For months, dare I say years, my children have been bugging me for a pet, more specifically a dog.  Until recently I’d done a good job of deflecting their requests, but things have begun to change.  Nearly every one of gameboy’s friends have gotten a dog over the last year.  From puggles to giant black labs, every time I turned around I was getting.  ‘Come see so and so’s new puppy’, which inevitably was followed with ‘I wish I could have a dog’.  Even my mother had a new puppy when we went to visit for Christmas.  Still I stood firm.  ‘No you’re not old enough.’, ‘No because I’ll be the one taking care of it.’, ‘No I don’t want my house smelling like a dog.’

The other day I saw a commercial for pedigree dog food talking about dogs being adopted and the pup in the commerical was so darn cute.  It got me wondering…my mom got her dog from a shelter, but actually found him on-line through the shelter’s website where his picture had been posted.  Did our local shelters do something similar?  BIG BIG MISTAKE!

I must have looked at photos of fifty different dogs, but I kept coming back to the same one.  Now, two days later, I find myself still thinking about him and am even considering going to the shelter to see him tomorrow (when the kids are in school of course).  I don’t want a dog.  I don’t want the shedding, the smell and the responsibility that comes with owning a dog, yet I can’t help myself.  It’s kinda like having kids.  Before gameboy, I’d always said I didn’t want kids.  They were nothing but loud, obnoxious, smelly, messy, demanding little creatures.  Yet something about the idea appealed to me.  Two kids later and I know I don’t want anymore, but would never trade the ones I have for anything in the world.  Something about this dog calls to me in the same sort of way.  So I have to ask, what should I do?  I haven’t spoken to hubby yet, who very well may veto the whole thing, but what if he says yes?  Do I go see the dog and risk wanting to bring him home even more? 

I agree 100%

I’ve been meaning to do this for awhile (the story’s release date was Christmas 2007) and haven’t gotten to it.  Figured it was about time now.

Christian Ryder is rich and lonely. When the people around him keep dying, Christian forgoes personal attachments. The thought of his Pyromancy hurting anyone else, isn’t something he’s willing to risk.

Tanner O’Bannon is broke and desperate. The recent loss of his father has thrown Tanner into a tailspin of debt he can’t afford to pay. Working as a rent boy allows him to pay the mortgage and his college tuition, but it’s eroding his soul in the process.

Through the machinations of Male Companions — the escort agency for which Tanner works — the men are thrown together. Through a series of startling revelations and danger, Tanner and Christian both face changes. Smoldering embers of desire fan the flames of love, but will it be enough to make Christian overcome his fear of love, or to save Tanner from the fire? Only one thing is certain; both men will burn.

I had the pleasure of critiquing this story for Amanda when it was still in it’s infancy and personally I think it’s a great story about overcoming fear to find love.  But if you don’t believe me, check out this review from Literary Nymphs http://literarynymphsreviewsonly.blogspot.com/2008/01/pyromancer.html    Then when you’re good and convinced head over to Loose-ID to buy it.  http://www.loose-id.net/searchresult.aspx?CategoryID=294 

Wow, I’ve been so busy with edits and real life issues that I didn’t even realize it was Thursday until I heard the garbage men outside my window this morning and remembered that gameboy forgot to take the trash to the curb.  Sigh…at least it’s cold outside so the garbage won’t stink much while it festers for another week until the next trash day.  Since I’m still up to my eyeballs in edits, coming up with something witty to say today isn’t going to happen, so instead I found this quiz and though it would be fun to share.

The Keys to Your Heart

You are attracted to those who are unbridled, untrammeled, and free.In love, you feel the most alive when your partner is patient and never willing to give up on you. You’d like to your lover to think you are optimistic and happy. You would be forced to break up with someone who was emotional, moody, and difficult to please. Your ideal relationship is open. Both of you can talk about everything… no secrets. Your risk of cheating is zero. You care about society and morality. You would never break a commitment. You think of marriage as something precious. You’ll treasure marriage and treat it as sacred. In this moment, you think of love as something you don’t need. You just feel like flirting around and playing right now.

Since I will be up to my eyeballs in edits this weekend, I probably won’t be posting so I thought I’d wish everybody a great weekend.