You were born in the Chinese year of the Rabbit.

Your Native American Zodiac sign is Goose; your plant is Bramble.

You were born in the Egyptian month of Famenoth, the third month of the season of Poret (Emergence - Fertile soil).

The date of Easter on your birth year was Sunday, 30 March 1975.
The date of Orthodox Easter on your birth year was Sunday, 4 May 1975.
The date of Ash Wednesday (the first day of Lent) on your birth year was Wednesday 12 February 1975.
The date of Whitsun (Pentecost Sunday) in the year of your birth was Sunday 18 May 1975.
The date of Whisuntide in the year of your birth was Sunday 25 May 1975.
The date of Rosh Hashanah in the year of your birth was Saturday, 6 September 1975.
The date of Passover in the year of your birth was Thursday, 27 March 1975.
The date of Mardi Gras on your birth year was Tuesday 11 February 1975.

As of 7/25/2006 2:15:29 AM EDT
You are 30 years old.
You are 367 months old.
You are 1,595 weeks old.
You are 11,166 days old.
You are 267,986 hours old.
You are 16,079,175 minutes old.
You are 964,750,529 seconds old.

Celebrities who share your birthday:
Jude Law (1972) Bryan 'Dexter' Holland (1966) Ed Autry (1954)
Ted Danson (1947) Marianne Faithfull (1946) Jon Voight (1938)
Mary Tyler Moore (1936) Andrew Johnson (1808) Charles Goodyear (1800)

Your age is the equivalent of a dog that is 4.37025440313112 years old. (You're still chasing cats!)

There are 157 days till your next birthday
on which your cake will have 31 candles.

Those 31 candles produce 31 BTUs,
or 7,812 calories of heat (that's only 7.8120 food Calories!) .
You can boil 3.54 US ounces of water with that many candles.

In 1975 there were approximately 3.1 million births in the US.
In 1975 the US population was approximately 203,302,031 people, 57.4 persons per square mile.
In 1975 in the US there were approximately 2,152,662 marriages (10.1%) and 1,036,000 divorces (4.9%)
In 1975 in the US there were approximately 1,921,000 deaths (9.5 per 1000)
In the US a new person is born approximately every 8 seconds.
In the US one person dies approximately every 12 seconds.

In 1975 the population of Australia was approximately 13,968,881.
In 1975 there were approximately 233,012 births in Australia.
In 1975 in Australia there were approximately 103,973 marriages and 24,307 divorces.
In 1975 in Australia there were approximately 109,021 deaths.


Your birthstone is Blue Zircon
The Mystical properties of Blue Zircon

Zircon helps one be more at peace with oneself.

Some lists consider these stones to be your birthstone. (Birthstone lists come from Jewelers, Tibet, Ayurvedic Indian medicine, and other sources)

Blue Topaz, Ruby, Lapis Lazuli


Your birth tree is

Apple Tree, the Love

Of slight build, lots of charm, appeal and attraction, pleasant aura, flirtatious, adventurous, sensitive, always in love, wants to love and be loved, faithful and tender partner, very generous, scientific talents, lives for today, a carefree philosopher with imagination.


There are 153 days till Christmas 2006!
There are 166 days till Orthodox Christmas!

The moon's phase on the day you were
born was waning crescent.

Copyright © 2006 Paul R. Sadowski (http://www.paulsadowski.com)



WHAT MY NAME MEANS (Numerology)
You entered: dawn marie rothstein (MAIDEN NAME)

There are 18 letters in your name.
Those 18 letters total to 90
There are 7 vowels and 11 consonants in your name.

Your number is: 9

The characteristics of #9 are: Humanitarian, giving nature, selflessness, obligations, creative expression.

The expression or destiny for #9:
The expression that you exhibit is represented bythe number 9. Your talents center in humanistic interests and approaches. You like to help others as you were intended to be the 'big brother or big sister' type. You operate best when you follow your feelings and sense of compassion, and allow yourself to be sensitive to the needs of others. You work well with people, and have the potential to inspire. This suggests that you could successfully teach or counsel. Creative ability, imagination and artistic talent (often latent) of the highest order are present in this expression. It's possible that you're not using or developing all of these capabilities at this time. Some of your talents may have been used at an earlier time in your life, and some may still be latent. Be aware of your capabilities, so that you can make use of them at appropriate times.

