Birds Of A Feather Flock To Taylor

I am very happy to see Home Improvement on Nick at Nite. Tonight I watched one of my favorite episodes Birds Of A Feather Flock To Taylor. This quote courtesy of tv.com is one of the reasons why:

Eddie: I was married to Tildy for 45 years, and the woman drove me absolutely crazy. She had these ugly little porcelain cats that she loved to line up on a window sill. Every day for 45 years, I used to take those cats off the window sill and put them in a cupboard. And every day for 45 years, she'd take the cats out of the cupboard and put them back on the window sill.
Tim: Where are they now?
Eddie: On a window sill.
Tim: You didn't throw them out?
Eddie: What for? (pause) You don't have to understand a woman. All you have to do is love her.

history of the float

Yesterday Devin said that he thought the rootbeer float was the first of it's kind. I had no idea so off to google I went. Yes, google is a verb now.

Rootbeer was not the original choice for a float. According to Soda Fountain magazine (1910), Robert Green invented a new drink consisting of vanilla ice cream and your choice of 16 flavors of soda water (PA in 1874). Fred Sanders of Detroit is also known for creating the Boston Cooler in the 1880's. It typically contains a golden ginger ale and vanilla ice cream. Oddly, Ohioans have been known to call a rootbeer float a Boston Cooler. David was aware of this, but I had never heard of it. A Snow White is 7up and vanilla ice cream. Up until today I only knew of Coke, Pepsi, and rootbeer floats. Very interesting indeed.

This info was found on Wikipedia.

The Cleveland Playhouse 2008/2009 Season

The Cleveland Playhouse 2008/2009 Season.

my toothbrush is possessed

I am not sure why my belongings have a tendency to misbehave like they do. It wasn't long ago that the cd player in my car spewed cds at will and the window decided it was much happier down when I pushed the button for it to go up. What ever creature possessed my car has migrated to the house. I suppose I shouldn't be surprised since the garage is a much cooler appendage of the main dwelling especially since I set the thermostat for 72 yesterday. I am cold damn it! Today my Braun toothbrush would not turn off. I pushed the button repeatedly and nothing. Then I put it on the charger to see what woud happen. Turns out on the charger tames the wild bristled beast. As soon as I take it off it spins like the Tasmanian Devil. Sigh....

Too much time on my hands

My mind is racing today. I am impatiently waiting for a number of things. I had to laugh when I saw this comment on my friend's myspace page. My brain on Pepsi and too much time on it's hands...not a good thing.

I am still waiting for my ATT which is what I need to schedule a date to test. Some fellow students who graduated last December didn't get to test until late Feb and even as late as early March. Lots of time to wait and worry.

Kitty Update

The vet called yesterday with good news. Her blood work was normal with the exception of some age-related kidney dysfunction. I am to check in with the vet every 2-3 days because we still aren't sure if the renal impairment was the cause of the strokes. Kitty has been tired but normal. Her new diet consists of canned and dry food mixed well each day.

Our Girl, Big Kitty

Thursday morning Big Kitty was coming down the stairs and her legs gave out. It was lucky that only four steps were before her at the time. She ate and then went into the family room and that is when she changed. She would pace, go in circles, pace, run into things, and freeze for seconds at time. This lasted for about an hour before she tired herself out and went to sleep. I thought she might be having a stroke but she also looked like she was sleep walking. It was weird. She was fine the rest of the day and all of Friday. So we rationalized and decided it was just a weird isolated event. Sadly, we were mistaken. David heard her crying but could not find her. She had her head wedged between the fish tank and the wall. She never goes behind the fish tank. He got her free and laid her on the floor. There she twitched. She was very weak. We called the vet to tell him we were coming. I got the boys to come down and spend some time with her just in case she was dying. She is 16.
Dr. Richmon confirmed that she had a hemorrhagic stroke. She had hemorrhages in both eyes. He gave her iv fluids because she was dehydrated and a cortisone shot to control swelling. We decided to have the blood work done. We have our fingers crossed that the strokes resulted from anemia, diabetes, or thyroid related because that is something we can control. If the strokes are caused by liver or kidney failure...let's not go there just yet.

We found Big Kitty and her sister BoBo outside our apartment building a week after we were married. She is our girl. I hate the way this feels.

Devin and Jason have been so sweet and attentive. They are taking great care of her. She can't see yet so we are keeping a close eye on her to keep her safe. She just got her head stuck under the cabinet which I didn't think was possible. So we are trying to anticipate any danger to her right now. The kitchen is off limits for sure.

Happy Graduation To Me!!!!

Today I graduated from nursing school!

I'm a Dierks Bentley fan (not just because I think he is a handsome devil ;), so when his fan project was announced I had to be a part of it. Each person who pre-ordered his greatest hits cd had the opportunity to vote on which pictures featured were to be on the cd, the title, and given an executive producer credit on the cd. I have been patiently waiting for it to arrive and today it did. I couldn't get it opened fast enough. Very cool. An added bonus, my given name with my maiden name is on there as well! Two for the price of one. Doesn't get much better people. Oh wait....but it does...

Today was pinning practice. There I learned that the results of NCLEX Predictor Test (required to take in order to graduate) were up. I am happy to report that I passed. What makes this a big deal is that after I took the test, I came home and cried; in the basement, folding socks, so no one could see. I honestly thought I failed.

Life is good.