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For over a week, I've been frantically searching my house for my son's <strong>Little League hat</strong>, because it's totally embarrassing for us to keep showing up on the ball field without it. I literally combed this place from top to bottom trying to locate the damn thing to no avail, and I'd all but given up -- until yesterday evening.</p> <p>That's when I just happened to open the top drawer of my son's dresser, and lo and behold, there was the hat. Want to know why it was there? I'd put it in that drawer a couple weekends ago -- so I wouldn't <strong>lose it</strong>. So when his next game or practice rolled around, I'd know exactly where to go to grab it and we could be on our merry way.</p> <p>But you know what? If I'd simply left it lying on top of the <strong>washing machine</strong> or <strong>kitchen island</strong> where it usually winds up -- I would've had no problem figuring out where it was.</p> <a class="page btnLink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130522172708/http://thestir.cafemom.com/home_garden/155871/i_keep_my_house_a">Read More</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="clearfix"> <div class="article "> <div class="articleDetails clearfix"> <div class="clearfix" style="position:relative;"> </div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130522172708/http://thestir.cafemom.com/tag/omg" class="ubertag spaceBottom5">OMG</a> <h1> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130522172708/http://thestir.cafemom.com/home_garden/155825/army_vet_who_tattooed_4monthold">Army Vet Who Tattooed 4-Month-Old Puppy Stirs Outrage but Still Gets to Keep His Dog (PHOTO)</a> </h1>  <div class="spaceBottom10"> <span class="date"> posted by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130522172708/http://thestir.cafemom.com/blogger/111/jill_baughman"><strong>Jill Baughman</strong></a> 22 hours ago in <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130522172708/http://thestir.cafemom.com/home_garden">Home & Garden</a> </span> </div>  </div> <div class="articleBody clearfix"> <div class="clearfix"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130522172708im_/http://cdn-ugc.cafemom.com/gen/constrain/500/500/80/2013/05/21/14/4w/m6/pokicyo8mc.jpg" alt="" class="floatL"/> <div> <div class="socialHolder spaceBottom10"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130522172708/http://thestir.cafemom.com/home_garden/155825/army_vet_who_tattooed_4monthold#comments"> <span class="commentTag">9</span> </a> <span class="shareTab">+SHARE</span>  <div class="shareTools clearfix vLayout" id="share-post-155825"> </div> </div> <div class="teaser"> <p>Well, this is just gross. A man in North Carolina has apparently taken it upon himself to<strong> tattoo his tiny, innocent puppy's belly</strong> ... and then of course post a photo of it on Facebook.<strong> Ernesto Rodriguez </strong>is a disabled army veteran and father of three, and he says his 4-month-old puppy, Duchess, has the intricate tattoo to help ID her. His other dog, Duke, is sporting the same one.</p> <p>"They both have it. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130522172708/http://www.wistv.com/story/21838277/north-carolina-man-investigated-after-tattooing-dogs" target="_blank">They both have their tattoos on them</a> just in case anything happens to them," Rodriguez said.</p> <p>But he's got animal lovers all up in arms, many of whom are calling what he has done <strong>animal cruelty</strong> and demanding that the dogs be taken away or that he should be banned from buying any more pets. Still, it seems that Rodriguez has no regrets. But you gotta ask, hasn't this guy ever heard of <strong>microchipping</strong>?</p> <a class="page btnLink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130522172708/http://thestir.cafemom.com/home_garden/155825/army_vet_who_tattooed_4monthold">Read More</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="clearfix"> <div class="article "> <div class="articleDetails clearfix"> <div class="clearfix" style="position:relative;"> </div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130522172708/http://thestir.cafemom.com/tag/omg" class="ubertag spaceBottom5">OMG</a> <h1> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130522172708/http://thestir.cafemom.com/home_garden/155816/robert_pattinson_moves_out_of">Robert Pattinson Moves Out of Kristen Stewart's House & He's Probably Not Coming Back</a> </h1>  <div class="spaceBottom10"> <span class="date"> posted by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130522172708/http://thestir.cafemom.com/blogger/108/mary_fischer"><strong>Mary