Jodi’s Blog

Josh has a bug again……Last night he woke up and vomited a couple of times and then went back to sleep…he has been sick all day poor kid…I feel like crap as well … I hope I don’t get sick… I don’t have *time* to be sick…

Today is a Holy Day of obligation for Catholics…I probably won’t get to Mass tonight as Rod isn’t well and I have to grocery shop…there are other reasons too not just that…I have to go to confession before I go take the Sacraments again…it’s been awhile… Today I have been thinking about the life of Our Lady and what she went through. Having to watch her son be tortured and then die…I can’t imagine the pain she went through. I’m trying a lot harder to be a better Catholic. Today I also have been thinking about how being a better Catholic can also mean for me being a better wife and mother. I love my son and husband more than anything but there are things I need to work on…my hatred of housework for one…I can’t imagine Our Lady bitching about having to do the floor again because someone made a mess…while reflecting on Our Lady’s life as well as my own and how blessed I really am…to have a great husband and gorgeous healthy happy son.  My husband often say’s that he doesn’t like the guilt that I feel because of Catholicism. I don’t think that I feel guilty because I don’t make enough effort, ok I do a bit but I think really its because I feel sad I don’t do enough because I love Roman Catholicism and what being Roman Catholic means to  me.   I feel comfort and love when I am making the efforts I should be…even these last couple of weeks I do feel more comfort, peace and hope just doing the Rosary and praying more.  I have no doubts that there is a God and we were created, of course I do know we have evolved to a certain degree…plants etc etc but I see God and His Son in everything… My own Child and his personality…how could that have just happened by chance, even if it was over millions of years?  I don’t buy it… I see how beautiful animals are… flowers…Roses etc … I don’t want to sound like some harpie born againer because I’m far from that but I do see God in everything.  I’m also grateful for Our Lady and the gift she gave us in her Son, Jesus. 

Ave Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum.
Benedicta tu in mulieribus,
et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Iesus.
Sancta Maria, Mater Dei,
ora pro nobis peccatoribus, nunc,
et in hora mortis nostrae.
Amen.

+JMJ

It has been so hectic the last few days… with Josh, Thanksgiving, the dog… etc  Housework is driving me mental…Josh is into everything!  Houdini is doing good and I do hope that we like the place at Badger once we see it because I really want to move.  I also hope of course to have the horses on the same property or at the very least near by.  I would also like to adopt another chin…I have two on my list that are soooooooooo adorable… but I have to wait to move so I hope its soon .. It would be awesome if I could talk Rod into letting me have both!! I have put the pics here on this post…one is in Texas and the other is in Kansas I think….I guess if I did get them I would have to go pick them up… ? Not sure.

This is chubby Panda…                                           This is JJ …..

We have Christmas parties coming up and I have no idea what I’m going to get Josh for Christmas….I haven’t even thought about it.  It has been so stressful around here.  I’m also hoping we can go to Vegas in late Jan for a week because I really need it!

I have the worst canker sore right now its driving me mental…   another thing… I don’t want to even get on the scales right now… I must have done some major damage over the last few days. Last night I went out with a friend … that must have been major calorie damage… margarita’s… dynamite shrimp and ribs… yeah really healthy… I’m not supposed to eat meat on Fridays being Catholic but shit of course I forgot that again….so much for being a better Catholic. The conversation we had last night wasn’t exactly fit for human ears either… jk!

On the topic of horses there is this gorgeous older horse up for adoption in Oregon. He is old and might not see out another 2 years but he was left to starve and die in Oregon and I hope we move so I can adopt him!!! He’s an Arabian and so lovely its so sad.

I have to get off petfinder.com seriously.

Josh is back in the kitchen into everything……I need a cape cod (aka cranberry juice and vodka) SERIOUSLY.

