rude comment

i'm going to post this rude comment on got yesterday, since most people dont go back over a year in blogs to check on comments

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Have you ever heard of animal cruelty? Someone should call the cops!

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Posted by Anonymous to perceptions from portville at 10/29/2006 12:21:29 AM

the post is from 2005!!!

people really need to get a life

weekend over

well the weekend is over...no fun. work has been so hectic and long hours that i am not looking forward to tomorrow. its going to be this busy for months. the weekends are going to mean so much more than they did before. last week i worked 4- 12 hour days and then 8. augh.
so this weekend i got my bug back- its time to search for a new car now. turns out the dealership in PA made me pay for my water pump- then turned around and put a warranty claim on their own into VW!! scum...

we cleaned the basement today, we are going to start to finish it off. first step is to move the washer and dryer to the basement though. i took pictures of our progress, but i havent got them on the internet yet. but i did load over 100 pictures off my camera and i think 95% of them were our dogs....you can tell what exciting lives we live. i'll link them up here, incase anyone wants to see our pups.

we took family photos of the dogs halloween costumes, ryan let me buy murphy a cute coat from old navy.

it was also suggested that i start putting up an entry to state who got voted off survivor each week- so just a warning that if you dont watch it thursday nights dont check my blog friday unless you want to know who gets voted off.

cold

it was freezing here this morning- i had to scrap ice and i didnt even have my icescraper in my car yet. actually i dont have my car- i am driving ryans truck. we took my bug up to buffalo this weekend to have the water pump fixed- it is still overheating. luckily the part is under warranty so i shouldnt have to pay for it. we went to dinner at red lobster and we had to eat off paper plates and utensils because there is a water advisory in buffalo - due to the storm. and they are like on survivor where you have to boil the water for 2 mins before you can drink it. it was an experience. very good though.

then yesterday i had to come into work to help with inventory. i wanted to shoot ryan for answering the phone :)

this weekend we are going to the bills/patriots game with becky and her friend. its going to be fun!!!! i just hope not cold and rainy. last time we went to a game it was awful weather. and i swore i would never go to another game. ha ha

wedding

well this weekend was nicoles wedding. it was alot of fun. i got to see so many people i hadnt seen in years. it was decided for me that i have to plan a camping trip for everyone next summer. sooo start giving me some good dates for people. it will probably be in the lake george area since a few people have boats and that seems to be a conviant place for people to go to. it is 6 hours for us but i guess we can handle it.

here are the pics

the bug is still leaking antifreeze- and i havent got confirmation that the warranty will cover the breakdown in PA. i am hating the bug more and more. but the thought of not having it is sad too.

linnie and patty didnt complain too much about their trip to auntie B's so i think becky was civil to them. big step for her :)

garlic festival

today we went to the garlic festival today in cuba. it was nice. we got 6 garlics- all different types all locally grown. apparently the garlic in grocery stores is from china! and we got some garlic dip spices. we made the tomato garlic today it was yummy. we had steaks tonight too with cloves of garlic in it. we probably smell so good right about now.

we got alot done this weekend. alot of cleaning and home improvements, alot of the nuisance stuff that just had to get done.

i got my bug back tuesday after $1280!!! and then it stalled on thursday and overheated on my way home friday. oh and the radio doesnt work. i dont know what to do i am sooooo sick of this car.

Last night we went out to dinner and then to a bar. it was fun- alittle dead out but i had a good time and i was DD so we didnt have to get a cab.

Cant wait to hear how the beer tour went in SYR

weekend #1 in albany

this was the first weekend of 3 that i will be in albany. It was nicole's shower. Here are the pics. Nicole was a very good sport about the whole thing, i thought the dress up was a riot. Sarah BEWARE!!
I also got linus her halloween costume. it is soo cute. there are pictures in there of her too.

my bug is finally done- they haven't told me the cost yet but i am going to get it tomorrow. i can't wait. i just want my car back.

today we had to go to a funeral for one of ryans friend, who husband (27!!) just died of a heart attack. It was SOOOO SAD. i cant imagine- and they have a 1 yr old son. just cant even imagine what she is going through.

Bucky on the loose

this morning when we got up there were flares up on the road in front of our street. i thought there was an accident or something but it was a roadblock and the st troopers were checking all the cars coming through. when ryan went through town there was another block and it was backing up traffic all through town. apparently last night someone tried to break into the pharmacy and they think it was bucky. SCARY. we have to lock everything up tonight. i guess over a month ago he stole a car from portville. he lived here years ago i guess.
oh in case people didnt know the story- a guy "bucky" phillips escaped from a prison near buffalo and has been on the run since april. they suspect he killed a trooper this weekend. the trooper died sunday and he is the main suspect. crazy.

