House Guest :)

Jon's Visit to Wisconsin June 26-July 10, a set on Flickr.

I recently had a house guest. I've never had anyone visit who hasn't lived here presently or previously. It was very enjoyable to see the area from a different set of eyes.

Etsy!

I find myself loving Etsy more and more each day.  I purchased myself a nice new address stamp not only because of the cuteness factor, but also to help my books and movies I lend out easier to find their way back home.
What do you think?

My Puppies!

Well, it should come as no surprise that I have three dogs and I love them very much.
Although I have no human children, I feel that I am satisfied with pouring all of my love into my pups.
Thunder was our first dog, he is 7 years old.  He found us in late August of 2004.  One morning he found himself in our yard and decided to take a snooze under one of our trees.  At the time he was only about 5 months old.  After much debate, I took him to the humane society where he was held for seven days.  After the seven days passed, I had the opportunity to adopt him...which I did. 

Faolin was our second dog, she is 7 years old as well.  After having Thunder for over a year, we decided Thunder should have a pack-mate.  After doing some resesarch, I found the rescue organization Adopt A Husky and began the application process.  Within a few weeks, we came home with a little girl to add to our family.  Given her beautiful red hair, I thought an Irish name would suit her well...especially given my Irish heritage.  Her name, Faolin, means red wolf in Gaelic.  After having her now for a number of years, I find that the Irish name is appropriate for so many reasons-primarily because she has an "Irish temper".  :)

And, last but not least...I'll introduce you to Diesel.  Unlike Thunder and Faolin, Diesel came to us at a mere 5 weeks old.  A friend of mine has two huskies, who were bred, and produced a litter of puppies.  We knew if we were to add a third dog, it would need to be a male because Faolin has a very dominant female personality.  When the puppies were born all of them were female except one!  That made our decision for us, and Diesel became part of our family a few weeks later.  He is a sweet boy, but full of energy.  He's quite a goof ball.

HBO

I just recently started watching the series "Six Feet Under" on HBO Go.  I am finding it incredibly amusing seeing Michael C. Hall as any other character other than Dexter.  I love Dexter but am also finding this show to be quite good.  I am surprised to find that there is still quite a bit of humor considering the subject matter. 
I highly recommend either one of these shows to anyone.

Pity Party

So, it has been nearly six months since my last post.  I have really no excuse for the lapse.

On February 28th I slipped in my driveway on the tiniest of patches of ice.  Broke my leg and ankle in three places.  I am the proud new owner of a plate and eight screws, which are happily holding my leg together. 

In four days, I will embark on the next section of my journey with the removal of my hard cast.  Next in line is the walking boot which I will have for the remainder of my healing time. 

Surprisingly enough, I have never broken a bone before...and hope to never go through anything like this again.

It's a good week and I am glad to be making progress.

Cheers!