"The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain." - Dolly Parton

My job is challenging!
I like that about it.
Something different every day; at my job, and personally!
Yesterday, I did my thing, and left at 2:00!
Remember last week when I was at work at 5 A M!?
I took those hours yesterday!
I had a DR's appt. to renew my drugs.
Unfortunately my BP was through the roof. WTH!?
It's been controlled FOREVER with one little pill a night!
Dr: "Are you stressed out? Worried about something? Feeling sick?"
Me: "I feel good, I'm down to 1 job, been walking on the treadmill for 2 or 3 weeks, I have ME time! OMG, I'm not busy enough!? I HAVE been waking up with a headache, and wondered what was with that!?
More drugs, have to get my BP checked 3 times a week for 2 weeks, if it stays high I have to go back, if it goes too low cause of more drugs, I have to go back.
Then, a whole crapload of tests to be done!
He told me that was one of the perks of getting OLD.
That kinda bothers me....see I.KNOW.HOW.OLD.I.AM!
And I'm usually fine with it.....til someone says something like THAT!
Now he's just gonna try to find something wrong with me!
I did check my BP when I went to town this afternoon, and it was already way down!

I then had a meeting after my Dr's. appt. and some running around to do; and on my last stop, I had a hard time turning left with my van!
I'm a girl, so I thought, oh well, after this I'm on my way home.
I shut off the radio and heat & listened for noises.
My analytical (really) mind starts thinking, "Do I have a power steering belt? Hmmmmmmm..........no, but I think I have Power Steering fluid!"
Which I checked when I got home and the little reservoir thingy was dry!
I call PR Chrysler, who told me it wasn't uncommon in the cold weather for a line to get a leak.
BS, I thought, drove my little Intrepid for YEARS, and never had a leak.
She says they're booking for Tuesday!?WTH, I wonder if everyone has a leak!?
I then called Roadside Assistance, which so far is the only perk I like about a new vehicle!
I got Ryan who asked me if I was in a safe place, Bless his heart!
He told me the tow truck would be here in 30 minutes.
While I'm on hold with him, I was texting my boss for a ride to work this morning!
I just got off the phone with roadside assistance, and the Body Shop calls, it's my friend R and he says, "Gail, I told those guys I'd be there in half an hour, but the tow truck is out of town, can we pick your van up in the morning? "
He also tells me that I'm, "the first Caravan, but all the ladies at the banks driving Journeys and Escapes, all the cross over vehicles......he's hauled them all; because of the power steering lines."
I laugh and tell him yes.
PR Chrysler called and left a message at 2:15 this afternoon to tell me my van was ready.
I gotta hitch hike down there sometime this weekend!

So I'm driving this!

Impressive huh!?

A company vehicle!

I just think D didn't want to be my chauffeur!

When I come home from work, Shadow comes in and lays on the rug in the entry; while I change to go outside and feed the cats, fill the stove.....whatever.

Because she is an outside dog, she doesn't come in very often.

Well here she is trying to sneak further into the house!

She's so funny!

We took her to the vet last Saturday for her Rabies shot.

The vet was going to give us hell for having an overweight dog, then realized she just had a really thick coat!

Shadow's not a  great traveler, so I asked the vet about a sedative, and did you know you can give your dog children's gravol?!

I'm sure gonna try it!

Alrighty, I know this has been painful, but I'm done now!

I made a couple of these cards.

I know it's a Christmas card!
This was in about a  2008 Cardmaker magazine!
I'm working my way through the magazines and books!
I purposefully stamped the JOY crooked, cause I knew I'd never get it straight!
This was simple yet looks cool I thought!

Ya know I never did get my cards linked on the CCAYR site.
I did link them in a comment so they could see if I was playing along, but I don't think anyone cares!
Oh well!
*OMG, just checked the comments over there, and I wasn't the only one, and it's fine we linked them there!
I'll quit pouting now! hahaha

I see others have linked, and I've tried the computer at work too!

Better go!
Ta ta for now!