OBX RECAP

Well we made it back and it only took 16 hours to drive back. We picked up a u-haul and then picked up my bug....took it to Du Bois, PA then dropped the u-haul off. We had some directions trouble in finding the VW dealership. thank god we made it. it was quite cramped in the silverado with 6 people but not too bad.
we got home at 11:00 pm and asleep by midnight. we had to get up early to get to the dogs. they seemed to be okay at the kennel. they had some funny stories. murphy was the "blanket stealer". Every morning when they came in to the kennel murphy had taken the blankets from the cages on both sides of him. and linus was the "social" one, cause everytime they let them out linus would have to stop and visit every dog in their cage. so funny. linus and patty both have a hoarse cough, but i think its because they probably barked for a week straight. Patty has one eye that seems to be bothered. hopefully it will be better tomorrow. i have some old ointment from before that we put in her eye.
the trip was fun, i am still pretty itchy from my sunburn. i think i got some sun rash.

tonight ryan picked a huge green "zuccini" and cath informed me today that it was a pumpkin!!! you learn something new everyday. ha ha ha

OBX

we are in the outer banks this week. we have had lots of fun so far... boring is not a word that can be used so far. my bug blew up on the way down, so we had to squeeze into ryans parents truck for half of the trip. i talked to the mechanic yesterday and they said the 'motor' was bad. they are going to have another person look at it. there is only 92k miles on it so i am not happy. i have a warranty of 7 years or 100k so i might have this covered we will see.
saturday we hit 3 hours of almost deadstop traffic. sunday it was beautiful weather - we went to the beach all day. yesterday it rained alot of the morning and then becky decided to drink a couple of 20 oz chocolate martini's and just about died in the pool. nurse sarah took care of her though and she made it. Only after puking in the pool ALOT. she doesnt remember much- i have some pictures though. i will be sure to post them.

tests

those were fun tests....bert was a little off though -I am by far no neat freak- ask Ryan. but I liked that website.


getting geared up for going to Syracuse this weekend. I have been trying to walk the dogs everyday this week - cause that is the dog whisperer's biggest thing is work, discipline, then affection. and work is walking. last night we tried to do what he did with the vacuum cleaner cause I cant vacuum with patty or linus in the house cause they attack the cleaner. but it worked last night doing what he said. I'm so impressed. my dogs have hope.

These are fun!!

You Are a Lime Margarita

Realistic and grounded, you have the energy to tackle any obstacle that stands in your way. Hyper and driven, you despise lazy behavior of all kinds... especially lazy drunks too tired to dance!

What Flavor Margarita Are You?

You Are Bert

Extremely serious and a little eccentric, people find you loveable - even if you don't love them! You are usually feeling: Logical - you rarely let your emotions rule you You are famous for: Being smart, a total neat freak, and maybe just a little evil How you life your life: With passion, even if your odd passions (like bottle caps and pigeons) are baffling to others

The Sesame Street Personality Quiz

busy busy

well i have been a little busy so i havent been able to update the blog. unfort. my new job does not allow me the luxury of surfing the net and checking email all day.... i have to actually earn my pay.

we are (well ryan is) doing housework today. he got 3 truck loads of gravel to put under murphys cage and under the deck. he has been moving the gravel since about one. i have been cleaning inside.

murphy is doing good. he was 20 lbs on thursday when we took him to the vet. getting bigger everyday i think. ryan has sit and stay pretty much down. now ryan has to learn how to duck hunt since he will be training murphy to go get the ducks he has to learn to kill. funny how boys think. backwards that is. lets get a dog and train him on something you dont even do. ugh. i wish dogs could retrieve deer. since we already have the million dollars of supplies for that hobby. i need an expensive hobby. hmmm.... any ideas?

only 2 weeks to nc. i am so excited for it. this is our last weekend of rest for a while. next weekend we are going to syracuse then our trip to the OBX and then my friend is getting married on labor day. Then i go to Albany for nicoles shower...two weeks later back to albany for the bachelorette party... two weeks later the actual wedding. then rest.

monday

So the puppy has been a handful. ryans mom watched them friday and saturday night and sunday morning she was WAITING for us to come take them. he chews on alot of things, that wouldnt be so bad if linus wasnt barking, growling, and chasing him all over. i feel bad for the both of them- linus is truly bothered by him- she wont relax and poor murphy gets attacked any time he breathes wrong around linus.

work has been good- starting over though kind of sucks. i work with really nice people and i dont think it will take long but its still an adjustment period. and i seriously think i have a neon light on my head when i walk in the plant. its like these people have never been out in public before- no manners i tell you.

we watched tristan and isolde last night. it was a good movie- enertaining. this weekend was a friend of ryans wedding. i had a very good time. friday night we went to the ellicottville brewing company for the rehearsal dinner and then saturday the wedding was at the ski resort. they were suppose to get married outside but it poured all day. they got married inside and it was very nice.

