Apartment Life #299

 

This is a weekly blog post that I'm calling Apartment Hell  Life. I've mentioned a few times some of the crazy things that have gone on in and around my apartment complex and in my neighborhood in the past 25 years that I've lived here and people keep telling me I should write a book. But instead of a book, I've decided to share the crazy things that have happened in and around my apartment complex in the last 25 years here in a weekly blog post.  

Since it's the last day of the year I thought I would make this a happy post instead of all the bad stuff that happens in my neighborhood. I spotted this old car on the street and thought it looked cool. Maybe one of you know what kind of car it is. 

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I was walking Falcor and watched as this horse walked out of the Cal Ranch store. I knew they allowed pets in there but this was a first for me. Beautiful horse though.

While we don't have a lot of tree's around here that change color and lose their leaves during the Winter time, this one does. You can see a lot of the leaves on the ground. Give it a week and all the leaves will be gone. I thought it was pretty. 

I want to wish you all a Happy New Year. 

The high this week was 62F/16C

The low this week was 43F/6C

So that's it for this week's Apartment Hell  Life! Be sure to come back next week for more.

Favorite Song of the Week

 

Britney Tears - Halloween

I heard this song as I was scrolling Youtube and liked it. I can't find a music video for it but the song is good. I hope you enjoy it. 

Best Moments of 2023

 

In January we had a lot of days of rain, clouds and overcast skies. I loved all the cloudy days.

In February for my birthday my daughter gave me this really pretty tree light. I love all the different colors it changes to.

In March my daughter made a small garden and even put a little fence around it with lights. We were told to take it down but we didn't and funny enough they left it alone. Didn't hear anything else about it from management. 

In April, My grandson liked his Easter basket.

But Falcor was not thrilled with his bunny ears. lol 

In May for Mother's Day my daughter made this salad platter. There was a large bed of raw spinach under all the other ingredients for the salad. 

My daughter also made Jello shots and we had a couple of alcoholic drinks. She did all the decorations. The table looked so cute. 

In June my grandson was out of school for Summer vacation and Falcor liked to crawl up with Logan to wake him up. 

My daughter ended up in the hospital for 2 days in June because her gallbladder is full of stones and was giving her pain. She thought she was going to have to have surgery to have her gallbladder removed but after a bunch of tests they found that her gallbladder was still working so she didn't have to have surgery (Best moment) but she did have to change her diet to a low fat diet so it doesn't make her gallbladder contract as much and give her pain. 

In July I rescued this pigeon who was having trouble flying. I had him sitting in a little box on my desk and waited for Animal Control to come and get him. He drank some water from me and even ate some oats from my hand while we waited. Hopefully he was just dehydrated and over heated and they were able to release him later. 

In August we were expecting a lot of rain from Hurricane Hilary but we only got a bit of rain where I live while other parts of Vegas got a lot more. But I was able to get some great cloud pictures. 

The about a week later at the end of August, a thunderstorm blew threw and we got rain for several days. Enough rain that my courtyard flooded but it didn't get in my apartment so it was all good. We had cooler temps, cloud cover and rain in my neighborhood. It flooded in other parts of Vegas but we were fine where we were so I call that a win. 

In September I had to take Falcor to the vet for an infected anal gland. After 3 different medications, a cream and 10 days of wearing a cone, he was all better. 

I tried to get a one piece pajama that he could wear instead of the cone but he figured out how to get his head in the foot hole and get at his wound. So that didn't work for long but he sure looked cute in it. 

In October my daughter decorated the apartment and put Halloween lights in the window.

Some of the Halloween decoration in October.

I made Thanksgiving for us in November. My daughter had to work that day so we ate dinner after she came home. My grandson was here as well. 

In December We decorated the tree for Christmas. 

And we decorated the apartment.

And the year wouldn't be complete without Falcor the Elf.

I hope you had some good moments this year as well.

Books I read in 2023

 

This year I set my goal at 100 books to be read by the end of the year. But I didn't quite reach my goal this year. I had a couple of reading slumps where I just didn't feel like reading so that probably had something to do with it. But I did read quite a few books this year, 94 in all which is still not too bad.  Did you set a goal? How many books did you read this year?

