Never fails...

It never fails as soon as I make a post about being bored something always happens, or maybe that is just the ebb and flo of life. My Zeusie is very sick and right now I am waiting to see if I need to take him to the emergency pet hospital. A little while ago he couldn't or wouldn't get up so I was freaking out but eventually he did get up and go potty, he was stiff and weak but he made it. I don't know what is wrong but I knew "something wasn't right" yesterday. So if I have to go to the ER it will be the one in Denton because the one in Carrolton employs one the most inept DVMs I have ever seen. We were just there last night. In the course of my visit there I saw many and I mean MANY major mistakes being made. One animal they allowed to be checked out and sent home only to call the owners back and say "Ummm, we never gave Speckles his shots can you bring him back?" these are life saving shots people!! it is an ER, people don't just pop in for shots, THEY NEED THEM!!...To top that off, I got ready to check Zeus out after almost 4 hours, he had a fever and an infected cyst but I really was not sure of what what wrong, he was just "not acting right"...I get my paper work and it said right there on his chart he weighs 101 lbs! Not big deal generally right? Most ladies would love that kind of mistake. Well my guy weighs in at a portly 205!! AND THEY WERE GIVING HIM MEDICINE! Everyone knows that medicine is given proportionately by the weight! Morons I swear. Then I noticed his cyst had not even been treated, they said they looked at it...OMG it was bleeding everywhere and if that is the source of the infection, shouldn't you remove the material!?! The DVM came out..this is the same guy who called Stetson a "fat bastard" and brought the remains of Stetsons ear out to me in a bowl, like a freakin' porkchop! He stuck his hand out to introduce himself and shut him down right there...I said "I remember you, you called my dog a fat bastard the last time I was in" and I gave him the rundown on the ear removal incident ..."oh" he said " I vaguely remember that dog but whatever"....I asked him about Zeusies tail and he said he would have to sedate him! I looked him right in the black part of his eye and told him, "you know as well as I do that sedation is not necessary and it is not good for a 200lb dog that is 10 years old to be sedated" he said "noooo I don't know that" and I said " my regular vet seems to know that, why don't you? " and on that I left! I had to come home and do surgery on that cyst. It was so hot and infected, the material had to come out. I got a very sharp kitchen knife and a syringe and some towels and I went to town. Sedation my ass, that dog didn't even flinch! It was a bloody gross mess but the relief from the pressure was instant. I will be watching him like a hawk for the next few hours so if we need to, we are going to a different hospital. I pray it is staffed with some semblance of competence. People please ( I am going to sound like Andrea in exactly 5 4 3 2 1) hear my heart here...I try so hard to love everybody, to extend Grace, but I really hate this dude. He is incompetent, arrogant, and has a lack of compassion that I would think is necessary to be in the field he is in. Why can't I see past his stupid ugly smug face to see what God sees. God help my heart, because I want to choke the living crap outta that moron!
I think it is best that I do take my sweet baby somewhere else, I wouldn't wanna end up on the evening news. I can hear it now " There was a beat-down at the Pet emergency room today, the dogs weren't the only ones treated for their injuries, the doctor had to be euthanized because his injuries were just too bad." I am SORRY, it just made me feel better to vent. I hate that dude. God help me and the rage in my heart towards idiots! L.

Busy week...

It has been a pretty busy week so far. The salon business has been busy and on top of that I have had two phootshoots this week! I will post some of my faves from those shoots soon, maybe even today. I am getting a little worried about this hurricane Gustav effecting my trip (retreat). I will be gone for a few days and I don't want to leave my baby Zeusie, if it is storming. I will make a plan "B". I think I will be going to Aners this weekend to cook again. Other than that things are kinda boring and I like it that way. Be back soon with some pics from Rana and April. L.

Still have heavy stuff..He carries it now...

I have just given my "stuff" to Jesus, He will know what to do with everything. I am the kind of person who likes to have a "plan"...well sometimes that doesn't quite work out for me so, in this case, I am just giving it to Him to handle...I wish I could say I give Him everything but I don't..I think " I've got this" or " it is too petty" or "He has got enough to do with keeping the earth spinning and all..." but the truth is want to be that kind of person, the one who relys on The Lord for everything. I know that He provides the way to get things done but I feel like I have to be in control. Well I am going to try to work on that, but for today I have given Him this "mess" in hopes that He will untangle all the kinks and it will all just "work out"...Don't worry, my friends, I always land on my feet. His Grace shines brightly on me and for that I am eternally grateful.

Today I went to Andreas and man did we get ALOT done!! Ok first I cut Lukes hair, that kid can wail!! He hates to get his hair cut, he acts like I am killing him...it is short but it is really cute...you can't go wrong with a face like that!
Then Andea and I went to Target to get her some Diabetic food for her new plan. She had all of the meat just no recipies and nothing to fix with it...really she didn't have a clue what to do with it. So we got the stuff, andjonbabyluke.blogspot.com go check out what all I cooked for her it was a day in the kitchen, but sooo worth it so she can eat well.

Then we did a photoshoot and I love my new pics...seriously this was a very productive day. I love my friend and I love the give and take in our relationship. Here is what makes it special...we both LOVE the giving aspect! I would rather do for her and I know she would rather do for me. It just works..she is my bestie and an obvious display of God's Grace on me. Thank you Lord for my friend. L.

some heavy stuff...

