We haven’t been to a home improvement store lately. In fact, the last time I was at one I’m pretty sure it was just ME there. Shocking, I know. But I had stuff to buy: light filtering mini-blinds, a new lock for the door, and some other odds and ends that I can’t find at Target or Wal-mart.

All right, a new TV show is on and I want to watch (Baby Borrowers!), so talk to you later.

I ordered a t-shirt from ThinkGeek, and another from KlearGear. One is for Dan, and says “meh”, and the other is for me — it says “I’m blogging this”. I love geeky t-shirts. I can’t wait until they arrive!

I have been approached by a few Mom consultants in the past. Some asked me to participate in product reviews, others were looking to sponsor my blog by placing sponsored content on it. Then some others just wanted me to answer a few surveys.

I like Mom consultants, because they really know how to approach us moms!

Have you been approached by a Mom consultant? How did it work out for you?

Oy, I am really tired… going on 4am. I swear, I’m going to bed in just a few minutes! I can’t wait to get my contacts out, because my eyes are very dry.

Now my son’s name took a lot longer to figure out. In fact, it wasn’t until a few days before I had him that we finally settled on a name for him: Ryan Edgar [last name]. Edgar is my grandfather’s first name.

I remembered consulting a few celebrity baby names list, but just out of genuine curiosity, and no real desire to follow the trends.

How did you name your kids?

So hey Dan, if you’re reading this: go add some content to your blog! It’s hard to find out who you are and what you write about when your blog is empty!

Anyway, I’ve made a mental note and a tangible bookmark here on my laptop, to check back on Dan’s blog in a few days to see if he has added any content to it. If he has, I’ll be sure to update this post and let you all know.

That said, I really need to get into bed. It’s going on 4am, and I am very tired!

Even if your cat or dog is an inside pet, you should still have them altered, just in case they do ever get out. There are several other reasons to have them altered, including decreased risk of certain types of cancers and cysts, and better disposition. For dogs, male aggression is significantly reduced. For cats, the scent of the urine is also greatly reduced.

Just as importantly, do NOT feed strays. As tempting as it is to feed a stray, do not. Instead, take it in and care for it as a pet, if you’re able and the stray is friendly. If not, trap it, or call your local shelter/animal welfare agency, and report the stray.
As cruel as it sounds to not feed a stray cat, remember this: if that stray cat sticks around because it’s given food and possibly shelter, it’s going to mate, it’s going to reproduce. One female cat can produce 22 kittens in a three year lifespan. That’s a lot of kittens that are risking injury, torture, and slow deaths like the ones I found faced.

When you encourage a stray cat by feeding it, rather than trapping it or having an animal welfare agency trapping it, you are:
1) encouraging reproduction, which results in more unwanted cats
2) drawing other strays to your home and neighborhood
3) risking the spread of disease, as stray cats may often be carriers of rabies, FIV or other diseases that can be spread to humans and even other animals

When you don’t neuter your own pets, you are running the risk of it reproducing if it ever got out.

This post has been brought to you by the awful night I had last night, in which I found five maggot filled two week old kittens in a nine hour period, and made two late night trips to a 24/7 emergency vet clinic to have them euthanized. Oh, and a $188 vet bill. And a lot of tears and grief.

The tannish spots/gritty areas are maggots. They were also in their eye sockets.

Full story on jenn.nu: This is how a heart breaks

In addition to black titanium and tungsten rings, titanium-jewelry.com also has a huge amount of jewelry available in regular titanium. They carry rings for men and women, necklaces, bracelets and other accessories.

I have one idea in mind, but it would take a lot of planning, and a significant amount of money. It’s something I hope to pull off by the end of the summer. I’m so tempted to just jump and do it this weekend, but unfortunately those pesky little things known as “bills” always want to be paid first.

Today has been a really quiet day. I did some blogging, started a new book (check out my Good Reads to see what’s on my reading list!), read some of the confessions at True Mom Confessions, and did a bit of research on titanium rings for a writing project I wrapped up just a little bit ago.

I need to get geared up for July and then August! Ack! Summer is just whizzing by. My son’s second birthday is in two weeks, and then we have a swim party to plan for on August 5th. Whew!

I’m bored today. I’m trying to get a few small writing projects out of the way, because then I have a bunch of big ones to tackle. Oy. Tonight is going to be a busy night!

How is your Thursday? Do you have any exciting plans for the weekend?

But you know what? I definitely embrace her uniqueness! ♥