This totally happened today...

I'm way behind with my blogging. Both with this personal blog, and with my headache blog.
Let me start by saying...
Sorry I'm not sorry.
I've felt absolutely crappy the last few weeks, and not really headache crappy, just crappy in general. I've had a stomach thing, and just been completely wiped out, not to mention the god awful bajillion below freezing temps and weekly snow storms we had. Those are awesome for migraine sufferers. Said no one. Ever.

Anyway. Chris and I had been planning, and even had applied to adopt another dog since November. We got turned down for a pretty amazing dude from the humane society (more on him later...because he still hasn't been adopted, and I want to get his pic out there and help him find a home!) but it didn't work out, and we were kinda devastated for a little bit. We kinda understood the reasons they said no, but not really, they were not enough to keep that dude in the freezing cold kennel for the last 3 months, but oh well.

Anyway...I started looking through Dachshund Rescue of North America. I have some friends who are involved with them and I like what they are about. They have over 100 dogs all over the country up for adoption, and naturally, I'd take any one of them...but we needed to find one that was right for our family.

A lot of them had medical issues, which I don't mind...but some were too severe for a young couple who works. And some weren't good with children...absolute no go for us. Some required a fenced yard...nope (that's one of the things that the first rescue didn't like.) And some required that they be adopted out within a local area.

Then I saw this pretty girl.

She was rescued/seized during a puppy mill raid. She had some medical and emotional issues from being locked in a pen and only allowed to mate/have babies for her whole life. But she had been in foster care for almost a year and was doing really well. She was kind of everything I had in mind.
1. Female (Oscar likes to play Alpha male...ha ha, no I'm being very serious here. I think this was part of his beef with Rexy)
2. Around the same age as Osc, so hopefully the same energy level? Oscar goes to my mom's house and they snarl at him. Her youngest dog is around 9 and he is only 4 so they basically hate him.
3. Same-ish size. Good for playing, walking on the dual leash, and being super cute together :) He is between 10-11# depending on his last meal...her paperwork says 10.2# but she feels and looks just slightly bigger than him. Will see at the vet on Monday.

I showed her to Christopher and he really liked her and we agreed to move forward. It wasn't easy. I guess that's a good thing. DRNA is very thorough and calls all of your references, your vet, your landlord, and then sends someone over to visit with you and look over your home and yard...this is all after I had exchanged probably 15 emails or so with the area coordinator and then her foster mom.

So we checked out, and then we just had to arrange to get her. From South Point, Ohio. My friends were giving me a hard time for picking a "far away," dog. Honestly...she wasn't all that far...and like I just explained, I looked through ALL of the DRNA profiles before I found one that met our needs and just look at her! Shes perfect!! And her foster momma, Kathy, offered to meet us halfway, so it was only a 3 hour drive. Not so bad.

We met her this morning in a hotel parking lot in Covington, VA which is 3 hours south of here. Despite Chris getting a speeding ticket on the way (I warned him that I-81 was terrible for that, like 3 times, but who's counting?) everything went well and she is adjusting to Oscar and he is sharing his momma much better than I had anticipated!

We stopped at an old friend's house on the way back to visit and see their new home, and break up the drive a bit, and give the dogs some time to run...and Osc did have one moment of asshole-ness. To be expected. She came a little close to his rawhide. Probably my fault for even giving it to him on the first day. They are his weakness. She actually snarled back at him once we got home and he came too close to her "baby," (a pink bunny that Kathy sent with her,) so I think she will be JUST fine!!

Anyway...I'm exhausted. It's just about 5am and this girl has not slept for more than an hour at a time tonight. Unsure if shes scared, or not used to being in a crate, or angry?? But shes been barking and digging in her crate. It's in Christopher's office, but we still hear her...loud and clear. I just got up and gave her a benadryl. I hate to do that on her first night, but Chicky needs to sleep and so do momma and daddy.

