Nothing But Reading Challenges discussion

That could be and sending her back to her Mama would be the wisest choice. Goddess knows I've done that 3 times..

Her Mama??

Lauren wrote: "Heather wrote: "Oh Lauren! What is making her vomit? Have you thought about giving her herbs? That might help her stomach. How old is she?"

We don't really know what's making her vomit. She is old..."

Lauren - when old cats start to vomit a lot it usually means that they have an overactive thyroid. Take her to the vet and ask them to check her thyroid levels. She may just need medication. The meds are cheap and this is easy to treat and very common... :(

Lauren, when I had to put my cats to sleep, I would whisper to them that it was OK to go to their Mamas.
Make sense now??

Stacy, I never thought about that! It wouldn't hurt to check it out..

Heather wrote: "Lauren, when I had to put my cats to sleep, I would whisper to them that it was OK to go to their Mamas.
Make sense now??

Stacy, I never thought about that! It wouldn't hurt to check it out.."

Heather, yes it makes sense. Thank you :)

Stacy... Thank you so much for the insights. I will have a chat with some of my family and, possibly, the vet. I am really worried about my baby. Thanks again!

Hi, okay here are some things:
1.I love books and chocolate! Seriously, I'm addicted to them.
2.I'm a city girl and do not like nature much.
3.I am Brazilian and am currently living in Brazil.
4.I love sports (though I'm not very good at them).
5.I love traveling and have been to Georgia and Florida.
6.I don't have a favorite book, color or movie.
7.I believe in GOD, ghosts and just about anything.
8.I can't live without music.
9.My grandmother is my rock, i don't know what I'm going to do when she's gone.
10.I don't care much for peoples opinion.

Barbara, I seriously think we were separated at birth. Your #1,2,5,8,and 10 is spot on! I literally had to look over my shoulder when I read this. Welcome to the group :)

Barbara, I personally believe that nature should be viewed from the safety of a locked vehicle.

Heather, Ginger is ok. The vet put her on some meds, and she got a couple of vaccines. She has an upper-respitory infecton but it's managable.

Thank you girls for your insights!

Lauren

Sans wrote: "Barbara, I personally believe that nature should be viewed from the safety of a locked vehicle."

Sans, I'm going to have to use that next time my co-workers try to talk me into going hiking with them. I keep telling them that all the nature I need is in pictures and the only camping that I do is at the local Holiday Inn.

Lacy wrote: "Sans wrote: "Barbara, I personally believe that nature should be viewed from the safety of a locked vehicle."

Sans, I'm going to have to use that next time my co-workers try to talk me into goin..."


lol, i agree, but the only place i actually enjoy nature is the waterfall, i love to go swimming. I avoid rivers like their the plague, i once saw a snake in a river, it was about 4 feet from where i was standing and i freaked, I'm traumatized.

Barbara, I would have been tramatized as well. Not to mention I probably would have scared every living creature within a mile with my screams.

Ugh, I hate being in nature. That's what Discovery Channel is for. They spend millions of dollars to get the right camera angle with the light in the perfect place. I always tell my husband that my idea of roughing it is a hotel without room service.

Lacy wrote: "Barbara, I would have been tramatized as well. Not to mention I probably would have scared every living creature within a mile with my screams."

Tell me about it, i screamed and started swimming the other way. Never again.

Shay wrote: "my idea of roughing it is a hotel without room service. "

Agreed. I'm perfectly happy to let nature be, as long as it's "being" far away from me.

LOL... you people are funny.

Personally I love nature. If I'm feeling stressed it just helps to get out and get somke fresh air. I lvoe hiking but lately I've been so stressed over ticks that I haven't gone. Now that it's getting colder I might be able to enjoy it more.

Stacy wrote: "LOL... you people are funny.

Personally I love nature. If I'm feeling stressed it just helps to get out and get somke fresh air. I lvoe hiking but lately I've been so stressed over ticks that..."

