100,000

A new milestone was reached this morning. My car reached 100,000 miles! I know, what an accomplishment! It only took 8 years and 4 months! So about 12,000 miles a year. Not too bad!

An Update

It's been awhile since I've posted on here. Not much has happened is why! :) It's finally spring, so Bea & I have been spending more time outside. I bought a 3-Piece patio set that I put together myself. The older ladies at the apartments were surprised that I could do it myself! lol

I also planted tomatoes, peppers and onions so I can make my own salsa this summer! The onions are growing well, but the others haven't grown much yet. Give them time, though.

For the past month or so I've been dealing with a dog with separation anxiety issues. Within the past week she has gotten better, though. I don't know what triggered it, but as of yesterday morning she was acting more like her normal self (waking me up in the morning and trying to get me out of bed by licking my face and arms). It's good to have her back to normal!

The picture that I've posted was taken by my sister...check her out at http://blog.imagingrox.com/. It's an awesome picture of me in my glasses with the dog. Below is a picture she took of Bea that same day...love it, too!

Amano Artisan Chocolate

In December I was a lucky winner from Blake Makes. What did I win? Amano Chocolate! Who wouldn't love to win chocolate????


Just look at that gold wrapper! I felt like Charlie Bucket..."Cause I've got a golden ticket. I've got a golden chance to make my way. And with a golden ticket, it's a golden day."

I received a 2 ounce bar of the Amano Jembrana chocolate. Jembrana is a handcrafted dark chocolate (70% is the minimum percentage of cocoa to be exact!). This chocolate is so god. I just let it sit and melt on my tongue, savoring it as it filled me with chocolaty goodness! And for those of you out there watching what you're eating, 1 square has only .44 Weight Watchers points! A nice treat to savor!


Thanks to Blake Makes and Amano Chocolate for allowing me to try this chocolate...it was a wonderful experience!

Here's The Mail!

I guess it's what I should expect from living in what used to be a retirement community. I received mail from Senior Care Services. First, it was addressed to "Resident" and I'm not a senior. I opened it anyway. The top reads "INCONTINENT SUPPLIES REQUEST FOR MEDICAID RECIPIENTS" and in the middle of the page there are pictures of Depend underwear and Poise pads. Um, nope, I don't need those! If you would like the request form, just let me know! :)

Happy New Year!

I won tickets to the Downtown Countdown at Embassy Suites in Des Moines, so I asked Sherrie if she'd like to go with me. We had a fun time listening to music and people watching. (Sorry about the picture quality...all I had was my cell phone.)

While in the bar, Doozie's, we saw Craig, who we work with.

This picture is what I looked like at the end of the night...definitely not as bad as all the people getting drunk!

Happy New Year, Everyone!

Possible Glasses

I went to the eye doctor yesterday. It had been about a year and a half since I went. I've noticed that it's been more difficult to read things farther away lately. He did the eye exam, and said that I have 20/25 to 20/30 vision. I've read that in order to pass the driving test, your vision has to be 20/40. The doctor did give me a prescription for glasses, although he said I should still be find without them, but they might be helpful when driving at night or when my eyes are acting up. Working on the computer and reading are fine without glasses. I asked about how much they would cost, and a pair would be about $130.00. Not too bad, but I'm going to wait for a while to get any. My eyes are fine otherwise, and like the doctor said, I don't need them for reading or working on the computer, and I can drive without any.

Fertile Soil

Well, come spring the soil in the flower bed around my place should be pretty fertile. It's the only place Bea will potty now with the snow! She'll walk on, lick, and eat the snow, but she won't potty on it! She had been using her puppy pad for a couple of days until last night when she finally went in the flower bed! YEAH! Now if she'd just poo outside! I took her for a long walk the other night when it was warmer, but she didn't want to go on the snow. Grrr...stubborn Dachshunds! :)

And on another note...STUPID DES MOINES REGISTER DELIVERY GUY!!!! This morning I was outside with Bea a little before 6:00. I try to make her stay quiet, and if she barks I tell her no. Well, she heard the delivery guy walking, and barked at him. I told her no, but then the delivery guy started barking back at her! I took her straight inside before he walked past my place. I've talked to him before when he's walked by, but the last time we saw him he started barking, too. It just gets Bea worked up, and I don't want to wake everyone else up! So I decided we'd just go inside until he left. What a MORON!