1. Fated Mate by Jessica Aspen

2. Forgiveness by Celeste Raye

3. Forked Tongues Are Fun by Holly Ryan

4. Holiday Rescue by Rebecca Zanetti

 5. Kingdom of Blood by Callie Rose

6. The Last Blackstone Dragon by Alicia Montgomery

7. Let Us prey by Vivienne Savage

8. Lion Hearts Tiger by V. Vaughn

9. Lost To The Alien Lord by Ella Blake

10. Matched With a Jaguar by Eva Pierce

11. The Monster Alien by Ashlyn Hawkes

12. Munro by Kresley Cole

13. Outfoxing My Mates by Skye Alder

14. Recovery Road by Christine Feehan

15. Owl Be Bear For You by DJ Jennings 

16. The Pact by Delta James

17. Possessed By The Alien King by Krista Luna

18. Hunter Avenged by N.J. Walters

19. Project Adapt: Found by Jade Waltz

20. Slammer by Candice Gilmer

21. Submitted by Leann Ryans

22. Taken By The Dragon King by Amelia Shaw

23. Taken By The Tiger King by Kenzie Skye

24. Between The Dragon King and his Wrath by Barbara Russell

25. Alien Most Wanted by Honey Phillips

26. Anax by Kate Stevens

27. Wingman by Cara Bristol

28. Wild Danger by TJ Finn

29. For What It's Worth by Josephine Light

30. The Dragon's Fake Mate by Harlow Blaze

31. Smolder by Laurell K Hamilton

32. Dragon Lover by Donna Grant

33. Crave Me Roughly by Kira James

34. A New Orleans Threesome by Louisa Bacio

35. The Binding by Victoria Clapton

36. The Billionaire Shifter's Secret Baby by Diana Seere

37. Wickedly Tainted by A E Nalle

38. Auctioned Virginity by Raven Woodward

39. Blood Inferno by H B Jacks. 

40. Ghostly Game by Christine Feehan

41. Captured By The Alien Warrior by Presley Hall

42. Charley's Christmas Wolf by C.D. Gorri

43. Clone Sweet Clone by Harlyn Moxie

44. Wings Once Cursed & Bound by Piper J. Drake

45. The Loner by Diana Palmer

46. Carnelian Dragons: Syenite by Starla Night

47. The Alien's Allegiance by Calla Zae

48. The Alien's Sacrifice by Ella Maven

49. Ancient Warrior by Katie Reus 

50. Bear In A Bakery by Liz Paffel

51. Bewitched In Blood by Jen Katemi

52. The Billionaire Shifter's Curvy Match by Diana Seere

52. Bodyguard Wolf Shifter by Keira Blackwood

53. Bound By Her Blood by Mara Leigh 

54. He's My Cowboy by Diana Palmer, Rebecca Zanetti and Delores Fossen

 55. Shadow Dance by Christine Feehan

56. Slay by Laurel K. Hamilton

57. Ancient Guardian by Katie Reus

58. Broken Mate by Jen L. Grey

59. Steele by Margo Bond Collins

60. Caleb by Summer Stanton

61. Bait by Jade West

62. Taming The White Wolf by N.J. Walters

63. Your One And Only by Emilie Laforet

64. Bad Luck Vampire by Lynsay Sands

65. Dark Memory by Christine Feehan

66. Warriors Hope by Rebecca Zanetti

67. Beyond The Veil by Stephanie Summers

 68. Claiming Emma by Leeah Taylor

69. Cloudy with a Chance of Witchcraft by Mandy m Roth

70. Craze by Sedona Venez

71. Captivity by Brenda Trim and Tami Julka 

72. Cruel Shadows by Harper A. Brooks

73. Crux by Kate Rudolph

74. Dark Prince by Callie Rose 

75. Wyoming Proud by Diana Palmer

76. Hell Hath No Fury by Skye Jordan

77. Death is Easy by Letty Frame

78. Defiant Mate by Delta James

79. Deliciously Mated by P. Jameson

80. Jagged by Elle Wright

81. Demon Bound by Eve Newton

82. Demon King by Elizabeth Briggs

83. Dragon Fever by Elsa Jade

84. The Dragon King by T.B. Wiese

85. A Demon's Touch by Ella Jade

86. Dragon's Masquerade by Dawn McGraw

87. Dragon's Oath by Sophie Stern

88. Feral by Trish Heinrich

89. Finders Keepers by P G Forte

90. Finding Her Minotaur by Evangeline Priest

91. Flight by Pepper Paris

92. Forbidden Wolf by CR Robertson

93. Forgiven by L. Shannon

94. A Good Demon Is Hard To Find by Kate Moseman

Favorite Picture of the Week

 

My daughter made this centerpiece from stuff she found at Dollar Tree. It came out so pretty.

Falcor was just chillin' here with my grandson, Logan when Logan placed one of his beanies on Falcor's head. 

Happy Raturday!/ Merry Christmas

 

