Yes….that’s what I heard in a phone conversation yesterday. I phoned a women who is in charge of Old English Sheepdog rescues. According to her when I explained my work schedule she told me I wasn’t fit to be a mom to a puppy. What??? So because I work 3rd shift I can’t have a dog? How does that work? I was about in tears because I’m (and my husband too) such a huge dog lover! The biggest reason I want a puppy is that I already have a cat and a puppy will get used to having a cat around quicker or maybe better than a grown dog. Her comment keeps ringing in my ears. Is it true that having a puppy with my schedule would be horrible?? I’m here at the station about 6 hours then asleep for 6 to 7 hours. Now we do have a plan where I would play with the dog and take it for a walk when I get home from work and then let him sleep for awhile then when my husband comes home a couple hours after that he can do the same thing. So much to think about before getting a dog. Why does it have to be this tough? What do you think? We do have a lot of options to look at so we have some time. Good thing I’m not having kids I’d hate to see what ridicule I’d go through for that!!!

We are getting ready for spring and with that comes lots of cleaning and repairing…especially for my husband and I. We have been putting off a house warming party until this spring/summer so that we aren’t couped up in this house. We have a big backyard and we look forward to putting it to good use this year. But we have so much to do before we have a bunch of people over. It’s called decorating and painting!! We still haven’t decorated the house because there isn’t any color on the walls. Everything is an off white with the exception of one bedroom that is purple…yuck. I honestly don’t know what to pick out when it comes to paint colors. I really wish I could hire someone to make these decisions for me……then at least if we don’t like it then we can blame someone else for the poor color choice!

Well I’d just like to report that the snow should be stopping….soon. The reason? and how I know this? My husband is going to buy a snow blower today. Yep, he wants one and he’s going to go buy it. So kiss all the snow goodbye and you’ll never see it again! He will buy this snowblower and I hope we never see one blasted flake again. Naaa I heard there is more coming on Sunday so it was wishful thinking. But the hubby will be VERY happy with his new toy.

Heard on the news last night that we could see “blizzard conditions….white outs” So with my bottom lip quivering, I asked my husband if he could possibly drive me to work. I told him that there was no way I’d still be on the road with the new car and that I would be in a ditch somewhere. Well he did bring me to work and the roads seem just fine. I’m not seeing blizzard conditions and I don’t think we will see any. So here I am at the station waiting patiently for my husband to pick me up so I can go home and sleep. Don’t get me wrong….I’m VERY happy that we didn’t get all this snow but now I’m going to be here for a couple more hours…fun!

I could sit and watch old movies all day. I love the elegance of Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire. But not only did their dancing amaze us but I always wanted to dress like Ginger. How they dressed back then always dazzled me. The dresses, the high heels, beautiful waves of golden locks, long eyelashes…..simply perfection! What our elders must think of us now! It simply baffles me to see people doing their grocery shopping in their pajamas….have we gotten that lazy that we roll out of bed and do our daily errands not stopping to brush our hair or even put tennis shoes on? I am guilty of dressing like a slob….maybe not to the extent of wearing my Pj’s out  shopping. But I love my comfy jeans, soft sweatpants and oversized sweatshirts. I don’t necessarily see the point of dressing to the nines to do shopping. Unfortunately, times have changed and dressing in long dresses with petticoats, high heels and hair perfecty pinned up just doesn’t fit in today’s world. While we women dress in comfort, men choose not to shave, throw on a flannel shirt and toss on a baseball hat…..and if we are lucky the pants actually fit around their waist not around their rear ends! But thoughts of Carey Grant and Rock Hudson are never far from my mind. How handsome they were! So when I’m faced with seeing someone at my local grocery store decked out in their tweety bird Pj’s I think of what must be going through our grandparents heads. How glamourous they must have been! Do I think we’ll ever get back to the glamour of the 40’s and 50’s? No. But we can at least stop wearing the pajamas…do our hair…shave the beards….pull up our pants. It’s a start!

