And they call it HUMANE??

So we decided to get another dog to keep Cosmo company during the day and spent literally like a week and a half at the Humane Society going every day and introducing Cosmo to other dogs because it is the Humane society's policy that dogs do what's called "Meet and Greet". There were some meets that went fine and some downright not good meetings. Rich the shiuzu was a good match but were down on the list (it's first come first serve) and then we met Kyra (now named Kiri) and six month old terrier cross - first meet and greet went okay. The second meet and greet was in the atrium and we realize Cosmo HATES the atrium. It's loud, distracting and there is no neutral territory. So he literally sat in my lap and shook - keep in mind Cosmo has never been socialized with other dogs except for a few months when he was pup. He didn't know how to act around other dogs.

Crystal and the HS was awesome, she was the one that suggested Kiri in the first place. Jenny was the one who put them in the atrium. The next day Kiri and Cosmo spent TWO hours together and did fine, they were interacting and there was no fear - oh did I mention it was outside and Jenny was observing. We put in the application and they tell us to come on Monday and pick her up. We ask "do we need to bring Cosmo" they say no.

So Monday rolls round, I work through lunch so I can leave early and get there. Long story short I get told that a complaint was put and it was suggested because of the "fear" Cosmo displayed we shouldn't get the dog and I asked if it was Jenny who made the complaint. And sure enough it was. I was then told we wouldn't get Kiri unless a manger saw a meet and greet - so I have to race home, get Cosmo and race back. Long story short they were fine and we got Kiri.

I should point out that I have never met anyone so negative as this woman. It was like she wanted Kiri for herself. She told a volunteer that we had said that the volunteer "shoved us" out of the corral - that was lie and she actually said "Look I told you I would try and find a match for your dog and you obviously want this dog even though I don't recommend it." I feel like I should make a complaint. She's supposed to help dogs find homes.

But we got Kiri and below are some picutres of our six month old little terrier cross.
And by the way - she and Cosmo played for 40 minutes off leash in park tonight!


Isn't she a cutie!!





I don't know what they are looking at but they have the same expression

FINALLY

I have realized that this has been too long in coming and a lot has happened. I have a new job which I started in May - I work at Gowling Lafleur Henderson for two great lawyers. David does general litigation and Adam does construction law. Rachel and I quit JRC at the same time and started at the same time. She works as wordpro specialist.

I am in yet another play with KWLT - Captain Hook's Revenge - I play Plague the swashbuckeling rat and my friend Kristy play Bubonic (get it rats...bubonic plague - ha ha). The first read though is the tomorrow night. It's the first time I've done a family play that I hope we get a lot families out.

We also have my new baby who has been living with us for 2 weeks now - Cosmo. He is a 7 year old miniature poodle and absolutely adorable. Tomorrow we are picking up our 6 month old new pup - Kiri . Right now Cosmo pretty much ignores her but we are hoping they become fast friends. We will be crate training her so that should be interesting. I will be posting pictures of her in the next day or two . Below are some pictures of my little man.

Has it really been almost a month?!?

It's been awhile since my last post and I am going to blame my busy busy life for that.

We wrapped up Earnest about 2 weeks ago and I would be going through withdrawl but since i am now "Doris" in The Wedding or How It All Came Off by Jack Neary and the read through was tonight and it goes on it June so it's back to rehearsals but not as intense as Earnest.

Rachel and I have signed up for pole dancing class - no were not becoming strippers but it is supposed to be really good for your arms and abs - and it was - the next day we couldn't even raise our arms - I have a new found respect for the upper arm muscles that strippers have now (lol).

To top everything else off I have soccer at least once a week. Busy busy busy.

My new job starts in three weeks but I only work for the next two. My replacements starts in one week so I will sit with her for a week before abandoning a sinking ship!! I am a little pissed she's getting paid 6K more than me but I letting it go because getting and staying pissed accomplishes nothing - the office manager bitched to me about her potential paycut - seriously -- whatever!

So my degus were losing hair and I thought it was only one but then it was a second one. So I took them to the vet - who suggested I bring all on them in. I was there for an hour and she did do a through check but I just about died when I got the bill. $230 to find out that there were no mites, no ringworm but she really didn't know what was wrong. She said they may be "barbering" each other - which means tearing the others hair out so she suggested that I buy more cages and seperate them for two weeks but let them play. So I did however the first day I let them play I actually saw them tear hair from each other.

So it cost me $230.00 freaking dollars to find out that they are just mean to each other and now they have to be seperate forever so 366 Bankside Drive has now become Degu Street.

More work stuff

So this is what happened yesterday.