Some heavy stuff was dropped in my lap today and I really just want to pray. Have you ever been so confused as which way is up that you didn't even know WHAT to pray for? That is where I am. I can't even begin to ask for prayer because I have no idea where to begin. I really can't go into it yet but I am hoping to be able to at least be able to put it into words. That is pretty much it. L.

Girlz nite out!!

First Andrea Hughes in all of her radiant pregnant glory

 

and me the one and only Lisa Allen

 

and the Fabulous Ericka Omalley, drove to Papas Bros. Steakhouse

 

A beautiful trio...I KNOW!!

 

soon we were joined by the beautiful and charming April Williams

 
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After a little "fashionable late" while in saunters( thats right saunters) the always Divaish Brandi Howard arm in arm with her BFF the always delightful and gorgeous Kelly Moore 
 

The pack was complete and as you can see it was a gorgeous cocktail of women, each so different and yet all have at least two things in common...each one of them HOT as all get-out and each ones heart on FIRE for Jesus...it was a great nite (more pics to come)...Love you girlies...L.

Up at 2:23 am

A storm is here and I have a dog with high anxiety. He woke me up and I knew by the radar that it was going to be a long night. It is sooo annoying. I am as understanding as I can be, but it is frustrating because so far there is not alot of thunder, his usual trigger into a full on pant/walk around the house in a freaked out kinda way. For you pomerainian owners out there this would probably not be a big deal, but I am talking about a dog as big as a full grown man!! He is 230 lbs. I am also having anxiety about his anxiety this weekend. I am going to be out of pocket and unable to be with him, this causes me great stress. The weather report is calling for alot of stormy weather. Oh well, I guess I will just eat a bowl of cereal and watch a repeat of the olympic games and stress about weather when the time comes...Zeus thinks that time is NOW!...L.

Ok the brisket...

I finished the brisket, I cooked it for 6 1/2 hours,overnight in the oven. I woke up and my whole house smelled like a smokehouse. Gross. I don't like my house smelling like that. I would rather it smell of lovable dogs. Ok so I cooked it exactly like the Pioneer woman recipe said and I gotta say it was way too salty for me. Now to put it in perspective I don't salt anything. In fact I don't know where my salt shaker is...I know it is weird but I hate salt. The recipe called for the marinade to be made from 2 cans of beef consume and 2 cups of soy sauce...yep there is the culprit, SOY SAUCE. I thought it sounded like ALOT of soy sauce but I stuck to the recipe..next time I will change two things...Change #1..I will adjust the marinade recipe to 3 cans of beef consume and 1 cup of soy sauce, then the other ingredients..(Check out www.pioneerwoman.com for the complete recipe) change #2 I will be cooking that baby in a crock pot outside on the porch. It was the best barbecue sauce free brisket I have had, and it made outstanding tostadas the next day. I used a little peach and mango salsa to counter the saltiness. I made those for Andrea and Penny and they loved it! L.

I am finally cooking that brisket!!

A while back I saw a recipe on Lindas blog, she added pictures and it looked so amazing. I just finished the marinade and that baby is wrapped and in my fridge marinating away..for 48 hours. I will popping this in the oven Saturday afternoon.
It will cook for 8 hours and I will be taking it to Andreas to munch on all day while we clean her closet! I am so excited about this, well both really. I will let you know how it turns out. L.

Good day..boring but good

I had a good day. I went to Denton this morning to do some hair for a friend and her mom, who could not make it into the salon. That went off without a hitch and then I proceeded to go to Andreas for the rest of the day.

We went to Bahama Bobs or something like that and had a pretty dang good snowcone/smoothie thingy. I am excited to go to the one here in Lewisville and try one another day...then we went shopping for the dinner I was going to cook later. It was just a fun time hanging out and doing mundane everyday tasks together. I swear we could totally be roomies. I would cook and she would do everything else. Sounds good to me!

Then I cooked buffalo burgers with Green onions and blue cheese crumbles(low fat), baked sweet potatoes with cinnamon , red cabbage with red onions sauted in olive oil then sprinkled with feta cheese(low fat) and corn on the cob ( I cut Aners off the cob for her) It was an all core meal and it was pretty good. Now the buffalo meat is kind of dry because it is very low fat, so I made a little gravy to go over it...not bad. Just another day but it was a little more exciting that it has been lately. Alright alright still waaayyy boring but whatevs. Check Andreas page she took some video of the finished meal...so funny L.

Yay I got my sitemeter back!!

I did it all by myself!! Nanner nanner...everything is going well here, just kind of boring since it has been so freaking hot...I have just been staying home...boring but my doggies are loving me being home all the time.L

I fixed it I think...

If your blog shuts down and you recieve a "operation aborted" message...it may be due to a sitemeter issue...I had to delete my sitemeter..I think this resolved the issue for me anyway. I hope to have it back up soon..L.

What is going on??

I am having a hard time logging onto my page and even Andreas page...it says operation aborted and I get the gray box with that horrible "it didn't work" sound so...I tried to call Ericka because Andrea is out of pocket,but she didn't answer... what is going on?? Maybe this will work, I dunno...We will see. L.

Now here is whats weird...I can get to my photography page to get to my dashboard to do this, but if I try to view this it says "operation aborted" and I get locked down...whats the deal...email me if you can see this imahairpro@yahoo.com or call me 214-435-1179.