February 28, 2013 Thursday Afternoon

Spent last night watching The Middle, The Neighbors, Criminal Minds and CSI.  Just watched regular TV rather than from the DVR, fast forwarding through commercials, because we both were so beat from shoveling the snow.  I had a hard time even moving by the end of the night.  Everything hurt.  Getting too old to shovel that heavy of snow.  Went to the bed around 8:30 PM and watched the last of the TV shows in bed before going to sleep around 10:20 PM after the local news.

This morning I was up by 7 AM.  Fed the dogs, gave Vito his shot and got Tony off to work.  Spent the early morning reading the newspapers and then did a little painting in the basement with Killz to cover some old water spots.  I still am very sore today from yesterday's shoveling.  In fact I just took a pain pill to hopefully stop the pain.  Did have to go out again this morning and shovel the inch or two of snow we got over the night.  Tried to take a nap with the dogs but a half hour into the nap Tony showed up at home to swap cars and got all the dogs up off the bed when they heard him come in the door.  Of course I had to grab Vito, being blind, he just wanted to dart off the bed. In fact when Tony came to the bed to say Hi to him, as I had my grip on him, he almost tumbled off the side of the bed.  Tony caught him going over the side and almost fell off the bed.  Asked Tony to call if he is coming home around nap time so I don't have a dog falling off the bed like almost today.  He was out the door in no time and I could not fall asleep.  Laid there with the dogs for a while just thinking about life.  Finally got up, taking Vito with me.  Can't leave him on the bed.  Left the other three dogs to sleep and they are still in there as I type this post, sleeping.  Poor Vito.  He would be lost or hurt if it were not for me taking such good care of him.  Have to keep an eye on him now outside also with the high snow drifts.  He gets lost outside because I think the map in his head gets screwed up from the snow drifts.  Having a diabetic blind dog can be a challenge.  But I am up to it, and owe Vito for all the good years he has given me.  Making a pork roast, mashed potato, corn and salad for supper tonight.  Hopefully enough pork roast to have left overs for tomorrow night.  Will just spend the night watching TV from the DVR since there are over 40 shows piling up on the DVR.  I honestly can not believe how much pain my body is in from yesterday's and today's shoveling.  Damn, I am getting old, or maybe just out of shape?

February 27, 2012 Another News Report On The MADACC Dogs

February 27, 2013 Wednesday Afternoon

Spent last night watching the last two episodes of The Walking Dead on the DVR.  Topped off the night watching Smash and then did the lovin thing before going to sleep.

This morning I was up at 6 AM.  Tony was up by 5 AM.  Fed the dogs and gave Vito his shot.  Took a sip of coffee and then headed outside to shovel the 8 heavy inches of snow we got over the night.  Tony had already shoveled the front and side sidewalks.  I headed out back to start shoveling the back sidewalk and behind the garage.  Tony soon came out to plow and after a couple sweeps with the plow I realized he was just making it worse by packing down the snow.  Told him to get the heck out of here, I would shovel.  Spent the morning in and out of the house shoveling the front, side and back as the snow continued to fall.  Took me until around 1 PM to get it all shoveled.  Damn am I sore from the shoveling.  Laid on the bed for an hour with the dogs until a couple phone calls got me out of bed for good.  Went outside to shovel the inch or so we got since I shoveled last.  Went across the alley to talk with the neighbor for a bit.  It is still snowing lightly but it is 33 degrees so it is having a hard time sticking to the areas already shoveled.  Making an Oncore dinner and mac and cheese with the salad for supper tonight.  I am sure Tony will come home tired from being up early and shoveling around the house and shop all day.  Will most likely be an early night to bed with the dogs.  I am hopeful this is our last snow storm for the season.  I am so ready for Spring.

February 26, 2012 Tuesday Afternoon

Spent the night watching TV.  Went to sleep around 10:30 PM after the loving thing.

This morning I was up at 6:30 AM.  Fed the dogs, gave Vito his shot, and got Tony off to work.  Spent the early morning reading the newspaper and watching TV.  Showered and was out the door around 10 AM to go to McDonald's for some breakfast and then to Pick N Save to do the weekly grocery shopping.  I usually go on Wednesdays for double coupon day, but there is a snow storm coming tonight and all day tomorrow so I thought it best to get it over with today so I don't have to go out driving in the snow tomorrow.  I will most likely be busy shoveling all day tomorrow.  Took a nice nap with the dogs this afternoon.  Called AT&T this afternoon to see if they could lower my bill and if any promotions were available since all have seemed to run out and the bill has gone up to almost $170 a month.  After a 10 minute phone conversation with them they will take $20 off each months bill for the next year.   Not bad, I will take the discount.  Always pays to ask.  As I type this post it is snowing.  It just started.  Suppose to get about 6 inches of wet heavy snow this evening, tonight and tomorrow.  The snow is coming down fast and furious.  It is very windy and the snow is falling sideways as I look across the street.  Going to be a cold nasty night.  Making some stuffed pork chops I bought today with a side of noodles for supper tonight.  Will make some salads also.  Will most likely spend the night watching TV from the DVR watching the snow fall. 

February 25, 2013 Monday Afternoon

I guess you could say we had an Oscar movie watching weekend.

Spent Friday night watching Criminal Minds, Law And Order, NCIS LA and then went to bed for some lovin.