Today I’m filling in for Trisha, who is on vacation. Switching schedules is not easy! Those of you work work shifts and have to change after so many days….I tip my hat to you! You should see the looks I’m getting in the hallway….the what the heck are you doing here look. I’m having a good time and I hope your Friday is going as well and as fast as mine is!! Look forward to seeing you tonight for the 20 Outstanding Women You Should Know!

I’m starting to notice a trend. Every time my husband and I go food shopping together he turns into this incredibly grumpy person. I really don’t know why but it starts as soon as we hit the produce dept. He will question my reasonings for getting a certain brand or a certain quantity…”Why are you getting that?….What do you need that for?” When I tell him its something that I would like, his response becomes a big sigh of “FINE”. I try to remain upbeat and positive but boy is it hard when he huffs and puffs and complains about everything. In fact it leads to many arguments throughout the store. But I have no clue why this happens! He is in an absolutely delightful mood on our way to the store. So I’ve finally come to the decision he’s not allowed to shop with me anymore. Not only will I not have someone throwing a temper tantrum but I can do the shopping soooo much quicker!! Has this ever happened to you? Do you shop with your spouse or go it alone?

Way to go NBC executives!! Way to completely ruin the history of The Tonight Show. I can tolerate Jay Leno but I honestly will stop watching because I’m such a huge fan on Conan O’Brien’s. I hope that Conan finds another gig VERY soon! I look forward to seeing his silliness in the near future. Good Luck Coco!

Yes, any day that I don’t have to drive in snow and ice and I don’t have to freeze my rear end off is a GREAT DAY!!! I’m on the air until 10am then my husband and I are heading to Sidney, Ohio. A friend of ours breeds Old English Sheepdogs and we hope to be buying a pup from her next litter. We are just paying her a visit, we aren’t picking out any puppies yet. She had a new additon (sheepdog wise) at her house so we can’t wait to get on our hands and knees and play with all of her loveable bears…cause that’s what they look like! Before I get grief for buying a puppy from a breeder…..trust me I’ve beaten myself up over it as well. I grew up with an Old English Sheepdog. I have always wanted another one and have been a frequent visitor to web pages that rescue OES’s. But for the life of me I can’t find one to adopt that is a least a couple of states away! I would adopt a rescue in a heartbeat! And if one becomes available we probably still will. I will NEVER buy from a pet store and I hope you never do either! I strongly support animal shelters and we have a rescued cat. After this puppy and the hang of having a dog around, we will probably add to the brood. I’ll post some pictures on my Facebook page when we get back….become a friend of mine on Facebook…just search for “Jordan Kline” and it’s with a K not a C! LOL

Yesterday I found myself in the kitchen getting ready to enjoy a left over chicken salad….it was going to be my lunch. My husband and a friend of ours were outside in the garage working on our friends truck in the cold. I thought I would be a nice person for a change and make a pot of tea and offer them a cup to keep them warm. So I set my salad on one of the burners and grabbed the tea pot and filled it up and set it on another burner. I turned on the burner then walked across the kitchen to find the tea bags. Within seconds I was hearing sizzing on the burner and I figured it was just water on the outside of the pot. UMMMM NO! I looked over and I see all this smoke and my salad on the burner FRYING!!! Did I forget to mention that it was in a plastic take out container??? So the house is filling with smoke and it smells like burnt plastic. I ran to open doors but then realized the cat would get loose so I had to shut him in the basement. Then franticly ran back through the kitchen to open the door. Then on the way back through I’m desprately looking for the remote control to the fan and put that on at full speed……then over to the living room and crank that fan to high. I stuck my head in the garage to tell them of my own stupidity and also give them some kind of warning that it smelled really bad in the house. So after I got the salad cooled down and it was cleaned up my husband told me that we need to purchase another burner…..So guess what we are going to do today???? You got it! Oh and by the way after a half hour I did remember to let the cat out of the basement!!