Mrs. H and I set up an appointment fore her to come in a get me documents I need to prepare her claim. She suggests Tuesday but can I stay late because she has to wait for her husband to get home so fine I say I'll wait for later. So I grab extra clothes and prepare to stay and then go right to rehearsal. She calls me at 2:3o to cancel. I point out that I rearranged my night and she gets all snotty - then she asks what time I get in in the morning. I say "nine" she says "I'll see you then." I came in at 8 to make sure everything is ready and I had an interview at a placement agency at 7. Guess who doesn't show until 11:49 yep you guessed it Mrs. H.

I have seriously got to get another job. These people (a) don't realize how much I do (b) think they can talk to me anyway they like and (c) think Ron does most of the week - if they only knew!!

Not going to take it anymore

So I have decided to look for a new job - yesterday Ron gave me yet another task - so I tried to tell him about all the work I have and freaks out and says "That's why I told you to come in and we can prioritize" I said "Everything has to be done right now" So he yells " I don't need you walking around out there all uptight. And you have been for the last few weeks." So I say "I don't think I'm being uptight." and he says "Well I do. That's all - thank you - shut the door when you leave." So I left and I plan to leave that jackass and the firm too. He's said before "If you leave the firm shuts down." So f**k it - maybe you shouldn' t talk to me like a piece of crap. And this is not the first time - in fact I've lost count so when he asks why I'll tell him no problem.

Enough already

Okay seriously Mother Nature has got to stop it. 15 cm last and 30 more on the way. I will shovel but I don't have any whereto put the snow. So last night I was shovelling when Joe got home when he left for class and hour later and continued -for a total an hour an 40 minutes. So by my calculation that was 15 cm so 30 cm should take me 3 hours and 20 minutes.

Oh and my shovel broke - that's right my shovel cracked about 30 minutes in. I fully believe that if your shovel breaks then there should be no more snow. So my poor little red shovel is no more. Note the crack down the centre now it works but just not well.

So I figure I should get new shovel since there a storm acomin'.

So I stop off at the Super Centre which is where I got my little red shovel two years ago. So I get there and find someone eventually. I find that the bigger the store the harder it is to find someone to help you. So.... I ask the guy and he laughs (not the time buddy, not the time) and he says "we don't have shovels" and I say "you used to have shovels right?" and he says "Yeh but that was the begining of winter. You should try Canadian Tire."

So I head to Canadian Tire. Now I can't find show shovels so I find someone.... eventually. So I say "do you have snow shovels?" and he says "we got 4 dozen in but I think that they are all gone." So he calls someone and I wait about 10 minutes and someone calls back and yep you guessed it no shovels. So by my calculation in the last few days 48 people came in and bought shovels. So he says "you should go to Rona." So I say "Could you call Rona to see if they have shovels so I don't waste a trip?" So the CT guy hands me a phonebook and WALKS AWAY. So I look up Rona and try to call with the phone on the desk but it's just for paging people. So I grab my cell phone and call and Rona has shovels.

So I head to Rona and spend $23.72 for something I did not want to do something I don't want to do. Here is my pretty new blue shovel.

And here they are side by side - my old red shovel and my new blue shovel. It's not as wide but I suppose it works just as well.

I guess I'll find sooner than later.

Does anybody listen anymore

What is up with people these days? Are we so wrapped up in what we have to do or say that we have stopped listening?

The phone number at work here is 886-2020 - unfortunatley the optometrist down the street has a phone number that is 885-2020. The phone here is answered "Good (time of day) thank you for calling Mr. Culley's office. How may I help you" And the response frequently is "I'd like to make an appointment to for eyes OR I'm calling to confirm my appointment for tomorrow." Our receptionist has been tempted on more than one occasion to just make an appointment and hang up. I understand the numbers are very close BUT people listen to her or me or whoever answers the phone - it seems we are too caught up in what we want to say that we stop listening.

What irks me even more is when voicemail picks up and it goes through the name, the address, the e-mail etc AND people still leave messages for someone else - for example Mr. Neilson (it doesn't even sound like Culley) gave the cancer society the wrong mailing address so his tickets were returned and customer service called and wanted to know could he call and give them the correct address - apparently Mr. Neilson left the wrong phone number too - ha ha - so I call and spend 10 minutes of my valuable time trying to clear this up because I can't just call - they have to pull up his file and check his information and ask me what the information here is and then yes have to ask me if there is a Mr. Neilson here - really c'mon stop making me want to bitch slap you - if there was a Mr. Neilson here don't think I would have said that within the first second or two!!

Or someone calls the optometrist and leaves a message on the machine that they won't be able to make their appointment or will be late and yes we have to call Dr. Sloss and inform him we were told that their patient was not coming or will be coming late.

So please people listen to that message as annoying as it may be - you just may be calling the wrong number and some people just may not pass on the message.