Saturday morning we were up at 7 AM.  Fed the dogs and gave Vito his shot.  Spent the early morning reading the newspapers and deciding what we would do for the weekend.  Since we had already seen Les Miserables (which I love and have watched twice), The Impossible (which should have been a bigger movie and seen by more people.  Totally under rated movie)  and Argo (which we did enjoy and glad it won) prior to this weekend.  I figured since the Oscars were on Sunday, and we usually never know what the movies are about or seen them, we would watch them all this weekend before the Oscar show Sunday night. 
Spent the rest of Saturday watching Zero Dark Thirty (very good movie), DJango Unchained (had a hard time feeling good about enjoying this movie. Don't get me wrong, it was a great movie, but hearing the n word so often felt wrong.  Great story and acting), Silver Linings Playbook (very good movie) and Lincoln (very good and learned about history), before going to bed around 11 PM. 

Sunday morning we were up by 7 AM.  Fed the dogs and gave Vito his shot.  Read most of the Sunday newspaper and then showered and went to picked up Tony's mom and took her out for breakfast.  Stopped off at Menard's to return the stapler I bought earlier in the week.  Ended up spending about the same as the refund on other items around the store.  Dropped Tony's mom off at her home and then on the way home stopped and bought gas and lottery tickets for the week.  Got home and before we continued our movie marathon I thought I would go for a long walk along the river trails.  Couldn' talk Tony into going with me, which is fine, I like my walks along the river enough to go alone.  Came home and spent the rest of the afternoon watching The Sessions (very good and give credit to Helen Hunt for feeling so comfortable with her body to appear nude in the movie) and Life Of Pi (love this movie, did I get the ending right?  Were the animals the mother and crew that survived and eventually killed each other?).  Ordered some Jimmy John subs for supper and spent the night watching the Oscars.  Was happy enough with the results.  Went to bed after the Oscars, Tony was already snoring away sleeping.

This morning I was up at 7 AM.  Fed the dogs and gave Vito his shot.  Read a little of the morning newspaper and then went back to bed for a couple hours.  Didn't feel good.  Felt edgy and tired.  Was good to go back to bed and start the day over when I got up a little after 10 AM.  Got some things done around the house, showered, ate some lunch and then went for a nice walk along the river trails.  Brought my camera to take some pictures.  Here are a few pictures from the trails and the big ice chunks along the river banks.

Just plan on making a hamburger helper lasagna for supper tonight with a salad.  Will most likely spend the night watching How I Met Your Mother, Rules Of Engagement, The Following, and Deception, before going to bed tonight.

February 22, 2013 Friday Afternoon

Yesterday afternoon I had a board meeting at ARCW that went from noon until a little after 2 PM.  Picked up my monthly HIV prescriptions when I was there at the pharmacy.  Came home and laid back on the couch listening to some music.  Around 3:45 PM the dogs went jumping off the couch heading for the back door.  I waited and soon Tony came around the corner into the living room.  I asked him what he was doing home and he said 'I'm home'.   I asked again, why are you home so early and he said 'because I can'.   OK.  Threw me totally off schedule and didn't even think until after dinner that I had not posted that day like I usually do.  Spent the night watching TV from the DVR before going to bed for a little lovin before sleep.   I did find out the meeting at MADACC regarding the fight dogs went very good and a lot of people including the news showed up at the meeting.  Two of our elected officials are working on new legislation so this never happen again and more importantly that these dogs are not destroyed when they as evidence are no longer needed.  I still can not believe these 15 dogs are considered evidence and not just dogs with a spirit and heart. 

Got up this morning at 6 AM and fed the dogs and gave Vito his shot.  Go up early because I knew from the night before weather report there would be snow on the ground.  Got about 5 inches of snow.  Before Tony could leave with the plow truck I shoveled the front sidewalk and back behind the garage so he could plow the alley.  If I get out there before he plows I can shovel the snow into the middle of the alley and then he can move it from there with the plow to another area down the alley.  Our area behind our house is now clear all the way to Center street.  Read the morning newspapers when I was done shoveling a little after 8 AM.  Cup of coffee sure tasted good as I warmed up from the cold.  Showered and met Tony and the guys for our usual Friday laugh therapy lunch.  Had a great lunch as usual.  Love these guys.  Came home and spent the afternoon doing some movie downloads and listening to Kelly Clarkson Greatest Hits.  Downloaded it a while ago and had not listen to it even though I knew or heard most of the songs on the radio.  Will just make some salads and chicken pot pies for supper tonight.  I most likely will have to go out and shovel before supper because it has been snowing a little, but steady, all afternoon and another inch or so has piled up on the sidewalk.  Better to get it shoveled up then have it turn to ice.  Will spend the night watching TV from the DVR.  Will most likely do a lot of that this weekend since we have no plans at this time.  My shoulder is getting better from the fall on the ice a couple days ago.  Just hurts to lay on it and reach above my head, but it is getting better.  Was a little hard to sleep last night not being able to lay on my right side.

February 20, 2013 Wednesday Afternoon

Spent last night watching TV from the DVR.  Finished off the night watching Smash in bed with Tony and the dogs.  Before bed I took another pain pill and an anti inflammatory pill for my shoulder pain from the fall on the ice earlier in the day.  Was hard to find a comfortable way to sleep since I could not lay on my right side due to the pain in my shoulder. 

