"Martini people are happy people..." - Martini People, Chumbawamba

My mom called me in the middle of the day today to tell me that at her doctor's appointment today he gave her the a-ok to have an alcoholic drink -- she called me to ask if I could fly home *right this minute* to have a martini with her....I would give anything stop at the liquor store on the way to an airport to pick up a bottle of Bombay Sapphire (though I definitely prefer Stoli's...) and a jar of big fat green olives.

My favorite martini recipe: Decadent Chocolate Martini

1 Part(s) Stoli Vanil Vanilla Vodka
1 Part(s) Kahlua Coffee Liqueur
1 Part(s) Baileys Irish Cream
1 Garnish Dark Chocolate Shavings

Instructions:
Shake Vodka, Kahlua & Bailey's over ice & pour. Garnish with dark chocolate shavings.

Attributed To: Firefly's, Marlboro, MA

On a different note, Maxwell's eye is still healing...sigh...this can't be over soon enough for me....I'm such a worry wart when my boo-bear is hurt.

I called the specialist's office this morning to see when I needed to bring him back up for a recheck. Dr. Roberts just called me back and said rather than make the 170 mile trip to get some good digital pictures of his eye and email them to him first. I can't tell you enough good things about this guy -- he's got a heart of gold and is *so* good at what he does. But, nothing less than the best for my boy...

Apparently the boxer rescue bug is contagious....a friend of our's called yesterday to tell me about a young male boxer about 2 hours south of here who was living with a friend of a friend's mom who was leaving him OUTSIDE 24/7 -- keep in mind it's been in the single digits overnight. I told him I needed to find a place to put the dog, we have NO foster homes and have 7 dogs in the kennel right now waiting on homes. So he says "I'm not a boxer guy, but I can't stand that this dog is outside so I already sent someone to go get him and he'll stay with me until you can find him a home." Dave called this morning to tell me the boxer is at work with him and having a great time at the shop. ...sniff... Dave's earned his golden wings in my book.

::Just got this instant message from my dad: "your mom had an apple martini - woohoo!"::

Want to hear some crazy numbers?

We adopted out 149 boxers out last year and their care cost us....are you ready??? Roughly $43,000. Yes, that's thousands. Luckily this year our donations just barely covered the expenses, last year we were two grand in the hole that another member of the rescue group covered. She was born with golden wings...