Cut, Curl, Crimp

Phew! What a whirlwind! I am currently working on my 100 groom dogs that I must accomplish before I am allowed to get commission and let me tell ya what!! It is EXHAUSTING!!!! I mean bathing dogs is hard work don't get me wrong, but the mental stress is magnified by like......562%!!! I am really enjoying the experience though! I know that it will be a big adjustment, but I am up for it! I am so thankful for a husband who willing to put up with the long hours and stressed out wife!! Love you baby!

We all know what comes after Thanksgiving and so I am sure you all know what I am superdy duper excited about!!! I can't wait until then!!!

*is too tired to blog* *stay tuned*

When one does one's best

Grooming school...what can I say. It has been an interesting road. It has had its down points for sure. But yesterday (mind you 1 more day left) I FINALLY began to feel like a groomer. I did a Standard Poodle and a Bichon yesterday! I was able to do Poms and clean feet (Katelyn did an excellent job an the other half of the poodle too!!) on the Poodle! CLEAN FEET ARE EXHAUSTING! For my non-groomer friends, clean feet is the process on poodles where you shave their feet really short. It is very tedious because you have to shave between the toes too! Bleck!! Not my favorite grooming process! I DO however LOVE LOVE LOVE hand scissoring! I find it relaxing and rewarding!
The finished product!

This little lady was a Bichon named Mandy!!! She was such a sweetheart (must be the name :P) And she turned out very pretty if I say so myself!!!!!


Thankful Thought #4 I am thankful for friends who miss me when I am gone

Thankful Thought #5 I am thankful for inspirational friends who keep me constantly bettering myself

Thankful Thought #6 I am thankful for CANDY CANES!!!!!!!!!!!!

When Inspiration Hits

I LOVE being inspired. I love looking at people's ideas, digesting them, and forming my own version to fit me. I always enjoy a well written blog. This is one of my favs:
Kim's Blog

Because of her list, I have made my own. I hope to look back this time next year and see everything crossed off. Enjoy!!

1. Have our own apartment
2. Furnish our home
3. Make my own candles
4. Have a pen pal
5. Adopt/sponsor a Humbolt penguin
6. Lose 50 lbs.
7 Read 10 biographies
8. Volunteer at an animal shelter
9. Participate in Boston Marathon
10. Scale rock climbing wall at gym
11. Meet my water goal everyday
12. Find the perfect library card catalog
13. Reduce amount of foreign made purchases
14. Buy more local foods
15. Visit the ocean more
16. Keep up on birthday cards
17. Read more history books
18. Save $2,000
19. Write an informative article and seek to have it published
20. Own an original piece of artwork
21. Visit all the museums in the Smithsonian
22. Take a picture at each monument in D.C.
23. Manicure my nails more often
24. Actively seek methods to clear my skin
25. Watch every Marilyn Monroe movie
26. Learn the rules of tennis
27. Be able to swim 10 proper laps
28. Visit Salem
29. Host a formal party
30. Dance in the rain
31. Have a snowball fight
32. See Wicked in New York
33. Take Julio to New England Aquarium
34. Enjoy each I Love Lucy episode again.
35. Do one thing I am scared to death of
36. Rescue a cat in need
37. Upgrade our car
38. Raise $5,000 for charity
39. Watch 5 documentaries
40. Start a bookclub
41. Become cat certified
42. Attend a cooking class
43. Take ballroom dancing lessons
44. Take 5,000 pictures
45. Learn a craft
46. Own one piece of Harry Potter movie memrobilia
47. Grow my hair out and donate to locks of love
48. Buy a tailor made suit for Julio
49. Own a pair of antique candelabras
50. Accomplish more this year than last.

I hope some of these give you inspiration to follow some of your whims this year and live life to the fullest!

The Season of Thanks

I love the cold weather....(wipe the shocked look off your face please). I was ALSO pleasantly surprised when I walked into Target and saw they have almost ALL of their Christmas products out!!! Yay for Christmas music!

Thankful Thought#3 I am thankful for living in a state where there are distinct seasons!

(kudos to Kim for being able to cross goals off her list :)

My Three Sons

Each one of my "Boys" is special to me. I love them like sons. Circumstances being what they are, children wise, the really ARE my sons!
Rocky. my chunk of LARD, will ALWAYS be my first cat! I grew up a dog person, so the notion of feline pets was foreign. Juli grew up a cat person. Since we have an apartment, a cat was the only option. When we got him, my heart melted. He was still on milk and I stayed up ALL NIGHT with him making sure he didn't get lost in anything. He is my rough, tough, closeted mama's boy. He HAS to snuggle when he wakes up and sleeps between Juli and I for at least an hour a night!

Parker....where to begin with him? He is my hippie-I-love-everything cat! He is the sterotype kitty! He purrs at EVERYTHING. He scares easily, hacks up hairballs, and sleeps in the weirdest places. We got Parker shortly after our stillborn. I NEEDED him and he needed me. When we got Parker he had a terrible flea infestation, worms, and ear mites. What a project he was! What a joy he is!
Last, but not least, Neville! MY hamster! I NEVER< EVER< thought I would get ANY type of "small animal" pet. But I was at work early one morning and was just looking at the Robo dwarf hamsters and out of all the ones that were asleep, Neville came right up to the glass. Guess who came home with me?!?!?!? He is one of the best pets I have ever had. He is adorable, silent, doesn't eat much, and provides HOURS of entertainment for the cats! (And us!!) I love how he is a little fluff ball when he is curled up asleep!



Who knows what type of pets we may have in the future, but I NEEDED the ones we have now!


Thankful Thought #2 I am thankful for the opportunity to have animals that bring joy, comfort, and love to our lives!

Thankfulness is.....

November is the beginning of many things. Cold weather, fall leaves, Countdown until Christmas (for everyone but me...which starts in March :), and most importantly; The season of thankfulness.

My goal for this next month is to list my blessings. Join me in finding and MAKING reasons to be thankful this month!




This is our best attempt at a "family" picture this weekend :)


Today's Thankful Thought is I am so grateful to have a loving husband who also happens to be my best friend.