Well, thankfully, Riley is A-OK! And I feel totally dumb, cuz the bump on his back is from the vaccination he got last week! DUH!! I didn’t even think about that! I was SO relieved, to say the least, albeit very embarrassed. lol

His surgery went well, but oh my, he is not a happy camper at all! I feel sooo bad for him, and sooo guilty! He can barely even walk, and all he does is sleep, of course. I know he’s mad at me, because every time I come near his face to kiss him, he turns away from me. I’m hoping he’ll love me again by tomorrow. ;)

So …. have you been reading about all the hullabaloo regarding MT and their new release of 3.0? People are flocking to WordPress in droves, and totally lovin’ it! I decided I should give it whirl myself, so downloaded it today. It is SO EASY to install, and has some cool stuff that MT doesn’t offer, such as private and/or passworded entries, pingback as well as trackback, built-in smilies, and on and on. I decided to put it to the test with a new blog. I’ve been feeling like such a …. “wet blanket” lately, so thought I would separate my “emotional bloggage” from the fun, interesting, silly stuff. So, I created The Riddled Road; a place where I will let the emotions and words flow without hesitation, and you, my friends, can decide for yourselves if you want to read it, or would just rather continue coming here only and not have to “deal” with any heavy stuff.

WordPress is really different with regard to the CSS, so it will take me a little while to get the hang of it and design something pretty. ;) For now, I have a very simple design up. It will be fun, though, to learn something new for a change!

Well, I’m gonna go see if my baby boy (that would be Riley ;) ) needs a little drink of water or somethin’. Oy vey, but I feel guilty!!

I think all of us bloggers can agree that comment spam is absolutely the worst, right? But you know what really pisses me off? That the a-holes who do it can’t even take the time to read — or at least skim — the entry to which they are leaving their garbage! I have had at least THREE comment spammers — maybe even more — try to advertise their sh*t by leaving comments on the entry I posted when my Mother died! It may sound silly, but when they do that it feels like they are slapping her in the face, and it hurts me — and it makes my blood boil! Stupid, idiotic, moronic, get-a-life SOB’s!!!

Switching gears abruptly here –

My mother became friends with a girl named Joanne when she was young. They remained friends their whole lives. They called each other Pearl. There is a story behind that, but I’m sad to say I can’t remember it. I just know that whenever she talked about Pearl, I knew she meant Joanne; and whenever she got anything in the mail addressed to Pearl, I knew it was from Joanne. They didn’t see each other very often over last 15 years or so, but they stayed in touch always. It seems that it was meant to be that their friendship continue on in heaven — immediately. Joanne passed away on Saturday — exactly 4 weeks after Mom died. The two Pearls are glowing brightly …… together still.

If you are so inclined, please say a little prayer for Mr. Riley, okay? He’s going in for surgery tomorrow to be neutered, but that’s not what I’m worried about; when I was petting him earlier, I felt a big lump on his back. Now, I know it wasn’t there before, because I am always petting him, and I never felt it before, but it’s there now, and it’s big. I will be asking my Vet to examine it tomorrow while he has him anesthetized; no sense making him go through surgery twice, right? I’m really worried. It’s not a bump like he hit himself; it’s a lump, under the skin. I’m so scared. He’s only a year old, and he’s my baby ….. my special boy. Nothing can happen to him.

So …. that’s all that’s rambling around inside my head, making all this noise. That’s enough I guess, right? I’ll let ya’ll know what the Vet says tomorrow, k? I pick him up at 4:00pm my time (MST). I’ll post tomorrow night. Thanks, you guys … for everything! (((((HUG)))))

I’m sorry if I’ve worried you. It’s like Debbie said over there on the zonkboard — I’ve just needed some time away from “talking” — about anything. That, coupled with the fact that my daughter has been sick and I did something to my neck, I just haven’t felt at all like sitting here at the ol’ puter. Emotions rise and fall with each passing minute it seems, but I have managed to have some very good days. I bought myself some presents to help brighten my spirits, and bought my daughter a nice shiny new bike. I’m looking for just the right stroller to buy for my grandson, who is due to be born in just 3 months! I can hardly wait!

There is also going to be another addition to my family — a new princess, as a matter of fact. Yes, that’s right, Prince Riley’s Princess is going to be joining him here at our house on June 18th!!! What the heck am I talking about, you ask? LOL Well, “Lily of the Valley at Coyote Creek” (”Lily”, named after the Lilies of the Valley my mother always had growing in front of her house), a GORGEOUS Australian Shepherd, will be arriving at Denver International Airport on the 18th of June, all the way from Coyote Creek Breeders in Arizona! Wanna see a picture?

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Hmmmm … is it just a coincidence my favorite color is blue? ;)

I saw this while visiting Illusive Life.

What Color is Your Brain?
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At work or in school: I like to be with people, sharing with them, inspiring them, and helping them. I work and learn best when I can take into consideration people and the human element. I flourish in an atmosphere of cooperation.

With friends: I always look for perfect love. I am very romantic, and I enjoy doing thoughtful things for others. I am affectionate, supportive and a good listener.

With family: I like to be happy and loving. I am very sensitive to rejection from my family and to family conflicts. I really like to be well thought of and need frequent reassurance. I love intimate talks and warm feelings.

I guess that’s fairly accurate. Interesting.

Oh, guess what? The snow actually found its way all the way down here in the Platte Valley on the High Plains of Colorado! Yep, it’s been snowing all morning! Weird. Just a few days ago it was pushing 100 degrees out there! Ah well … keeps things interesting. ;)

Have a happy day!

xoxoxo

I get to feeling guilty when I don’t post here for a while. You all are always so good to me, and I feel as though I’m giving nothing back. I do apologize. I know you understand, though, because you are so great.

Sometimes life seems almost normal. I laugh, I smile …. then suddenly something will happen, or someone will say something, or my mind just kicks in, and the reality of my mother no longer being here physically with us hits me; it hits me really hard. You see, my mom and I were extremely close. There hasn’t been a single time in my entire life that I went this long without talking to her. It’s been 2 1/2 weeks, and I’m having horrible feelings that I can only describe as “withdrawal”. I miss her so much it hurts. A lot.

You know what typical Spring weather is like in Colorado? It’s when you run your air conditioner and watch footage of tornados on the nightly news one day, then run your furnace the next and watch snow falling up in Denver and the mountains on the nightly news. Nothing unusual ’bout that ’round here! Hey Sarah, how much snow did you get up there? ;)

*yaaawn* I’m gonna go watch some TV and try to get sleepy enough to actually fall asleep. Hope ya’ll have a happy Thursday!