Have a Great 2009!

~ Wolf Lover Girl

October - Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Don't forget - October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Don't forget to click here daily to help fund a mammogram for someone who might need it.

In Memory of Mom

~ Wolf Lover Girl

Never Forget!

To all of those who lost a friend or family member in the towers, the Pentagon or from one of the four planes... my thoughts and prayers are with you on this day... I will never forget!

~ Wolf Lover Girl

My Two New Toys!

I have two new toys!

Toy #1:

There's a small story to go with this one. :-)

About a month ago Mr. M wanted to go shopping for a new cell phone. His contract was up with his old service provider and he didn't really like that phone to much. So we went in to a local store and we're talkig to the service guy. Mr. M mentions that he works for "Company B" and the guy goes to the back to see if they offer a discount. They do - 8%. Pretty cool.

We leave and come back a few days later deciding he wanted to purchase the phone and open a new service. Our original service guy was not there so we had another great guy help us (turned out to be the Manager). Mr. M tells him the phone he wants, mentioned that he receives a discount with his company. Mr. Manager then turns to me and asks who I work for. I tell him I'm not interested in a new phone, my service is fine where I am and I have no intentions of leaving. He says he just wants to check, so I tell him "envelope stuffing company". He comes back and proclaims "WOW! The envelope stuffing company has the second best discount we offer" - the government is the only company better than ours - my discount is 24%!!

HOLY CRAP!! Why has noone told me this before? Do other companies offer discounts with my company?

Of course he asks again if I'm interested in a new phone.. mine is a little older and I could use one. I call my original carrier to see if I receive a discount with them. They are unable to pull up any discounts without some "number" they need from me. I ask them if they can just look it up by the company name - nope need this "number". Okay then I will probably be leaving you. And with that I left Cingular - I mean AT&T for Verizon! Just because they couldn't look up my discount! I did later find out my company offers a discount but not comparable to Verizon.


So here is my new phone. It is a little bigger than my older phone. I'm still able to put it in my front pocket which is what I like to do when I'm out so I can tell if its ringing (well really feel it vibrate because I don't think others want to hear my ring). I also got it mainly for the key pad. I do a bit of texting - not a lot - but when I do I hate having to press a key multiple times just for one letter. I'm still trying to get used to some of the features it offers.



Toy #2

Last Friday I got home after working a half day (Friday before the holiday) and Mr. M tells me there is a package coming and he was hoping it would have been there already. I figure its something for him - again - because he's been buying a lot of computer stuff or frisbees. Anywho, he's out with Z at the store when I hear the knock and dash of the UPS and find the package at the front door. I call Mr. M and ask "what have you purchased at Best Buy?" He tells me not to open it - I tease that I am - but I wait!

He gets home and has be get the package and open it. To my surprise its a new Nikon Coolpix S550! It's sweet!!!

I'm going out of town with my sister for a quick weekend trip and I just don't want to take our big Kodak camera with me. I've always wanted something small that will fit either in my purse easily or my pants pocket! And so he surprised me with it so I could get used to it before my trip!


Have I told you how great of a guy my man is? What a wonderful surprise! I've been playing with it almost every day. I need to get out the directions again so I can really figure out what all the different features are. Sweet!


So those are my two new toys! And they say only men like their electronic toys... ;-)


~ Wolf Lover Girl

You can help!

I was sent an email today letting me know of this great website that helps give free mammograms. A mammogram can help women detect breast cancer and early detection can save their lives!

All you have to do? Simply click a button located on their website!! That's it! I'll make it easy for you, click on the logo and it will take you to their website. As soon as you get there you'll see the big pink button that says "click here to give".

And that's not all! Besides all of the great things you can purchase or help with there are 5 other tabs at the top helping support other causes: Hunger, Child Health, Literacy, Rainforest and Animal Rescue. So while you're there go ahead and click on each of these tabs too!

Now don't you feel better?

~ Wolf Lover Girl

He's the Man!

This time I'm talking about my husband! ;-)

Let me back up a little bit first. About two years ago I had to travel to our Pennsylvania office to do some work. While I was there I took a quick day trip to New York City (first time there - friends took me so I wasn't alone). While I was there I bought this REALLY cool sweatshirt.

Not a few months after I got home I washed the thing - following the directions it said on the tag - and it shrunk!!!! It was too short in the arms. I was pissed and I've not worn it again since then. :-(

So a couple of weeks ago (I've been meaning to do this post for a while now) there is a package on our doorstep and I look at Mr. M and ask what that was. He says "I don't know - open it". To my lovely surprise is a new New York City sweatshirt!! Isn't he the best? What a wonderful surprise!

~ Wolf Lover Girl

A friend in need

I have a friend at work who is need of thoughts and prayers. She does not read my blog (that I know of) but thought you could be thinking of her. We'll call her Rebecca.