If you are able to achieve the potential of your natural expression in this life, you are capable of much human understanding and have a lot to give to others. Your personal ambitions are likely to be maintained in a very positive perspective, never losing sight of an interest in people, and a sympathetic, tolerant, broad-minded and compassionate point of view. You are quite idealistic, and disappointed at the lack of perfection in the world. You have a strong awareness of your own feeling as well as those of others. Friendships, affection, and love are extremely important.

Undeveloped or ignored, the negative side of the 9 expression can be very selfish and self-centered. If you do not actively involve yourself with work that benefits others, you may tend to express just the opposite characteristics. It is your role to be very involved with other people and their needs, but it may be difficult for you achieve this role. Aloofness, lack of involvement, and a lack of sensitivity mark the low road of this expression.

Your Soul Urge number is: 9

A Soul Urge number of 9 means:
With a 9 Soul Urge, you want to give to others, usually in a humanitarian or philanthropic manner. You are highly motivated to give friendship, affection and love. And you are generous in giving of your knowledge and experience. You have very sharing urges, and you are likely to have a great deal to share. Your concern for others makes you a very sympathetic and generous person with a sensitive and compassionate nature.

You are able to view life in very broad and intuitive terms. You often express high ideals and an inspirational approach to life. If you are able to fully realize the potential of your motivation, you will be a very self-sacrificing person who is able to give freely without being concerned about any return or reward.

As with all human beings, you are prone to sometimes express the negative attitudes inherent to your Soul Urges. You may become too sensitive and tend to express emotions strongly at times. There can be significant conflict between higher aims and personal ambitions. You may resent the idea of giving all of the time and, in fact, if there is too much 9 energy in your nature you may reject the idea. You may often be disappointed in the lack of perfection in yourself and others.

Your Inner Dream number is: 9

An Inner Dream number of 9 means:
You dream of being creative, intellectual, and universal; the selfless humanitarian. You understand the needy and what to help them. You would love to be a person people count on for support and advice.

Copyright © 2006 Paul R. Sadowski (http://www.paulsadowski.com)
More on the number 9
9 (9, 18/9, 27/9, 36/9)

The Life Path 9 suggests that you entered this plane with an abundance of dramatic feelings coupled with a strong sense of compassion and generosity. The key to the nature of a Life Path number 9 person is found in their humanitarian attitude. Even the very average of those with life path 9 possess extremely compassionate tendencies.

Usually this number produces an individual that is very trustworthy and honorable, and one unlikely to harbor any sort of prejudice. Obviously, this is a rather tall order, but you are, in fact, a person that feels very deeply for individuals less fortunate than yourself, and if you are in a position to help, you certainly will. The 9, being the highest of the single digit numbers, holds an elevated position in terms of responsibilities to mankind.

Material gains are not overly important, although the quality of some life path 9 people is such that they are materially rewarded in very significant ways. In this, however, the 9 Life Path is not apt to get rich since they are very generous, sometimes to a fault, and usually have an easy come, easy go attitude about money. The rare 9 life path has a totally selfless attitude, giving up of material possessions for the common good.

The 9 Life Path indicates you have a commanding presence. You have the ability to make friends very easily, as people are attracted to your magnetic, open personality. The term "hail-fellow" may have been coined to describe a 9 Life Path, as you may indeed be one of those who is generally upbeat and heartily friendly and congenial. You meet people easily and are quickly befriended because of your openness and amiable demeanor. Your genial ways often put you in the lead in whatever field of endeavor you pursue.

Relationships can be difficult for you because it is hard to strike a balance that will work effectively. If your partner is one sharing your giving attitudes, the relationship will be happy and lasting. On the other hand, if you choose a partner whose focus is on material issues, problems will arise quickly.

You tend to be quite sensitive, as you see the world with much feeling. The number 9's very deep understanding of life is sometimes manifested in the artistic and literary fields. If drama and acting is not your forte, it will surely be an area of great interest and potential. Likewise, you may be able to express your deep emotional feelings through painting, writing, music, or other art forms.

The purpose of life for those with a 9 life path is often of a philosophical nature. Judges, spiritual leaders, healers and educators frequently have much 9 energy. The number is less inclined to the competitive business environment and may find this a struggle.

