The in-laws are here for their yearly visit. So, I will either be having a lot of computer time in the next 4 weeks (hiding from them) or I will not be getting hardly any computer time (out doing stuff). Anyone want to take bets about which will happen? :P

it's getting all cluttered here again. i hate the feeling of having stuff in piles and having too much stuffed in cupboards and having stuff all over the floor. it makes me feel a little on the crazy side. a little off kilter. i want to get rid of the stuff....but when i look around everything seems needed. i want to get rid of the stuff...but my ocd/phobia makes it hard. i want to get rid of the stuff....but....i don't know, everything just gets in the way.

i wish i had a very nice big desk. i could have my computer at the desk, with all our personal/financial admin stuff, my church materials/resources, with my favourite books, with my crafting materials arranged all nicely next to the desk. it's my dream.

i want one side of the room to look like this


and the other side of the room to have a cra7fting station like this.

we've had our dog for 40 days now, and these have been the costs

$199 to adopt from winnipeg humane society (this includes spaying and shots and stuff).
$12 for leash because you assumed the humane society would give you a leash and you can't leave without having the dog on the leash, so you end up buying a leash at the humane society store.
$40 for giant bag of dog food that dog will not eat.
$12 for food and water dish and $20 for dog bed that your child exclaims are the most perfect things ever (it's sad when 2 weeks later dog chews 1 dish up and rips stuffing out of dog bed),
$6 for bag of treats,
$12 for pit stop at McDonalds because your child had to poop and there was no bathrooms at the store.
$16 for bag of dog food that the dog will eat because she hasn't ate anything in 3 days.
$40 for a variety of toys that dog does not play with, but child enjoys on a daily basis.
$99 for obedience training because you realize your calm placid dog turns into a hell hound whilst you are gone to work.
$28 for a bigger bag of dog food that dog eats
$8 for teeth cleaning treat things that are supposed to last for hours and hours and clean teeth at same time. dog consumes in 4 minutes.
$120 for crate because you realize that obedience training is not going to save your wall.
$135 for trip to vet because dog develops bald spots on legs, apparently from the 'hard' surface in the crate because the dog pushes blankets aside (and doesn't have the nice cushy pillow because she ripped stuffing out) and lays on the plastic tray thus causing her fur to thin and fall out, and whilst there you get told that you need heartworm medication as well.

i'm not even adding it up. seriously. the dog has cost more then the kid did in his first 6 months. needless to say we have been dipping into savings.

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