The life of Loz

My book!

2011-08-23T07:55:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone! I finally did it this month. I put my book up for sale on the Nook and Kindle. So exciting! I've sold about 100 books so far and so I thought I'd share the link on here with everyone. It's only 99cents, and it's called The Bite that Binds---a hot, vampire story.

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/The-Bite-that-Binds/Laura-Redinger/e/2940013163553

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005G51ANA

I can now cross the "writing a book" thing off my bucket list.

My doggy

2011-04-13T16:43:00.000-07:00

People without dogs just don't get it. My dog isn't just a dog--he's my baby boy. My fluffy son. I seriously love him more than some people love their human kids. He's such a good doggy. He doesn't bark much, listens well, and he's sorta wimpy. I mean the dog is a Miniature Schnauzer and they were bred to be ratters.....well my niece got one of those hamsters at Christmas that zip across the floor. He ran away from it terrified. lol He follows me EVERYWHERE. Right now he's laying on the bed with me (on his special doggy blanket of course), and I couldn't imagine him not being here. He's helped me with my anxiety too and that's a great thing.

Anyway---my doggy pet peeve is people that have dogs and leave them chained up outside all year! That is cruel. No if, ands, or buts.....it's mean. How would you like to be chained up in a certain area in the cold weather all your life? Especially when nobody barely pays attention to you........

Love your dogs. Maybe not more than your spouse but right up there near it. :-P I'll add a picture of my Bubba so you can all see how cute he is! Miniature Schnauzers ROCK! I will have one now for the rest of my life.

Motivation.

2010-09-22T09:21:00.000-07:00

Where is it? If you find it send it to me please. :-) I have so much fall cleanup to do in the garden. UGH. Not looking forward to it all. Yesterday I painted all of the back steps which took a while because there are quite a lot of them.

The Savageman!

2010-09-19T10:50:00.000-07:00

I had THE most awesome time this morning. I live in Westernport right near the bike course for the Westernport Wall section of the Savageman triathlon. Watching these bikers climb up such a steep grade was absolutely amazing! I've been reading a lot about Bjorn Andersson from Sweden because he is last years winner and a professional. Got to see him going up the hill this morning although he was in 2nd right behind someone else. And I talked to a girl from Ottawa whose husband was in the race. She later came down and told me he'd made it up the hill. I think I screamed "You can do it", to every biker that passed by me on the hill. It was so exciting and I love seeing a few words of encouragement making a biker hunker down and dig in. Every year there seem to be more and more spectators. Can't wait for next years already! Oh and you should've seen some of the wrecks. Some were brutal and looked very painful. Of course this 56 mile bike ride is preceded by a 1.2 mile swim and followed by a 13.1 mile double loop around Deep Creek. Anyway, that's my new update. Awesome morning. Perfect weather too!

Update.........

2009-05-06T21:35:00.000-07:00

Just a quick blog to say that my mouth is totally fine now...and I didn't explain before that 2 of the teeth I had out were wisdom teeth. The other 2 were back molars. So it's not like I'm walking around with a bunch of visible teeth missing. lol

Anyway...........so I got an xbox 360 just over a month ago and I am SUCH an addict. I mean really, it's sad. I got told the other day that I was really good-----for a girl. WTF? Seriously? I'm good. Period. Put up almost 4000 gamerpoints to win my first 360voice challenge. That was some hardcore gaming. LOL

Wanna add me? I'm PROLOZ.

Sure wish this stupid rain would end. Without sunlight I suffer. Seriously.

And I wish my brother lived in MD still. MI is so far away and we are so much alike and I miss him even though he calls me 3 times during his work day and then we chat on the 360 at night. lol

Let's see, what else? Pool will be getting ready to open up soon. Looking forward to that. Yard is greening up and lots of things are growing.

That's all for now folks. Later.

Pain reminds us we're alive.

2009-02-11T15:32:00.000-08:00

So a few days ago I had 4 teeth out!!!! 2 of them had to be cut out. Thank God I was sedated though but still......I have a dental phobia, and now I'm all swollen up and my gums are killing me.......I was so pissed, I told him NO gas. NONE. So what does he do? Throws that stupid thing on me and says, this will loosen you up while i get ready with the needle. That gas made my heart feel like it was going to explode. I will NOT have that again. NO WAY.

They said no smoking for a week, of course I already knew the risk of dry socket and I do not want that. My sister said it's worse than childbirth. lol So here I am, close to 3 full days without a cig. A record for me. You don't understand. I smoke a lot. Like at least a pack a day. I get urges now and then.....especially after eating or when drinking coffee. But I keep telling myself that I came this far, it would be a shame to go back to smoking.