I love the nature too

10 things huh?, well here it goes:

1. I read too much. Ha, I just had to start out with that one. I try to read a book every 1-2 days.
2. I never finish anything. Ever. Seriously.(Well, except books)
3. I have a very snarky, sarcastic and perverted personality.
4. I am NOT a morning person. DO NOT talk to me if I have not had coffee.
5. In reference to #4, I feel sorry for my kids some days when they wake me up before the sun. I am not a morning person, did I mention that already??
6. I married my soulmate. I know, I am lucky.
7. Yellow is my favorite color. I've always wanted a yellow car.
8. I only have online friends. Real people suck.
9. I am partially deaf because I used to work at a smoothie shop. Loud blenders + 7 hours a day = What? I can't hear you!!!!!!
10. I live with my in-laws. Ugh.

Amanda wrote: "10 things huh?, well here it goes:

1. I read too much. Ha, I just had to start out with that one. I try to read a book every 1-2 days.
2. I never finish anything. Ever. Seriously.(Well, except..."


It's nice to have you Amanda! :)

Welcome Barbara! And good to see ya Amanda!

Lauren, good to hear that Ginger is doing better!!

Hi guys! I've been apart of this group for a long time now, but felt like I should jot this down.

1. I'm an aspiring writer and at the age of 6, I wrote a book about these two kids trying to save the life of their pet dragon. I also wrote evil scientists and tiny mice.
2. I am very snarky, argue-mental, sarcastic. Very flirty, perverted, guy-like. I look at Amanda's intro and decided I'm much like her.
3. Some consider me a heart-breaker, but that's only because my ex is a d***.
4. I can't go most days without a cup of coffee.
5. I'm really short. At 5'4, I don't think I'm growing any more.
6. I'm part Portuguese and want to marry a sexy Spanish man.
7. Bad boys are welcome, apparent to #6
8. At night, I pretend to have arms wrapped around me because I'm so lonely
9. I have a horrible relationship with my father.
10. I dream of running away to a bookshop on Fifth Avenue, New York

Welcome Alyssa! HA! Got you beat! I'm shorter than you as I come in at 4'9 1/2. Hee-hee..

Also have a horrible relationship with the old man, well have no relationship which is fine by me thank you ever so! How long do you think it would take you to read an entire bookshop??

Alyssa wrote: "Hi guys! I've been apart of this group for a long time now, but felt like I should jot this down.

1. I'm an aspiring writer and at the age of 6, I wrote a book about these two kids trying to save ..."

Alyssa, are you sure you aren't my doppleganger? :)
I can relate to # 2, 4, 5, 9 and 10, although I'd rather run away to a bookstore in Maine or Rhode Island.

I can't imagine being shorter than I am, Heather. How long to read an entire bookstore? About a year, maybe. If I never leave, of course.

Amanda - I read your list and thought, "hey, we must be long-lost sisters or something."

I'm 5'2". Four of my kids are taller than me and the two youngest are closing in on my height pretty darn fast. Pretty soon, I'll only be taller than the dogs.

Carol wrote: "I'm 5'2". Four of my kids are taller than me and the two youngest are closing in on my height pretty darn fast. Pretty soon, I'll only be taller than the dogs."

Yeah I know how you feel. I am not quite 5'2" and in fact my cousins have a dog that is taller than me when he stands on two legs.

I'm 5'0" and my yellow lab is taller than me! So sad...

I'm 5'11". It's not fun to tower over nearly all my friends.

Stacy wrote: "If I'm feeling stressed it just helps to get out and get somke fresh air."

I have three words: Power windows, baby. I love fresh air too, as long as I have a way to keep the bugs out.

I'm 5'5 and both my dogs are my height.

Haha :) I'm 5'6" and my dog stands to be about a foot tall. She is such a tiny little peanut who loves to go running!

I like small dogs, but the only one i had was a small poodle that ran away when the housekeeper left the door open.

Sans, you're only an inch shorter than my husband and you're the same height as my sis-in-law who is an inch taller than my brother. :) At least you can reach stuff on top shelves. I hate asking for someone to get something down for me especially at a store. I usually have to get creative when trying to get something down from on high.