yesterday i saw a black snake in the side yard, and i was in my bare feet. i was so scared. ryan was mowing the lawn and i was screaming and jumping up and down to get his attention. i finally got him to see me - he went over to the snake and tried to pick him up and the snake tried to bite him. so ryan had to kill him. i was soooo freaked out though. then i was convinced to mow the lawn and while i was mowing something moved in the grass right near where my mom had also seen a snake. so i got all freaked out again. It was only a toad - but it was horrible, i was hysterical and ryan just looked at me like i was crazy. i dont want to even step foot on the grass anymore. i read that snakes like loose dirt and tall grass. so i told ryan we are going to gravel the whole yard.

lots to report on

so there is so much to tell you about...
first off terrible news- murphy has a heart murmur. and ryan called the breeder (Gun Creek Labradors) and they dont think they are responsible for the vet bills associated with it. AND they didnt even have him see a vet before we got him. The breeder gave him his first shots. Ridiculous that they get away with that. ryan is talking with his vet and the breeder. but i think we need to threaten that we will get a lawyer and take out an ad in the paper over this.

most terrible news- i turned 28 today! god i'm old.

this weekend was the italian fest. fun fun. becky came to visit. she has all the details on her blog.

i did get tons of good stuff today though- ryan got me the cool new clogs that are everywhere, a linus doll bobble head, and margarita fixins. cath got me tons of little cakes, daisies, and a red sox sweatshirt, sarah and jr got me an old navy gift card, carrie got me the wreckers cd and a cute new hello kitty shirt that ryan would have never let me buy, hopefully becky is getting me laguna beach season 2 on dvd. :)

ok more to post later esp about the new job

2 days to go

only two more days and i am done with my current employer. whooo hoooo. i cant tell you how excited i am. tomorrow they are a having a lunch for me, i am probably going to have to say some sort of speech. but i dont want to.

murphy pee'd inside for the first time last night. and ryan took him outside in the pouring rain and thunder and lightening...hopefully he is so tramatized that he will never do it again.


The Happy Family

becky is coming to visit this weekend...it will be so fun- we are going to the drive in friday night and then to the italian festival saturday.

reunion weekend

so reunion weekend is done....finally. It was a fun but long weekend. We went to the parkwood Friday night and there was a large turnout. We partied all night. When we got home at 2:30 I passed out and Ryan had to play with Murphy for a bit, then he went to sleep for about 2 hours and then Murphy started crying so Ryan had to get up. he slept in the office next to the cage, in the doorway using my workbag as a pillow, and outside in the yard. so he didn't get much sleep, a puppy is a slot of work :) Then Saturday we had to get up early and go to a picnic. We brought Murphy and he slept alot of the day. Saturday night we went to a dinner that the average age was 70. it was good food but kind of boring. We then went out to the bars again. most of us were exhausted, so we weren't a ton of fun. We went to granny's (and they are under new ownership) and a bachelorette party came in and apparently asked the DJ to play some different music. they were playing terrible music for a Saturday night. and the owner came up to the bachelorette and told her that "we don't play n-word music here" so the party left and informed us of what he said. needless to say we pretty much finished our drinks and left. I wont be frequenting that bar again. and Ryan tries to tell me the people aren't racist here. I guess there are racist people anywhere, but come on....it was as if I was in SC again. and why a bar "service" would not give its customers what they want is beyond me. I know I am going to tell everyone I know not to go there. I hope the guy goes out of business.

I added new pictures of Murphy on the link below, so you can check him out. he hasn't had an accident yet in the house (besides the cage). I'm impressed. Tonight we took Murphy to the river behind our house and he had his first swim.

Murphy

Murphy is the name of the new puppy. I liked charlie better (to go with Linus and Peppermint Patty) but ryan said no. he is mean sometimes.

Murphy apparently cried all day yesterday my neighbor told me. so that is not good. luckily grammy and grampy stayed over last night after the pearl party and were able to keep him company today. cath went out this morning and he was crying and shivering in his dog house. poor baby.

linus is still not liking him at all. lucy and franklin and mindy came over yesterday and all seem to be okay with him. its just linus who hates him.

puppy

well we finally got the puppy-
we picked him up last night and he cried the whole car ride home- well he cried, then puked on me, then fell asleep. he is so adorable. here is the link to the pictures. some are from our camping trip and cleveland trip this weekend.

Pics Here

he slept until about 2:30 in the morning then cried on and off all morning. ryan has night duty :)
patty seemed fine with him, sniffed him and then went on her normal way. Linus however is scared of him. her ears are down and she will bark at him when he cries. and if he makes any sudden movement she runs away. very not like her. she even went in her cage on her own last night. she has done that maybe once in her life. I'm a little concerned about her.

one week to go

one week from today we will have our new puppy. they added new pictures on the link, so check them out again. we need to start getting our house ready. we also got our new fence for him and need to put it up.
this weekend we are going camping and then going to cleveland to see wicked and the yankees/indians game. then when we get back its puppy time.

ooooh greys anatomy is soooo good. we can't stop watching it.