Today's Grab Bag of Thoughts

My parents said the kids were good on the trip down.  As they were traveling through San Diego, Alyssa says are we going to a Padres game?  Then as they got closer to Mexico, she starts saying. "I can't go the Mexico!" Lol. Mom said that every time the GPS said "miles" Alyssa said "why does she keep telling me to smile?"   I landed here in Tucson today about Noon.  The kids started this morning at 9am and didn't come out to get dry until like 5pm.  We were joined my my cousin and her fiancé and little Kenny.  After some great food and conversation, the crazy weather came. Tons of thunder and lightening, then heavy winds blowing everything around.  Dirt storm can't even see the house next store.  The phone even got an emergency alert from the National weather service. Now the rains are coming down.  We are all sitting around in the dark.  Instead of playing board games or cards, we are all on our iPhones or iPads.  Lol.   Sadly I did hear that d

The Perkins family is heading out in vacation...this time for 9 fun filled days.  Here are the twists: this is not just mom, dad and myself...but we've added two kids and made it a CAR trip.  You all know that means there will be some awesome stories. Due to poor communication or act of God, I will be flying out to join the crew on Sunday afternoon.  What does that mean?  I sadly will miss out on one of the 6 hour road trips.  Just the kids and my parents.  Hehehe.  Oh the memories I'll be missing.   Should we take a guess on how many bathroom stops they make, how many fights there are over the movie, temper tantrums over snacks, how many times will the hear are we there yet or I'm hot.  If you are new to the blog, check back to September of 2012 - Seattle and Canada.  Stay tuned! 

 As I sit here at 1:17am listening to my cat cry, I now know that is is because the security I felt of him not being able to leave through the dog meant a post size 1/4 inch deep burn and hole in his neck.  After over one year with this product I have just seen the grossest and probably painful injury to my very loved cat.  He'd been acting different lately and I thought it was just that he'd gotten fleas but NOPE!  He was living with a huge burned hole in his neck.  I failed to notice and I feel like shit.  O Woo hoo for me, in one day my 6 year old tells me she thinks I don't care for her and my cat comes to me with a hole in his neck weeping blood and shows me I don't care about him either. Oh this is great for my moral.  Both kids hurt in one day (or over that last few weeks I guess).  I can't do a whole lot about Alyssa in one day but I can sure as heck take Nacho in tomorrow.  Thank goodness for credit cards.   All I can say is yes the invisible fence gave me

Anyone joining me? Sweet and Salty nut bars!  Lol- I am so mature.