Kreativ Blogger Award

I was given the Kreativ Blogger Award from Mikey, over at The Horseshoing Housewife. Thank you Mikey! I really appreciate it! You are so awesome and I love all your adventure's!

Now I must tell you 7 things about me.
Ok, lets see what I can come up with now, these can get hard after awhile! I have such a hard time coming up with things about myself, because I always want to talk about everyone else, in a good way of course!!

1. I love scary movies. Yep, doesn't matter how scary or gory, I love them. Even though I don't like how freaked out I get, I love them. This goes way back to when I was young.

2. I am addicted to horseradish sauce. I love eating a nice beef or pork roast, corn beef or prime rib, than I'll slather my bite of meat in horseradish sauce, YUMMO!

3. I am very frustrated with the health insurance industry. Now that I am unemployed, I have had to try to find individual health insurance, my Cobra coverage runs out July 31st. Since my entire company went out of business, I can't be covered under Cobra after the end of July. You know how expensive it is for someone to be on an individual medical plan? NOT GOING TO HAPPEN, especially when you are on unemployment wages. My OH's medical insurance covers domestic partners, BUT it is very difficult to get on their medical plan, UNLESS we both have our names on the mortgage, have a car loan together, a utility bill together, than if we qualify with proper documentation that is notorized, we still have to pay an extreme amount in taxes which is almost as much as myself being on individual coverage! Can't afford that! Plus the mortgage, his car and truck and the utility bill is in his name only. Even though we have been together 15 years, we are not married, we buy our own vehicles. He bought the house. I think the only thing we have in our name together is my horse trailer and the phone bill, but we are together! The only other way we can get medical on myself on his plan, is by my OH claiming me as a dependant. Which he can do, since he now supports me 50%, and you don't have to pay the taxes. So we will see what happens. If I can't get on his medical plan than I won't have insurance. It really scares me, considering I have had lung surgery, knee surgery and most likely need 2 more knee surgeries and should I go on? I understand why my state has the difficult rules on domestic partnerships, but it isn't like we just met and he is adding me to his insurance! 15 YEARS!! It isn't my fault he has an issue with marriage! (Oops, that is definately another blog post!! It isn't me, seriously!!) Now I know why there are so many people out there that don't have medical insurance, they can't afford it!

4. I am so proud of my socially anxious Aussie, Sadie. For those of you who do not know what has been going on, please go here. It will tell you what we have been going through for the last year and a half. Since I have been unemployed, Sadie has NOT attacked Bailey. The last 2 attacks happened on May 30th. Two in one day. I was only home for one of those attacks. Since I am not working, I have obviously been spending a lot of time with the dogs. But, I have really worked hard on the garage issue. When we aren't home, the dogs stay in the garage. They have never fought when we aren't around. Most of the time the dogs act like best friends. Than Sadie randomly attacks Bailey. It is VERY heartbreaking and it tears me up when this happens. In the last 7 weeks, Sadie has only growled a few times at Bailey, but has not gotten the "evil" look, or tried to attack. She does get the shifty, "I am unsure what to do" look. BUT she hasn't attacked. I think 7 weeks is a record. I am very proud of her. I am so proud of her because she is trying, I see that she is. I am also proud of myself, yes, proud of myself, and that doesn't happen very often! I have worked so hard to get Sadie to overcome her fears and anxieties, ones that I have felt she would never overcome. I really don't want to jinx this, so I should stop now. I will keep everyone updated.

5. I love to be lazy. Yep, me, lazy. Love it! But I don't get to be lazy very often, there are too many things to do!

6. I think I have mentioned this before in posts, I am very fearful of water. I do not like to get my face wet, so I won't duck my head into a lake, river or pool. I think this goes back to when I was a teenager and I went camping with a friend and her family. We took our horses. We took the horses swimming in the river, there was a nice swimming hole, but only enough room for one horse at a time. I went in first, well my friend decided to bring her horse in too. Her horse swam into mine and my horse flipped over backwards into the water, I was underneath my horse's flailing legs and I saw my life flash before my eyes. I can't swim well either, so imagine how freaked out I was. I remember my eyes being open under the water and seeing my horse upside down with her legs going all over the place, with me still under her. I could feel the under current of the river pulling me down even more. My friend, who happened to be an excellent swimmer and a lifeguard, had to jump in and pull me out. When I came out of the water, my horse was standing on the beach. She was ok, I was ok. Just terribly freaked out. I haven't gone swimming on a horse since, and probably never will again.

7. Ok, last one, if I can think of anything! I love junk food, give me salt! I love chips! Not a fan of chocolate, I know, I must be crazy!

Ok, that's it with 7 things about me. This is very hard for me. It always takes me so long to come up with stuff! I have decided to not pass this on because I love so many blogs, and I have such a difficult time choosing who to give it too! Everyone is wonderful!