Thinking of You

Wouldn't it be great to tell someone you're thinking about them...

by mailing them a monkey? (The company who will do it for you is called, crazily enough, Mail a Monkey.)

Or how about a polar bear and a hippo?

I'd love to open my mailbox and see one of these guys smiling at me. (Hint hint, J.)

Sending you a virtual monkey, friends!

Oh My Goodness

Today's the last day for our health insurance open enrollment. I'm freaking out a little bit about my choice. I picked the option that's $1500 cheaper (which is a big deal because this "cheaper" option is already about $1500 more than I paid last year), doesn't have a deductible, and pays 100% in-network. But it doesn't cover out-of-network unless it's an emergency, and there's no out-of-pocket max. I kept going back and forth, and although I'm thinking about a surgery, the cheap-o option *should* actually be better, provided I can ensure that all providers are in-network, since I won't have a deductible and co-insurance like I would with the other option.

Blech, this is giving me a headache. I always wondered at what point I will feel like an adult. I've decided that feeling like one may never come, but actually being one happened once I started having to deal with figuring out health insurance and the tax code.

This puppy is helping me freak out a little less. I was thinking about putting a photo of our pup in a winter scarf on our Christmas card (yes, I am now one of those crazy dog people), but maybe I should give her some cute bling instead!

via Oh Joy!

So Sweet

If I ever have a baby girl, she's wearing this hat:

I really want something made out of this pattern - I love it!

Almost as good as having one!

I was doing a lot of scanning of petfinder.com last month looking at potential puppies. And I found a really, really, really (really!) cute King Charles Spaniel mix puppies. There were 7 of them, so they were each named after one of the Seven Dwarves, and let me tell you, I fell in love with Sleepy. (Or was it Sneezy? They were both cute.)

I also realized that we're probably not ready to handle a puppy right now. But I've got the next best thing - a Puppy Cam! These guys are seriously adorable. I have it open in another window right now, and I just heard some puppy whining, so I clicked over to see one trying to burrow beneath some of the others. Sure, I can't cuddle with them, but I also don't have to take them out!