Ah, the grass is always greener on the other side. I somehow missed this conversation earlier. I am 5'9" and always envied shorter girls. While not extremely tall there were some guys I liked who were shorter than I that would never ask me about because I was taller. I envied all the shorter girls who could have their pick and never have to worry about size. I still remember seeing this itty bitty little thing dating a 6'5" guy and thinking there should be some rules that prevent that because taller women were already pretty limited. Of course those were my feelings in high school. Later I didn't have the tallness issues, but it is interesting to see how people view things. Most of my friends growing up were quite a bit shorter than me. Do you think they hung around with me so they had someone to get things off those top shelves? lol After having kids I'm glad I'm the height I am. The itty bitty woman in the bed beside mine had a 6+ foot husband and she had difficulty having her son. Poor kid broke his clavicle coming out. I can only imagine the pain and discomfort carrying such a large kid in such a small body would cause. Makes me shudder just thinking about it.

Lisarenee wrote: "Ah, the grass is always greener on the other side. I somehow missed this conversation earlier. I am 5'9" and always envied shorter girls. While not extremely tall there were some guys I liked who w..."

I fully admit that I use taller people to get things off the top shelves all the time. It's difficult when you have to have a step stool to reach the top shelves and don't even get me started on the grocery stores. The only advantages to being short that I have found is that you have plenty of leg room in the back of a car and you don't to duck under low hanging things (ie. light fixtures).

Lisarenee wrote: "Ah, the grass is always greener on the other side. I somehow missed this conversation earlier. I am 5'9" and always envied shorter girls. While not extremely tall there were some guys I liked who w..."

I come from a family of little women, I'm 5 feet exactly, and tall men. Most of my male ancestors were over 6 feet tall...in the 1800's, when that was really rare. The rule in our family is that the bigger the baby, the smaller the adult. I was one of the longest babies- over 22 inches at birth. My oldest son, who's 12, was under 20 inches at birth. Now he's about 5' 6". Most of the men in my family are "late growers" who put on a lot of height between the ages of 18-21.

Barbara wrote: "I like small dogs, but the only one i had was a small poodle that ran away when the housekeeper left the door open."

I'm sorry to hear about that Barbara.

Lisarenee wrote: "Ah, the grass is always greener on the other side. I somehow missed this conversation earlier. I am 5'9" and always envied shorter girls. While not extremely tall there were some guys I liked who w..."

I didn't have any problems giving birth though I'm 5'2" and my hubby is 6'. I have hips built for birthin' babies, I guess. My kids were born lickety split, the youngest only 15 minutes after we got to the hospital. I believe you have to be physically built for kids or you're going to have problems, no matter what your size or your hubby's. I hit that particular genetic jackpot and, believe me, I'm glad of it.

Most of the women, in my family, myself included, are built for babies, but not the speedy delivery. My mother was when in labor for 26 hours with me. I did not want to leave! My sister was born in 12 hours. Most of that as due to my mother being sick at the time. She coughed her out...lol.

Ok, 10 things:

1.From the time I was born until the last year of high school I wanted to be a Vet, and then I decided that I couldn’t because a) I practically fainted at the surgery smell and b) I was sick of science. I went on to do writing and editing.

2.My long-term career goal is to own a bookshop.

3.I love all animals but not all insects, very scared of spiders and I don’t like ants, flies or mosquitos.

4.I’m not shy, but it takes a while for me to be able to speak up in a group.

5.When I start talking its really hard to stop. I’m mentally shouting at myself to shut up and it doesn’t always work.

6.I love my 2 year old to pieces but sometimes … I will never go Christmas shopping with my children by myself again. (He ran off twice, I nearly had a heart attack).

7.I love cars and car racing/rally but I’m scared of going fast in the mountains – due to a rational fear of heights.

8.I would love to travel all over the world but again my fear of heights and therefore planes. I have been on a plain and actually enjoyed the experience so there is hope.

9.I love reading, I can go anywhere and be anyone instantly, its not a substitute for real life but reading definitely makes the bad/hard times more bearable.

10.I could be considered a boring person. I have never done drugs, smoked a cigarette and barely (if ever) drink; I have never been to a nightclub and have been with the same guy since I was sixteen. We are now married with a son and another on the way. I am happy to be at home with them. I don’t want to be famous, wealthy yes, more money = more books but I don’t have a need to be memorable to anyone but my family.