This morning I got out of bed around 6:30 AM.  Fed the dogs, gave Vito his shot and got Tony out the door for work.  Spent the early morning reading the newspapers we receive.  Showered around 9 AM and went out the door at 10 AM to go grocery shopping.  Stopped off at McDonald's for a bacon egg and cheese bagel and a sausage burrito for lunch.  Got the grocery shopping done and saved about a third of the cost in double coupons and sale items.  After being home a while I took another pain pill for my shoulder and laid on the bed listening to music with the dogs for a while.  I love laying in bed with the dogs.  Vito and Kali on the head pillows.  Bo being spooned by Stella as he sleeps in her chest.  I spooned Stella with my sore arm around the both of them.  It was a three way spoonfest.  I think it is my favorite time of the day when I can just lay there holding my dogs and thinking about life.  Been a lot of activity regarding the fight dogs being kept at MADACC here in Milwaukee.  Hopefully a bill is in the works and will be done in a month according to our elected officials.  So many other stories are coming to light about the abuse these dogs receive at the shelters after they are saved from dog fighting rings.  In Memphis over 43 dogs have died in their cages in the past year.  A few are even missing, yes, missing.  How can a civilized society allow this to happen to man's best friend?  Had an interesting conversation with my sister today.  We were talking about the dog fighting scandal and about the woman taking over MADACC.  I told her 'if the world were run by women there would be more compasion'.  My sister, surprisingly added, I think if the world were also run by 'gay people' there would be more compassion.  Wow, this coming from a sister who 20 years ago told me she would raise her kids that my lifestyle is wrong.  Guess people do change.  Making some salads and chicken pot pies for supper tonight.  We have tickets and are going to see the pay Sister Act here in Milwaukee.  Should be a fun show.  Hopefully Tony will not fall asleep while the play is going on like most times.  Sunny but very cold in Milwaukee again today.  It is 20 degrees outside but the wind makes it feel much colder.  Heard a story on the news last night that the hospitals are filling up with people who have fallen and injured on the ice and snow.  I believe it.  I did it myself yesterday and can still feel the pain.

February 19, 2013 Tuesday Afternoon

Some days you wish you could just start over.

Got up this morning at 6:30 AM.  Fed the dogs and gave Vito his shot.  Spent the morning reading the newspapers and cruising the Internet.  Left the house at 11 AM.  On my way out the door and rounding the garage, just as I was saying to myself to not slip on the ice, I slipped bad on the ice.  Falling on my right shoulder.  Funny how the first thing you do is look around to see if anyone saw you fall.  LOL.  Got myself off the ground and the snow brushed off and got in the car.  If I didn't have to leave the house today I wouldn't.  It is 10 degrees above zero with a wind chill below zero here in Milwaukee today.  Since I had to go to the southwest side of town for the MADACC meeting to free the dogs, I decided to go to Menard's right down the street to buy an electric staple gun.  Have a hand one but wanted one with more punch so I figured since my other electric one jammed and broke and I had a $20 gift certificate for Menard's, I would make the trip worth the while.  Bought the stapler and a few other items at Menard's.  Even walked around the store for ideas on my Summer projects I already am planning in my head.  Had a ton of time to kill between Menard's and the 1 PM meeting so I went to Rocky's for a slice of pizza and bread sticks.  Then sat in the car at MADACC for almost a half hour before I walked in the door at 12:45 PM to be told the meeting was canceled and rescheduled for Thursday. They said it was rescheduled because of the election today.  Yah right.  They just know how many of us are planning to show up at this meeting.  I can not go on Thursday because I have another board meeting at ARCW.  Drove home and found out after taking the stapler apart from the packaging that it does not work good and won't even put a staple in wood like the hand one can.  Repackaged it up to return it.  So now it was 2 PM, I have sore shoulder from falling on the ice, I wasted my time going to a meeting that didn't exist, and bought a stapler that now has to be returned.  Figured it was time to lay on the bed with the dogs for a while.  It is very windy today with the cold and the canopy over the bedroom window outside had been keeping us up at night and was again this afternoon as it kept flopping into the window.  About a half hour into the nap I just got up and bundled up, went outside, and got out the big ladder and put some clips on the canopy so it can not flop against the house.  At least I figure I got something accomplished now.  Making a meat loaf, mashed potato, corn and salad for supper tonight.  Will most likely spend the night watching TV and staying warm with the dogs.  Time to take a pain pill for my shoulder pain.  I have a feeling I messed up my shoulder bad.

February 18, 2013 Monday Afternoon

Friday night we spent the night watching TV.  I got a phone call around 9 PM from someone at MADACC to respond to the message I had left early in the day.  I talked, he talked, and soon I had had enough of his excuses about why these fight dogs have been locked up for almost two years.  He actually had a laugh in his voice and said the reason for all this uproar is simply due to the fact it is 'February sweeps ratings month' on TV.  I tried to explain to him again why people like me are so upset is the fact it took a reporter to try to change the laws rather than MADACC trying, if they truly cared about the dogs.  It is all about the money.  Did the loving thing and went to sleep around 10:30 PM.

Saturday we were up by 7 AM.  Fed the dogs and gave Vito his shot.  Spent the morning reading the newspaper and watching TV.  Left for the car show around 11 AM and we were back home by 2 PM with chili from Wendy's.  Took a nice nap with the dogs and slept until about 4 PM.  Made some hamburgers for supper.  Spent the night watching the movie Bully and the movie Argo.  Both were very good movies.  Why Bully is not allowed to be shown in schools is beyond me.  Every kid should have to watching the movie Bully when they are in middle school.  Argo was very good also and encourage you to rent it.  Went to bed around 10 PM and watched SNL in bed.  Turned off the TV at midnight and went to sleep.