Merry Christmas to everyone!

Santa rat wishes you all a Merry Christmas as well. 

*All pictures today are courtesy of www.martymousehouse.com*

Apartment Life #298

 

This is a weekly blog post that I'm calling Apartment Hell  Life. I've mentioned a few times some of the crazy things that have gone on in and around my apartment complex and in my neighborhood in the past 25 years that I've lived here and people keep telling me I should write a book. But instead of a book, I've decided to share the crazy things that have happened in and around my apartment complex in the last 25 years here in a weekly blog post. 

So this one is 3 weeks old because with getting ready for Christmas, going to the ER for my foot and so many other things happening this month I forgot to post this one when it happened. So back on Sunday the 3rd of December I heard 2 gunshots really close. 

A woman came outside screaming something about someone or something being killed. I couldn't make out exactly what she was saying but she was really upset and so I called 911. I have a feeling others called too because they got here within 7 minutes. 

The two officers went into the apartment complex across the street and one came out holding a white trash bag. You can see it on the hood of the car in front. That officer got an evidence bag from her trunk and put the trash bag in it. I just guessed that someone across the street shot and killed an animal and that's why the woman was so upset. 

The other officer came out of one of the apartments with a handcuffed man and they put him in the back car. They arrested him and took him to jail I'm assuming he was the shooter. I found out a few days later that the guy is the neighbor of the woman who was screaming and it was her small dog that he shot and killed because they both had their doors open and her dog walked inside his apartment. He got mad and shot it. It was a small dog so not a big vicious dog or anything. He's still in jail from what I've been told and I think she's planning on moving out next month. 

What a horrid man. 

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Oh and I finally got my lease signed. At least that got fixed. 

The high this week was 60F/15C

The low this week was 39F/3C

So that's it for this week's Apartment Hell  Life! Be sure to come back next week for more.

Favorite Song of the Week

 

PALAYE ROYALE - Stripped

This is the first song from this band that I've heard but I liked it so I hope you do too. 

Freebie Friday!

 

Welcome to another weekly Freebie Friday post, where I tell you what free samples and full sized products I received in the mail and how you can get them too. Someone asked me why I do a "Freebie Friday" each week, so I'll tell you.

A while back I listed all the free samples and wins that I had received that previous year and so many people didn't believe that I could have gotten so many free things. So I decided to prove it by taking a picture every week and sharing the sites that I found the links to the freebies at. So now you too can get great free samples coming to your mailbox each week.

  You can find links to great samples at Hey It's Free and Freebie Shark.

What did I receive this week?

I entered a few contests on FB and won this swag bag prize from an author. There was a nice Christmas card, bookmarks, pens, sticker, earrings and small wooden heart. 

I love the book earrings and little wooden wall hanging heart. It says, "Just a girl in love with her books."

Did you receive any freebies this week?

Sky Watch/ Favorite Picture of the Week

 

It's finally cooler and with the cooler temperatures comes clouds. Even these small clouds make the sky more interesting.

They just looked fun to me.

It's a Falcor Fashion Show

 

I wanted to show off Falcor's outfits now that it's cooler and he's wearing some of his shirts and jackets again. This is a warm jacket for cooler weather. 

