Life with the Three Crazy Dogs

….I will be leaving the house to the airport.  Every thing on my to-do-list were scratched off.  Having my last piece of peanut butter sandwich with the last of the soy m.  The boys do sense something is going on – they are clingy and Cooper is already merajuk-ing since last night.  I patted him, he turned away and less than a minute of me patting him, he walked/moved away.  Tantrums from a DOG!!!  Can’t believe it!

Anyways, I got everything packed into on check-in luggage, less than 50 pounds.  Phew!!  Was so worried about that.

And now, I have this nervous, butterflies in my tummy.  Must be worried about the check-in and the short timing I have to get to the departure terminal at Dallas/Fort Worth connecting to Narita.

OK, peeps, those of you folks in  KUL/Ipoh, I hope to get hold of you guys.

Ta-ta for now! :D

The things to do tomorrow, Friday, before I leave for my trip, not in order:-

1. Go to Tar-get boutique, Target in other words
2. Complete and fax hotel credit card guarantee forms
3. Laundry – some shirts and capris
4. Clean the shower – know DB won’t do it
5. Download pictures from memory cards to PC
6. Clean out memory cards
7. Charge batteries for both cameras
8. Complete the little bag for camera
9. Brush the boys
10. Pick up my stuff off the dining table
11. Confirm tickets
12. Print out hotel information
13. Bank

I think I’m pretty much set except for the above and pack whatever that’s laying on the spare bed.  I am getting excited for the trip now.  I took tomorrow off and I’m glad I did.  There seems to be so much to do.  I’m sure there are more to do on the above list.  I thinking I’m forgetting something already. Oh well, if I don’t come back here to update before I leave Saturday morning, Saturday evening, Malaysian time, that means I’m already on my way.  Ttfn, folks.

I am off tomorrow so I can get some stuff done at home and get ready for my trip.   I have been doing some shopping online the past few months.  Some things that I cannot get at the stores I get them online, one of them is a pair of FitFlops in size 5.  There are no size 5’s in stores like Macy’s. Then I also have some other skincare stuff I bought online. DB was sort of saying is it Cyber Monday already since all the shipments came 5 days after I ordered them which happened on a Monday. hahahaha, nope it’s not and I wish it was. I have never shop on the Monday after Thanksgiving. I might this year just for the heck of it!

The last 2 weeks when the weather was warmer, DB did a lot of outside work.  I didn’t  help him outside coz of the sun.  Yeah, the sun is my enemy now. The patio itself is a piece of work. Some of the leaves from last fall were still around. I told him to get them sucked up by the blower and then hop over to Menards or Home Depot to look at their pressure washers, rent one to clean up the patio.  hahahaha, isn’t it easy for me to just talk and let him do all the hard work?  I think it’s fair!  Anyways, he said he will get the patio cleaned up by the time i get back from my trip.  We shall see.

Time to update on the boys.  I have not updated this blog on the boys for the longest time.

Here is Ranger, laying on my piece of cloth where I was getting to cut out for DB’s jammies.  I laid the cloth on the floor, he walked right in to the room and just plopped himself on it.  Commanded him to “Move”, he looked at me, put his head down and let out a loud sigh.  DOG!!!  Who is in control here, huh?

Anyways, Ranger will be going for a knee surgery in two weeks time, when I’m gone on my vacation.  I wanted the surgery to be done before I leave this Saturday, but the doc has no open slots for him.  Ranger torn his left knee ligament.  He has been limping for quite some time now.

That’s Ranger at the vet’s office after his day with the vet examining, and doing x-rays on him.

This is one of the x-ray showing his left leg.  It’s very obvious he is losing muscle mass on his left thigh.  The left thigh is small due to him putting all the weight on his right.  The picture here is not that clear, but where the thigh and shin bones meet, the ligament is off chart. The x-ray shows his hips are in perfect shape. So when I come back from my vacation, he will be back to normal.  Right now, his walks are shorten and some days no walks at all coz I felt bad for him.

Tomorrow is payday which means it’s an off day for the boss. If only I can have flex Fridays off. Every payday (bi-weekly) is a no work day for her. She told me her friends and her kids are having a big camp out near Canon Falls. It’s an annual thing that the family and their close friends will get together at the rv parks for three days. It’s a great experience for their grandchildren, she said.  No doubt, I said, but renting the RV is expensive but they have eight people to split the costs, so that is not too bad at all.  I am waiting for the day I can go on an RV road trip!  Some day…..

DBs was already asked if he would come for a Halloween party this October. Isn’t it too early to even think of Halloween in June? Summer is sort of here, but not officially here till June 20th. DB was talking to his buddy, Mark last night. He told DB they (he and Nadine) are going to have a Halloween party the third week of October. He said Nadine was thinking of getting some affordable leather lingerie for part of her costume. Goodness, I have not even thought of what I want to do after my vacation, and these two are already talking about what costumes to wear for Halloween. Geez! I told DB it’s too early for me to think so far ahead.

Couple more days and I’m for my vacation.  I have started some sort of packing but there are still a lot more to pack.  All toiletries and over the counter meds were checked off from my to bring list.  This time around I’m not bringing with me any Liporexall. I think my metabolism is burning fast enough as it is, or maybe I’m just watching the portions I’m putting in. Whatever it is, I don’t need any diet pills this time around. I didn’t do any shopping for anyone for this trip. No “buah tangan” (gifts) at all. Reason being….recession! :)

The Asian Heritage Employee Resource Group in our company held an Indian cultural thingy yesterday.  There were tables set up for food, culture and don’t know what else coz I pretty much know what all those spices came from.  I went into the big conference where loud Indian music were blaring in my ears.  An Indian singer in a video was playing.  The entire conference room table were occupied with drawings of henna designs and others…I didn’t bother to look coz the henna artists were busy at their stations.

I found a piece of article on Mehendi henna.  One of the henna artists approached me and asked me if I would like to have my hand drawn.  Damn yeah I would coz I wanted it for the longest time.

The design is not the best since the girl who did mine was just a beginner.  She gave me the number to the pro who was busy at the time I was there.  She said if I want to have her (the pro) professionally done, I can contact her.  I doubt I would do that.  She might charge me $150 per session!!  This is just a wild guess! :)  But overall, I’m happy coz I have finally got a henna done on my arm.  Pictures taken with my cellphone.  So I sent it to DB telling him I got a temporary tattoo on my hand.  Yes, I called it a hand and he came back telling me that is the arm, not hand.  The hand is the palm, back or front…I’m still learning, English is confusing!

It is Memorial Day today, sure nice it’s a federal holiday. I have been waiting for this holiday since the last fed holiday (President’s day). I didn’t want to do anything at all today. My initial plan was to sit on my butt and watch dvds and make the yogurt marmalade cake. Hahaha, I didn’t. Spoke to my mom for a while, went for a walk with the boys and then chatted on Skype with a friend and out I went for a haircut during the afternoon. Came home and DB asked if I bought a laundry hamper that was on my to-get-list. Oops, I didn’t coz I went out in a hurry.  I told him to get it himself tomorrow since I will be at work.