Two of my Betta fish have what look like torn and raggid fins right now… I’m not 100% sure its fin rot but it doesn’t look good…they aren’t as long as pretty as they use to be. It could be age or just stress but I decided to clean out their tanks and disinfect them with Melafix anyway. Melafix is a antifungal treatment you can buy at PetCo/PetSmart to put in tanks. It treats all bacterial problems with fish. I figured it would be safer to use this when rinsing/washing out my tanks than using bleach. Which really should only be used mega sparingly and after fish have been found dead in a tank. Then rinse it out multiple times until you can no longer smell the bleach and put it outside to dry out.  Then return fish to it.  But anyway back to Melafix. I put in 1 capful and then really hot water… swished it around and left the ornaments and gravel in there. I stirred up the gravel to make sure I got out all the yuck and then rinsed it, then repeated again with the Melafix. Even if there is a residue left from the Melafix it won’t hurt the fish so its 100 times safer than bleach. It does seem to be working as the fins on one of the fish looks to be getting longer and growing again, which was quick. The other fish tank I only cleaned out today with Melafix so I hope it works as well. I also cleaned all the other tanks with it too just to be on the safe side. It can’t hurt.

http://www.theaquariumwiki.com/Melafix

It’s so windy here today…!  I’ve been trying rather unsuccessfully to get this place cleaned up but then Josh goes through the house like a canon and I’m back at square one. I feel kinda annoyed.  It’s just one of those days. Houdini is doing great though! He is so loving and mellow… he is spoilt though that’s for sure. I’m hopeful as there is a new house on the market that I’m busting to see … awesome pool and enough land for a horse and pony.  Fingers crossed. So for now it does look like we will stay here and decide where we want to move to in a year or two. I don’t want to take Josh out of playgroup right now he is doing so good.  I’m anxious to lose some more weight so once the cold weather is gone I can start riding again and once summer hits, play tennis. Any luck I can crash off enough fat to be able to go skiing this winter. That would be awesome. I’m planning a Vegas trip for the end of Jan next year … I’m booking us into the Excalibur. I’m going to get a kick ass suite with an awesome strip view. Every year we go once or twice and stay at a different hotel every time…next year I want to check out the Excalibur…it’s right on the strip and very central to all the action.  I want to go to the Spa’s, get drunk and just have fun. I also want to hit the spa ‘Wet’ at Treasure Island again.  I love Vegas.

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Here is a pic of Houdini watching TV … I’m hoping maybe once we move I can adopt another chin or…….two. We will see. I’m addicted they are so gorgeous. I want to start training for a Charity endurance ride in late 2010. Each rider gets sponsors and the money goes to the charity of their choice. Sounds like fun.  In other news I had put off buying a SUV but now that we are staying in the Tri-Cities for another year or two, unless we HAVE to move…I will resume ‘attempting’ to decide on a new car. I have spent the last year trying to work out which SUV I want… I still haven’t made up my mind.

We have been so busy this last past week…Rod is working like crazy …

Houdini is doing good and seems to be making himself at home.  He does seem a lot happier now and is eating really well. His cough is better too. Today I started planning our trip to Vegas in the new year. I’m not sure if we will stay at the Excalibur,NY NY or MGM … We like to stay at a different hotel each time … So far we have stayed at The Luxor, Mandalay Bay, Imperial Palace, Treasure Island & The Flamingo.  I miss Vegas and I would love to catch up with my friend Lisa again while I’m there… I didn’t get to last time

Tomorrow I’m going to do a Pineapple Cleanse to flush out some toxins…Ive spent the last month eating far too well and drinking too much… wine and vodka arrrrrrrrgh.

Tonight I might watch some horror movies…

Here is a iPhone pic of Houdini …

Yesterday we went to pick up my Japanese Chin Houdini in Renton… He is the most loving dog ever! I totally love him… I held him all the way home and he slept…  He has been following Josh around non stop… Last night he slept on the bed through the night and didn’t’ budge… I woke up several times to take him outside but he was out like a light so I let him sleep… he is such a good dog!

I will upload some pics soon….

Every week of course I want something new… this week its a Circle Y saddle… I’m not sure *which* one I really want but I like this one…

I’m excited about this weekend and picking up Houdini my Japanese Chin baby…!

OMG also… we watched the Orphanage last night…that movie rocked…it was really disturbing but good…