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Still busy getting those last minute gifts

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Brrrr it’s getting cold here in Toronto. I’m so glad I’m inside my nice warm house tonight!

I’m still busy trying to finish my Christmas shopping. I can’t go out shopping tomorrow but I think I’ll be hitting the stores on Monday once again. Until then … maybe a little more online browsing and shopping – provided I find some good gift ideas of course.

How have you been doing with your Christmas and holiday shopping. I’ll bet that most of you are finished already aren’t you? Well I’m not and I don’t think I’ll ever be an early to finish holiday shopping. I guess that’s just not my style.

One thing about shopping late into the season is that the stores start lowering prices the closer we get to Christmas. I’ve found some great deals by waiting until a few days before the 25th! Speaking of deals … my brother in law called earlier this evening and he told me that he’s getting his kids and all of the nephews and nieces certified gold coins as a gift. That won’t be their only gift I’m sure, but he wants to start them out with a collection and since the coins are made of gold they’ll always have value. I think it’s a good idea, hopefully the kids will like their gifts.

Well .. happy shopping if that’s what you’re up to this weekend! Otherwise stay warm and have fun.

My Dog has a Sore Toe

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My dog seems to have something wrong with one of her back toes. I’m not sure exactly what’s happened to it. It’s red and raw looking above the nail area on the outside of her paw. It sure doesn’t help that she keeps licking it. I’m sure that is making it more irritated and swollen looking.

I’ve been wondering if it’s the way she walks when my husband takes her on long walks that’s the problem. He walks he with a short leash and she tends to pull a lot and I’ve been wondering if by the end of the walk if she drags her foot or if her hips are acting up at all. I don’t usually go on these walks so I don’t get a chance to observe her gait but maybe the next time he takes her on an extra long walk I’ll try to go or at least get him to let me know when they are getting close to home so I can watch my dog walk and see if there is a problem with either using the short leash or with her walk.

In the mean time .. I have to figure out how to treat her toe. Too bad I can’t put one of these comfortable looking easy spirit shoes one her feet! She’d love that. LOL

I was thinking of getting some kling wrap and using that on her foot. I’d put some antibiotic ointment on the wound, then some gauze, and then after that I’d wrap her foot in the kling wrap. I think it would hold and that she wouldn’t be able to get it off to easily.

Any other ideas?

I want and iPad but I don’t need one

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I keep seeing advertisements for iPads and I can’t help myself – I want one. I’m sure that I really don’t need one. My laptop keeps me busy enough … but oh with the iPad I’d be all the more mobile, it’d be so much more easy to move around and play on the internet. Or so it seems.

Of course, once I start looking online at actual iPads and see the prices and then start adding up all the accessories that I’d probably want to get for it I end up talking myself out of getting one. I mean, just trying to decide between ipad cases alone is mind boggling! LOL

I’m sure I’ll have an iPad or some future version someday, but at this point I just can’t justify the purchase. Of course if I suddenly come into a lot of extra money or something well … maybe …

Do you have an iPad or have you been toying with the idea of getting one?

More doctors appointments ahead

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Well it looks like I’m going to have a busy week with doctors appointments – again.

Tomorrow I have to see my Endocrinologist to find out the results of my thyroid biopsy and blood test results. Hopefully everything is ok and we’ll just keep an eye on the tumor on my thyroid for a while longer.

Then, on Wednesday I have an appointment with my family doctor. She’s always behind by about an hour, so I’ll be bringing my Kindle with me to keep me busy!

Speaking of keeping busy … I was bored on the weekend – Chris was away again and I decided to see what was on TV. I ended up watching an old episode of Restaurant Makeover. Do you ever watch that show? It ended up being about a restaurant I know – in fact the restaurant is owned by a friend of ours wife’s family. I know when they had the makeover done the restaurant was practically torn down top to bottom and the menu was redone. They even had a new Restaurant System put in. It wasn’t the same restaurant at all when the makeover team was finished.

Have you ever been to a restaurant that’s had a makeover – either one they’ve done themselves or had done professionally as in by a designer etc? Did you like the restaurant as much or more afterwards?

My dog is so spoiled!

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I think by now everyone in our neighborhood knows our dog Midnight. Luckily it’s a fairly dog friendly neighborhood as there are quite a few people around with dogs of their own. Our Lab seems to be well liked by most people that meet her – and I’m thankful for that. Of course she’s a friendly girl and I’ve tried my best to train her well.

I think our dog has been getting spoiled lately.  Naturally she’s just loving every minute of it.  About three months ago we found a very nice round dog bed and we put it in our bedroom for her to use whenever she’s upstairs and she just loves it.  Whenever she comes upstairs she goes in each room – two spare rooms and the main bedroom and jumps on each bed, and then she jumps down and rolls around on her doggy bed.  I guess it’s no wonder that I’ve nicknamed her “Goldy Locks” what with her trying out all the beds to see which one she likes best. LOL

Just like the information listed above, my dog must have her favorite toy. I think she has it with her pretty much wherever she goes in the house.  She tries to bring it outside with her too .. but when she has brought it outside she’s tried to bury it so we don’t let her bring her favorite bone outdoors too often.  I’m sure she’d freak out if she lost it!

Do you spend a lot of time with your dog or cat?  Do you pamper your pet too?  Tell me what you do with your pet.

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