Puppy Love

Babcia's not one for animals. My grandfather was always the "animal lover" if you may.

My cousins just got a new puppy! It's a little fluff ball, I mean a Maltese, and it's adorable! I went over to see RUSSELL on Saturday and all I saw was my cousin playing with a large ball of cotton in the front yard. I quickly picked him up and was cuddling with him, and then looked and Babcia and said "Do you want to hold him?"... "I'll wait" she replied.

So we go inside, I'm still holding him, I get him to drink some water, still holding him...

"Do you want to hold him now?"... "I'll wait"

So then we try to figure out his new little harness thing... too big. Then I cuddle with the fluffball some more and I hear "I'll hold him now"

So they meet. Rudolph. Or Roger. Or Reagan. Or Randy. Whatever Babcia calls him... I know it was love at first sight.

Looks like someone's going in for a SMOOCH!

I think Babcia has a new boyfriend. She is QUITE the cougar! I mean...Russel is only about 2 months old. But age is just a number... RIGHT?

"I'm so cute...Just me and my woman"

Babcia refuses to have Russell over her house. But it was just day 1. I think a few more meetings and we'll be progressing to sleepovers realllll soon ;)

Zyrtec and Claritin,
Justine

"What Do I Need It For?"

"What Do I Need It For?"

"What Do I Need It For?"

"What Do I Need It For?"

This is Babcia's new philosophy. 

It took... about 2 weeks. Of intervention. Daily... Daily... Daily Intervention.

I started selling many many many of my worldly possessions on eBay within the past month. 

(No, I didn't start selling them for the "End of the World" on May 21st, and no I have not willed everything to Family Radio)

I just realized that many things that are sitting around in my room or still with tags on in my closet were being sold online for money. So I hopped onboard the Ebay Train and have made nearly $400 in less than a month. 

Babcia kept seeing me taking pictures of things and shipping things. I know she was jealous. She'll never admit it. But she was.

I would walk around the house appraising her multitude of trinkets that are collecting dust on her tables... 

Once I would tell her something was work $50-$75, she'd say:

"Hmm... well, I think I'm going to keep it." - (about a decorative wedgwood ashtray.. what does she need that for?)

Then I stopped my free appraisals, but she started bringing me things.

"I FOUND SOMETHING YOU COULD SELL!" She then brings me this beautiful glass cake stand with silver on it and so I find it online as she's cleaning it up a bit. I show her that it's going for about $40 and as she's polishing it she says "Ya know... I think I like this. I'm going to keep it."

Now we were going backwards. We were taking things that were tucked away in the depths of the attic and closets and bringing them out, she clearly hasn't used them for decades, but now instead of selling something that she doesn't use, she wants to keep it. 

This went on for 2 weeks.

She finally caved 4 days ago. She brought me a clock. Eh, not much ebay interest, but maybe someday soon. Then yesterday.... some random other pottery (one already has a bid) and this beautiful cut class clock that was appraised at $800. I was shocked about this one. She really had a hard time letting it go. But her friend came over and she was telling her what we were doing and Babcia says to her "Ya know, what do I need it for?"

It's REALLY gorgeous.

*INSERT HALLELUJAH CHORUS*

She's making progress. And there are people watching her clock on ebay and that cake plate we finally got up there too. 2 people are "watching" that auction.

I think she's getting excited.

And I'm getting mega distracted from studying for my licensing exams. 

Dopamine and more Dopamine,

Justine