It’s now been 5 years since they came and rescued me from the NHA.

Anyway, for a couple of days, the trailer was here, but I didn’t hear one peep out of that dog. It’s nice to know someone cared enough to do something about it.

I put 4 flags up in the bedroom over the beds, as I had cleared that wall shortly before my folks came. I put up two different Snoopy flags, one with Tweety and the cat and then the parrot one.

I’ve decided to stop feeding the birds after their food runs out. I’m just so tired of the mess they make.

Yesterday, I took my winnings and went shopping. Tom and I split up so he wouldn’t see what I was getting him. I got him 3 new pairs of boxers, 4 new pairs of black socks, and a wallet. His old wallet was falling apart.

I asked him if he’d want me to give him his present on our anniversary and his birthday, or if he’d like them now. He wanted them now and was pleased with the presents.

Andy got his present yesterday too, and said it was a nice surprise that he really enjoyed. I sent him a Xena article from the TV guide, that printout of my chat with that boring guy, and a couple of NPNs.

Tom picked up something really nice at Walmart. A thing with about 36 little square pots for planting stuff. He got two packets of cactus seeds and we watered and planted those yesterday. They have to start off indoors, and in about 3-21 days, we should see stuff starting to grow. Then, when they get to be half-inch tall, we can plant them outdoors.

Yesterday I also picked up birthday cards for my mom and for Becky and a Father’s Day card, too.

Yes, something’s definitely up with Shelly, who still hasn’t called. It’s either that she really really has no life, or she’s got something against me, but what? All I can think of is that I may have opened the door and rehashed bad memories for her, but I don’t know. She didn’t seem to have any problems at all discussing her past and the time we spent with Dotty.

After Tom and I went out yesterday, he went out by himself to his ma’s house and to do grocery shopping. He also got a nice new mouse pad with saguaro cactuses in bloom.

I got around to getting myself a few nice things and I even have $71 left over!

There were a few other nice things I saw but didn’t buy. Like a leopard pattern journal, animal stickers (over 100 of them), a fake, yet pretty cactus deco, and other odds and ends.

I didn’t get any stationary yet, but there are a couple of other things I’d like to get more with the money that’s left over. Today we may go to a used computer store to get a new chair for the computer. For the 3rd time, the chair we’ve been using is falling apart. The canvas on the back of it is just too light and it’s ripping again. Andy, who I talked to yesterday, agreed that that would be a good investment. Hopefully, we can find a decent enough chair for around $30-$40, then I’ll use what’s left over to buy Gizzy more tubes.

Anyway, I ended up buying a couple more sundresses. One’s got thin spaghetti straps and has purple flowers on it against a light blue background. The other has white straps that are about a half-inch wide that goes around the neck and arms. It’s got white/purple daisies on a purple background.

Later...

Well good, there’s no car next door, so hopefully, he won’t show up this weekend and all will be peaceful enough.

I made Tom Shepherd’s Pie in a different kind of way since he doesn’t like corn. I made it with Hamburg and potatoes, but I topped it off with macaroni and cheese, instead. Then I made vanilla pudding for him and pistachio pudding for me.

Now I’ll go see if I’ve got any email before it gets impossible to log in.

Later...

I’m sitting here now on our new computer chair. It is so comfy and by far, it’s the best chair we’ve ever had! Its seat and back are cushioned and the back part flexes a bit. It’s also got arms and it swivels, too. It’s burgundy colored and it also raises up and down. It only costs $45 and that’s a hell of a deal compared to what’s out there. We looked in several different stores before we found this one and the cheapest chair we would’ve wanted that was on wheels and that had arms, was $100. Also, the chair has a 6-year warranty, so if it breaks I won’t have to slave over trying to fix it as I did with the old chair. And of course, the one we had before that broke, too.

I also made the mistake of buying Gizzy more tubes that were of a different brand. Tom, though, says not to worry, cuz we can use pipe clamps to clamp them together.

I’ve really had with those damn dogs. I’ve had it with them years ago, so on Tuesday, I’ll be going to talk to them and give them a piece of my mind about it. Why Tuesday? Cuz that’s the next workday that those assholes will be doing daycare. Therefore, they’ll be more likely to answer their door than now. Now, they may just assume I’m some religious fanatic going around bugging people. Also, on Tuesday, that big black mouth next door won’t be there to possibly overhear my complaint. If she did hear it, she may go do something herself. Like get a dog of her own to piss me off.

Once again, I know it’ll do me no good, cuz only about 99 out of 100 neighbors give a shit about other people around them, but if this doesn’t work, I’ll just go ahead and file a formal complaint and to hell with what Tom thinks about it.