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MaineGirl011108 
6:09am, November 12, 2009
We miss our high, comfy queen size bed. We were just given a double by one of our neighbors. Our neighbors are soooo sweet. We all look out for one another. I was invited to church by Linda, my next door neighbor. I loved it, and am returning with her this week. After, we are going to a food pantry that just opened for the winter. They give you an $80 voucher to be spent at a local grocery store. You can by anything but alcohol or cigs. Even pet products!
I want to surprise Neal with a dog for Christmas. The difficulties are that he has his heart set on a Wiemariener, and we have a 20 pound limit in our apt complex. Also, we will have to pay $330 as a pet deposit. I'll see what I can do. Definitely will get a dog over 2 years old. They are usually already partially trained by the previous owner and easier to train then puppies. Hate the accidents on the carpet!
Love you so, Julia
I want to surprise Neal with a dog for Christmas. The difficulties are that he has his heart set on a Wiemariener, and we have a 20 pound limit in our apt complex. Also, we will have to pay $330 as a pet deposit. I'll see what I can do. Definitely will get a dog over 2 years old. They are usually already partially trained by the previous owner and easier to train then puppies. Hate the accidents on the carpet!
Love you so, Julia
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I hope that happens for you... sorry I'm not much into writing more right now... I'm falling into a mini depression. Hopefully next week makes me happy. Love you girl. Please pray for me and I will for you too. M
LilyMaid
Honey be careful about getting a dog. They make magnificent companions but can be expensive to feed and care for. We have a huge tick population here in the northeast so dogs need to be on tick and flea meds until the ground freezes. They also need to be on heartworm meds year round. Vets are EXPENSIVE! My dog had oozing hotspots and my cat had a big hole next to his anus. Well $300.00 later they were on their way back to good health and the vet I use is one of the more reasonably priced vets. Oh yeah, the cat had infected anal glands and needed to go back to be rechecked, that was another $35.00. The dog has food allergies which caused the hotspots so now I cook for him...chicken and brown rice...I kid you not! Lavish lots of love on your hubby and maybe knit him a nice warm scarf for Christmas. Hold off on the dog until you are both a bit more settled financially. I say this with love my friend, nothing hurts worse than having to give up a much beloved pet because it's just too expensive to keep it.
LankyYankee
This has nothing to do with your journal but I'm having a hard time quitting smoking too!
calmpaal
Dear Lanky,
That's a great point to consider. Along the same lines, Neal said he's not ready for a pet. His cat ran off when we arrived in Maine and were camping. We both are mortified that we didn't keep a closer eye on him. He escaped from the tent when Neal unzipped it from the outside. He couldn't catch him.
We were both surprised he ran orff in such an unfamiliar environment.
Just goes to show that we're not ready to be responsible pet owners.
MaineGirl011108