Calgon take me away

That's how I feel today. Started off with an argument with my son this morning which escalated into a stressful shopping experience (why did I think it would be a good idea to shop for clothes with my pre-teen son today??) and now my bad mood has turned into a funk that I can't seem to shake. I should just hole up in my room with my yarn and my needles and my rocking chair and soothe the tension away.

And why is it that I can sit in the same room with him for hours, watching Nickelodeon or Disney (of course) but as soon as I walk out of the room to do something else, he suddenly needs to talk to me, needs me to "come here", etc.??? It's so frustrating!! Don't get me wrong, I love this not-so-little boy more than anything in this world. Like I said, I'm just in a funk and can't seem to clear that dark cloud. Tomorrow's another day, right?

I really want a pet. I've had a dog for the last 12 years of my life - and I really miss it now. We had Maggie for 10 years - she was the best black lab you could ever find. She was my first baby and she and I were inseparable. She died about 2 years ago from cancer. It was awful. I was so sad. But then the ex decided the best way to get over it was to get another. So we rescued a lab - Lily. I came to love Lily in time, but she had lots of health issues and I could not afford it so Lily went with the ex when we divorced. The good thing is that Parker still gets to see Lily when he goes to his dad's house. The bad part is that now the woman sharing the ex's house (and presumably more) is now taking care of my dog. So...after my little break of caring for animals, I've decided that I really want a pet. I've thought about a cat but I'm just not sure that I'm a cat person since I've been a dog person for so long. The only thing is, our experience with adopting Lily was not a good one and if I got another dog, I think I'd like to buy one from a breeder. And that means $$$ - which I don't really have right now. I was tempted to go to the Humane Society today - just to look - but then thought that if I"m going to do that, then I'd best do it alone as I'm sure Parker would have us take home every animal in the shelter.

I did take a bunch of knitting pictures today: stash enhancements, new projects, finished projects so I promise to have a bunch of pcitures next time around.

Child is calling...must.go.tend.to. the.child.
PS Sorry for all the rambling topics today...