Argh.

[free] Puppies are in Rydal, Georgia.
We are in Woodstock, Georgia.
Andrew was meeting two people in Kennesaw, Georgia.



Two women said they wanted puppies and were specific as to which ones. We agreed to have Andrew go up to the owner's house, get the puppies, drive down to Kennesaw and deliver the puppies.

On the way down to Kennesaw to deliver the puppies, one of the women (who were gung-ho about getting the puppy today) calls and asks Andrew if we can watch one of the puppies overnight so she can pick it up tomorrow.

What the heck?

These people have known for a WEEK now that today is the pick-up day. Why couldn't she have called earlier, before Andrew made the trek to get the puppies, to cancel for today?

I guess I gotta break it to Andrew that it's dangerous bringing a non-housebroken, non-crate trained, non-vaccinated, non-dewormed puppy into the house with our two.

When is "skinny" too skinny?

Pageant director says, "it's because she has a Macedonian body type."
Health Professionals say, "she's below the BMI level for being malnourished."
Miss Universe Australia pageant judges deem her in the Final 3 (although losing the crown to another).

You be the judge:

Stephanie Naumoska (19 years old, 5 ft. 11 in. tall, 108 lbs)

Front:



Side (just in case you thought the front was merely a "bad angle"):



Remarkably, she looks a lot like a graphic I had found a couple of years ago online:



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I thought pageants had started getting it together (or at least a good facade of such, right?). What kind of message does this pageant contestant (and a Universe qualifying pageant contestant, no less!) send out to young girls who are struggling with their weight and "fitting in"? In order for this contestant to have MADE it to this qualifying pageant means she had to win others. Kinda makes me sick.

Whatever happened to beauty with the Pin-Ups?

I realize some of you have been left in the dark...

I realize some of you have been left in the dark regarding what's going on with me right now so I thought I'd take the time to give you a brief rundown.

I haven't been "bailing" on my friends because I WANT to, but it's because I HAVE to....

1. Mom is okay. The test results came back that the spots and lesions she had on her organs are not, in fact, malignant. If you know my worrying mother, you know that this is a HUGE relief. For the past 10+ years, I have played Dr. to various family members and friends - mainly because I like it - but also because I have 3 years of medical training under my belt that rivals the best nursing schools.

2. Work is.....interesting. It's no shock that I work at a small company, and, through the months, it's been getting smaller. For the most part, we've been held, at bay, and only the sister companies have felt any hits from the economy. That has since changed. As of last week, we officially lost Megan (Purchasing/Inventory/General), Fred (Warehouse Manager/Shipping Manager), and Joe (Chemist/QA). We are now down to 4 plus 1. Darryl is in the warehouse, Vaughn and I are still in the office, and John is still the Manager. The "plus 1" is Rich, our outside salespersons for civil engineering products. We've also picked up more responsibilities, more work, and have taken a % pay decrease from our salaries. Added to that pay cut, my coworker and I will now be paying 1/2 of our medical insurance, and all of our dental and vision insurance provided to us.

3. Don't ask me to do anything on the upcoming weekends until after Morgenstern's wedding.
May 2nd: Albany, GA
May 9th: Work
May 16th: Amanda's Bachelorette party
May 23rd: Amanda's Wedding
Even Saturdays after that, I may be busy working :\

4. Our office has FINALLY gotten over the funky flu/whatever bug we all had. Mine started toward the beginning of the year and knocked me on my hiney. I missed Jen's baby shower because of it, but the way I ended up, I'm glad I did. The last thing I'd want is anyone to catch what I had!

5. Andrew and I planted....well....Andrew planted a garden at my place. I now have 3 tomato plants, 2 banana pepper plants, 1 strawberry plant, oregano, basil, and rosemary, and then I have marigolds, snapdragons, and a Lantana. It looks nice and definitely makes my patio "home-y."

6. Cash has allergies. We're assuming it's seasonal, but who knows with him. :\



I'm really not ignoring my friends or family. I'm just doing what I can to weather the economic storm and keep our business up and running. Don't take offense if I can't do things because I have to work, etc. I apologize in advance. Eventually, the storm will subside or at least weaken, but as it is now, it's more like a Category 1,000,000 Hurricane.

Stripper Stand-In

This is awesome.

Playing for Change: Peace Through Music - Stand By Me

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Big Pie in the Sky: Carnivore Challenge....CONQUERED!

Straight from the owner's wife's mouth:


"The Carnivore Challenge has finally been conquered! Two medical doctors from Birmingham, I believe, devoured it in just over 30 minutes. They won the jackpot and the $250 house cash. The rules for the challenge have changed because people have travelled so far to try it. Now, the house cash prize is cash. After a little over two years, the Carnivore has been beaten!"

When did "free puppies" become such a headache?

Keep in mind that we're screening people carefully, asking them about their home, other pets, etc. but trying to find homes for a boxer female's puppies has gotten to be a headache! (We do not own the mom nor the dad)

All of the puppies are black with white on their chest and toes..........

"I want the one with the white on its paws."
"I want the black one."
"I want the smallest one."
"Are their tails docked?"
"Do you think the dad is a boxer?"

Really? These are FREE puppies. The pick up stipulations are "cannot be picked up until April 28th" - when they are legally able to go to new homes.

I have told interested persons numerous times we are not the mom's owner, we are not the dad's owner, I can't tell them apart, I can't tell the boys from the girl based solely on the pictures, they are first come, first serve, I'm not saving and picking and choosing them out as the owners have already given one away after I took pictures.........

When did "free puppies" become such a headache?