Read more about the article My pit bull viciously attacking my leg proves stereotype
My pit bull viciously attacking my leg proves stereotype Maggie is our ten-year-old English Staffy. She's more commonly referred to as a pit bull. This breed gets an absolutely horrible rap because some of these dogs have assholes for owners. Any dog with an asshole for an owner can end up violent. Maggie is the absolute most gentle dog I've ever met in my life. She shares her kennel with one of our cats, cause she feels safe with Maggie. Our ferrets love Maggie as well. She's so gentle with them, as they pounce on her from all directions. Maggie proves the stereotype people apply to pit bulls, wrong.

My pit bull viciously attacking my leg proves stereotype

Maggie is our ten-year-old English Staffy. She's more commonly referred to as a pit bull. This breed gets an absolutely horrible rap because some of these dogs have assholes for owners. Any dog with an asshole for an owner can end up violent. Maggie is the absolute most gentle dog I've ever met in my life. She shares her kennel with one of our cats, cause she feels safe with Maggie. Our ferrets love Maggie as well. She's so gentle with them, as they pounce on her from all directions. Maggie proves the stereotype people apply to pit bulls, wrong.

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Here’s the good news

I wanted to let you all know how Gavin's eye appointment went today. The reason he was going, aside from needing his glasses prescription stronger, is that he's having vision problems that can't be fixed with glasses. Before he went, I had him write down all the problems he's experiencing, so he can make sure to tell the doctor.  Check out the list he made.  Lizze and my Mom took him today because I was dealing with the A/C repair guy.  Gavin shared this list of concerns with the doctor, but she didn't seem concerned. That makes me a little concerned because he losing his vision seems like a pretty big deal. Physically his eyes checked out, although he needs stronger glasses.  He does have an appointment at Akron Children's…

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Read more about the article Some food for thought. What are male ladybugs called?
Some food for thought. What are male ladybugs called? I came across this little ladybug the other day. It got me thinking. What are male ladybugs called?

Some food for thought. What are male ladybugs called?

Some food for thought. What are male ladybugs called? I came across this little ladybug the other day. It got me thinking. What are male ladybugs called? 

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There’s good news and there’s bad news

The good news is that our A/C is back up and running. I was right because it turned out to be a capacitor. The repair was done in under fifteen minutes. Unfortunately, that isn't covered under warranty. I had exactly $312.34 in my main checking and the bill came up to $334.00. I explained that I had been quoted $280.00 over the phone, for the same repair. The tech was really nice, and even has a younger brother with Autism. We talked about that while he was fixing things.  Anyway, he called in and explained what I had been quoted, but they weren't able to honor the original quote for some reason. They did apply a 10% discount and that took me to $309.23. Basic math will tell you that I…

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We’ve run into a couple problems

Gavin has been scheduled for a really important eye appointment today for awhile. I scheduled the A/C service around this appointment today, but we've been met with two unplanned hiccups.  The first hiccup is that Gavin appointment has changed. His doctor had a death in the family, and rather than reschedule Gavin for months out, they wanted to move him to a different location, with a different doctor,  Rather than his appointment being this morning, and us being home in time for the A/C service guy at noon-ish, Gavin's appointment has been moved to 1:45 PM. That presents a few problems for us, but we had it figured out.  Then I get a call from the HVAC company, advising me that the tech was running am hour or so late. …

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My reservoir of patience has run dry 

This week has taken its toll on all of us. Everyone in the house is really grumpy, and we're all beginning to take it out on each other. Lizze and I are being short with each other, and the boys are at each other's throats.  While we've survived the week, it's come at a cost.  Remember when I spoke about my seemingly endless amounts of patience? Well today is a perfect example of a day when my reservoir of patience has dried up. I'm flying on fumes today my friends, and that not a good thing.  We're going to have to pull together as a family and make it through the day, without killing each other.. lol

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Why I ended up sleeping on the hardwood floor 

That was a rough night. In fact, it was the roughest by far.  Just as I was finally comfortable enough to fall asleep, Emmett woke up. Not only did he wake up, but he wedged himself between me and the couch.  I tried to fall asleep in place, but it just wasn't going to work. I ended up moving to the hardworking floor, until I couldn't take that anymore. When I woke up this morning, I found myself in bed.  All we have to do now is hopefully get the A/C fixed. My narrow budget just got a a bit narrower, because some bills came out last night, I'd previously overlooked.  I'm remaining positive a out today's outcome, because we really need this to go well. 

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