So………

Friends it’s been a bit since I have had the time to get on here and do some rambling. I thought after the wedding things would settle down, boy was I wrong.

For those that don’t already know we just bought our first house. We spent the better part of 2 months looking and finally found the perfect house for us. I had no clue the stuff you have to go through just to buy a house. The back and forth between buyer and seller was pretty painless. Getting the loan was the worst part. It started out easy but as we got closer the more they needed. We had to prove where the money came from for down payment, provide pay stubs, tax returns, my report card from first grade, Pap smear results, the Dead Sea scrolls, and a unicorn horn. Ok, some of that is a little exaggerated but it felt like we had to do it LOL.  We made it through and are now the proud owners of a house. We couldn’t be more excited. Now that we have the keys we have already started doing work on it. We have painted some (with more coming); we dog proofed the back yard, and went on a Sear’s shopping spree for power tools and lawn equipment (thanks to Dad and Sally). All this being said brings me to the title of the blog.

Sunday we went to Lowe’s to buy some supplies to dog proof the yard. Although the fence is in good shape the new gates that were installed by the previous owner had some gaps in the bottom. If we had big dogs it wouldn’t be a problem but with two Chihuahuas we were worried they may be able to slide out. While we were looking at Lowe’s for the stuff we needed I started looking for a big wheel we could affix to the gate to make it easier for Leenie to open and close the gate when she needed to. We searched the store and found nothing, we asked people that worked there only to be sent to multiple departments, and then we finally reached the last man on our adventure………

 Please indulge me as I attempt to paint a picture. There we are wandering around the lawn and garden department (which we were sent to by several people) when a guy makes the mistake of asking if we needed help. I heard “sir, can I help you find something?” I turned around to see who the next person would be to steer me down the wrong path.  I turned around to find (no joke) the human version of the cartoon character the Brain from the cartoon Pinky and the Brain. There standing in front of me was the Brain, I was speechless! I finally gathered myself enough to yet again explain to someone else that I was trying to find a wheel for my gate. This being the fifth or sixth time to explain what I needed. I finally got my answer.  Want to know what the answer was? You won’t believe it…… The Brain (remember he is a Lowe’s employee) told me “ I would try a hardware store” What????? All this time I thought I was in a hardware store!

I go through all this to warn you, if you need hardware go to a hardware store and apparently Lowe’s isn’t one. I’m not sure what it is and have never been as confused as that moment in my life.

I have no wheel for my gate (if you have an idea let me know) but have gained this important life lesson.

I’ll make sure I don’t have this big time gap before my next blog as I have between this one and the one previously. It’s good to be back.

Until next time my friends.
Bradley
 
 
  I know I haven't been on much lately as we are still trying to get our lives and apartment back in living order. Life is starting to get back to normal, or at least as normal as it can get with me involved. I think we all know I am not normal LOL.

The Wife and I are doing well. The apartment looks like an apartment again (kind of) we are really enjoying married life. Leenie and I spend a lot of time together doing whatever and I can't think of anyone else I would rather be spending my time with.

There has been a cloud looming over my head for a couple of weeks now, one that I really didn't want to deal with. Anyone that really knows me knows I am very soft hearted and don't deal well with loved ones going away and yet I find myself having to get ready to give my babies away. I guess I should explain a little.

As most know we have 2 ferrets which I adore. They are the most loving little guys and with all their quirks and odd behaviors make great pets. From day 1 there was no doubt I was allergic to them but that didn’t stop me from playing with them and spending time in their room, they crave attention and contact and I was more than happy to oblige. Every day we let them out in their room to play and Leenie and I would go and play with them and love on them and every day I ended up having to take Benadryl to breathe again and get my eyes to open.  There was no doubt they were hurting me and it got a little worse every time. I didn’t want to face the fact that they were not good for me and although I love them dearly I couldn’t continue like that. A recent trim to the ER helped me finally make a decesion when I woke up and couldn't breathe.

We added the hectic schedules for the wedding and lost time. The more time we lost the less time we got to spend with Albie and Pouncer. It’s not fair to them to not spend time with them, all they want in life is to have someone love them and play with them and I couldn’t do it.  I love the little guys but between the schedule and the health problems they are causing the only thing we could do was find them a new home.

Toni was able to get her cousin to take them in. So with it nailed down that they are going to a new home I have spent the better part of a week trying to distance myself from them. They literally run toward the door when they see me and all I can do is turn my head because all it does is make me sad. I have never had to give a pet away and it is tearing me up inside. I know it is better for them and me, I know they are going to a good home with another ferret to play with and people that will love and play with them, and I know that at some point Leenie and I will have a baby and will have even less time and room. Knowing all this doesn’t make this any easier on me, how dumb is it to know that finding them another home is best for everyone including them and I am torturing myself over it?

So tonight I get to go home and pack up their stuff and wait for Saturday to roll around so I can say good bye, I hate long good byes. We are taking them and all their stuff to their new family and I will have to find a way not to worry about them and trust someone else to take care of them. It’s not easy and I have no idea how people do it. All the shelters full of unwanted animals, how can someone not want them? I want mine and still have to give them up for my sake and theirs. I know it is selfish and a little childish but I guess that’s just how I am.

I didn’t start this blog with this topic in mind but as I write with tears streaming down my face I realized a few things and had to share my pain. They will go to a great new home and never think again about me and I will begin to forget about them and through it all I am blessed to have been a part of their lives for as long as I have. They were a little older when we got them and were destined to sit in the pet store and grow old, just like with dogs people want puppies and they were past the puppy stage. I guess Leenie and I were just at the right spot at the right time and the people at the store let us have them both for a great price and even cut the price on the cage for them. Maybe I was only there to provide them a way out of the pet store. Leenie said one of the wisest things ever the other night when I had a little break down. She said “maybe we were just meant to be a stopping point, we rescued them from the pet store and gave them a good place to live and all the treats they could eat and now it’s time for them to move on to the next phase of their journey. Just like us getting Rocco he started at Aunt Lynn’s and made his way to us.” Leenie really know how to help me, bless her heart I am sure a man of my stature sitting on the couch balling like a baby isn’t easy to deal with but she sure knows what to say at the right time every time. We still have Rocco and there is nothing that can change that so I still have a little fury buddy to cuddle with and at least we won’t have to worry about him and the ferrets getting at each other.

  The right decision has been made and all of our lives will be better because of it.  All I have to do now is get my shit together and stop being a blabbering idiot lol. Sorry to drop this on all of you.

La buena suerte en su viaje mis amigos pequeños. Pueda reloj de Dios sobre usted y protéjale de daño.



Until next time my friends. ( Hopefully under happy circumstances)

Bradley
 
First one again 12/18/2009
 
Well since the wedding is over I decded to redo the website. This will be our new home on the web and we hope to use it to keep in touch with people and share our lives with you. Leenie has a blog too and I now that things are starting to settle down a bit I am sure she will be writing as well.

Gonna keep this short and sweet today but will get back to my old rambling self soo lol.

If you didn't get to see our article in the paper I have it on the home page for down load or you can see it below. Just click download file.

Thanks again to everyone for all their help with the wedding and to all of you that came to join the celebration.

I promise to get wedding pictures up soon and am going to post some honeymoon pics after I finish this.

Bradley
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