I am an active participant on KnittingHelp.com. It is one of the best places on the web (no kidding!).
I decided to join in my first-ever swap, and boy was it fun!!!! I had the best partner ever! Here’s what I received in the mail today…
What a treat…chocolate, cookies, yarn, and hand-made stitch markers! It was nice to be pampered! Thanks to my thoughtful swap partner!
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Wow! We’re home after an eight-day vacation. Well, okay…it was soccer-related, but that’s how it’s been for the last eight years. San Diego was beautiful!!! I never expected the mountains on one side and the ocean on the other. It was truly amazing! Of course, we didn’t just watch soccer games. The kids went to the San Diego Zoo, we saw the beach at La Jolla, and we went to Sea World. Yeah, yeah…I know. I have Sea World right in my own backyard, right? What’s the big deal? Well, although I’ve lived in Florida for the last 17+ years, I’ve never been to some of the most famous sites in the state.
Here are some photos from our week…
This photo was taken from the Birch Aquarium near La Jolla.
This is the beach at La Jolla. There are some really nice shops and restaurants.
This was the dolphin feeding area at Sea World. I got to touch a dolphin! It was a neat experience!
This was at the Shamu Show at Sea World. The animals are awe-inspiring — so smart and beautiful!
We fed sea lions. What a greedy bunch! A bird stole one of my fish after it barely left my hands! The bigger sea lions jump in front of the baby ones and take all of the food. It was humorous and sad at the same time.
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My day started out in an interesting way. But first, you must have some background.
Living in my house is like living in a zoo. No kidding. We have three dogs, two rats, and a rabbit.
Cadillac 
Chance 
Chloe
Molly 
Pele 
Aubie
A few days ago, I put them all (yes, you read that right) in the car for a trip to the boarding facility. Well, Aubie’s hunting instincts kick in any time she hears the rabbit, and being in close proximity was just too much. Aubie was doing everything she could to get to that rabbit, despite the bars on the cage. I got about two houses down the street when I had to stop the car to rearrange the animals. Of course Molly, my escape artist, took the opportunity to jump out of the car. So, I quickly grabbed her, got her back in, fussing at her the entire time, then proceeded to fuss at my eight year old dog…poor thing. What a nightmare! I must have looked like a lunatic…driving down the road, yelling the whole time. Hmmm…maybe that’s why the other cars kept their distance??
When I got to the boarder, there was a nicely dressed lady waiting to pick up her dog. Her jaw dropped as the employees helped me bring in the three-floor rat cage (only the best, ya know), dining room table-sized rabbit cage, and three dogs. By the end of the procession, even the employees at the place were laughing at me. I was exhausted. I knew there was a reason why I only had two children.
To top it all off, I had to go directly from there to attempt to take a proctored mid-term. But I digress…
Getting back to the point of today’s post…
Yesterday, after getting up at 3am to catch an early flight, I was exhausted and looking forward to sleeping in. Not gonna happen…
5:30am (my time…not home time), my cell phone rings, and from the caller ID, I can see it’s my boarder. Uh oh. This cannot be good.
“Hello, Mrs. Auburnchick…it looks like your rats got into a fight last night.” Oh no…poor son…I’m thinking the worst. Why else would you call someone on their vacation about a rat?
“One of them has a lot of blood.”
“But both are alive?” I ask.
“Oh yes, but we think that one is a female and has, uh, matured.” Huh? It’s 5:30 in the morning…I’m not thinking straight. So, the nice gentleman proceeds to explain what he means. Oh, duh! Now my face is red, but who cares…it’s still dark on the West coast.
I kindly explain that both of the rats are males, and the fat one (Cadillac) steals skinny one’s food. Skinny one may be little, but he’s scrappy. He obviously defended his precious pasta.
At least the dogs are okay…I think.
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Hmmm…I’ve never had a blog before. I’ve given it serious thought recently, but today was the day that made me decide to “Just Do It!”
We’re on vacation, and we went to rent a car. Let me tell you…they do things a lot differently on the West coast! Renting a car was the most surreal experience ever! We arrived at the rental agency, only to be greeted by a platoon of eager sales people. Little did we know what was in store…
After doing the initial paperwork, the family headed out to pick out a car. Huh? I’ve always just been given the keys with a “See ya!” So we’re trolling for the “perfect” car to drive around in for the next week, when out of the blue, another sales lady and her “victim” swoop in and snatch a rather attractive car (i.e. “not-my-mother’s car” in my price range) from us!! The nerve. We finally decided on a vehicle that wouldn’t embarass our daughter too much. Yeah, right!
Mind you…it’s an upgrade…of course. We walk around the car, inspecting it…sales gal explaining that the scratches can be buffed out. Huh? We’re just driving the thing around town for a few days…not renting to own! Meanwhile, I have my eye on a lovely Mercedes just begging to be taken for a ride. “No go,” says the sales lady…at least not for a $5/day upgrade.
Whatever. What a meat market!!!!
Well, that’s it for now. Hopefully, I’ll have interesting things to post in the future!
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