Just Another Wednesday

Happy Tuesday Wednesday everyone!!! Wow! It is hump day and I am calling it Tuesday! 

Can you tell I did not sleep at all last night??? It is going to be a long day!! UGH!

It is another lovely, dark day in the Burgh this morning and I am praying for sunshine! I think I may need to go tanning soon. UGH! 

I mentioned yesterday to someone that my cat is obsessed with the fish tank.This obsession comes and goes. It is really strange. For months he will ignore it and then all the sudden he will not leave it alone!! This was him after work last night! HA! He would not get off and leave the fish alone! HA!

"I know I can catch it!!!"

"Mom, what is the big deal if I want to sit on top of the tank????"

Carzy crazy cat! He did this a lot when he was little which is how he got the name Trouble but it comes and goes...very weird!!!

So we found this adorable colony of cats near our condo building and it looks like we are going to attempt and catch and neuter/spay if possible this Thursday. I am getting all the help from Pittsburgh Homeless Cat Management Team. I promise to document the whole thing. These little guys are girls are super cute and I can not wait to see them up close!  If the cats are friendly, I think the Pittsburgh Homeless Cat Management Team will try to find them indoor homes which I would love!! If they are not friendly then they will release them back to where we found them after the spay and neuters heal.  It kills me to think of anything suffering outside although they have done very well so far out there! We will find out soon!  

Lastly!!! I FINALLY have an update on the dog bite situation! 

As far as the county is concerned; the hearing is next week (the 12th) at the magistrate for the bite, my prescription cost which they refused to pay ($10) and the fact that the dog was not registered or up to date on shots. It will be a hefty fine for them I think.  

Also, as far as the condo board is concerned...The condo board sent them two letters requesting they re-home the dog since it bit a resident or they would be fined. They kept the dog anyway. Their fines are now up to $1500 and then next step was the condo boards lawyer sent them a letter to re-home the dog (by the 22nd of January) or we are filing in court. So we are filing in court. They actually called the lawyer on the 29th and said they re-homed the dog but the lawyer said it is too late. So off to another court date we go. The dog is definitely still there...some of my neighbors have seen it....so yet another lie. I just REALLY wish they would move but no chance! 

They will harass the building residents for years to come I am sure!! UGH!

But I promise to keep you all posted on that also!

Nothing super exciting here...just life with a few ups and downs...

I hope everyone has a great day - HUGS to you all!

Cold white stuff everywhere?!?!

Hi! I hope everyone is having a good week so far! Mine is great aside from the horrible freezing temps and snow - HA HA! I know there are a lot of that enjoy this season so I am happy for you all!

I am sooo not ready for this weather!! UGH! I miss my beaches and sunshine!

The only good thing about the pending site closure is that my boss is allowing us to work from home two days a week so I only have to drive in 3 days a week right now - pretty nice! And in the winter, if we ever have any of those treacherous driving days, he has already said stay hone - do not drive in so that is also nice!

Here is a picture out my work window. Too much cold white stuff for me! HA

On Sunday my parents and sister came into town and we went to the Rams vs Steelers game! Another AMAZING GAME! WOW! Sooo close all the way down to the end! Our Steeler defense seriously showed up!!!!!!!! Thank goodness!!! We won, thanks to the defense, 17 - 12!!!!!!! It was another great game that had us all on the edge of our seats-especially that Rams fan in front of me...UGH!! I was ELATED when we won! Here we all are pre-game!! In case you do not know...I love my family!!!!!

And last but not least, the update on my bite! UGH! So the owners of the dog said they will re-home their "angel dog from heaven" but they do not want to have to pay the fine for it not having been up to date on its shots. We are going to have a board hearing soon but they are paying! It kind of says it all to me that they are fighting to fine and now having to re-hone the dog! UGH! Anyway, it still looks quite icky and pink and this is Day 8 for the antibiotics????

Hopefully, it will be okay...time will tell!

 

I am feeling so overwhelmed these days with appointments so it is really helpful that my work is lenient on when we have to work in the office. 

I had to get a crown which required a root canal.  Then i went for the crown appointment and found out I need a crown lengthening before they can put the final crown on and then the final crown appointment - that is only for the dentist! LOL!!!!

