...and Stuff

I'm not sure if I should continue writing about stuff other than the impending arrival of our little one. I really don't know if anyone cares about anything else that I am thinking. I guess you can just peruse it for valuable info.


After a fun and relaxing 5 days of camping with my boys and my dad and step-mom, home and reality is back. More people I know have lost their jobs. I think the govt is trying to spin that things are improving in the economy, but it really isn't. Ok, so only 156,000 net jobs were lost in June 09. Well, those jobs have faces, families, homes. I am a very empathetic person, so seeing and knowing a few of these people makes it very personal to me. Let's hope Congress realizes that finding ways to spend millions (billions?) on health care will not improve the economy, and they need to get back to the business of representing the people and the REAL needs of this country.

Then there is the heat. Yes, we are breaking down and looking into getting AC installed. We have fans in almost every room, but when it's 90 outside, it's at least 82 inside. I think we also need to look at adding insulation or an attic fan, but whatever we do, we need to do it fast before we melt. And Benji has to wait another week for a fur cut, so he is one fuzzy hot dog right now.
Speaking of Benji, he is doing excellent. After much contemplation, we all 3 decided against the radiation. The night after Benji had his staples out, he refused to get into the car with me to pick up Jon from the airport. He LOVES car rides. He had fear, and that is something I'd prefer to protect him from. The radiation would require 18 trips to the vet at WSU. They would also knock him out for each treatment. I feel like he wouldn't be the same dog after all of the fear, radiation and knock out drugs, so we have chosen course #2, wait, operate again if it recurs. Meanwhile, Benji isn't missing a step in his love of life.