RocLok tops my list of things to buy for our new home

I'm happy to report that we are pre-approved for a mortgage and will be going Labor Day weekend to hopefully find the one for us. I've been searching for months, educating myself on home ownership, HGTV has become my most watched channel and I've been searching for things that will be just right for our new place in Georgia.

Shorty Rossi tweeted the other day about RocLok. I checked it out and I want one so bad that what inspired this blog post about it is a give away over at Momma Told Me. I love that RocLok looks so real, has multiple styles to choose from and has a combination. I loved all of that before I read the Momma Told Me review but after reading it I've decided that even if I don't win the giveaway, I will for sure be purchasing one of these once we're not broke from moving and buying a house.

I've locked myself out and lost my keys so many times it has become a bit of a compulsion for me to check to make sure I have my keys with me but I love the added peace of mind I'd get from this product. So cross your fingers for me and hope that I win!

Duncan

So named because when Mr. Boom found him wondering around he lured him with doughnuts. He's a sweet guy in his senior years who is a little skinny from living on the streets. I'm hesitant to call him 'ours' because I've made the effort to try to find his home by putting up fliers, using Internet lost and found adds and taking him to animal control to be scanned for a microchip and to find out if anybody had reported him missing, (negative to each of those.)

From a report of a dog matching his description animal control told me of, and a woman at Pet Smart saying she had tried to catch him too, I know he was outside for minimum of a day. Like I said though, he's skinny. He's not a bag of bones but it's definitely noticeable and his farts smell like he ate death. I found five ticks on him, he's got a couple of sores and he is a bit dirty. All of this leads me to believe he's been wondering the great outdoors for at least a week but still I can't find anybody who is looking for him.

I'm not sure why; he's a great dog. I've only known him little more than a day and I know:

• He shows no interest in the cats and seeing as how he's a beagle, that's impressive.
• He is house trained. He only dribbled a little inside but that was my fault for not realizing he was trying to signal me to take him out.
• He's gentle. When I was looking him over for ticks he sat there and let me mess with all his body without a hint of annoyance.
• He's quiet, aside from a little snoring I haven't heard him make a peep.
• He likes the vacuum.
• He is calm-submissive to Mr. Boom, myself and the cats.
• He rides really well in the car.
• He walks calmly on the leash.

I can't imagine why his owners aren't looking for him. I have not yet taken him to the vet so beside the possibility of some medical condition the only negative thing I could think of, (for some,) is that he's a bit older. A person at animal control said that if she had to guess she would say he is at least 8-years-old. I believe that but I'll see what the veterinarian says when I take him. It's not like he needs special care from what I can tell though. Aside from the stairs, which I think is more that he's never had to deal with stairs before than age, he moves around just fine. He's got a good amount of energy but not so much somebody might find it irritating.

I want to believe it was a mistake and maybe it is but either way, I don't understand why somebody isn't looking for this awesome dude and I never will. Veronica has been with me almost five years and the longer I know her the more I cannot understand how somebody could move away and leave her behind to fend for herself. Whatever the reasoning, I am glad Mr. Boom happened to be there to rescue Duncan. We will give him a good home and he can stay with us as long as he wants.

Job jitters

I've really been looking forward to transferring stores and thanking my lucky stars that I have a job where transferring is easy. My store current manager called the store I'm transferring to on my behalf yesterday. Hooray, right? Ehh, yes and no.

The manager in Savannah, J., wants to interview me. I get it, I can understand why J. wants to do that but I wasn't expecting it. That is not how things are done at my store and it took me by surprise. It really should be no big deal because I've already been working in this position for two years and I'm good. I'm a retail sales associate so don't confuse me with an egomaniac. I'd have been promoted to key holder if not for somebody else having seniority. Anyway, so I'm freaked out by it. I'm positive that my sympathetic nervous system is making a much bigger deal out of this than need be, remember I already have this job, but I'm nervous about it.

I called and introduced myself to J. today. She's pretty busy so she will be calling me back in about a week. She seemed nice and I'm glad I've got some time to collect my thoughts. I'm a bit of an over-prepare-er so let's hope that works to my advantage. That can even be my question for if/when she asks me what my biggest weakness is. I don't like to be caught off guard by things so I tend to think it through-and-through until I've created an anxiety about something small. On the plus side though, I'm almost always prepared for whatever is thrown my way. No, I think I'll stick with: Before coming to work for this company, my previous job required me to very individual task oriented. I would focus on getting one thing done before moving on to the next. When I first came to this company I still had that mind set and it took some getting used to multi-tasking all the things we have going on at once sometimes but eventually I did even though I still hold onto that part that makes me want to finish what is important.

Gahh!!