His hoodie that says, "Mister steal your girl."

With the hood down.

His thicker sweater.

He has Pajamas. But he won't sleep in them. They are just for hanging out before bed. He sleeps in my bed now, under the covers with me so there's no chance he'll be cold at night. Ever since he got the cone off, he hasn't wanted to sleep alone. He's half Chihuahua and I've read that they like to burrow into blankets and be covered when they sleep and he certainly does.

His T-shirt. It says, "looking good."

A neighbor bought some shirts for her dog but they were too small so she gave them to me for Falcor. We were trying them on and he was annoyed. lol  The T-shirt says, "Security."

Can you tell he's annoyed? lol He wouldn't even open his eyes. So we stopped so he could take a nap. lol

Book Review: A Good Demon IS hard To Find by Kate Moseman

 

Book Description

Sometimes, a date from hell is just what you need...

When Erin thoughtlessly lays a curse on Mark, her cheating ex-husband, she doesn’t expect a well-dressed Great Earl of Hell to show up in her kitchen to fulfill the curse (and make damn good coffee while he’s at it).

Andromalius specializes in wickedness and revenge. He’s ready, willing, and able to rain down hell on Erin’s ex—but when Mark announces a hasty new marriage, Erin needs more than just revenge.

She needs a date to the wedding.

My Review

Erin is upset that her ex-husband is still bothering her about stupid little things like changing to a different church so his fiance feels more comfortable going there and now he's getting remarried. Erin accidentally summons a demon. Andromalius (Andy) tells her he can help her get some revenge on her ex. Andy isn't an evil type demon, he's more of a prankster but I just found him annoying. This is listed as a paranormal romance but there was no naughty times in the first half of the book at all. It didn't even seem like a slow burn romance, there was just no chemistry between these two at all. Andy is a demon and I guess I expected a little more evil from him but his personality just fell flat for me. I DNF'd (did not finish) this one. I just didn't want to waste anymore time on it. It just wasn't for me but that doesn't mean someone else won't like it. 

I give this book 2 out of 5 stars. 

Amazon

Happy Raturday!

 

"Getting in the Christmas spirit"

*All pictures this week are courtesy of www.martymousehouse.com*

Apartment Life #297

 

This is a weekly blog post that I'm calling Apartment Hell  Life. I've mentioned a few times some of the crazy things that have gone on in and around my apartment complex and in my neighborhood in the past 25 years that I've lived here and people keep telling me I should write a book. But instead of a book, I've decided to share the crazy things that have happened in and around my apartment complex in the last 25 years here in a weekly blog post.  

The police parked across the street from the apartment complex across from me. They have been getting a lot of police calls lately. No one was arrested so that's good maybe. lol 

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My apartment complex upgraded their resident portal a month ago and I haven't been able to log in since the upgrade. I called the office so many times over the past month and was finally able to get logged into the portal 2 days ago. I agreed to renew my lease this month but the only way to do that is to log into the resident portal and renew on their site. So I find my lease and nothing is clickable for me to E-sign it. So Once again I had to call the office and she tells me there's nothing she can do because it's not their website so she has to send in another maintenance ticket to the tech company that runs it. I hope they get it fixed because this is ridiculous. 

The high this week was 65F/15C

The low this week was 40F/4C

So that's it for this week's Apartment Hell  Life! Be sure to come back next week for more.

Favorite Song of the Week

 

The Word Alive - One Of Us (feat. Bad Omens)

I love Bad Omens so when I saw that they were singing with The Word Alive, I listened to it and loved this song. I hope you enjoy it too. 

Christmas Decorations

 

Since I didn't receive any freebies this week, I thought I would share some of our Christmas decorations with you. Here's the Christmas tree. 

One of my bookshelves. 

The corner shelf.

The shelf above my desk. Santa and an Angel with a small Christmas village. 

The living room shelf. 

More of the living room shelf.

One of the snowmen I made. 

On one of the walls.

The door.

The stockings about the couch. The middle bottom one is for Falcor. 

Merry almost Christmas.