Sunday, December 12, 2010
JYC - December 1st
Journaling my Christmas...December 1st
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Thursday, December 02, 2010
Happy December!
I am so excited that December is here. I haven't felt this happy about December is years...well, 5 years to be exact. This year is going to be different though...I just know it. I am embracing the holiday spirit and the joy in the gift of every day...sounds cheesy, I know but I am okay with that.
Living in Florida we don't get much in the way of winter and the last time we saw any real "white stuff" was in about 1977 or 1978 I think. I laugh because my mom and I had just moved to Florida that year from Pennsylvania. She wanted to get away from all the snow. Then it snowed in Florida! LOL! Of course it was just a light dusting and was gone by about 1 o'clock but it was plenty to make a little snowman with :)
Today it was 42 degrees when I stepped outside. LOVING IT! It was the perfect excuse to put on my favorite boots. Sure, Floridians are known to wear them all year long but when it is actually cold outside we tend to look a little less silly ;) I had to laugh as I looked at my kiddos this morning -- Alyson dressed for school in jeans, longsleeve shirt, jacket and then bundled up even more with her hat, scarf and gloves. Stevie on the other hand, donned his usual khaki shorts, polo shirt and then a sweatshirt – he is so much like his daddy! It is funny to see how differently we all embrace the cooler weather.
I admit I do miss the real winters we had when we were living in Seattle. We lived in this fantastic little neighborhood down a bit of a hill. Where we were at, we didn't typically get a lot of snow so when it did come most people were unprepared. My neighbor across the street and I would come out onto our front porches wrapped in our bathrobes and holding our piping hot coffee as we cheered our fellow neighbors in their repeated attempts to drive up the snowy hill. Most had cars not really equipped for the job. I always felt bad for the ones who would get so close you were SURE they would make it only to have the car start slipping backwards. Man, do I miss those guys.
Living in Florida we don't get much in the way of winter and the last time we saw any real "white stuff" was in about 1977 or 1978 I think. I laugh because my mom and I had just moved to Florida that year from Pennsylvania. She wanted to get away from all the snow. Then it snowed in Florida! LOL! Of course it was just a light dusting and was gone by about 1 o'clock but it was plenty to make a little snowman with :)
Today it was 42 degrees when I stepped outside. LOVING IT! It was the perfect excuse to put on my favorite boots. Sure, Floridians are known to wear them all year long but when it is actually cold outside we tend to look a little less silly ;) I had to laugh as I looked at my kiddos this morning -- Alyson dressed for school in jeans, longsleeve shirt, jacket and then bundled up even more with her hat, scarf and gloves. Stevie on the other hand, donned his usual khaki shorts, polo shirt and then a sweatshirt – he is so much like his daddy! It is funny to see how differently we all embrace the cooler weather.
I admit I do miss the real winters we had when we were living in Seattle. We lived in this fantastic little neighborhood down a bit of a hill. Where we were at, we didn't typically get a lot of snow so when it did come most people were unprepared. My neighbor across the street and I would come out onto our front porches wrapped in our bathrobes and holding our piping hot coffee as we cheered our fellow neighbors in their repeated attempts to drive up the snowy hill. Most had cars not really equipped for the job. I always felt bad for the ones who would get so close you were SURE they would make it only to have the car start slipping backwards. Man, do I miss those guys.
Wishing you all a very Happy December!
xoxo.
Friday, November 12, 2010
The Bridal Shower
Well, it is almost a week later and I am proud to say that I pulled off the bridal shower for my little sister. She is getting married in just 5 weeks! I can't even believe it.
I was pretty happy with how the shower turned out despite the fact that half-way through the shower our well pump stopped working and so we were without water -- talk about a panic attack! (Long story short, it was just the contacts and my hero hubby was able to get things back in working order when he arrived home - WHEW!) Anyway, back to the shower...I must say that I could never had pulled it off without the help from my best friend Gina and my mom. Gina really went above and beyond the call of duty on this one, seriously. Aside from our littlest sister, I got no help from the other bridesmaids so Gina and my mom were only to happy to help make this shower happen. In the end, it was probably just as well the others couldn't be bothered, as my mom, Gina and I had a blast getting things ready! It was seriously a good time :)
Since my budget was extremely limited we made pretty much everything...from all the food to the decorations. Dan, my future BIL proposed to Rachelle at the France Pavillion in Epcot so I thought it would be fitting to have a Paris theme to the shower. I didn't want to go overboard with it and I think we did okay, but you will have to tell me what you think. Of course, after the fact, I realize there are pictures that I wish I had taken but since I got so throw off track with that whole "no water" thing, well, you can see how I probably dropped the ball a little, right? So...here we go...