As do all the life path numbers, the 9 has its negative side. Because of the demanding nature of the truly positive 9, many tend to fail in this category. It is not uncommon for persons with the 9 life path to fight the realities and challenges of purpose imposed here because selflessness is not an easy trait. You may have difficulty believing that giving and a lack of personal ambition can be satisfying. It must be realized and accepted that little long-term satisfaction and happiness is to be gained by rejecting the natural humanitarian inclinations of this path.

© Michael McClain 1996-2006.

July 22, 2006

Where's my pu$$y?

The puppy came back from MT cuz Monique couldn't keep her; then I was gonna keep her, then the neighbor boy wanted the puppy because his dog died. OK. I couldn't say no!

We had a pirates of the carribean birthday party for Chantz yesterday, he he. It was fun! He turned 29; yes I am a cradle robber. While MIL and I were at walmart I got me a free kitten. Finally! a cat. He is all black and cute and three months old; already litter trained. Rocksy wants to play with him, but got wacked and is now scared of him! Funny. She can't stay away from him. I think I will name him Darkness.

For C's bday I got the folks to go in on a bbqer with me. A nice one! Stainless steel with 2 lids. It rocks. Larry got the same one for himself! We went into Lowes andhe could have been a salesman for them! He knew all about them and compared them for me! I guess he has been drooling for a while! So we've been bbqing. Yummy.

I got a package from Susie, thanks girl, of some really nice stuff for the kids and me today. Baby blankies and toys and smelly stuff. Ummmm.

gotta go. I need to go eat. Oh and we got a crib at the flea market in cut n shoot (its a town).

Later.

July 12, 2006

Ok you guys

So no one wants to play with me? Well phooey on you!

I am searching for the medicaid office in montgomery county. We need either medicaid or CHIP health insurance for the kids! I found private schools that could work with Austin, possibly anyway, but they are soooo expensive. Around $8000 to $12,000 a year, plus fees and uniforms. Way out of our price range, even with the help offered from C's parents!

I am lazy, sotoday I am going to post an email I sent to my aunt and grandmother. Hey, that's what you get for not playing the big fish game with me! (SEE PREVIOUS POST) So ha!

Sorry I have not contacted you sooner. Things have been very hectec. We only recently got our phone hooked up. WE live 10 miles out of Willis and Conroe Tx, about 40 miles north of Houston. We live in a house in the country; an area that is slowly becoming developed. It is beautiful here. The house was just recently built and we are working the quirks out of it, including spiders and sand scorpions that were trapped in the walls. Icky. The scorpions get about 2 inches long and are not as dangerous as giant ones. We just squish them. We havent seen any since we sprayed for bugs, thankfully.

We have taken many pictures of the kids but have yet to develop them. But we will! We are going to get the kids' pictures taken at walmart next week. The kids have already made friends here and are having lots of fun exploring our back yard, about a 3rd of which is heavily wooded. We have a 2 acre lot and have lot of space for the kids and our dog to run around. WE found a home for Rocksy's puppy back in montana; one of Chantz's cousins wanted a puppy and my inlaws are taking her with them. They still drive tools back and forth between TX and MT, but Chantz mostly does local trips. Conroe is a very nice town and has lots of shopping and has services that are not available in Montana. We lived 300 miles from Sears and malls before. That was a real pain. The weather here is nice and more humid than MT, which is hot and dry. We don't plan on moving anytime soon. This is a 4 bedroom house and has plenty of space. I swear my (master) bedroom is half the size of or old trailer! We do not own it yet; my inlaws own it and we live in it as part of C's salary. We hope to refinance in our own name in a few years.

I have a cold so I am slightly miserable right now. I beleive getting a cold in the summer is downright cruel and should be made illegal. All those cold germs should be thrown into prison for invading my body this time of year. How dare they?

Brandy had trouble sleeping last night; meaning she thought she should stay up until 2 in the morning with an upset tummy when mommy thought it was time to sleep. We napped today; I took some childrens cold medicine got knocked out for a few hours. I needed that. I woke her up a few minutes ago, though. I am going to keep her awake as much as possible today. i don't like losing sleep. Unfortunately I can't make losing sleep illegal. I just don't think Brandy would do well in baby prison. The food you know...

