Thank you for your response. No one in my immediate circle knows what to do, or how to respond. Your advice is greatly appreciated. This is my first time through this. I'm sorry that you've had to live through this, too; no one should have to deal with this nonsense.

I'm deeply concerned about the government's inability to come to some agreement about funding DHS. My husband is a member of DHS, and he will likely be furloughed. We don't have a ton of money to live off of while those people fight and in-fight and bicker. I am worried we won't be able to pay our bills. While, yes, I…

Poor Shawn...!

I wish there was someone in town who'd groom my rottenweiler; the only places in town will see no dogs heavier than 60#.

Yeah, he can be. Some times I have to school him.

Oh yeah, she's a friend of mine, and she knows that I'm really easy going. And, honestly, I really like the effect the two colors have together. She once shaved half my hair because I told her I wanted her to play with it. I am not super into my hair, so this is SO not a problem. We have an appointment next week to…

I had a hair color appointment go wrong this week. While I don't especially care (hair grows back, y'all!), my husband was trying to be funny and told me I looked even more like our Rottweiler than usual.

Sunsets. Sailboats. Yachts. Weather phenomena.

I love my rottie! Not particularly polite —- if he trips you, you fall into Dog Territory, which means you'll die the Death of A Million Kisses— but so, so sweet. They get a bad rap. I'm impressed by how many big dogs you have at your place. And quite jealous.

Ah! I like knowing to whom quotes are attributed. Thank you.

I was raised in a Roman Catholic home, begrudgingly. I knew at 6 that I did not believe, but my dad wanted me to know "what it [was I was] rejecting."

My dogs are snoring. My husband is snoring. I am not. I am drinking wine and watching Burn Notice on Netflix. This Saturday is pretty rad. Yay, adulthood!

we just went to a courthouse. so much easier. less stressful for everyone involved. my parents high fived us for "stickin' it to the wedding industrial complex." his mom cried.

Take out pizza is ALWAYS a good idea. Especially if it's veggie. :) Enjoy!

Feeling all domestic and sh*t tonight: made teriyaki chicken and roasted beets with mustard-lentils for dinner and brought some to the husband at work. also a banana bread, and an olive fougasse. mmm.

Well, maybe they'll do what the courts have thus far failed to do: stick her rear end in jail.

You owe me a glass of wine, because I laughed so hard that I spilled mine.

What kind of awful human being are you that you'd vandalize someone's property over a parking space? Grow the f*ck up.

She looks like Mel Gibson's ex, Oksana Gregoreiva. (Which, I'm sure I butchered the spelling of.)

i love mine. i dont always love the unexpected arrival of my period, but all other aspects outweigh that one.