Hi Kathryn.

I remember the first time my daughter ran away from me in a store. Terror can't begin to describe the feeling. I chewed her out so well that she never again ran away from me in a store.

I don't think I could handle operating on animals either. It wouldn't be because of the smell, but the thought of their lives being in my hands if I made a mistake. That would be hard for me to take.

I'm guessing you didn't sit in a window seat on the plane?

My son is too adventurous, he was trying to follow other children around the shops and it then became a game of me chasing him. I think because he is currently an only child he loves being with other children. I'm expecting our second in May so hopefully once he has someone to play with at home the that will fade a bit. I did tell him off and repeatedly gave him lectures I doubt he understood for the rest of the day.

Yeah, I did work experience at a Vet surgery and had to see them put animals down and it just wasn't something I could do. But also the antiseptic smell in the surgical room itself disagreed with me.

Yes your right I had the aisle seat but then I ended up leaning over my husband and looking out the window anyway, if I saw clouds or water I got a bit of vertigo but if I saw land I was ok and just thought how cool it looked.

Welcome to the group Kathryn! You will love it here or at least loose your sanity..

Mckris10 wrote: "I'm 5'0" and my yellow lab is taller than me! So sad..."

Mckris, we're the same height! And I have two black lab mixes. :)

Shay wrote: "I come from a family of little women, I'm 5 feet exactly..."

And another in the five-foot-nothing group! I honestly don't mind most of the time, but it is kind of a pain when clothes from the petite section are too long for me. I should probably learn to sew, but then... I'd have to learn to sew.

Galla wrote: "Shay wrote: "I come from a family of little women, I'm 5 feet exactly..."

And another in the five-foot-nothing group! I honestly don't mind most of the time, but it is kind of a pain when clothes ..."

My main problem is that I have short arms. I can't sew either, everyone has tried to teach me, but I can't even sew a straight line. My brain and hands refuse to work together in that manner. I also hate the shoe issue. I can never find a pair of shoes that fit right. My feet got bigger (well, wider) after 3 kids, and it's impossible to find a size 5, wide width shoe. So, I have to wear a 6 and when I first started wearing them I used to trip a lot.

I wear a size 5 shoe too, and it is a pain! Not quite big enough for women's shoes, and kids' shoes are just too girly for me. I was hoping that after I had my son (he's 2 now) that my feet would grow at least another size like my mom's did, but not luck so far. And don't get me started on clothes! lol

10 "random" things:

1. I'm an awful book reviewer.
2. I'm an Australian living in Hawaii.
3. I hate fire. Grew up around too many bush fires.
4. Sarcasm is literally my best friend.
5. My mum and I have burping contest... Yes we are that gross! Nice to know that we can beat my brothers at something though.
6. My favourite colour is Gray.
7. I love anything mint flavoured. My parents never had to force me to brush my teeth, bring on the mint.
8. I have a blog, which isn't very good but it keeps my family up to date on my life. (I don't have a very interesting life)
9. My husband is in Iraq :-(
10. I hate cooking!

1) I have to finish everything I start (even an awful book/movie)
2) I'm deathly afraid of dolls and my god-daughter is at the let's-tote-dolls-around-everywhere-I-go stage
3) I'm having absolutely no luck with the opposite sex at the moment ( too picky :})
4) I read while I work out
5) Baking/Cooking is my di-stresser
6) I generally dislike people (unless they can carry out a semi-intelligent conversation that's about something other than shoes or prom dresses- getting a lot of that right now)
7) I'm ranked number one in my class
8) I love tanning but hate the beach
9) I am one of the few people I know that is not on Facebook :)
10) I love randomly speaking in Spanish (in part because my parents have no idea what I'm saying)

Welcome Ash, Sorry your hubby is overseas.

Chelsea did you watch Chuckie or whatever that creepy doll movie's name was? I think I gave up all my dolls after seeing that movie. :) Oh, and if you didn't see it DON"T. It'll make your doll phobia worse.