My mom, BFF Gina and I just before the festivities begin...
When everyone came in I asked them to share their well wishes, blessings and words of advice with Rachelle on notes that one of my fabulous House of Paper friends, Linda, helped me create. (These are going to go in a scrapbook I have planned for my sister)
Then we took each guests picture with Rachelle at this little "Paris Cafe" I had set up (each picture will go with each guests' card in the scrapbook)...
Me and my sister, Rachelle
all 3 of us sisters
our mom and Rachelle
my sweet baby girl, the all-important flower girl ;)
Since the Groom dropped her off, we grabbed a shot of them together as well
There was plenty of good food...
We had a special chair just for our blushing bride to sit in, courtesy of our mom...
I made sure to have plenty of pics of the bride and groom all around. My favorite though was this display I set up near the gifts. I used some of their gorgeous engagement photos and made a banner that says "She Said Yes!"
Hey look...there's me! ;)
Her pile of gifts...I seriously didn't call everyone and tell them to make sure everything coordinated...but it certainly looks like it! LOL!
She was blessed with some lovely gifts and in the first shot you can see some of the streamers I sewed and glued using my scrapbook paper and ribbon (close up in a sec) I also made some hanging circles.
Couple more smaller picture displays of her and Dan over the years.
I made a yummy mimosa punch and of course forgot to take a picture of the bar set up but you can at least see the pretty punch here...this was just a table with flowers as everyone walked in. I found a piece of scrapbook paper with the eiffel tower on it and Gina cut out a glittery R so we displayed it here.
My BFF Gina and I. Hard to believe we have been friends now for over 30 years and she is such a blessing in my life. My mom has joked that since Gina has been around longer than my brother and sisters that makes her family...works for me!
and of course...our "classic" look...
I call this one Four Sisters. Tink, Rachelle, myself and Christine. Our little brother is engaged to be married in 2011 and Christine is going to be our newest addition.
Well, here's hoping everyone had a good time, most especially my sister. Rachelle has waited a long time for her wedding day and I really wanted her to feel special and be able to shine during her bridal shower. I couldn't be happier for you little sister. Much love and happiness to you and Dan. I love you.
Thursday, October 21, 2010
I am not above bribery.
I used to think I was...but, as it turns out, I am not above bribery when it comes to parenting. My little drama queen has been wanting to quit dance recently, specifically tap which she is trying out for the first time. In general, she has been one to easily give up when things get too tough and most of the time these days she just looks so crabby and has a constant pout on her face because, according to her, things just are NOT turning out the way she would like in her life. (Reminding her that she is only 9 and SURELY things are not THAT bad, doesn't help, btw)
Yesterday when I picked her up from tap I spoke with her teacher and it would seem there were 4-5 girls in the class that were pretty advanced and shouldn't have been in that class in the first place but they are now in another class more suited for their level. So, Alyson's class is now down to 5 girls who are all beginners. I also asked her teacher if she would show me some of the specific things they were working on in the class so that I could practice with Alyson at home -- yep, back in the day, I did some dancing myself...still have my tap shoes from when I was doing classes before Stevie was born (I may or may not be willing to share pictures at a later date.) So, anyway, her teacher is going to write things down for me. I figured Alyson would be happy with the change in class and with the fact that I would be spending time with her and helping her practice.
Instead of the "That is great Mom, can't wait to practice with you!" I was hoping for, her whole body just went limp and she slid down the car seat like a piece of jello. (Isn't it amazing how their bodies can do that?! My son was one who REALLY perfected that move!) SO we had to have a little talk about bad attitudes, etc. Didn't really get anywhere.
Then a few minutes later she asked if she could roller blade when we got home -- this after she had gone ON and ON about ALLLLL this homework she had (another reason to quit dance) -- and after telling her I didn't see how she could possibly have the time for roller blading with all that homework I learned just how exagerated her thinking was (not really surprised.) Then she wanted me to actually go roller blading WITH her. (OH CRAP!)
I have not roller bladed since before my car accident with left me with a metal plate and 5 screws in my right wrist (3 years ago)...and even before the accident I wasn't all that great at it after an unfortunate incident in the mid 90's that left me walking funny for a month. Needless to say she was disappointed that I wasn't jumping at the idea of putting my roller blades on. (Finally getting to the bribery part here...) So, I told her if I put roller blades on and went around the neighborhood with her, she had to promise to change her attitude and be willing to go to dance and work at home with me and be positive about it rather than pouting and turning into a limp noodle. She readily agreed and was all smiles.