Sunday we were up again by 7 AM.  Fed the dogs and gave Vito his shot.  Tony wanted to go have breakfast with his mom, I was not fond of the idea.  Ended up finally going to George Webb's for breakfast around 11 AM.  Stopped off at Walgreen's for some sale items and then the corner grocery store for lottery tickets.   Watched a little TV and then went into the bedroom to nap.  Of course Tony naps best after sex, so we did the loving thing and then napped.  Ordered some subs from Domino's for supper delivered.  Spent the night watching The Good Wife and Mentalist before doing the loving thing again and going to sleep around 10:30 PM. 

This morning I was up by 6:30 AM.  Didn't sleep well from all the napping the day before.  Told myself I will not nap today.  Fed the dogs and gave Vito his shot.  Spent the morning reading the newspapers and doing some cleaning and vacuuming around the house.  Tony called around 11 AM to tell me about a handsome guy on M TV show called Catfish that the guys at the shop had on the TV.  Of course I wonder why they are watching TV.  Must have been break time.  Turned the channel to watch the show and got sucked into it for the entire hour.  At noon I went for my usual walk along the river trails.  Was mad I did not bring my camera since the snow is almost all melted and you can really see the big ice blocks that are up on the shoreline.  They are a foot thick and 12 feet long.   Had a great walk and got home around 1:30 PM.  Put on some music and relaxed on the couch with the dogs for an hour.  Making Chicken Corden Blue and beef rice tonight with a salad for supper.  Will most likely spend the night watching How I Met Your Mother, Rules Of Engagement, The Following, and Deception before going to sleep.  Tomorrow I am going to a general meeting at MADACC open to the public to discuss this dog fighting scandal.  The meeting is at noon.  I figure I will go to voice my support for the dogs.  Rain is coming.  It got to 40 degrees today but suppose to rain by supper time, turning to snow by morning.  In the teens tomorrow for high temps.  Spring, where are you?

February 15, 2013 Friday Afternoon

Tony got home from work around 5:30 PM.  As he was getting his work clothes off I looked at him and said 'it sure is damp and cold outside, what would you think of snuggling in for the night and ordering a Lisa's pizza'.  He looked at me and said 'sounds great, I hated thinking about going back out in the cold'.  So Tony showered and I ordered a pizza for delivery.  Spent the night watching TV from the DVR.  Watched The Walking Dead from Sunday, Law And Order SVU from Wednesday, and CSI from last week before going to bed around 10 PM.  Watched the local news to hear about a story the made me so mad and still does.  Guess our Animal Control here in Milwaukee has been holding about 15 dogs for over 2 years in cages, never going outside, never getting walked, and no human contact except for getting fed each day,  FOR ALMOST TWO YEARS.  The dogs were taken from a dog fighting ring almost 2 years ago and are being held as evidence.  Of course the guys charged with the crimes are living free on the streets while these and many other dogs are kept in a back room, in small cages, never seeing the light of day until the case is solved and then they are killed.  WTF?   This story made me so mad.  Finished the news, did the Valentine loving thing and went to bed.

This morning I was up by 7 AM.  Fed the dogs, gave Vito his shot and got Tony off to work.  Spent the morning reading the newspapers, doing a couple movie downloads, and then at 10 AM when MADACC opened I called and left a message for the manager telling him just what I thought of them holding these dogs like this and not treating them humanly.  Here is a link to the story if your interested: 
WISN 12 News investigates incarcerated dogs rescued from dog-fighting rings | News - WISN Home
It is quite alarming and so wrong.  They are simply holding these dogs to collect money from us tax payers for every day they keep them, even as the criminals are out on the streets at this time and the DA says the dogs no longer need to be kept as 'evidence'.   This story has shocked many and I am sure something will change.  Showered and met the guys and Tony for lunch.  Had a great lunch as usual.  Came home and spent an hour or so just laying on the couch with the dogs listening to music.  Will just make left over spaghetti and pizza with a salad for supper tonight.  Most likely spend the night watching TV from the DVR.  Tomorrow we are going to a Classic Car show hear that is yearly.  Tony got free tickets which makes me happy since it is usually about $15 each to get into this show.  I go just to look at the men at the show while Tony looks at the cars.  Suppose to be a cold weekend so we will do very little besides the car show, going outside.  Have a great weekend everyone.

February 14, 2013 Valentines Day

Spent last night watching TV from the DVR.  Watched Revenge and a couple half hour sitcoms that were on the DVR.  Went to bed around 10 PM.