Rebecca has had a few rough weeks. She was just in California with her dad who just suffered a stroke and was in a comma for a few days. He's out of the comma and she's back in Texas.

She had/still has a bad sinus infection she's trying to beat. AND she found out that her dad now must go for open heart surgery on Monday. Evidently two of his arteries are clogged, the main one being clogged about 95% or so.

Please keep her in your prayers. :-)

Thanks!!

~ Wolf Lover Girl

Happy 4th of July

I hope everyone has a fun and safe day.

And thanks to all or our men and women who serve our Country.

~ Wolf Lover Girl

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday Roz!!!

~ Wolf Lover Girl

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday to Computer Diva!!!

~ Wolf Lover Girl

Happy New Year!

For anyone who plans on going out tonight - PLEASE have a designated driver, or just stay where you are if you can. :-)

I hope that everyone has a good time tonight and is very safe. See ya next year!

~ Wolf Lover Girl

Welcome 2 New Blog Friends

I'd like to welcome 2 new bloggy friends to my links located over there on the right...

1. Mike with Ozark Photos
2. Salty with Country Captures

I found Mike through Lara's blog and have really enjoyed all the great pictures he posts. Then I found Salty off of Mike's blog and am enjoying all of his pictures as well. So I decided to add them as a link to mine as well. So welcome guys!!

~ Wolf Lover Girl

Merry Christmas!

Well another Christmas has come and gone. I had my sis and mom over for food and games. We really did a non-traditional celebration this year. We didn't do the normal turkey or ham and fixings thing. We had fried pork chops, fried potatoes and onions (yummy!) and a few other things.

Unfortunately we had a small accident right as we sat down to eat. My sister spilled her kool-aid on the floor, and yes it was red! M&M was laying under the table and it spilled right in front of her. Evidently she likes red kool-aid cause here she is helping us clean it up. I couldn't resist I had to run and get the camera. If you look closely you'll see a little got on her little head.

Afterwards we had naps... gotta love naps!

Then we got up and played Clue and then we showed mom how to play Gin Rummy. She did fairly well.

All in all it ended up being a good day. So for those of you who celebrate it... Merry Christmas!

~ Wolf Lover Girl

Dallas Race for the Cure

This past Saturday was the Dallas Race for the Cure by the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. A small group from my job met up in the early morning to walk together. It was a little windy but luckily not really cold. One of the girls in my department has recently had a minor surgery so she wasn't completley up to par to walk the 5K so I and another lady walked the 1 mile with her. When we were finished we walked around to all the booths for all the wonderful free goodies.

I usually walk with my sister and my mom, but sis had other plans not realizing the walk was this weekend. And well mom hasn't really been doing too well. She's been having some health issues and the Dr. has been kind of looking at her past cancer history. It might have something to do with the medicines she took way back then. I just know that it's been a real struggle because of her pain she has not been able to work. And she's been waiting well over a month to even see a Dr. and trying to apply for disability to help with expenses. Until then she's been going to local churches and charities to get some assistance and what they can't provide she's been coming to her children. None of us are rich and it's putting a strain on us as well.

Anywho, if you've never been to one of these they have all the survivors wear a pink shirt and pink hat to help set them apart. I really liked the saying they had on their shirts this year so I had to get a picture of it (above). There is a Survivor tent available just for survivors and their immediate family. They have breakfast available to them. Of course you can't get in unless the survivor is there with you.

Those that I rode to the Race with had other things to do that morning so we left before everything was really done. I know they always have a gathering with all the survivors coming up to the stage... it's really an awesome site to see all those women and men up there. It makes me cry every time. In the past the Race for the Cure didn't really allow men to participate but they since have opened it up and I've seen more and more men there.

Mr. M and I went to On the Border last night for some munchies and they are helping as well. You can sign a pink coaster to put up in their window for $1. They also have t-shirts to buy where some of the proceeds go to the Komen Foundation.

~ Wolf Lover Girl

Welcome!

I'd like to welcome two new friends to my blog site!

1st one is "Z"... he's a friend we spend time with who decided to be "cool" like the rest of us! ;-)

He's located within the Common Sense? link below.

2nd one I discovered last night, Life and Times, I'm not sure the guys name yet as I haven't completely gone through his blog. I do know that he lives near London. I think that's what intrigued me!

So I added both of them as links - welcome!

~ Wolf Lover Girl

Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Most people who know me know that I support Breast Cancer Awareness. For those of you who do not... now you do! :-) And in place of my normal wolf picture I will keep the pink ribbon in its place to mark Breast Cancer Awarness month.

Although I support the fight to find a cure I'm not sure if many know why I'm such a strong supporter. My mom is a breast cancer survivor. She is a 15+ year survivor!!!!