I followed through with my part of the bargain and made sure that Alyson had plenty of instruction on how to call daddy, a neighbor and even 911 if necessary should mommy fall and break something. I was feeling pretty good too...for awhile. THEN it happened.
I didn't see the acorn in the road and I hit it head on which of course stopped my roller blading in it's tracks and I feel forward. Thankfully the only thing I broke was a nail but I did manage to scrape up my knee even through my jeans and have a beautiful blue bruise to show for it this morning. (Thank goodness for my wrist guards though -- whew!!) My ever loving and supportive daughter took after her daddy in that brief moment when I fell and told me to "get up Mom, you're fine" followed with a "I'll bet that hurt!" and a "good thing no one saw!"
Yep, it hurt...and I AM thankful there was no one around to see it! LOL!
So now that I have kept up with my part of the bargain...crossing my fingers and nursing my bruised knee (and ego) that she will keep up with her part. And for the record, I am way better at tap dancing than roller blading!
Yesterday when I picked her up from tap I spoke with her teacher and it would seem there were 4-5 girls in the class that were pretty advanced and shouldn't have been in that class in the first place but they are now in another class more suited for their level. So, Alyson's class is now down to 5 girls who are all beginners. I also asked her teacher if she would show me some of the specific things they were working on in the class so that I could practice with Alyson at home -- yep, back in the day, I did some dancing myself...still have my tap shoes from when I was doing classes before Stevie was born (I may or may not be willing to share pictures at a later date.) So, anyway, her teacher is going to write things down for me. I figured Alyson would be happy with the change in class and with the fact that I would be spending time with her and helping her practice.
Instead of the "That is great Mom, can't wait to practice with you!" I was hoping for, her whole body just went limp and she slid down the car seat like a piece of jello. (Isn't it amazing how their bodies can do that?! My son was one who REALLY perfected that move!) SO we had to have a little talk about bad attitudes, etc. Didn't really get anywhere.
Then a few minutes later she asked if she could roller blade when we got home -- this after she had gone ON and ON about ALLLLL this homework she had (another reason to quit dance) -- and after telling her I didn't see how she could possibly have the time for roller blading with all that homework I learned just how exagerated her thinking was (not really surprised.) Then she wanted me to actually go roller blading WITH her. (OH CRAP!)
I have not roller bladed since before my car accident with left me with a metal plate and 5 screws in my right wrist (3 years ago)...and even before the accident I wasn't all that great at it after an unfortunate incident in the mid 90's that left me walking funny for a month. Needless to say she was disappointed that I wasn't jumping at the idea of putting my roller blades on. (Finally getting to the bribery part here...) So, I told her if I put roller blades on and went around the neighborhood with her, she had to promise to change her attitude and be willing to go to dance and work at home with me and be positive about it rather than pouting and turning into a limp noodle. She readily agreed and was all smiles.
I followed through with my part of the bargain and made sure that Alyson had plenty of instruction on how to call daddy, a neighbor and even 911 if necessary should mommy fall and break something. I was feeling pretty good too...for awhile. THEN it happened.
I didn't see the acorn in the road and I hit it head on which of course stopped my roller blading in it's tracks and I feel forward. Thankfully the only thing I broke was a nail but I did manage to scrape up my knee even through my jeans and have a beautiful blue bruise to show for it this morning. (Thank goodness for my wrist guards though -- whew!!) My ever loving and supportive daughter took after her daddy in that brief moment when I fell and told me to "get up Mom, you're fine" followed with a "I'll bet that hurt!" and a "good thing no one saw!"
Yep, it hurt...and I AM thankful there was no one around to see it! LOL!
So now that I have kept up with my part of the bargain...crossing my fingers and nursing my bruised knee (and ego) that she will keep up with her part. And for the record, I am way better at tap dancing than roller blading!
Friday, October 15, 2010
It's a LOVE/HATE thing.
I have been blog hopping a lot lately...fills in the empty minutes at work because unfortunately things have gotten slow. So slow in fact that the already small office I work in has been made even smaller with some recent layoffs...my little brother being one of those layoffs unfortunately. I do so miss seeing him everyday :(
So in the empty minutes, I blog hop. It started when I was looking for ideas of the Witch's Ball my BFF and I throw in honor of Halloween and then because I am also looking for ideas for the bridal shower I am throwing in a few weeks for one of my sisters -- with no help from her other bridesmaids I might add (and no, I am NOT the maid of honor...but whatever!) So, yes, back to the blog hopping...it is so completely addicting and before I know it a WHOLE LOT of minutes have gone by! A person can really get lost out in Blog Land!
