Frugal Friday Has Left the Building

Here we go again.  Living the Vida (Not) Frugal.

This is my fault, but still an accident.  Accidents can be expensive.

Here’s what happened: last night it was time to hit the sack.  Yawn! We were all so sleepy from too much birthday cake.  As I struggled out of my reclining chair, I bonked Sparky, who likes to sit under the footstool when it’s raised.  I didn’t think I hit her that hard, but when I bent down to give her an “I’m sorry” pat she gave a high-pitched yelp.  This morning she seems to be all tremble-y and pant-y.  She’s sticking to me like glue today, following me everywhere.  That’s a little unusual.  Poor thing - this means she doesn’t feel good, and that means a trip to the vet. Sparky’s not a complainer so when she acts like this I really pay attention. Oh, poor thing, she looks kind of sad there doesn’t she?

Today is payday, so I can’t fault Sparky on her timing.  Since the weekend is upon us I’d better take her. If she gets worse on Saturday evening that means a trip to the Emergency Vet.  I wouldn’t hesitate to take her, but the E-Vet is about 3 times more expensive than the regular vet.

Ok, to tell you the truth, this is a cheap  bid for sympathy from all my tightwad friends (ha ha - I guess that’s the only cheap thing I’m doing today!).  The truth is  I NEVER feel bad about money spent on the vet.  Sure it’s expensive but I really hate to see animals suffer.  I’m not kidding.  I’ve spent a fortune on lots and lots of animals that don’t even belong to me. But, you know, all those car payments I’m not making cover plenty of vet bills.

I suppose it’s all part of the ebb-and-flow of my financial life.  Sometimes you eat the chicken and sometimes you eat the feathers.  Today I’m chowing down on a big ‘ol bowl of feathers.

Real time update (take that Twitter!): I just called the Vet and they have an opening for 9:00 am.  Yay! We’ll get to the bottom of this right quick!

Oh, on a lighter note, it’s time for the big birthday reveal.  Here’s what I got my hubby for his birthday:

A huge carrot cake, and a teeny computer.  He does something with computers for a living, so he always likes the latest gadgets.  And he really liked this.  Yay!  Happy birthday, dude.