Happy chilly thursday

[gault]

How is everyone dealing with their various snow/cold problems?

[chalupa]

I have yet to go outdoors - clearly I'm working from home today. The wind sounds terrible, and I'm all "NOPE". I haven't even gotten out of my flannel PJs today.

I am selling some leftover wedding things, and people are such a PITA. I told one person I could meet them anytime after 4, they were all "Great, I can do 4", and now suddenly their daughter gets home at 4 and what time would I like to meet? Ummm...don't you know what time your kid gets home from school every afternoon? Couldn't you just ask for 4:30 or 5pm to begin with if that works better? Why must I send a dozen messages when this could have been settled in one?

[doglove]

We got an inch of snow - everything was shut down this morning as a state of emergency. It was fine by me because no crazies were on the road when I brought the foster pup to the vet for her spay. They're closing early so I'll get her this afternoon rather than driving when all this snow has melted and freezes into black ice this evening. FUN TIMES. I think it's only supposed to get colder over the weekend. I told A I am not leaving the couch/my pajamas on Saturday.

We decided last night (really I decided - A has been bugging me since the moment he saw a photo of her) that we'll adopt the foster pup - I haven't told my coordinator yet so no mention on FB please. I have a feeling my dog coordinator knows that we'll keep her though. She's the same one who rescued Buddy and gave him to me to foster and has been routing for us since we brought her home. I'll have to tell you guys her story. She was captured on Christmas Eve with two other dogs who were reported by concerned neighbors. They were living in a subdivision's woods under a pile of old and worn mattresses. Neighbors were hand feeding them, but our pup was so scared she wouldn't approach anyone. The other two essentially hopped into the transporter's vehicles, while ours had to be trapped with food. They were all apparently being used for backyard breeding and probably dumped. I just can't understand why people would do this.

[bullygirl979]

I have to say that I LOVE working from home but I need to decide what I'm doing about my set up. I don't love working from P's desk and he has a wooden office chair which doesn't agree with my butt!!

I am beyond happy, though, as our designer came over last night with wallpaper samples, paint samples and curtains. We decided on paint/wallpaper and I love how it's all coming together! I also love not having to do the shopping, lol.

[kaneen]

I'm so excited for you doglove! Are you going to keep her name or did you decide on a new one?

It's 27 degrees here today which for us is bitterly cold. I didn't go into the office because I had a lunch meeting closer to home. Plus my office is cold on a normal day. I can't imagine what it'll be like today.

Things at work haven't been great lately for me. I have some new leadership and they are changing things up some. I'm fine with that but I feel like I'm performing exactly the way I always have which in the past has garnered me lots of praise but now is falling short of expectations. So I scheduled a call yesterday with my new VP and it went better than I could have expected. He laid out what he expects very clearly and then also made sure to tell me he is not worried about me in the slightest. He said that he knows this is a time of change but has great faith that I'll be able to successfully navigate the new landscape. He also said that he wouldn't have even taken the time with me if he did see a really great future for me. I cannot tell you how relived I am.

[doglove]

Jan 4, 2018 13:54:27 GMT -5 kaneen said:

I'm so excited for you doglove ! Are you going to keep her name or did you decide on a new one?

Definitely no to Vixen. I don't mind V, but I think we're going to change it to Penny.  

[chalupa]

kaneen, what a relief for you! Obviously you kick ass at your job, and I'm sure you will continue to do so now that you actually have an idea of what the new VP is expecting.

doglove I'm so excited for you and A and Penny. I love her smile in all your photos, and I'm sure she's so happy to be where she is safe and loved.

[bullygirl979]

doglove , are you so excited? She is a doll...I can't imagine ANYONE treating an animal like that.

kaneen , that is awesome the VP said that! I am sure it was a great relief but I'm not surprised at all!

[doglove]

Jan 4, 2018 14:11:34 GMT -5 chalupa said:

doglove I'm so excited for you and A and Penny. I love her smile in all your photos, and I'm sure she's so happy to be where she is safe and loved.

I think I told you this already (or maybe pinkplasticdoll), but she basically got in the car with me on Sunday and moved right into the house like she'd been there forever. It's hard to imagine a dog who's been through so much in the past few weeks (years?) trust both of us so completely so quickly. It's very sweet. I've had foster dogs like this take weeks/months to feel some semblance of comfort. It's usually always true that the dog picks their home when I have fostered. 

[doglove]

I am excited bullygirl979, but I also feel a lot of other emotions because I'm still so upset over Buddy. I feel irrational guilt like it seems like I'm replacing him, knowing he can never be replaced for what he was to me. I had to tell A to tone it down the first few days because I was struggling with guilt and grief so much. I think I realize that it's okay to accept her and still grieve Buddy at the same time. One doesn't have to exist and the other not. And I don't have to be miserable or suffer in my grief anymore than I already am - it's okay to move forward while still dealing with that.

[udscoobychick]

doglove , that's great! She's a beautiful dog. I'm glad she's fitting in well with you, and I'm glad that you're accepting that it's not disrespectful to Buddy to accept and love her, too.
kaneen , what great feedback and reassurance!

We got a dusting of snow (maybe 1/2"?) at our house, but even at the other end of my street, there was none. It was weird!
My dad said he would bring a hat and gloves to the airport when he picks me up if I didn't have them, because apparently the temp + windchill is supposed to be so severe that you could get frostbite in the 3-minute walk from the airport to the car....

[doglove]

Stay warm udscoobychick!

[bullygirl979]

Jan 4, 2018 14:19:13 GMT -5 doglove said:

Jan 4, 2018 14:11:34 GMT -5 chalupa said:

doglove I'm so excited for you and A and Penny. I love her smile in all your photos, and I'm sure she's so happy to be where she is safe and loved.

I think I told you this already (or maybe pinkplasticdoll ), but she basically got in the car with me on Sunday and moved right into the house like she'd been there forever. It's hard to imagine a dog who's been through so much in the past few weeks (years?) trust both of us so completely so quickly. It's very sweet. I've had foster dogs like this take weeks/months to feel some semblance of comfort. It's usually always true that the dog picks their home when I have fostered. 

I don't think I could love this more than I do. That is so great.

[cuddlyevil]

It's stupid cold here. The kids are on a two hour delay tomorrow because of the cold temperature in the morning. I, however, have to go to work and go feed my friends cats after work as I'm on evening duty this weekend.

I am over my hands being dry and split, even my heavy duty cerave is barely keeping them in one piece.