Fischer</strong></a> Yesterday at 1:17 PM in <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130522172708/http://thestir.cafemom.com/home_garden">Home & Garden</a> </span> </div>  </div> <div class="articleBody clearfix"> <div class="clearfix"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130522172708im_/http://cdn-ugc.cafemom.com/gen/constrain/500/500/80/2013/05/21/11/20/bu/pomuvhbjvo.jpg" alt="" class="floatL"/> <div> <div class="socialHolder spaceBottom10"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130522172708/http://thestir.cafemom.com/home_garden/155816/robert_pattinson_moves_out_of#comments"> <span class="commentTag">9</span> </a> <span class="shareTab">+SHARE</span>  <div class="shareTools clearfix vLayout" id="share-post-155816"> </div> </div> <div class="teaser"> <p>Well, I guess that's a wrap. Yep, the party is officially over, people. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130522172708/http://www.eonline.com/news/420886/robert-pattinson-moves-stuff-out-of-kristen-stewart-s-house-leaves-with-his-dogs" target="_blank"><strong>Robert Pattinson</strong> moved out</a> of <strong>Kristen Stewart</strong>'s Los Feliz home yesterday, and from the looks of it, he couldn't get out of there quickly enough.</p> <p>I mean, given that he's an A-list celebrity and all, he certainly could've afforded to hire a <strong>moving crew</strong> to pack up his stuff and help him relocate to wherever the hell he plans on going now that he's a single dude again. (Does he still have his own pad? I'm not sure.)</p> <p>But instead -- Rob moved himself out by packing up suitcases and throwing some of his belongings in trash bags. And then he tossed them into his <strong>pickup truck</strong> and got the hell outta Dodge.</p> <a class="page btnLink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130522172708/http://thestir.cafemom.com/home_garden/155816/robert_pattinson_moves_out_of">Read More</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="clearfix"> <div class="article "> <div class="articleDetails clearfix"> <div class="clearfix" style="position:relative;"> </div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130522172708/http://thestir.cafemom.com/tag/awww" class="ubertag spaceBottom5">Awww!</a> <h1> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130522172708/http://thestir.cafemom.com/home_garden/155814/dog_crawls_from_oklahoma_rubble">Dog Crawls From Oklahoma Rubble as Stunned Owner Cries With Relief (VIDEO)</a> </h1>  <div class="spaceBottom10"> <span class="date"> posted by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130522172708/http://thestir.cafemom.com/blogger/9/amy_boshnack"><strong>Amy Boshnack</strong></a> Yesterday at 11:52 AM in <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130522172708/http://thestir.cafemom.com/home_garden">Home & Garden</a> </span> </div>  </div> <div class="articleBody clearfix"> <div class="clearfix"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130522172708im_/http://cdn-ugc.cafemom.com/gen/constrain/500/500/80/2013/05/21/11/a1/g4/pok0a1ikw8w7ja.jpg" alt="" class="floatL"/> <div> <div class="socialHolder spaceBottom10"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130522172708/http://thestir.cafemom.com/home_garden/155814/dog_crawls_from_oklahoma_rubble#comments"> <span class="commentTag">5</span> </a> <span class="shareTab">+SHARE</span>  <div class="shareTools clearfix vLayout" id="share-post-155814"> </div> </div> <div class="teaser"> <p>The stories coming out of <strong>Moore, Oklahoma</strong> today, in the wake of the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130522172708/http://thestir.cafemom.com/in_the_news/155795/oklahoma_tornado_destroys_2_schools" target="_blank"><strong>devastating tornado</strong></a> that blew through there yesterday, are <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130522172708/http://thestir.cafemom.com/in_the_news/155801/20_children_are_among_the" target="_blank">heartbreaking at every turn</a>. There is just so much lost. But when I saw Barbara Garcia find her dog, live on-air, while being interviewed about how she rode out the storm ... I just cried. Barbara had a plan. She lived through it. She thought little Bassie was lost.</p> <p>Well, until ...