Will be posting 5 million pics soon. Poor Osc, this is his blog and I have not been updating lately...but a new baby comes along and BOOM...
Oh, and No...she does not have a name yet. Still playing with a few ideas. Her name in foster care was "Eevee." But I don't like it. Actually, I didn't mind it until Christopher told me that she was named after a Pokemon. No. Not going to happen. We do Legos by the thousand. Transformers. Imaginext. Ninja turtles. Model trains, planes, tanks and robots...my house is a nerd haven...but I am not going to have a Pokemon dog. No thank you.

I'm open to suggestions if anyone has them...please feel free to post! I'll do another post about names and post the ones we are considering :) Would like one that "goes," with Oscar. Like another 'O' name or something like that.

Anyway. Goodnight, er, Good morning
And Here is the first official picture of what my friend Beth called "The Mouse House expansion Project"

Dino-mite!

There is a rediculous place near my favorite flea markets with HUGE fiber glass dinosaurs. And an octopus, a shark, and King Kong.
No, I'm not kidding. I kinda wish I was.
I used to pass it every time I drove back and forth from college.
Well, christopher saw it...and it was over...he had to stop.
He is a sucker for roadside attractions.
We actually had a lot of fun. I LOVE the pics of Chris acting all Dino-like. He makes me laugh, even when I really don't want to :)

Action packed house!

Its not a secret.
Christopher has a thing for action figures.
And he is now taking me down with him.
When I met him, it was mostly transformers. And I had a (very) small collection of vintage playmobil figures, that mainly centered around all of the various Santas from around the world that I would display at Christmas ONLY.

Well. Since then...we have graduated to Lego minifigures. This started in Legoland.
Once we were at Target and they were out of minifigures.
So we found the Imaginext blind pack guys.
So now we have them.
Now they're taking over my kitchen.

I'm totally OK with this. We are grown ass adults, with a massive toy collection. Thats normal, right?

The weirdest picture on my boyfriend's phone...

I had to use Chris' old phone for a period of time when mine crashed.
Apparently he was somewhere that needed to chain down the Tide.
And he felt the need to photograph it.
I love that man. :)

Insta-wha?

Chris got me a phone that is actually from this century and one of the FIRST apps that I put on it was, of course, Instagram!
You can now follow Oscar, Christopher, myself, and everything in our crazy mouse house at:
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How to make your boyfriend frequent flea markets, yard sales, etc with you

1. Food Trucks. Chris likes the Mexican ones. I have to order for him, but he never complains. Nom Nom Nom.
2. Nintendo, Game Cube, Sega, Early Play Stations, ETC from their childhoods. They can't help them selves.

Sea Glass

Thank you, People of Gloucester Massachusetts for throwing your beer bottles into the sea, year after year!!

Makes for a pretty cool collection for us!
Check out the big piece with the wire in it! From a window or something?

Boyfriend pumpkin...

How to get Christopher interested in doing a "pumpkin project," with me...

Pumpkins do not play video games.
Pumpkins do not transform into robots.
Pumpkins do not travel at extreme speeds.


This was not an easy task!

Thank you, Target for having this Darth Vader kit which allowed for about ten minutes of boyfriend pumpkin crafting time.

Basically you open this kit, shove the arms and head into the pumpkin a la Mr Potato head and you are done. We did it on a fake, foamy pumpkin...so he had to use a knife to stab it first...so that was the exciting part.

Also is kinda freaks out the dog, and it was funny for about 30 seconds.

Fall down..

...get back up!

I had amazing fall/Halloween decorations when I lived in Chicago. Most were homemade. I'm not usually bitter about what I left behind when I came home, because it was the best decision I've ever made...but I really want my schtuff back! Some of it Aron and Jason made! Ugh.
Here are some little pics of the past.
Not to dwell on it...just to look at it so that I can rebuild!

 

 

Oh...my sweet boys! Jason was 6 months old, Aron was 3. I can replace and remake everything else in these pictures! I think their dad could replace this pic for me...I'm hoping anyway.

So far in our crazy mouse house...this is what I've got...

