 Thanks so much to everyone
I do feel better, and please don't misunderstand. I wasn't trying to compete with anyone. I had a great time shopping, and I wasn't worried that I bought fewer things or spent less than others, but I thought back on the things I had bought, and none of it was very interesting. Somebody got a hide-a-bee, and everyone who responded to the thread seemed to already have one or at least know what it was, but I was like, "Wow, that's really neat!" I had never seen one. (I guess it goes without saying my dogs will have one too within the next couple of weeks. I found lots of places on the Internet where I can buy one!)
It was great advice from all of you to pick up things as I find them rather than trying a shopping spree that has to be done in a week or two. I see now that that really limited my selection. I do travel a bit, so I'll make a point from now on when I'm traveling to stop by local pet stores wherever I go to see what they have. I'm going back home to Kentucky soon for Jasmine's PSS surgery, and that's a much bigger town than where I am now. I'm sure my mom will have no problem with spending a few hours checking out pet shops with me. She's the only person in my family that I can honestly say loves animals even more than I do. My stepdad always says he's glad they didn't buy a farm like that thought of doing, because God only knows how many animals they'd have by now. |