Tag: dogs
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Another Con Bites The Dust
This year I went to the 24th annual PlanetComicon in Kansas City, Missouri. This was my third year in a row going, but my fourth time overall. The difference with this year and previous years is that, although I had my own 3-day pass as a regular patron, I helped my friend Rachel Newhouse with…
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What A Dog
This week, I’m back with some dogs I watched back in September. Their people usually go out of town twice a year to see grandkids, so I can’t fault them for that. Plus, they’re one of the Exceptions to The Directive. Anyway, I really only brought them up because of something else I was thinking…
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Everybody Needs Somebody
As per usual when I dog-sit, I deprived myself of people a lot this week for the sake of making money and keeping dogs alive. Are those valid reasons? Yes.Are they worth going semi-insane for? No. Which is a big reason why I think the Lord asked me to quit pet-sitting. And maybe to see…
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When Life Gives You Lemons…
More often than not, I wake up with a certain expectation for each day. This morning (or maybe yesterday now that it’s after midnight) I woke up with the expectation of cleaning two houses, checking on a couple of dogs, going to church and then going to be with the dogs for the night. Instead…
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Bloganuary 26
Bloganuary Writing Prompt:What language do you wish you could speak? In all honesty, I have no idea why the bloganuary prompt suddenly reminded me of this meme, but here we are… “Jack of all trades” is a real thing and I would rather know as many languages as possible than have just one that I…
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Home Irritations?
Bloganuary Writing Prompt:What irritates you about the home you live in? In an alternate timeline, Erica is writing a laundry list of all the things she finds irritating on any given day. Fun Fact: if you’re not irritated by something/someone in your home, you’re probably not even living. And you’re definitely not doing any growing.…
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A Happy, Crappy Christmas
I spent all weekend and the better part of today specifically trying to decide if I needed to write this blog, but I process grief through words. Not only verbally, but also on paper/screen. So… here we go. This Christmas was… different than others. My bestest friend (with the little dog on her lap in…
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