My car needs inspected before the end of the year so I need to make an appointment for tires and brakes and then one for the inspection. Also, all my yearly doctor appointments are due so I have yearly physical and yearly dermatology appointment too! November and December are going to be chock full of more appointments than you can shake a stick at!!! WOWSA!!!

Well, I hope you all have a fantastic day! 

Hugs to everyone!! 

Do you enjoy Winter? Favorite part? Looking forward tot he holidays? Overwhelmed with appointments?

The little yapper bit my ankle!!!

Happy Tuesday everyone!!! I hope everyone had an amazing Halloween!!!! Thanks for all the comments on my last post regarding moving Halloween...I honestly was worried that I was turning into a grumpy old woman so it was nice to hear so many people agreed with me!

Okay onto a NEW controversial topic!!! The issues are never ending in my life - HA!

I live in a condo. In many of my previous posts I have mentioned a neighbor that is just trouble! He is constantly harassing the other tenants, hitting other peoples cars in the parking lot, doing drugs, beating his wife and pets, etc. It is honestly craziness all the time!!! Well, just when we thought it could not get crazier...

I was leaving the condo for my home group meeting Friday night; as I was walking out the main front door to the condo and my nieghbor was coming in with his dog on a leash. This dog is a little toy poodle that never stops growling or barking at other people and dogs (I am sure because he beats it along with his wife). As we passed; the dog lurched at me and latched onto my ankle through my sweatpants. My ankle immediately started burning. The owner did not say a thing and kept walking inside. I said "Your dog bit me - that is not okay!" He mumbled sorry and went inside to his condo. THAT WAS IT - NOTHING ELSE! I texted my neighbors and walked back inside. My neighbor brought my a piece of gauze and told me to call the police and report it.

The South Fayette police came and acted like it was no big deal. Officer Benny told me not to worry it was nothing - he actually said "I have seen someone that was mauled by a rabid dog and they did not get rabies." He took a report and went up to talk with the dog owner. He came back down and said the dogs rabies ran out last January so it was not up to date on it's shots. He was referring it to animal control to follow up.

I HEARD NOTHING ALL WEEKEND FROM THE OWNERS. Not asking how I was or anything!!! They have my phone number!!!

When I talked to my sister and people at work on Monday they said I definitely need to call my doctor and get an antibiotic since it broke the skin. I called and we prescribed Amoxicillin. With my insurance it cost me $10. I called the dog owners and told them I thought they should have to pay for it and they said no. They were not paying because it was not that bad!!!!! That is when I decided it was the last straw!! That are horrible people and not responsible dog owners!!! Also, they never have control of the dog and it lurches and lunges and barks at everyone and other dogs!!!! I refuse to let this happen again so as the condo president I checked our paperwork for pets and found the following...

"Board of Directors have the authority to require the permanent removal of any pet, if such pet is determined by the board to be a nuisance or a danger to the community and must be removed from the premises within ten days of notification" - well, guess who is the President of the Board! 

I called the entire board and majority decided this dog is a nuisance and a danger and we are not waiting for it to bite someone else. So our management team is sending the letter today. The dog has to be removed within ten days.

Here is the pictures of my bite - this is Friday night - I added antibiotic cream which is the white stuff. Also, please excuse my unshaven legs...it is no-shave November - HA HA! You can tell I am single...

This is Saturday morning ...

Sunday morning...

And finally, Monday morning. This is the picture I sent to my family doctor and they prescribed the antibiotic.

So, onto the controversy....Do you think we are being too tough - knowing everything I said above? I do not think so but, like I said, majority decided to send the removal letter and there were two people that did not agree and they are dog owners.

I am so curious to hear what you all think in blog land!!! And also, note if you are a dog owner or not in your comments please. 

I only own cats but I feel like if they attached someone I would think the exact same way. They two dogs owners on the board think the dog should get a second chance...meaning they should get a warning and then on be removed after a second bite. To me, that is ludicrous!!

What is your opinion on all this?? I am so curious to hear what you all have to say!!!

Hugs - I hope everyone has an uneventful and fantastic week!!!!