This morning I was up at 7 AM.  Fed the dogs, gave Vito his shot, and got Tony off to work.  Spent the early morning reading the newspapers and watching TV.  It was cold, cloudy and damp in Milwaukee today.  Not a good day to go outside.  Only got to 33 degrees today.  I've felt cold all day and I have the heat turned up to 70 degrees in the house.   Still cold.  Took a nice long nap with the dogs and got about 2 hours of sleep.  Nice nap for once.  Tonight we are suppose to go out for supper to celebrate Valentines Day.  Since it is so cold and damp outside I am hoping when Tony comes home from work he doesn't want to venture out again and we order a pizza or something, and just stay in tonight.  If we do go out it will just be to a local bar for some bar burgers since we don't have reservations anywhere and most restaurants will be packed.  We will exchange cards and I bought Tony a balloon.  Tony will most likely buy me flowers or a flower.  I told him again yesterday that he does not have to buy a dozen roses and waste the money.  One rose or even a dandelion picked would be fine.  Of course he looked at me and said 'will a stick be ok'.  I told him as long as he takes the time to pick out just the right 'stick', it would be fine.  Honestly it is just the thought and action that makes me happy, not the amount spent or how big the gift is. 
Happy Valentines Day to my followers.  Hope you have a great day with the ones you love.

February 13, 2013 Wednesday Afternoon

Went out for supper last night for tacos, rice and beans, and of course a strawberry margarita.  After eating we went to a meeting on the proposed apartment complex going up directly across the street.  We were shown the proposal and given time to talk about it.  I had a lot of questions.  Got all my questions answered.  They are putting up a 32 unit apartment complex with rents starting at $1500 a month.  I think that is high but I would rather have people who can afford that living across the street then some low income housing project.  In fact it could have been much worse.  We were all told the lot is big enough and zoned for an 8 story high building with 110 units.  WTF?   Can you imagine if I had to look out my front window to an eight story apartment complex?  So I guess we should be happy they didn't do the full scale project they could have on this land.  The drawings look like it will be nice to look at which is important being right out my front window.  The project should start in Spring and you can be sure I will post pictures as the construction begins and goes on.  Actually I can't wait for all the construction workers I will be able to watch for about 6 months right outside my window.  Might have to set up a table and chairs in the front yard.  LOL.  Set up a lemonade stand?  LOL. Got home a little after 9 PM just as Obama was finishing his speech.  I did want to hear it but heard the highlights and the stupid Republican response to the speech.  Went to bed around 10 PM.

This morning I was up by 7 AM.  Fed the dogs, gave Vito his shot, and got Tony out the door for work.  Spent the early morning reading the newspapers and was out the door by 10 AM to get my usual McDonald's bacon egg and cheese bagel and a sausage burrito to heat up for lunch.  Ate the bagel in the Pick N Save parking lot before going in and doing the weekly grocery shopping.  Bought Tony a Valentine balloon along with the groceries.  Got home and by noon I left the house again to go for my usual walk along the river trails.  I really had to push myself today to get out and do the walk.  I have done so little the past few days I knew I needed the walk.  Had a great walk and was so glad I pushed myself out the door to do it.  I can clear my head and feel so much more relaxed after a walk.  Got home and ate the burrito from McDonald's and then took a short nap on the bed with the dogs.  Don't think I got much sleep but was able to just lay there with the dogs and listen to some good music.  Making spaghetti with the rib meat left overs from Monday.  I know we had spaghetti last week, Tony is Italian, he could eat it every day.  Will make some salads to go with the spaghetti.  Most likely will spend the night watching TV from the DVR since it records shows daily and there is always another show adding to the DVR.  The Walking Dead started up again last Sunday so I am sure we will watch that first.  It got to 40 degrees today in Milwaukee and was sunny almost all day.  Tomorrow we are going to get a couple inches of snow, just in time since the snow we have is almost gone.  Would be happy if it was just rain.  Tired of the snow and shoveling even though it has not been that bad this year again, so far.   Suppose to be a very cold weekend back in the teens.

February 12, 2013 Tuesday Afternoon

Spent last night watching TV as I said in yesterdays post.  Went to bed around 9 PM to watch the last TV show.  Did the lovin thing and went to sleep around 10:30 PM.

This morning I was up at 7 AM.  Fed the dogs, gave Vito his shot, and got Tony off to work.  I did very little around here today.  Spent the morning reading the two newspapers and then a couple magazines that were laying around.  Took a nice nap with the dogs this afternoon.  Cleaned up the side yard and emptied the poop bucket.  I'm just happy I still have been able to keep up with the four dogs droppings throughout this Winter again.  Won't be a huge pile to pick up come Spring.  The sun is out but it is only about 28 degrees outside with a slight wind making it feel colder.  Tonight we have a meeting to go to regarding the apartment complex that is going up across the street.  The meeting is at the park pavilion a block down the street and starts at 7 PM.  Thankfully the owner of the apartment complex to the north stopped at Tony's shop yesterday to tell him of the meeting or we would not even have known about it.  I will address this at the meeting.  Figure we might as well go out for dollar tacos at the Mexican restaurant half way between here and the park pavilion and meeting.  Will most likely then spend the night watching Obama on TV and go to bed.  Wish I had more to say or report, but I just laid low all day today and took it easy.

February 11, 2013 Monday Afternoon

Spent Friday night beginning to clear the DVR of the 43 shows on it.  Watched TV until around 10 PM and went to bed.

