I think the people at the animal shelter think we walk on water. Last night I got a phone call that Freeway Miracle, a 17 year old cat we gave away to a friend 15 years ago had been found abandoned and starving by a Cable guy and was brought in ( Read more... )

Oh Jogger! I cannot see you ( Read more... )

Last weekend we had a slumber party in a hotel about an hour from home near our local Renaissance Faire. Much fun was had by all.

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All of the photos are in the same gallery. You can jump to different episodes by clicking the thumbnails below. I took 1200 pictures. These are the best of them.


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I'm going to be a Great Aunt! My nephew Mike and his wife Katie are expecting in April! :D ( Read more... )

Every year we have to start over convincing the neighborhood tomcat that we are trustworthy. Every year we hope to get him to trust us enough to get him neutered. Until two days ago, it looked like we were again going to take a long time just to get to pet him. He flinches and runs away when we try ( Read more... )

I was fixing my breakfast this morning when I heard her calling the way she did the first few months she lived with us. It was a lost sound, "MMMOUUUU? MMMOUUUU? MMMOUUUU?" In the past we would call to her, "Here we are!" and she'd come running. But this morning Eric was still asleep so I went to find her. She was sitting on the closed toilet ( Read more... )

We celebrated 17 years of marriage on Saturday. Our tradition is to exchange roses as a renewal of our vows. As Eric said from the first year we did it, one is not enough so now we have two dozen beautiful red roses in a vase I gave him last year. It was a good thing I picked his up on Friday because for the first time ever, he forgot. I nearly ( Read more... )

Some kitty ate the baby bird during the day. All I found was a little wing and a lump of something I didn't recognize. :(

Yesterday, Loki didn't greet me as he usually does. There were NO kitties in the front yard. I went to open up the back windows to get some fresh air and there he was on the little patio in the back corner of the yard. I fed the kitties and he didn't come so I went to see if he was sick or something ( Read more... )