Picture of me and my sisters in costume from Haunted Hollow last year, foot bones model that was being thrown out at work (how cool is that? I actually have two right feet!) little owl, Shrek, and a pumpkin.
I'm working on a few pumpkin projects that I will post when we return from New Hampshire next week...and I just finished our outdoor wreath, so we are getting there!!
With every chapter in your life, things change, and I'm not always good at that...but I'm learning.
Chris is amazing at change. He just rolls with it. I love him for that. 
And Oscar...as long as he has a leggy ball and some apple cookies, well he is good to go and change as well!

Oh...and there are these...they help with change too. nom nom nom.

Ten 10/1/13

Ten thoughts for ten months.

Christopher and I have officially been "for realsies," (his words, not mine) for ten months today. I can't even being to find a favorite picture, or even five or ten to celebrate this day. There are just so many! We have laughed, adventured, and loved so hard over the last ten months that it would be unfair to try and sum it up with a silly picture...because let's face it, all of our pictures are silly ;)

So I'm going to give you ten thoughts on our life right now, because that's what I've got. It just seems more fitting.

ONE. A year ago our "crew," wouldn't let us meet until he cut his crazy hair. Neither of us knew that at the time, but there were sneaky plans happening that involved a haircut, and a murder mystery dinner in the future.

TWO. We both have the flu today, or a cold, or something...yet there is no one else in the world I'd rather be laying next to right now...even if it did make him snore so loud last night that I barely slept.

THREE. We started collecting Lego minifigs when we were in Legoland. I used to collect Playmobil figures, and he used to collect Transformers, now we have sort of stopped both of those and developed this new, geeky collection as a couple. It's fun to do it together :) whenever we are in a different city or town, we have to check their Target or Toys R Us to see which series they have out. We are totally lame, and we are OK with that.

FOUR. When I see him with Jax, I totally totally melt. Like the wicked witch. It's ridiculous. He thinks he isn't good with babies, but he's never been more wrong.

FIVE. He calls me Jellybeanz, I call him about 100 different things. Whatever falls out of my mouth at that particular moment.

SIX. When we fight its 99% because one of us is too tired for our own good. Usually me.

SEVEN. He is A terrible cook, but always knows when it's time to just go and get burritos. Chipotle is our jam.

EIGHT. We still cry about Rexy. We would not have gotten through that without each other. But we did it together, and thats the only thing that matters.

NINE. He likes me best when my hair is a curly, wild mess and I have my glasses on. I think he's incredibly handsome with his hair long and curly and his scruffy beard. He probably didn't need that initial haircut after all ;)

TEN. I could keep going. Forever. And I will, I'm just not going to list them ;) Here's to then next ten months, years, and decades , babe!

OK I lied...I found a picture:

3-6-9, damn your fine! Who would have ever guessed?

Gamer baby

The last time Jackson was over, Christopher let him play with the wii U game pad for a minute, thinking that he would just look at the screen and be occupied for a minute.

Little did he know that Jax would somehow set up a mii profile and start playing a game. I'm almost certain that this was a coincidence, but somewhere in the back of my mind, I was wondering if this kid actually knew what he was doing? Certainly possible!

The other day he got his hands on my phone and within 30 seconds, had opened google maps to a nearby town and was planning his escape!!

Vacation of a lifetime!

More to come later...I'm still in shock that its all over! I love traveling. I love California, and I love this man!

Where my boys at?

I love my g33k

Why we aren't blogging about our dog!

Just in case anyone is wondering why it's been almost 2 weeks without any news August Osc, Rexy or their humans...

Our top ten excuses!

1.) Emily's migraines are back and ready to party. Ugh. I had gone almost 11 weeks without a single headache before this cycle! That may not seem like long to you guys, but it's the longest
I have gone in well over 4 years! I am back to almost daily headaches and, unfortunately we been in the ER a few times. Hoping to get into the neurologist at UVA soon!

