Dragons' Roost OK

Well, things here at Dragons' Roost are moving along!

The little chest freezer and the gas stove have made me a MUCH happier cook!!

Also, over the past few weeks, we've been buying extras of this and that, so it no longer feels like we are living on the edge of being out of everything all the time.

I'm actually USED to that, having had it that way out of necessity for all of my years in the condo...but Dave finds it uncomfortable, and now we have eliminated it.

During the past year, we have paid off the heart attack hospital bills, and the subsequent hospital bills, and have been working hard at doing other things to improve cash flow. 

This has helped a LOT with getting rid of that uneasy feeling.

Unfortunately, Jack the cat had an unexpected four day stay at the vet hospital for an oral infection this past week....so $600 dollars later...ugh.

We had no choice but to use a credit card.

Hopefully, the increase in payment amount will just fold in with our other mass of debts, and not be too difficult to incorporate into the monthly out flow.

Maybe it will just fit right in, along with PLANNED recent credit purchases of the freezer and stove.  Oh well!!  The best laid plans....etc. etc.

Anyway, Jack's doing fine, now....though he lost is right front upper fang.  Now, when he smiles, he will be lop sided.

*giggle*

I didn't feel like putting out any Halloween decorations this year.  I have no idea why.

This is the first time in my life I haven't been interested, yet only the second time that I've had a real front porch to decorate.  You'd think I'd be all over it....but I opened up the box of the same old stuff, and just didn't "feel it" this year.  Maybe I need some new Halloweenie stuff.

There are a few things up on the inside of the house, but the porch is just going to be the mums and the pumpkins, which we will carve after my dance class Tuesday night.

Anyway... maybe when we're out and about this weekend, if I see some affordable Halloween tchazki on sale, I will pick up a couple of new items for the porch.

Maybe I'll be inspired yet.....

I'm very proud of my husband for deciding to become a registered voter again for the first time in decades.

We are hoping to take advantage of the early voting opportunity in this state, which is next weekend.

Tuesdays are REALLY inconvenient for  most working people...and I also have dance class at 6 on Tuesdays, and it ends after the polls close.

It would be difficult at best to have to try to get there between the polls opening at 7 am, and get in and out by 7:25 am, when I'd have to be on my way to work.

Our local polling place is in the wrong direction from my workplace, and it would take an extra few minutes to get to work.

My company, which has such a horrible time off policy for full time employees to begin with, does not allow time for voting.  As mentioned in previous posts, my company does not really allow for anything having to do with real life! 

So, I'd have to stay late and make up the time if I got there late, and I don't WANT to have to do that on dance class night, because that means having less time to eat and get ready for class, etc. etc!!

SO---the plan is to go next Saturday.

Oh, and as has become my pattern of late, I COMPLETELY forgot to buy and mail a birthday card to my brother....I would had to have mailed it yesterday for it to get to Wheaton by Tuesday.  SORRY!

Happy Birthday, big brudder!!!  It's your turn for the next milestone!  Don't let it weigh you down!