Saturday morning we were up at 7 AM.  Fed the dogs and gave Vito his shot.  Noticed some animal tracks in the side yard so I cued up the outside camera DVR and looked to see what animal came into the side yard.  It was my possum that comes often to eat the bread.  I just don't want him settling in under the deck like he did last Winter for a few days until I chased him out.  The dogs go nuts knowing it was in the yard, they can smell it.  Spent the morning and early afternoon watching a TV show called American Family Diggers.  There was a marathon of the show and it got us sucked in.  Actually a very educational TV show finding army artifacts and stuff buried in peoples yards.  Around 2 PM I noticed Tony starting to fall asleep on the couch so I went for a nice long walk along the river trails.  It was 32 degrees and by the time I reached home I had my jacket open and was actually sweating from the walk.  Was glad I got out of the house for an hour or so.  Wish I would have brought my camera to take pictures of the huge 12 inch thick sheets of ice that the wind has pushed up onto the shore and paths along the shore.  At times I was standing on top of these sheets of ice looking down on the river 8 feet below me thinking, how the heck did these huge sheets of ice get all the way up here.  Spent the rest of the day watching TV from the DVR.  Made hamburgers for supper and spent the night watching more TV from the DVR.  Went to bed around 10:30 PM.

Sunday morning we were up at 7 AM.  Fed the dogs and gave Vito his shot.  It rained all day on Sunday.  At times quite hard.  I did manage to walk up two blocks up the street to a corner store to buy lottery tickets before it started raining hard.  The rain did a good job of getting rid of about half the snow on the ground.  We did nothing all day because of the rain.  Took a nice nap in the afternoon which I really think was an excuse for Tony to get some lovin.  Made a frozen pizza and salads for supper.  Spent the night almost clearing the DVR of the 40 or more shows on it by the time we went into the bedroom to watch the Music Award show on TV.   After the show was over we did the lovin thing again and went to sleep.

This morning I was up at 6:30 AM.  Fed the dogs and gave Vito his shot.  Spent the morning going through my taxes and ADAP paperwork one last time making sure it is all filled out properly and got it all in the mail.  Talked to my mom on the telephone for a while.  After I had a can of tomato soup for lunch I took a short nap with the dogs.  Slept for about an hour before the phone rang and got me out of bed.  Wrong number.  Why do the always call during nap time?  Have to put a load of laundry away and get going on supper.  Making a rack of ribs, baked potato, corn and salad tonight for supper.  I love ribs and it would be my last meal if I ever was on death row.  LOL.  Will most likely spend the night watching How I Met Your Mother, Rules Of Engagement, The Following and Deception before going to bed tonight.  It got to 30 degrees today in Milwaukee but because of the strong wind it felt very cold outside.  To cold for a walk today.

February 8, 2013 Friday Afternoon

Last night the snow just kept falling.  Watched American Idol and Glee on TV.  Went outside one last time to shovel the snow at 9 PM.  Came in and shortly went to bed to watch a couple episodes of Hardcore Pawn on our big 110 inch TV in the bedroom.  Here is a picture of what sleep time looks like at our house.  You can see Kali, Vito and Bo across the top of the bed row of pillows.   Tony sleeps on one side of the bed, Stella in the middle, and me in the empty space on the other end of the bed.  It was worse, we once had five dogs.

 

This morning I was up at 7 AM.  Fed the dogs and gave Vito his shot.  Got bundled up and went outside to shovel so I could push the snow away from the garage and Tony could plow it away before he left for work for the day.  Shoveled the side yard for the dogs and the front sidewalk.  Had to make paths around the side yard for Vito.  Since he is blind, when it snows like this, he gets very lost outside.  The snow is about 6 inches deep and I had to go out and get him once already today, lost in a corner.  The snow is very pretty.  Here are some pictures of the view looking North and South.

The snow is just hanging on the trees and looks so pretty.  Here is a picture of the house.

Met Tony and the guys for lunch.  Had a great lunch as usual laughing and telling stories.  Stopped off to make copies of my taxes at a copy store so I can get them in the mail next week.  Then went to Pick N Save to buy some fresh fruit and produce for the weekend.  Will spend the rest of the afternoon doing some cleaning and vacuuming around the house.  Making fried left over spaghetti and a salad for Tony's supper tonight.  I will eat the chili I brought home from lunch and a salad for supper.  Will most likely spend the night watching TV from the DVR since there are over 40 shows on the DVR to watch.  No plans this weekend.  Will most likely spend most of the weekend at home with the dogs, staying warm, watching TV.  It got to about 30 degrees today in Milwaukee.  Usually the snow falls off the trees by now.  It still is so pretty outside with the trees all covered in snow.

February 7, 2013 Thursday Afternoon

Spent last night watching American Idol, Hot In Cleveland and Happily Divorced.  Went to sleep around 10:20 PM after the local news.  Couldn't sleep so I got out my IPod and listened to Pink.  I do love her new CD and it is my favorite right now to listen to.

