Cat Drama.

Pogo the cat has been ill of late.  Took her to the vet.  $250 later...she might have kidney disease.  I have a session with the vet tomorrow to learn how to do fluid injections for her.  We also have to have her rechecked in a week after taking meds this week.  I assume another $200-400 will be spent in the coming weeks.  Pogo might have to go on an altered diet for the rest of her life.  Le sigh.

Sam the cat is shitting everywhere.

Indie the cat is being mean to Pogo non-stop since she got back from the vet.

Second half of the property tax is due soon...as are all the bills.  I really hope my bonus check on the 13th is decent...or I'll be gaining a few more gray hairs on my silver-tipped  scalp.  :P

Land of the free, home of the brave...

Nearly crying with excitement, joy, and hope for the future...

...I started to make breakfast during the inauguration.

Potatoes -- some with skin on...some with skin off. Pan fried with onions.

Turkey bacon inside of omelets...which I'm renamed "OBAMlets."

Silly, I know...but I am really moved by this whole Obama business. The last time I felt so passionately about politics was when I was in High School...and everyone is overly passionate and opinionated during those years.

MY QUESTION TO YOU ALL:

What is your first impulse when Obama asks you to work for this country? What are YOU going to do to make us stronger?

Cross posted to Myspace, facebook and livejournal.

tonight on the menu...

Braised oxtails in a red wine, tomato, and vegetable gravy/reduction.  

Wild rice.

Roasted beets, parsnips, turnips, yams, and squash.  

A glass of red wine.

First Blogger Post

I have just created a "blogger" brand blog.  Add this to the list of other online accounts of my life:  livejournal, greatestjournal (going defunct), myspace, facebook, pogo games, meez, yahoo...etc.

There are times when I get frustrated with petty, insignificant squabbles on these sites.  I also grow weary of people who have claimed my friendship, then decided they do not want to be friends with me for "_________________" (insert reason here).  You don't like my husband?  Not my problem.  I don't call you enough?  Sorry.  The older I get the shorter my patience wick is becoming on my candle of...where am I going with this?

Bah.  Anyway.  Here's a blog that I intend to use to stay connected to my brother(s), people connected to my brother(s), my husbands kid(s), and people that are not in my "usual" online circle of friends.  Sometimes you need a blog-away-from-blog...am I right (write)?