2.) Oscar Mayer has been sick :( Our poor little stinker. I posted about this earlier...he has a couple things going on. 1. He is not "concentrating" his urine. Meaning that it comes out of his body super light and diluted, as if he has drank a ton of water. His vet was not overly worried a out it, but we are keeping an eye on it. It could be from stress (hello Rexy!) And 2. He has had the nasty poops for like a week now. Ugh. We are unsure if he ate something nasty, or stress. I spoke to the vet this past Monday and she gave me instructions on some over-the-counter meds to try, and to come in if it gets worse. She thinks his 2 issues might be related and might all be from stress :(

3.) On a much happier note...we are going on vacation!! Christopher and I leave in one week for out epic California adventure that we have been planning for the last six months! I am a nervous wreck, as usual. I have list upon list upon list of what to pack, where to go, who to call in case of emergency etc etc. Chris has electronic gadgets for every leg of the trip from video games for the plane to cameras to special phone chargers. I simply cannot wait! This time next week, we will be mining for crystals in Palos, California! Crazy...right?

4.) My new job is tough. I've been in the medical field since I was 16. I've done just about everything in every field...but his job is extremely challenging and keeps me on my toes from 7 am until the minute I get to walk out the door at night. I really like it. I love a challenge. I also really like this very unique specialty. It's amazing to be able to help people who are in such excruciating pain! But at the end of the day, sometimes I barely make it to dinner, lot alone blogging!

5.) Rex. Oh Wreck it Rexy. He is just too much some days. He is go go go from the minute he opens his eyes in the morning until well after we go to bed at night! I can count on one hand the number of times I have seen him lay down in the month that we have had him. He just runs around the house all day. We may have to find this rambunctious dude a new home with room for  to run off some of this energy...it might be too much for us, and for poor Oskie.

6.) RIP to my laptop. The screen started flickering a bit back in April or so, then it started getting kinda dark and now it's totally black. Chris tried to fix it but its too far gone. I post now from his ipad mostly, and it takes some serious getting used to.

7.) Yard sale. We just had one today...in preparation fr that, I've been going through all of my clothes and shoes., as well as just about every box from my mom and dad's house that still had not been unpacked to find items to throw onto the lawn in hopes to make a sale. We did OK and only almost killed each other once this morning ;)

8.) Initials Inc. Most of you know that I am an Initials Inc Creative Partner. We sell monogrammed bags, purses, home items, etc. I've been doing it for just about a year now and it's a lot of fun, but can be a lot of work too. There are girls in my upline that make crazy money at it, and I only hope to be as good them some day! Our our new catalog launched on Thursday, so things have been a little hectic in my Initials world!

9.) Cleaning/unpacking/making this house a home. It's only been six weeks since we moved in...but I'd say that the house is coming along pretty well. I dig it.

10.) Yeah. I can't come up with a tenth reason. I'm just procrastinating pretty much
 I just spent a few hours (off and on...many doggy potty breaks, laundry folding breaks, and a nap in between) writing this post and I could have written and scheduled at least 2 or 3 regular posts. But hey, at least you know hat we have been up to this week...right?

...But when we're bad (mostly me)

This P!nk song is more appropriate. The whole I love you so much that I hate you kinda feeling. I have a temper, and I say stupid mean things. I hate that about myself. I really must say though, Our p!nk days are few and far between, and 99% of the time start with a misunderstanding!

Our relationship therapist says to give him more cookies and everything will work out OK!

