His name is Spacey.

He's 7 but acts like 2. His owner had to give him up when her parents decided to move to a place that doesn't allow pets. We work together, so it's an "open adoption".
He's adorable.

...Unless the SL is 25 or so....

So, we are finally getting a dog! He's a 7 year old Jack Russell that needed a home. A girl I work with lives with her parents, who are moving where pets are not allowed. It's an "open adoption"-she can visit and I told her next lay-off I will bring him to the office for a visit.
Spouse mumbled "I don't think we need a dog", which was as close to an OK as he'd allow; son doesn't want one verbally, but I think he, like the spouse, will melt; daughter is totally stoked and has already laid claim to him on her Facebook.
There's a site that you can order b-day greetings from your favorite celebrities and D got me Michael Waltrip. It was very well done-not one of those obvious "insert greeting here" deals-the little speech was smooth and personal, as personal as a mass-produced message could be. Perhaps they just say the same things over and over 200 times. Ain't technology grand?
Double nickels....damn....

On Saturday, September 12, 2009, my mom, Rose King, passed away.

Cliche's....it comes down to cliches..."In the blink of an eye". "Time heals all wounds". Think of one, I'll live up to it at some point, as we all will.

The ankle is, "for all intents and purposes", healed. The foot attached to it, on the other hand, is taking its sweet ass time getting back to normal. It swells, it hurts, I lose my balance standing. Yesterday, a loud pop followed by a sudden burst of "YEEOUCH!!" struck the outer joint of the ankle and probably set me back a day or two. And all I was doing was sitting and waiting for...
News on my mom. She went into the hospital to have her mitral valve replaced. Dr. came out to us after over 4 hours in the OR to tell us (me, dad, my siblings), that everything went very well and they were just cleaning her up and bringing her to ICU. My sister's and I went down to greet mom's siblings who'd just arrived. In that short time, mom coded. They revived her, brought her...

When did tfp become pg??? Do i have to say "friggin" now or "garshdernitall?"
Must I be afraid my kid is gonna be here now seeing as how he's a forum freak?

Jeez, I can't leave you kids alone for a second....