musings from a Peter Pan mind
Musings from a Peter Pan mind
It has been one week since Rascal has come to our home! He is 3 years old and fits his name well. He has been pretty good in the house and Daisy gets along with him. It is going to take some transition time until he learns all the ropes. He doesn’t replace Jake, but adds a new dynamic to our family!!!
I can’t believe what a memory hog Windows Media Player 11 Beta is! If you are having it search your folders for updated information, it completely slows your computer down, I can’t even search the web while it is searching and I have a Pentium D, Dual Core! The same thing happens if you want it to look for files that are no longer linked. When you scroll down your list of pretty album covers, it has to play catch up too. Microsoft should have taken a look at Google’s Picassa imaging software..that flies! Plus there is now no way to just add only one folder quickly. It really needs an import from another library function as well. I really wanted to like it, but I found Windows Media Player 10 easier to use. Itunes still beats it hands down for speed and ease of use.
Clay Aiken looks like a young Wayne Newton.
Lisa Tucker has a beautiful voice and should have gone further.
Chris Daughtry is not an original.
Meatloaf has Benign Essential Tremor.
David Hasselhoff LOVES Taylor Hicks.
Toni Braxton is a drag queen.
Mary J Blige is a stage hog.
Kelli Pickler should get a tv show.
Dionne Warwick is still interesting.
Prince has found the fountain of youth.
Burt Bacharach’s face is scary.
Brokenote Cowboys can sing.
This is a photo uploaded from when I got my hair cut. I wanted to see if it would load from my phone directly through Flickr and right to my blog. Success! The photo is of my Hair stylist, Kelly, and another, stylist name Kristen.
We have decided to rescue another little Cairn Terrier. We miss Jake terribly, and Daisy (our other Cairn) seems depressed now that she is all alone. We are working with several rescue groups trying to find a good match for our family. One of these furkids is Rascal from Rhode Island. He is the same color as our Daisy and seems like he might be a good match. We are also looking at a cute little fella named Keeth.
Keeth is in New Jersey and it would be a bit of a haul to go get him, but we may see him if things don’t work out with Rascal. We are working with the Cairn Rescue League who has Rascal, and Cairn Rescue USA, who has Keeth. We have also put in an application with the Col. Potter Cairn Rescue Network from which we got Jake in 2001. All of the Cairn rescue organizations go out of the way to save Cairns from shelters and puppy mills, as well as from people who can’t take care of their furballs anymore. They spend countless hours of time and money saving these animals. They also do not just anyone adopt the dogs. 4 references, a vet reference, and even a home safety visit, are required before a prospective owner is even considered! They really want these babies to find forever homes and really try their best to match the right dog with the right family. Pictures of course will appear here when our new member of the family arrives!!
Since getting my braces on last week I have really been aware of people’s smiles. I just saw Mission Impossible III with Tom Cruise and instead of reviewing the movie I will review Tom’s teeth! Tom got much publicized braces in 2002 and I must say he was ripped off! The midline of his two front teeth is way off. I kept noticing it in the movie and it was really distracting to me. Click on this recent picture and you will see what I mean. I guess even if you are famous, you can still get bad dental work!
Today I had to put my beloved Cairn Terrier, Jake, down. He had been coughing for about two weeks and I feared the worst. I tried to listen to his heart last night and could not hear it. His breathing seemed off the last few days also. After visiting my local vet, he sent Jake and me to Angell Memorial for more tests. The doctor there confirmed the worst. Poor Jake had a large mass in his left lung that was pushing his trachea and heart away from where they should be. I wanted to take him home for the last few days, but since he was oxygen deprived, they though we should let him go. I held his head in my arms and told him he was a “good boy” over and over until he passed away peacefully away by injection. I feel so sad.  He was such a good dog. We got him in 2001 from the Col. Potter Cairn Rescue Network. He was so lovable and I will miss him terribly. You can read more about Jake and his rescue here.
Yesterday I had braces installed on my lower teeth! I have been having problems with my TMJ over the past few months. My front bottom teeth and front top teeth have become almost edge to edge! I believe this all started when I was fitted for a CPAP machine last December. I have always slept with my mouth open, but had to learn to sleep with my mouth closed while wearing the CPAP mask. I am pretty sure my tongue has been pushing on my bottom teeth and over time has moved them forward. My top front teeth did not move because I have been wearing a retainer on them at night  for the past 25 years! I really wish that I had know that keeping my mouth closed at night could move my teeth. I would have had a retainer made for the bottom teeth. As it stands now, I will be about a year and a half in the braces and then will have to wear a retainer on the bottom for the rest of my life. I was lucky to escape full braces when I was a teenager. My orthodontist worked with me and made removable retainers to position my crooked teeth. At the time I was a beginning actor and couldn’t be locked down to braces. I think I maybe should have paid extra this time and tried the same thing. I really didn’t realize how hard it was going to be to eat and floss! I hope I get used to them…right now I am resisting the temptation to go get wire cutters and solvent remover!!!!
Today I went for a wonderful walk. The weather was beautiful! The buds were budding and the birds were singing. I had time to reflect a bit on my life. I have been so blessed with wonderful family and friends. I have had such wonderful experiences in my life and have shared in so much love. I am so grateful for this beautiful world that we live in. I felt so right in the world, out in the wonderful world of nature. I hope I always remember to pause and reflect back on how beautiful life really can be!
