A few random things I need to get off my mind today while I take an intermission from cleaning my house.
1. Is anyone else totally grossed out by the "serve yourself" yogurt places that seem to be a growing trend? We have a new favorite yogurt place in Huntersville, Red Mango http://www.redmangousa.com/default.html. The yogurt is all natural, nonfat and its pleasantly a little different than the typical dairy based frozen yogurt. My favorite flavor is Vanilla but Coconut is a close second. My husband loves the Pomegranate flavor. Anyway, I can't stand going there and watching all the snotty little kids handle every single yogurt dispensing lever, and then every single topping spoon. Sure, there is hand sanitizer on the wall but I have NEVER seen anyone use it when I have been in there. Gross. Just gross. I like being able to get how much or how little I want, but I think I'd rather have the teenager behind the counter wear plastic gloves and serve me instead of catch a cold, the flu or worse from one of the hundreds of dirty hands handling the yogurt machines.
2. Can they PLEASE hurry up on the Earthfare in Huntersville? I am tired of waiting. I need a bright, organized, clean, new inspiration for buying fruits and veggies....which I desperately need to eat more of. I am exhausted of the same old Harris Teeter routine which includes a very small organic fruit and veggie section. Ugh!
3. Puppy vs. Older Dog... so the disagreement continues. B and I have been throwing around the idea of getting a dog for a couple months now. I have never had a dog of my own and really want to add one to our family. We finally agreed on probably a large breed family dog... preferably a golden retriever. I would really like to find a good breeder, pay the money and pick out a precious pup to bring to our home. Brandon however, has had many dogs in his lifetime and has no desire to deal with the "puppy days". He thinks we should get a dog that is already trained and "established". That's all well and good, but I want those special bonding moments of a momma with her puppy...you know what I mean, the snuggling, the careful training, the learning to walk around the neighborhood and the peeing and pooping accidents are just going to have to be a part of that. I don't see what the big deal is, B has never once had to clean out the litter box or cleaned up cat puke. And I am happy to add that to my repertoire. Am I just completely naive? I want to be able to "raise" a puppy to do what I want her too, name her what I want to, and teach her things older dogs may not know or like? Somebody help me plead my case!
Puppies are SUCH HARD WORK!
ReplyDeleteWe prefer to adopt senior dogs... They are calm and sweet and they cuddle too :)
We adopting a young beagle (naively) many months ago and it has been VERY difficult. She has chewed on some expensive slippers, peed and pooped on every inch of the floor, and she jumps up on people when they come over. She's getting better but it is VERY stressful! And Golden retrievers are even worse with their energy! They have SO much energy and need a LOT of exercise.
I am totally not opposed to a rescue Golden, my parents sheltie came from a rescue. However, most of the rescues I've looked at have much older dogs (6+) years and I'm worried they wouldn't be able to adapt to car riding, the beach, etc. We really want a dog we can take to the beach, to my grandparent's farm, etc. We'll see what happens!
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