This morning I was up at 6:30 AM.  Fed the dogs and gave Vito his shot.  I have honestly done nothing all day but watch the snow fall.  Read the morning newspapers, watched some TV and this afternoon I laid on the bed with the dogs listening to some old Disco favorites that I use to dance to back 30 years ago.  As I was listening to them I did the math.  Wow, where has 30 years gone?  Where did all the energy I had back then dancing go?  As each song played I can picture where I danced to that song the most and why I fell in love with the song, or the person I danced with to that song back then, most likely dating them at the time.  I often wonder if people in my past ever think of me.  I do think of them.  About 15 years ago I went on this quest to find as many people that I hung out with when I was  18 to 25 years old.  I found a couple and was actually disappointed in the conversations.  I guess there friendship ment more to me than it ment to them.  It was actually sad how fast people move on and forget those in their past who helped them get where they are today and what they are today.  There are still many more I would love to find and communicate with.  One past lover I sent letters all over the country hoping for a response.  Never found the guy.  I must have sent over 100 letters to every Ruben Velez in the USA with no luck.  We dated for several months when I was in my fourth year of college.  Am I the only person who wonders if others ever think of you as much as you still think of them?  Sure would have been nice to keep in touch and know how they are doing.  Are they happy?   Did I make a difference in their life?  Would love to be able to tell them that they indeed made a difference in mine.   I actually back in my dating and coming out years wrote down every person's name I ever dated.  There were a lot, and I only found a few in my quest to find them.
The snow has been falling since this morning.  We are suppose to get around 5 inches by the time it all ends around midnight tonight.  Will most likely go out and shovel before I go to bed so that tomorrows shoveling isn't so bad from what we get over night.  Making left over spaghetti tonight since I made so much.  Have enough for two more suppers.  Since Tony could eat spaghetti every day I will heat up a plate tonight and then fry up the rest tomorrow night for supper.  Will make some salads and I will most likely just have a sandwich or something with the salad.

February 6, 2013 Wednesday Afternoon

Spent last night watching the Betty White Birthday Bash.  God bless her for all the energy she has at her age.  Finished off the night watching Smash.  Went to bed for some lovin before we went to sleep around 10:30 PM.

This morning I was up at 7 AM.  Fed the dogs and gave Vito his shot.  Cleaned my bathroom and toilet today.  I hate cleaning the bathrooms.  Tony usually does it because he knows I hate it so much.  Had no excuse for not cleaning it since he is busy working.  Smells nice and Pine Sol like now.  Spent the rest of the day doing things around the house.  Tried to take a nap with the dogs but Vito for some reason wanted to lay in my arms the entire time and get a belly rub.  Every time I stopped he would bark at me to start again.  After about an hour and a half I just got up out of bed rather than continue to hold and pet him.  Stella stays in bed for another hour or so until Bo bothers her so much to play she just decides to get up.  I closed the gate after we left the bedroom today so Stella could get an extra hour of uninterrupted sleep without Bo bothering her.  Have a pot of spaghetti sauce on the stove.  Making spaghetti tonight with garlic bread and salad.  Will most likely spend the night watching American Idol since it is guy night on the show.  Got up to 30 degrees today in Milwaukee.  The clouds have now rolled in and tonight we are getting more snow overnight.  We need a layer of snow to cover up the dirty snow that is everywhere now along the streets, and all the yellow snow in the side yard from the dogs.

February 5, 2013 Tuesday Afternoon

Spent last night watching How I Met Your Mother, Rules Of Engagement, The Following and Deception on TV.  Went to bed around 10:20 PM after the local news.

This morning I was up at 6:30 AM.  Fed the dogs and gave Vito his shot.  Read a little of the morning newspaper and went back to bed for an hour.  Got up around 10 AM and showered.  Left the house around 12:30 PM to stop at Pick N Save for some salad and then to a board meeting with ARCW.  Had a good meeting and picked up my monthly food at the pantry while I was there.  Came home and will do a little cleaning and laundry prior to supper.  Just making some salads and TV dinners for supper tonight.  Hopefully Tony had a big lunch since he will not be happy with a TV dinner.  Hey, it is a Hungry Man TV dinner, which is enough for me.  LOL.   Will most likely spend the night watching Betty White's Birthday Bash and then Smash.   Three other TV shows will be recording as we watch those shows.  Got more snow this morning, a couple inches of fluffy snow.  Shoveled before I left for my meeting.  We keep getting these little snow clippers that drop a couple inches each day the last few days.  The ground is covered with snow and there is about 4 inches of snow on the ground.  Thankfully it is a fluffy snow and never amounts to much.  It did get in the 20s today so it was not as bad as it could be this time of year.  Still no rabbits, the bread I put out last night was still in the back yard when I woke up.  Seeing a little bunny in the back yard would make my day.

February 4, 2013 Monday Afternoon

Spent Friday night watching TV from the DVR.  Went to bed around 10 PM.

Saturday morning we were up by 7 AM.  Fed the dogs and gave Vito his shot.  Spent the morning reading the newspapers and watching home improvement shows on TV.  Went to leave the house around 11 AM to go to the Pet Expo here in town for the day.  I love seeing all the different dog breeds.  As we were leaving I ran into my tenant and his girlfriend.  I started talking to them and then mentioned how we don't have any more rabbits and the parts of rabbit I found in the back yard behind the garage.  My tenant looks at me and says, 'it wasn't rabbit parts, it was the deer I shot'.  I was overjoyed to find out those parts of an animal were not my rabbit, but why the hell are you throwing deer parts over the deck and to the ground?  Also, where then are all the rabbits?  To this day, still no rabbits and the bread is out there each morning untouched.  It did make my day to learn it was not my rabbit I have fed for a year, dead, and in parts in the back yard.  Went to the Pet Expo and got a lot of dog food samples to bring home and mix with the food I buy.  I figure the more samples we get helps cover the cost of entering the event.  Ended up buying two jackets for Stella, which fit snug and come off in time when she moves.  Waste of money.  Also bought about $20 in dog toys.  Got home and gave the toys to the dogs, thinking they were strong toys.  No such luck.  Stella had them ripped apart in a half hour.  Twenty dollars in dog toys in the garbage in a half hour of being home.  It is hard to find a toy Stella can not ruin.  Cheapest thing to do is just put a tennis ball in an old sock.  Takes the dogs sometime a day to get the ball out by tugging and ripping the sock.  Decided to take a short nap around 3 PM which really was an excuse for Tony to get some lovin.  Was not in bed long and got up to watch TV and start thinking about what to make for supper.  Spent the night watching TV from the DVR.  Went to bed around 10:30 PM.