I'm very lucky that she survived and try and catch the Susan G. Komen Dallas Race for the Cure every October. Sometimes I'm able to donate but not make it to the walk but at least they got their money. I've yet to sign up this year and I know that it's quickly coming so need to stop procrastinating.

I have to tell ya though, when my mom found out she had it I was in High School around my Sophomore/Junior year. And you know how you are back in that time of your life. I was so mean and pissed. I was mad because it was "my time"... I should be enjoying these days but instead everytime I was around anyone all I ever heard was, "how's your mom doing?" I would silently yell to myself, "why don't you ever ask about me? I'm going through this too!"

I had to take her to get those horrible Chemo therapy and radiation treatments and hated that as well. I remember by the time it was my graduation she had pretty much lost her hair so she was wearing a wrap and had a neck brace on and I was just embarrased to be seen with her.

This was also the time period when you learn to cook from your mom and of course she was way too sick to cook for us. We got most of our meals from church members bringing something by, or of course fast food. This is one of the reasons why I'm so self concious about what I can / can't cook. If I do try to cook I would have someone (a few years back) make snide comments about "oh! you cooked?"

Granted I've grown up a lot since those High School years and realized what an ass I was. I've sat with my mom and told her sorry for the way I treated her. Of course she's mom so she forgave me... but I still remember how badly I treated her!

So to all of you who have survived - Congratulations and stay strong!!

To those of you who have lost someone to this horrible disease... my deepest sympathy.

~ Wolf Lover Girl

Always Remember...

NEVER FORGET!

It's really a good thing for me that this day falls in the middle of the week, kind of, otherwise I would take the day off and watch anything and everything that has to do with tributes and re-showing of that horrible day 6 years ago. It wouldn't be pretty and I know it's just unhealthy.

It really does seem like it was just last year that it all happened, I can't believe 6 years has gone by already. Everyone, of course, asks do you remember where you were etc? And like I'm sure many do - I do! I'm sure I posted this already... but here it goes again.

I remember what I was wearing - I was looking really cute! Long black skirt with a grayish-silver top and black boots. I thought I was cute anyway! ;-) I remember someone making a comment to me "are you going to a funeral are something?" I wonder if she remembers saying that? How unfortunate those words were said on that particular day.

I've assisted in many training classes but this was the first one that I was actually teaching. My class was out stuffing envelopes and some of them were finishing up thier final test. The training room is right next to the break room and all of a sudden the tv was soooo loud outside our door. I go out there to tell them to turn it down and there was this big crowd of people out there. And they'd brought in another tv than what was normally in there. I asked someone what was going on and they tell me a plane hit the WTC and I was thinking a prop plane, I didn't realize till much later that it was a passenger plane. The day unfolded in a haze, I still remember it mostly though. I did have one lady in the class who had a family member living in New York who worked for the fire department. I told her she could go home if she wanted, I really understood. But she stayed cause truthfully, what could she do?

When I went home I got out my flag and put it up on my back porch, I still lived in an apartment. I sat out on the hill looking up in the sky in amazement at how clear it was with not a plane up there, I mean I live in DFW with one of the busiest airports. And of course just cried. I was glued to the tv for days watching all the footage. I remember a few days later watching the news and they mentioned they had evacuated the Empire State Building cause they thought there was a bomb in it and I just started crying again.

I read today somewhere and they were asking if there should be a memorial every year or how long should we do this? Really? I don't have anyone I know that was lost that day but I imagine everyone who did would like to do something to mark this day for as long as they can. Let them have their one day.

I did get to visit NYC last year in October on a quick day trip. Of course the first thing I did was visit Ground Zero. They've started building so I didn't really get to see the "footprints" of the buildings. They have pictures of wreckage and things. There are a few people there talking about all their conspiracy theories about what really happened that day. I've actaully watched one video and some things do make you say hmmm... The one thing that really pissed me off was the people out there selling their knock off shit. Purses and junk. And right in front of signs that tell you not to buy things from people out there. Hello! This is a sacred place, do you really have to set up shop there?

Anyway... that flag is now in a flag case on my fireplace mantel, unfortunately it tore. I know you're supposed to burn it but it means a bit too much to me. I really do think of that day at least once a day. I try to quickly think of something else as it will immediately make me tear up and make me cry - kind of hard to explain when you're at work. :-)

So to all of those families and friends who lost someone - I'm sorry and I'll never forget.

~ Wolf Lover Girl

Congratulations Mr. M!

Mr. M found out today that he received his new title that he's been wanting.

Luckily he'll receive a slight raise to help support his addiction to Red Bull. :-)

Congratulations Mr. M!

~ Wolf Lover Girl

Prayers for Fallen Firefighters

I just read the story on MSN about the 9 firefighters killed fighting a fire in South Carolina.

My thoughts and prayers go out to all of their friends and families and to the remaining firefighters who lived and worked closely with them.

~ Wolf Lover Girl