We are not allowed to have pets at the house we are renting. It is really killing me! So I get my fix from friends and family. My niece Stacy has this wonderful chocolate lab, I call him the moose because he is so big. But he is so gentle and very well trained. I played with him on Christmas day at my sister's house. My daughter Tami has a little dog and I spoil him like I would a grandchild. One of my friends has a pit bull mix, that dog needs some serious training but still a loveable dog. Our other friends have a pomeranian named ling ling because he does look like a panda with his coloring. It has always been a dream of mine to work with dogs in some capacity. That is why I am so proud of Kristy for following her dreams!
Well I was playing around on the internet last night and found a no kill shelter near me. They need volunteers for dog walking and socializing. Oh my! This is perfect! While I am out of work and Kota is in school, I can offer my time to some wonderful dogs who need rehabilitating! I have always had this kinship to dogs. My hubby would sometimes get mad at me for walking up to a stray dog and befriending it. I have no fear of dogs,no matter their size. But I can tell if a dog is too fearful for me to approach. One of our neighbors down the street had several pitbulls. They were recently taken from him for abuse. But one day one of his dogs escaped and came down here. A beautiful white pit bull. But I could tell the dog was not right. First he was very skinny, and very fearful. All I did was put out some water for him and left him alone.
So I am looking forward to contacting this shelter and volunteering for them. They foster alot of their dogs but I can't even do that! I have thought of writing a letter to our landlord and explaining why I need a cat. LOL I wouldn't get a dog, they need lots of time and hopefully I will be returning to work. But I miss having a cat around. The landlord is actually a friend of my hubby's and I keep telling hubby to ask him about a cat!
Saturday we went out looking at cars. Just to get an idea because my car is on its last breath. I test drove a kia soul and fell in love with it. We had the salesman run our application through. Now remember we lost our house 3 years ago to foreclosure so our credit is in the tank. He came back and said our payments would be $480 a month! ACK! This was for a brand new car though. I am thinking we could afford one that is one or two years old.
Still waiting to hear about that job! The job was posted on their website and I immediately applied and sent an email to my old boss. It is a state job so of course nothing would get done during the holidays. Waiting, waiting, waiting!
Still no contact with stepson or his wife. He had called hubby one day and said he needed to pick up some of his stuff here. Hubby told him he needs to apologize to me before he can step foot in our house. His son said I would need to apologize also. Hubby told him, FOR WHAT!! I had done nothing wrong other than to tell them to not contact me at all.
It's a new year and I am filled with hope. My little family is doing just fine, Kota had a good Christmas but is not looking forward to going back to school tomorrow. Hubby is hoping for colder weather so he can get some overtime. He is a service technician for a propane company. I am looking forward to a healthier and more prosperous year!