 P!NK, True Love
Sometimes I hate every single stupid word you say
Sometimes I wanna slap you in your whole face
There's no one quite like you
You push all my buttons down
I know life would suck without you

At the same time, I wanna hug you
I wanna wrap my hands around your neck
You're an asshole but I love you
And you make me so mad I ask myself
Why I'm still here, or where could I go
You're the only love I've ever known
But I hate you, I really hate you,
So much, I think it must be

True love, true love
It must be true love
Nothing else can break my heart like
True love, true love,
It must be true love
No one else can break my heart like you

Just once try to wrap your little brain around my feelings
Just once please try not to be so mean
Repeat after me now R-O-M-A-N-C-E-E-E
Come on I'll say it slowly (Romance)
You can do it baby

At the same time, I wanna hug you
I wanna wrap my hands around your neck
You're an asshole but I love you
And you make me so mad I ask myself
Why I'm still here, or where could I go
You're the only love I've ever known
But I hate you, I really hate you,
So much, I think it must be

True love, true love
It must be true love
Nothing else can break my heart like
True love, true love,
It must be true love
No one else can break my heart like you

I think it must be love

Why do you rub me up the wrong way?
Why do you say the things that you say?
Sometimes I wonder how we ever came to be
But without you I'm incomplete

I think it must be
True love, true love
It must be true love
Nothing else can break my heart like
True love, true love,
It must be true love
No one else can break my heart like you (like you)
No one else can break my heart like you (like you)
No one else can break my heart like you

When he's good he's very good...

This Uncle Kracker song perfectly describes life in the mouse hosue...
on a perfectly goo day!! We smile all day long, we still hold hands almost a year into this, we go on for real "dates" regularly. We keep each other in check.

You're better than the best
I'm lucky just to linger in your light
Cooler than the flip-side of my pillow (that's right)
Completely unaware
Nothing can compare to where you send me
Let's me know that it's okay (yea, it's okay)
And the moments when my good times start to fade

You make me smile like the sun, fall outta bed
Sing like a bird,
Dizzy in my head
Spin like a record,
Crazy on a Sunday night
You make me dance like fool,
Forget how to breathe
Shine like gold,
Buzz like a bee
Just the thought of you can drive me wild
Oh, you make me smile

Even when you're gone
Somehow you come along just like a flower pokin through the sidewalk crack
And just like that
You steal away the rain
And just like that

Don't know how I lived without you
'Cuz everytime that I get around you
I see the best of me inside your eyes
You make me smile
You make me dance like fool, Forget how to breathe
Shine like gold, Buzz like a bee
Just the thought of you can drive me wild
Oh, you make me smile

Rex hates it here

In case you couldn't tell (sorry for the crappy, dark pic!) Rexy hates it here!! He is so mistreated!! Someone is a Daddy's boy!

Tug

Osc got a new tug toy from Christopher's parents. He made short work of it, but had fun doing it! We are pretty happy to have him home!!
Happy 8 months to us.

Wreck it Rex

Welcome home to Oscar's (not so little) brother...Wreck it Rex.
Unsure if this is a permanent soloution, as the boys are not getting along so well right now!
As I am writing this, we have had Rexy for 5 days. Things are better, but still don't seem to be the right fit. Christopher is in Atlanta for work and I am here with the boys by myself for the week (boo!)

Rexy (Formerly known as Harry Winston,) belonged to my friend Megan and her family of 5. They recently had to move into a smaller home and because she has 3 small children and a very large dog which they have had for 7 or 8 years, they could no longer keep him.
We have been talking about getting Osc a playmate for a little bit, because he makes it difficult for Chris to work during the day at home. He barks, whines, and cries to be played with and demands to be  held...and since he has to be on phone calls with clients, who don't want to hear my dog's big mouth, we thought having someone to snuggle up with and wrestle with  might help.
Oscar has not been an "only child" since he was 6 months old. This contributes to his neediness. I don't help...I baby him, and I always have. So shoot me. He is still the best dog ever...if you don't want to work from home! haha.
Osc is having some dominance issues, which I guess we should expect. Rex is a male, and bigger. Rex is also dumber than a box of rocks, so hopefully Oscar will figure this out and realize that he has NOTHING to worry about! Oscar also doesn't like to  play as rough as Rexy does. Osc didn't live in a house with 3 little kiddos and a German Shepherd, so yeah. Poor Rex, Poor Osc. Poor us.
We will figure it all out.
For now...I have a dog with 2 different colored eyes, and a dog with a mohawk. Eff yeah.