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My dogs can not always communicate to me what they are feeling and what is wrong when they are feeling down. Most of the times I can tell when something is wrong and I will usually be able to tell the reason. Like if someone leaves the house they are sad and when they eat something they should not have and their belly hurts. The obvious stuff. I'm no dog whisperer!

However, there are always going to be times that I would like to more about my dog and what things are going on with them or if I could care for them differently which would improve their life. Oh, if it were up to them their improvements would be sleeping on my bed and eating the food I eat all the time. Anyway, there is a website that I have recently found which has a lot of different health information and more on your pets. Information such as rabies facts or dog skin information. It is set up really well and is very informative. A site to visit when you want to learn your pets better.

Just a little bit ago Shaina called for her fiance to come upstairs and kill a cricket! I told her NOO! Crickets in the house are good luck! So, I went in there and took the little guy or gal and put it outside. I don't care if it is just a superstition but we don't need anything bringing us bad luck in anyway. Especially since Jeremy (Shaina's son, my nephew) is due to be coming home any day now! Crickets, I have found, come with a bunch of different superstitions and not just the bringing good luck ones.

I was reading wikipedia on them and here are a few that are interesting:

The singing of crickets in the folklore of Brazil and elsewhere is sometimes taken to be a sign of impending rain, or of a financial windfall.

In Caraguatatuba, Brazil, a black cricket in a room is said to portend illness; a gray one, money; and a green one, hope. The one in her room was brown..hmm

In Alagoas state, northeast Brazil, a cricket announces death, thus it is killed if it chirps in a house

In the village of Capueiruçu, Bahia State, a constantly chirping cricket foretells pregnancy, but if it pauses, money is expected

Crickets are popular pets and are considered good luck in Asia, especially China where they are kept in cages.

I woke up this morning and had to put a sweater on. In fact, when we went to the store today I left my sweater on. It is a bit chilly today and it hasn't warmed up much. No, I take that back. It warmed up when I was cleaning the bathroom and kitchen but that is just because I was moving around. My mom was telling me that the Farmers Almanac says that we are supposed to be having an early winter and it is going to be abnormally cold and more snow. Nice! Jamie had commented just yesterday that he thought we would have an early Fall due to the leaves already falling off the trees and some of the flowers were beginning to die off. I do have to agree that we will be having an early winter. Which is okay with me. I just don't like when it's so cold I can't warm my feet up. This year should be better though since Mom is getting her room (the attic) insulated and it will help keep a lot of the heat in. Plus the down comforters and the new comforter which is heavy that we have will be good.