Sunday morning we were up at 7 AM again.  Fed the dogs and gave Vito his shot.  Spent the morning reading the Sunday newspaper.  Made eggs and bacon for breakfast.  Left the house around noon to go to Walmart.  I got Tony to agree to go with my to buy another few months of Insulin and the list of other household items we need.  Ended up spending over $300 at Walmart.  Of course the Insulin and needles were $80 of the total.  Got the house stocked for another 3 months hopefully since I do not usually enjoy going to Walmart.  At least not our Walmart here on the Eastside.  By the time we got everything on the list it was getting busy and the costumers were not getting any nicer, or prettier.  Got out of there and came home.  Spent the rest of the day watching the gay movie When Boys Fly.  It was about circuit boys and the circuit parties.  Was interesting.  We then watching Paranormal Activity 2, 3 and 4.   All were pretty much the same and can be quite boring at times waiting for something to happen as the film rolls.  Made some steaks and salads for supper.  Spent the night watching the last Paranormal movie and then tried to watch a spoof on them called Supernatural Activity.  About a half hour into the movie we turned it off, it was not funny at all.  Spent the rest of the night watching some Modern Family reruns.  Went to sleep around 10 PM after some lovin.

This morning I was up at 6:30 AM.  Fed the dogs and gave Vito his shot.  Spent the morning outside shoveling the snow that never seemed to stop.  Made a final copy of my taxes and filled out my paperwork for ADAP in between shoveling the snow.   Called and left a message for ADAP to call me since I have questions on filling out the form.  Stopped snowing around noon and we got a few inches of fluffy snow.  Made myself a can of tomato soup for lunch.  Took a nice nap with the dogs this afternoon.  I consider any nap where I actually get some sleep, a good nap.  Making some hamburgers and baked beans for supper tonight.  Also making some sweet potato french fries which I got with my pantry food a while back.  I have never tried sweet potato french fries so I have no idea if I will eat them, or like them.  Will let you know tomorrow what I thought of them.  Will most likely spend the night watching TV.  Tony always comes home tired on Monday's so we will most likely be in bed early. 

I am so happy to know my rabbit did not die in the back yard, but where the heck are they.  Do rabbits hibernate?  Has been over two weeks now since I have seen one eat any break or out in the front or back yard.

February 1, 2013 Friday Afternoon

Spent last night watching American Idol and then Glee before we went to bed.  Did the lovin thing and went to sleep by 10 PM.  I still find myself looking out the window or watching the camera monitors hoping to see a bunny.  No such luck, but I keep hoping.

This morning I was up at 6 AM.  Fed the dogs and gave Vito his shot.  Spent the morning reading the newspapers and watching Kelly and Michael, The View, and Anderson Cooper prior to Tony picking me up to go to lunch.  Stopped off at Walgreen's on the way to lunch so I could run in and get a prescription I had called in yesterday.  Had a great lunch with the guys as usual.  Sometimes our bellies hurt from laughing so hard at someones story.  Tony dropped me off at home and I will spend the afternoon keeping warm with the dogs.  It was 5 degrees with a wind chill of 20 below when we got up this morning.  Hasn't warmed up much since then.  I have to yell at the dogs to get them back in the house as their legs and paws freeze outside when they go potty.  Kali has it down pretty good, she waits until the last moment, lets me know she has to go out, and runs out, does her thing, and runs back in.  Good thing since she has no hair.  She comes in shivering needing Daddy hugs to get warm.  Stella and Bo are another story.  Takes them so long to get their sent, by the time they start to poop, they can't stand on all four legs and I have had to go out and grab Bo, since he could not walk.  Stella is to heavy to carry and I have to yell at her to come in NOW.   Vito has been pretty good as long as I keep yelling at him the entire time saying 'hurry up, hurry up, come on'.   He almost did not make it in the house once this morning his paws were so frozen.  Moving to a warmer climate is not an option at this point.  Maybe when Tony sells the Auto Body shop and he retires.   My parents have a Condo in Florida I have never seen due to the damn dogs and not being able to leave them.  Sure would be nice to be down there now.  I think tomorrow it is to get up to 20 degrees, so a warm up is on the way.  LOL.  Those of course are high temps for the day.  It gets pretty cold at night.  Will just make some salads and left overs from last night for Tony for supper tonight.  Most likely watch TV from the DVR since it has filled up all week as we watched American Idol live.  Tomorrow I hope to get Tony to go to the yearly dog show at State Fair Park.  We go almost every year to see the dogs, get the free samples of dog food, and buy a dog toy or two.  Tony would rather not go but in two weeks there is a car show there that I will go with him to and have as much interest as the dog show to him.  Being together makes it all better and we do all most everything together on the weekends.   Other than that no plans this weekend.  I hear there is a big football game this weekend.  LOL.  I honestly don't even know who is playing.  We will be watching a movie Sunday night.  Hey, did I mention I am gay?  No interest in the Super Bowl, not even the half time show.   Heck, we have already seen most of the commercials.