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I know where rainbows end up

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Just imagine if there really was a lot full of used rainbows. LOL Wouldn’t that be cool!

This week I’ve been spending my days trying to update my sites. Yes I’m still working on getting a few sites upgraded to WP 2.33 and then once that’s done I guess I’ll do it all over again for WP 2.5! Some of my sites have really old themes so I’m replacing the theme and widgetizing those sites. It’s slow and tedious work. Sometimes I think I’d rather be looking for Branson real estate or a great holiday deal than staring at my computer and tinkering with code!

Oh and I still have the flu or some kind of bug or maybe the flu that I had earlier this week bothered my Crohns … something’s still going on. I just feel yucky and feverish. Hopefully I’ll be back to as normal as I get soon!





Cool gadgets for your pet

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Anyone who’s visited this site in the last five months or so would have to be blind not to have noticed that I talk about our Labrador Retriever puppy at least once a week. We got her last November and she’s become a huge part of each and every day since she arrived in our home.

When I write about our Lab puppy Midnight many of you have taken the time to share stories about your own puppies and adult dogs. Some of you miss those puppy days and others have offered great tips that have helped keep me sane as I try to train Midnight. I really appreciate all of your comments. They’ve helped!

I’ve never been much of an online shopper, however since we got Midnight I find myself searching various online pet shops for interesting toys and other items that I could buy her. She’s a very pampered puppy! Not only have I bought her a new bed online, but I’ve also purchased treats, a fashionable doggy coat, and at least a dozen toys!

One of the stores that I’ve browsed and will likely purchase some items from in the near future is Pet Gadgets. Their tag line is PetGadgets.com – Innovative Pet Products and it suits their online store perfectly.

Pet Gadgets has some really cool items. Ones that I haven’t seen at other online pet shops. For instance they have items such as PetPeek which is a bubble window for your fence so your pet can look out at the world, a dog house air conditioner and heater, a vibrating pet massager, an Adirondack Dog Chair and hundreds of other great items.

Just like any pet store they have a wide range of products for all types of pets. You’ll find training supplies, auto accessories, waste management products and solutions, bowls, feeders, collars, leashes, eco-friendly products, treats, toys, grooming tools and even items for handicapped pets.

I think I’ve looked at just about every section of the site and I was amazed at the variety of products and how handy many of them seem. As I said earlier they have items that you just won’t find in other pet stores and online stores. I found the prices to be quite reasonable as well.

If you have a pet it’s definitely worth taking a moment to visit Pet Gadgets. I’m sure you won’t be disappointed!

Glad I wasn’t on that bus!

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Tell me I’m wrong and that’s not a double decker bus squished under that bridge? I certainly hope that there weren’t any passengers in the upper level when the bus crashed! Can you imagine the kind of injuries!

I’d say that the driver had better start sending out cover letters as I’m sure he or she is out of a job! I wouldn’t want that accident on my record!

I hope that everyone had a great April Fools day. Did you play any good pranks on anyone? What did you do?

Puppy attack

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Last night I was lying on the couch watching TV and my Lab puppy, Midnight, became very interested in me. My husband was lying on the loveseat which is at a right angle to the couch and our puppy was sitting on the floor between the couch and loveseat.

She kept looking at me and lifting her paw up onto the couch beside my head. Now, normally when she wants on the couch she goes to the other end and lies down at my feet. This time she wanted to be right near my head.

I invited her up and pretty much immediately regretted it! She started licking my right ear. Slurp, slurp, slurp nibble. I don’t know how she does it but she manages to get her tongue right in there! I’m thankful that she’s getting bigger. When she was smaller her little tongue really got inside the ear and created painful suction!

After she was done with my right ear she nibbled my hair, licked my cheek and then moved on to my left ear. It didn’t matter which way I turned. She was bent on licking me!

The puppy attack only took a minute or two, but she was so focused on me that I had to get off the couch to get away from her.

I was covered in slobber. I had to get a tissue to dry out my ears! Bleah!

Lost Posts and Travel Deals

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I lost a post. Earlier today I started writing a post about how we’re finally getting our DLP TV fixed. It actually ended up being kind of a rant about the company that we had purchased the TV from in the first place.

I was almost done the post, but then I noticed the time. Chris and I each had an appointment with our family doctor. So I saved the post and shut down the laptop. Unfortunately when I logged back into WP I couldn’t find the post. Grrrr.

I haven’t lost a post for a long time. I wonder what the heck happened. Certainly I was writing it for long enough that WordPress should have backed it up automatically.

Oh well. The moment is gone, and I’m sure it wasn’t the most interesting post.

I do have a couple of Travelocity deals for any of you that might be planning a trip in the future though!

NOTE: The first On the Spot deal expires today so if $46 one way airfares sounds good to you take advantage of this offer!

and then there’s this deal which offers a great price for round trip airfare. You’ve got until April 4th to take advantage of this one.

Enjoy!

Oh BTW I did find that other post. I’d meant to write it on this blog, but I guess I accidentally started it on one of my other blogs! Oops! I guess I’m still recovering from the flu. Yeah … that’s it … blame it on the flu.

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