Beautiful in Blue

Isn't she?

My sunshine...

OH BOY! Only 6 more days, and I get to see the most beautiful girl in the world!

Koby Kae Newhouse!

Does this look like trouble, or what??? LOL!

I love my Koby!

Every now and then...

My African Gray parrot, Gracie, gets the urge to 'nest'. She's never had a boyfriend, so apparently it's a strong instinct. (If she'd had a boyfriend, she'd loose the urge I'm sure!)

Anyway, when she gets in these moods, she wants to crawl into some small, dark place, shred things, and scoot stuff around with her feet. So I usually try to find a cardboard box for her entertainment.

Here are a few pics of Gracie's most recent 'nest'.


This is one of her more creative nests, as she has made this marvelous 'window' for sticking her head out.

Puppy!!!!!

This is my little Maggie.
I got to hold her today, and I didn't want to give her back. But she's too little to come home with me right now, so I have to wait until I get back from Boise, May 16th-ish.

I have wanted a dog for 4 years, but I kept waiting until I was more settled. But now I've decided that - like having children - if you wait until you can afford it, and until everything is perfect in your life, it will simply never happen. So now is the time!

After picking her out, I went shopping for 'puppy stuff'. I bought her a collar, leash, dishes, food, treats, and rubber chew toys. It was so fun!

Mom came up with her name. The process was kind of funny...

I've been having a terrible time coming up with a name. I always give my pets 'people' names. I was telling mom about some dumb dog names I heard, and I told her I knew a lady that had two poodles named Black Velvet and Apricot Brandy. (major eye roll!) Being funny, Mom said, "Well, today is Cinco de Mayo, so you should name her Margarita!" And I thought, "Oh my gosh, that's cute, Margarita for Cinco de Mayo, and I'll call her Maggie for short." We both liked it right away! So, Maggie it is!
Thanks Mom!

I am so excited! It will be so nice to have a snuggly little girl.

My furture sweetheart,...

I'm getting a dog!!! I've decided that it's the right thing to do. I'm getting a corgi, so apartment life wont be a problem. LOTS of apartments accept small dogs.

I'm so excited! Here's a picture of the two puppies I'm considering. I'd REALLY like your input and name suggestions are appreciated too. The pup in the front is a male. He has really pretty markings and she says he seems to be quite mellow. The one in the back is female. I love her little white forehead blaze. I guess she is more outgoing than the male.

They will be ready to take home May 15th, but I'll be in Boise that weekend, so I'll have to pick up the pup when I return.

I honestly don't have a preference between male and female. Which ever I get will be 'fixed' as soon as old enough anyway.

Tell me what you think!

If I don't have this, I might die.

Look at this face! She is 16 weeks old, and she wants to live with me sooooo bad!

How? Tell me how! How can I possibly live without that????

Waaahhhh,.... I want a dog so bad!!!

"I feel pretty!"

Pretty fingernails may not solve all the world’s problems, but they sure help out with mine!

Yesterday I had a pretty rough morning. It was one of those days that everything that could go wrong did go wrong. I was feeling pretty crappy and very down on myself. I HATE feeling that way.

So… I went and got a full set of acrylic nails put on again. I haven’t had acrylic nails since last JULY! That's the longest I've ever gone without them. (I have been trying so hard to conserve money.) But dammit, I needed something to make me feel good. I needed to feel good about myself, and pretty nails always do that. So I splurged and got my eyebrows waxed too! Worked like a charm!

…doing my best Natalie Wood impersonation …

“I feel pretty! Oh so pretty!
I feel pretty, and witty and briiiiight!”