Sorry, I am tired. Anyway, our new address is ------ ------ Ln, Willis Tx -----. Willis is a small town that is growing to accomodate the increasing Conroe, which itself is expanding to accomodate the ever growing Houston. I will keep you updated more often, I promise. We don't get a cell phone signal out here, so we were lucky we finally got a phone. There is no cable TV either, which means there is no cable internet. I am currently suffering the the idignations of dial up, and am quite ecstatic to be doing so! We have another phone number we can be reached at, it is 555-555-5555. But our other number should work as well.

BTW, I am on a new medication for the malfunctions of my personality and am feeling much better than I have in a long, long, long time. Thank god for proxac for me, will you? We currently aren't speaking to each other.

Later and love and hugs and stuff,
Dawn Marie
TTYL!!!!!!!

July 10, 2006

The Big Fish Tale Game

If you are reading this post, please post a comment with a COMPLETELY MADE UP AND FICTIONAL memory of you and me.

It can be anything you want - good or bad - BUT IT HAS TO BE FAKE.

When you're finished, post this little paragraph on your blog and be surprised (or mortified) about what people DON'T ACTUALLY remember about you.

I'm anxious to read your stories and if you are going to do this experiment on your blog, let me know so I can come visit!

Give me your best Big Fish Tale.

I found this over at Artistic Bytes From the Third Eye. Post a false memory over at her blog, too.

Come on Susie, I can't wait to read what you don't remember about me!

July 08, 2006

For the 4th...

... we went to Galvaston Island. It was rainy and gloomy and C was going to keep on going... I said it was Bruce's first trip to the beach, and the kids really want to go and we are going! So he pulled over and I made him go back out and find us a better spot and he did, he he. There were a few other people out there. I figured it would be cold and the kids would stay 10 minutes and we would leave, so we left C and Brandy in the van.

The water was warm and the air was warm and Bruce spent 20 minutes giggling nonstop. We didn't even notice the rain and soon C joined us, it quit raining and slowly got sunny and burnt us all to a crisp. All except Tessa who already had a nice tan and ended up with and even nicer tan. But we had fun! We were going to go to walmart first and get beach stuff but didn't since the weather was so crappy. We still had fun. Next time we will go to Stewarts beach tho; they have showers and it is cleaner.

Did I mention we had fun? We road the ferry over to Bolivar peninsula, discoved there isn't anything over there but houses on stilts. Nice houses on stills, metal boxes on stilts, gas stations on stilts. And some local bbq joints that we didn't go to, damn him, tho i didn't pitch a fit cuz those darn pills (prozac) are working, and then we rode the ferry back to Galvaston and ate at Marios and had some Italian food. We saw tons of fireworks on the way home, people were lighting them off everywhere. We reached Houston at 10 and traffic STOPPED. We finally made it home and crashed. Tess and I got to see a fireworks display next to a soccer field on county line rd on the first. It was done by some local people andwas better than anything Glendive has ever put on. It lasted an hour! It was great. I guess Houstons only lasted 17 minutes but was the biggest in the united states. Cool. We didn't get to see it tho. I guess they can't sell fireworks after the forth here because all the booths are closed. Kids were upset about that, but they will live.

New subject:
Mackensie, that is the puppy remember? Has a new home. A and L are taking her back to Montana- A's neice wants a puppy for her daughter and we just happen to have one! she is a friendly dog, very outgoing. She is so much easier to like than Rocksy was and now I know why. Instead of buying a shy dog for the kids to play with, they should have gotten an outgoing dog. Rocksy is a great guard dog, but she has an annoying personality. BUT:
  • She is potty trained
  • a good gaurd dog
  • mine
So if he thinks he is getting rid of stupid, he has another thing coming, so there. I am going to call the vet and get her fixed, dewormed again, updated on her shots and maybe even groomed because her soft fluffy under fur is FALLING out at an amazing rate. It comes out in thick tufts.

C was mad at me last night because I beat his score on our handheld yahtzee game (I got a 398) and since Brandy was fussy I slept on the floor with her... and Miss Rocksy snuggled me. Then later she tried to lay on me so I went to bed. C told her to go lay down and she tried to get in bed with him! LMAO...