Taking care of it costs money!

My Sherlock is 3/4 Chihuahua. I love Chihuahuas. I'm so sorry it cost so much to treat her. Pet insurance is so ezpensive. Not many can afford to get it, but if we don't, we end up paying a lot just the same.

That's especially true if you have an injury prone pet which Daisy is. We've only had her for two years but she's been sick and hurt a few times already. She's just way too hyperactive for her own good.

It's a big relief. I know spending it on something fun would be great. But I care way more a bout my dog than anything I could buy for myself.

I would have picked the same thing if I still had a dog or a cat.

Tell me about it! When i switched from cloth diapers to disposable diapers (for my daughter) it costs us well over $100 monthly. When she finally got potty trained for day time, we pocketed that extra money and used it for food. As for cars, they can be really expensive to maintain. You have to keep car insurance and tags/ registration on them, even if you don't drive them regularly. This past year, our tire blew out and after replacing it for $40 at a shade tree mechanic, we gave up and let it sit for a whole year. Lucky we work from home and don't really need a car. But, most people would have been in a real pickle. I found it to be an interesting challenge. Just recently, we got the tire fixed and now we are spending money going out almost daily. It's really worrisome for me, cause we don't have that much money to spend. Every day when my spouse goes out, he takes $20 or $30 and doesn't usually buy anything relevant. Just yesterday it was almost $30 for just 2 medium pizzas, milk and donuts. I liked the donuts. But, the rest was misspent. You can really buy so much basic food like chicken, rice, beans, etc. with $20. The good news is that it inspired the money talk and we are back on track. Learning to live with a car was almost as difficult as learning to live without a car. Now are expenses are tripled since we got our car working cause it's just so easy to pop back into the car and drive down to the grocery store or pizza shop. Before, I had to special order food or order take out delivery and a lot of thought went into that process. Now the only thought that goes into it is, "I want that!" and that's enough to get the money spending going.

I know how you feel about Gissi. I would go without my own meds before depriving Sherlock of medicine he needs. People may not think that would be smart, but when it's our baby, it's worth it.

Those add up to major bills, definitely!

I saw the Vikings game was postponed due to the roof collasping. How is it at your house?

Things here are okay. We didn't get as much snow...maybe only about 13 inches but today it is serioulsy cold...got dug out this morning. Yesterday was wonderful. I didn't leave the house. Got all my Christmas things done so I am officially done! Woo Hoo!

Thank you. He's the joy of my life. : )

oh and your baby is just a little doll.

Im so sorry to hear about your cat. Is your daughter taking it okay?

I meant DID your daughter take it okay?

We knew he was very sick and we thought we were prepared but the day he had to be put down my husband had to take him to the vet because I couldn't do it. I had that cat for 13 years and my daughter and I were devastated so when my husband returned from the vet's he took us to the RSPCA shelter and got us a new kitten. It was for our daughter more than for me. The new cat is lovely but I still miss my boy after all this time, you can get a new pet to focus on but you can't replace them!