</p> <a class="page btnLink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130522172708/http://thestir.cafemom.com/home_garden/155814/dog_crawls_from_oklahoma_rubble">Read More</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="clearfix"> <div class="article "> <div class="articleDetails clearfix"> <div class="clearfix" style="position:relative;"> </div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130522172708/http://thestir.cafemom.com/tag/omg" class="ubertag spaceBottom5">OMG</a> <h1> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130522172708/http://thestir.cafemom.com/home_garden/155749/man_sets_fire_to_neighbors">Man Sets Fire to Neighbor’s House Because He Wanted Him to Cut His Grass</a> </h1>  <div class="spaceBottom10"> <span class="date"> posted by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130522172708/http://thestir.cafemom.com/blogger/29/julie_ryan_evans"><strong>Julie Ryan Evans</strong></a> Monday at 4:20 PM in <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130522172708/http://thestir.cafemom.com/home_garden">Home & Garden</a> </span> </div>  </div> <div class="articleBody clearfix"> <div class="clearfix"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130522172708im_/http://cdn-ugc.cafemom.com/gen/constrain/500/500/80/2013/05/20/12/7e/tm/po326makkk1d0ox.png" alt="" class="floatL"/> <div> <div class="socialHolder spaceBottom10"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130522172708/http://thestir.cafemom.com/home_garden/155749/man_sets_fire_to_neighbors#comments"> <span class="commentTag">0</span> </a> <span class="shareTab">+SHARE</span>  <div class="shareTools clearfix vLayout" id="share-post-155749"> </div> </div> <div class="teaser"> <p><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><span class="editorCaptionBox" style="float: right;"><span class="photoCredit">Phillip Roger Bennett</span></span>When it comes to buying a house, one thing people often forget about is the<strong> neighbors</strong> that come with it. 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Would you mind sending him by when he wakes up? I just had a quick question," he said as he walked off.</p> <p>"Do you need to know how to spell something? Because then it'd be worth waiting for him to wake up," I replied. 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But for a <strong>disabled graduate student</strong>, her dog was that, and then some. 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The<strong> World War II veteran</strong> probably never thought that the fight of his life would be against his daughter, but it's the unfortunate truth. Janice Contrill was granted power of attorney back in 2004 when her dad fell ill and has used that status to <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130522172708/http://abcnews.go.com/Business/91-year-ohio-man-evicted-home-daughter/story?id=19134306#.UZPiUtnkZ8E" target="_blank">evict him from his home</a>. Potter built the place himself more than 50 years ago and is dumb-founded that his daughter has <strong>terminated his "lease."</strong></p> <p>There is, however, one family member on Potter's side.</p> <a class="page btnLink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130522172708/http://thestir.cafemom.com/home_garden/155601/91yearold_vet_is_getting_evicted">Read More</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="clearfix"> <div class="article last "> <div class="articleDetails clearfix"> <div class="clearfix" style="position:relative;"> </div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130522172708/http://thestir.cafemom.com/tag/awww" class="ubertag spaceBottom5">Awww!</a> <h1> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130522172708/http://thestir.cafemom.com/home_garden/155550/cop_who_climbs_tree_to">Cop Who Climbs Tree to Save Cat Ends Up Needing to Be Saved Too</a> </h1>  <div class="spaceBottom10"> <span class="date"> posted by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130522172708/http://thestir.cafemom.com/blogger/112/kiri_blakeley"><strong>Kiri Blakeley</strong></a> May 14 at 3:25 PM in <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130522172708/http://thestir.cafemom.com/home_garden">Home & Garden</a> </span> </div>  </div> <div class="articleBody clearfix"> <div class="clearfix"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130522172708im_/http://cdn-ugc.cafemom.com/gen/constrain/500/500/80/2013/05/14/14/4t/x2/polx2ccmqs.jpg" alt="" class="floatL"/> <div> <div class="socialHolder spaceBottom10"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130522172708/http://thestir.cafemom.com/home_garden/155550/cop_who_climbs_tree_to#comments"> <span class="commentTag">2</span> </a> <span class="shareTab">+SHARE</span>  <div class="shareTools clearfix vLayout" id="share-post-155550"> </div> </div> <div class="teaser"> <p>This sounds like a bad situation comedy. 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