I took one out earlier and held it and the lighter in my hand. So tempted. But I didn't do it. I thought, okay---here you are at a crossroads. You can either light up and be weak, or stay strong and at least give this a good shot.

It's SO hard. I read nicotine is as addictive as heroin. And I've been smoking now for oh......15 years.

Take it from me, do NOT start. If I could go back to the day I would I would do things very differently.

Anyway, wish me luck---I'll keep this updated!

Tiredness

2008-05-29T13:20:00.001-07:00

It's been a while huh? Sorry about that---I forget at times that this exists.

I'm soooooo tired today. I read until 3am, then got up at 6am. So yeah, 3 hours sleep doesn't cut it at 32.....maybe back when I was 21 and out partying all night, but not now.

And I'm NOT a napper, if I napped I wouldn't sleep at all tonight. So I'm plodding onward thru the day.

It's beautiful here today...sunny, 70's, blue sky---love it!

Hoping Mark comes home tonight with dinner so I don't have to cook in my sleep deprived state....lol

Show me love!

DST is coming!

2008-03-07T16:41:00.000-08:00

And I couldn't be happier about it! I'd give up 5 hours of sleep if it meant getting that extra hour of daylight! WOOOHOOOOOOO.

Just put together my new trellis yesterday, it's so nice.....3 parts that come up into a dome shape. I just love it.

I wish it weren't so rainy and gloomy though. I want to get back outside already.

Monday, monday.....

2008-02-25T08:25:00.000-08:00

Well it's Monday alright....my stomach is sort of off....it's dreary outside and Marks back at work.

We did have some good news over the weekend. Mark went to a big Outdoor show in PA a few weeks back....well he signed up for different raffles and he got a letter in the mail saying he won a Reflex Charger bow....he's so excited about that!

I'd like a turn to win something now!!! LOL Money would work for me! ;)

So I've been getting these little Crystal Light packets that you put in your bottled water....they are FANTASTIC....I'm converted now after trying them...why drink plain water again when you can have flavored water with only 5 calories that tastes super! I've cut my soda consumption by 75 percent since I started having these.....

Anyone else like them too?

Sunday--race day!

2008-02-24T11:57:00.000-08:00

I love Race Days! Nothing better than a Sunday race. Go JEFF!

Not much happening today....rolled out of bed late, had some coffee and lunch, just sitting here watching the telly and I've got my feet kicked up. Mark is sleeping on the loveseat as usual.

It is nice and sunny today at least, that's always a nice plus.

I'm counting down until Spring, took a walk around the garden a bit ago to check out all the bulbs that are coming up already.

Well that is all for now.....oooo, Big Brother is on tonight! Woohoooo, I love crappy reality TV. LOL

Just another Thursday

2007-06-07T07:57:00.000-07:00

Not much to report on today, I'm going over to moms in a few for fish and chips...YUMMY!!!

It's nice and sunny outside today, the pond is running and it sounds fabulous---I can hear it all the way inside in the house in the living room.

I was up really early today and I'm sooooooo tired already, there will be a nap in my future after I eat lunch.

My brother is coming to visit at the end of this month and I'm really excited about that!!! And this weekend my sis and family are coming up and I think we're all going to Heritage Days in Cumberland, MD.....lots of crafts and stuff.

AND, this Saturday marks the 24th Anniversary of our coming to America....24 years. WOW!

You guys actually read my blogs!

2007-02-27T12:00:00.000-08:00

LOL, I figured I'd get no comments at all but you really came and really posted! WOW!

So not much going on today, I was over playing the Hidden Expedition Titanic game with Athena on bigfishgames. You have to find different things in a picture, sort of like I SPY. It's really a lot of fun and she's so good at it.

Just got back from the library and I got a gardening book and an aquarium book and a few filler books until I get my next Laurell K. Hamilton book shipped up to the library.

Heading over to moms for a coffee in a few, it's awful dreary and dark here today....This is the part of late winter/early spring I don't like. The gloomy weather.

Come on spring, hurry up!

My myspace page!

2007-02-26T17:00:00.000-08:00

Anyone want to check it?

It's www.myspace.com/proloz

I have a thing for Vampires----sorry if it freaks you out! Ha ha ha!

Thanks Cindy!

2007-02-26T16:47:00.000-08:00

This is now my 3rd blog---I can't even keep up with the 2 I have now....and yep Cindy, I blame you! It's ALL your fault!!!!! LOL ;)

So not much going on tonight, I just downed a Caramello candybar and I'm having a cig and a coke. Monday night TV is crap so I'll probably play a game at bigfishgames. I'll be between there and www.thegardenhelper.com

ANYWAY, thanks again Cindy...look at all the blogs you're responsible for creating!