Restless Knitter

So how many magazines did I buy? 112. Yes, that’s one hundred twelve. I’m finding that number includes 5 or so duplicates. I’m not done going through them yet.

Bella stuff: I had to take Bella to the vet again yesterday. I had to take her for a foot problem when we first got here. Of course, it had to be on a holiday where you have to go to the emergency clinic and pay the equivalent of a house payment. She had some type of thorns in her foot. Big black ugly ones, making her foot a lovely shade of maroon. She got meds, the foot started looking better, and we went on. I noticed it’s starting to turn maroon again. It’s red between the toes and it looks like her nail bed is infected. I did a little internet searching and found a vet someone was happy with. This guy was super nice as was his staff. He looked her foot over real well, gave her a shot, 7 days of antibiotics, and trimmed her nails. All for $56! If I were still taking her to her regular vet in GA, that would have cost way more than that. I probably wouldn’t have walked out for less than $150. Hell, they charged $12.50 for a nail trim alone, $2 for sticking a thermometer up her rear, $49 for walking in the door, $1 for listening to her heart (Do you want us to listen to her heart? - Huh? - That will be extra. - WTF? (and then you feel like a heartless beotch if you don’t want to pay a measly dollar to have her heart listened to)), and so on and so forth. Even after we move an extra 25-30 miles away, I’m thinking we’ll drive the extra miles for this guy. He cared more about her than sticking a dollar in his pocket.

House stuff: I know, I know. Click away now.
It’s hard to believe that we’ll have house keys next week. I’m so ready to be in the house, and also not ready. We’ve been shopping this weekend. The only thing we have to show for it is something to sleep on. We still need something to sit on and a refrigerator. I found that you really can’t just look at Consumer Reports and take their word for it. I found that a fridge they rate as a good one is getting crap reviews from real world users. I did figure out which one I want (I couldn’t find a single complaint on it) but it’s taller than the space available. That means we’ll be taking out the cabinets over the current fridge. It’s sad because it’s not like we can afford to lose any cabinet space, especially since one is being used to house the sprinkler system controls (wtf) but I really like this fridge. And it could take up to 3 weeks to get it. Must I do everything the hard way? I guess that makes life a little less boring.

I wonder how long it will take to find all my knitting things.