October 18th, 2007
I’ve reviewed Jessica Seinfeld’s cookbook (Yes, Jessica is Jerry Seinfeld’s wife.) Her book, Deceptively Delicious provides great ways to get your kids to eat their veggies! It’s over at Glamorous Geek. You should stop by for a peek. Ha! I’m a poet and I didn’t know it. (Thanks Pee-Wee.)
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I should really stop complaining about how I feel because, seriously? There’s a couple people worse off then I. Honestly, I’ve been feeling less nauseous but more exhausted. It’s a win-win situation I tell you. I either wanna barf or go to bed so early. Last night was record time. Mike and I both fell asleep in front of the TV while Carter had free range of the house for about an hour and a half. Yup. Asleep by 6:30pm. Snoring away on the living room floor.
I was awaken by the shrill of toddler delight when Diego came on.
Just in time to get him into his PJs and into his bed. Then off to la-la-land for me too. Head hit the pillow at 7:45 and I was GONE.
Luckily for Carter he goes to daycare; otherwise, had I been a stay-at-home-mom, his days would be filled with television and my semi-conscious parenting from the couch. Maybe I would buy a wheel chair and teach him to push me around. That’s exercise, right?
I’ve managed to keep everything under wraps at the office though. As far as I know, no one has a clue yet. I’ve told my boss simply because there is to be some departmental changes coming up soon and I thought it would only be fair. He’s happy for us, but I think me being gone for a year again is weighing more heavily this time.
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Remember I was working on a technical paper awhile back? January I believe it was. Well, it was written by myself and a couple co-authors (as technical papers usually are) and then presented - by someone else other then me since I dread public speaking - and is now going to be published in a magazine. I’m going to be a published author. How about that!?
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Oh and Ellen and her dog, Iggy? Since everyone’s weighing in on this, I will to.
Here’s the clip if you don’t know what’s going on:
I’m a huge supporter of animal rescues and also a big fan of Ellen DeGeneres. But in this case. I side with the rescue. Rescues are not in this for the people, but 110% for the animals. There are a considerable amount of animals which are dumped daily for no good reason - like in Ellen’s case - the dog didn’t get along with her cat.
[I've had one of those cases and to this day feel incredible guilt about it. I brought an animal to a shelter because it went wild after my cat. It was out for blood and I felt I had no choice but to send it to a shelter. I completely regret it and was completely in the wrong.]
People dump animals because they’re moving, it pees in the house, it doesn’t listen, the list goes on. It’s a sad and horrible existence for the animals and heart wrenching for the people that do everything in their power to help them.
Ellen was in the wrong.
But! The rescue should have made damn certain that she understood the contract and even reiterated the fact that she cannot give the dog to another home.
They make these rules for a reason. They spend so much of their time trying to match these abandoned animals with the proper home; to make sure they have a FOREVER home and a lifestyle which would not be traumatic or harmful to the animal. We don’t know the circumstances surrounding the family which made the rescue determine them unfit for Iggy. It’s all speculation, and to snap out at the rescue for doing their jobs is WRONG. It’s utterly and completely wrong.
Ellen, I love her, and I feel for her. She didn’t realize what she had done was so wrong.
Even though, I love Ellen; I applause the rescue for standing by their contract and doing what’s right for the animal and haven’t been sucked in by the celebrity and media hype and childish and small minded threats of violence because they have supposedly done their jobs.
Although, there are “reports” that Mutts and Moms (the rescue) didn’t adhere to their own regulations by not requiring a home inspection or signatures on the contract by both parties (Ellen and Portia), there is video of what sounds like utter chaos in the background during an interview with one of the rescuers who claims she’s spent thousands in bills for all the animals.
It seems like just another case where a celebrity uses their status for their own plight and beats on the little guy with hopes that they submit.
No one really knows what happened and it’s all speculation. All I know is the whole situation is completely out of hand and rather sickening.
there are always going to be people who are worse off…still doesn’t mean you aren’t allowed to bitch about your problems. go ahead woman!
October 18th, 2007 at 11:54 am
When I was pregnant a year ago, I’d take my son in his room, close the door and fall asleep on the floor while he played. I was sooooo exhausted!
As for the dog situation, that’s a tough one. Not sure what I think.
October 18th, 2007 at 3:49 pm
IMHO, I think Ellen overall was trying to do the right thing. I wrote a post about it too.
My opinion is that the shelter is in the right. Technically. I don’t think that an animal should go back to the shelter if they are in a loving home. They are usually overcrowded and smelly, and the animals may be fine physically but they are often starved for attention.
I think that what the shelter SHOULD have done is said : We are taking the aniaml back. We see the environment he has been in for the last two weeks and if you really love him and want him then come with us RIGHT NOW and fill out the adoption papers because we have to do this properly.
At the very least they should have offered to let the family adopt the dog after they were screened. I haven’t heard anything to that affect. if they really had the dog’s best interest at heart they would realize that he has been removed from 2 families that love him.
To me, they are refusing to accommodate just to make a point. That doesn’t make them right in my opinion.
October 19th, 2007 at 4:19 pm
really surprised about your review of J.S.’s book… pleasantly surprised. i made my dd’s babyfood too. that was easy but messy. i saw oprah and thought to myself that J’s recipes are probably a lot of work and who has the time with 2 kids? maybe i’ll reconsider, even though you haven’t actually made any of the recipes. btw, i’m so jealous of your sleep. i’m up all night with a newborn and a toddler. sigh.
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October 23rd, 2007 at 1:14 am