It is becoming a Love/Hate thing for me lately. I just love all the amazing and wonderful ideas out there...but I hate that I don't have the time and energy to actually do most of them...kind of makes me feel like a bit of a failure in the creativitiy and homemaker department...hence another reason for the HATE side of the relationship! I also hate that while I am inspired to do things to my own home I keep falling back on the "why bother" attitude since chances are high we won't be in our home much longer. I know, I know, totally the wrong attitude to have and I AM working on it...I swear! I did actually rearrange my daughter's bedroom and actually picked up some paint samples to potentially paint both of my kiddos rooms so they can enjoy it for the time left we have in our house...that's a pretty good start, I think.
I suppose I should actually get back to work. I am crossing my fingers for a somewhat productive weekend....here's hoping!
So in the empty minutes, I blog hop. It started when I was looking for ideas of the Witch's Ball my BFF and I throw in honor of Halloween and then because I am also looking for ideas for the bridal shower I am throwing in a few weeks for one of my sisters -- with no help from her other bridesmaids I might add (and no, I am NOT the maid of honor...but whatever!) So, yes, back to the blog hopping...it is so completely addicting and before I know it a WHOLE LOT of minutes have gone by! A person can really get lost out in Blog Land!
It is becoming a Love/Hate thing for me lately. I just love all the amazing and wonderful ideas out there...but I hate that I don't have the time and energy to actually do most of them...kind of makes me feel like a bit of a failure in the creativitiy and homemaker department...hence another reason for the HATE side of the relationship! I also hate that while I am inspired to do things to my own home I keep falling back on the "why bother" attitude since chances are high we won't be in our home much longer. I know, I know, totally the wrong attitude to have and I AM working on it...I swear! I did actually rearrange my daughter's bedroom and actually picked up some paint samples to potentially paint both of my kiddos rooms so they can enjoy it for the time left we have in our house...that's a pretty good start, I think.
I suppose I should actually get back to work. I am crossing my fingers for a somewhat productive weekend....here's hoping!
Monday, October 11, 2010
A Little Lady
Alyson has been bugging me for quite some time to get her hair cut short. I finally realized I was not going to be able to put her off anymore. We went yesterday and after the hairdresser asked her several times if she was sure....
She went from this...
The hairdresser had to hand me a box of tissues because I was crying from the first snip. Alyson however was grinning from ear to ear and hasn't stopped since. She has informed me that she feels like a whole new person with her new look. She is growing up so fast!
Friday, October 01, 2010
Fresh Start Friday
I need a fresh start. So today, I am giving myself one. For too long lately I have just been "out of it". I have felt so unhappy, unmotivated and like my life is just on PAUSE because of all the uncertainty that has been surrounding me. I have been so paralyzed by it all that I just have not been able to move forward...or even sideways for that matter -- just haven't been able to do much of anything. Even the things that normally cheer me up just haven't been cutting it lately.
I have been telling myself that I could do this or I should not do that because, well, we don't even know where we are going to be in the not so distant future. Our dream house has turned into a nightmare because of the financial woes overtaking our country and then you factor in the sinkhole issue we have...bleck! We are just stuck in PAUSE...not really sure how much longer or even IF we can stay in our house. Wondering how much longer I will have a job just piles on the worry. I have a 9 year old drama queen in my house too...I think my 11 year old son is the most stable out of us all...I suppose my husband could run a close second in that department...depending on the day ;)
There are two weddings coming up in my family too...one of my little sisters is getting married - this December 17th, in fact, and then my little brother is planning to tie the knot next May. Wonderful reasons to celebrate...but stressful and expensive (yep, just throw that into the worry-cart too)
I tried taking a break from some of the things in my life but unfortunately, the only thing that has succeeded in doing is causing my friends to worry.
Last night though, I was talking to a friend, and while we are not in exactly the same situation in our lives there are some similarities and she made a few comments during our conversation that just really helped change the direction of my way of thinking. Really simple things but finally, something that made sense to me and that could maybe even help me move forward instead of just being stuck on PAUSE. It will take some time I am sure but I am determined to climb out of this black hole I have found myself in.
So, I am giving myself permission to start over today. I am making a fresh start. I don't expect I have much of a following on my blog but at least by just putting it out there I am accountable to someone -- even if it is just Blogger! ;)
My first step is just to focus on the here and now and what I can do within and about that. Seems simple enough, right? Right. Right? Maybe not?
I am a worry-wart by nature. I think I may even be a bit of a control freak. I like to have a plan and a list to go with that plan...I tend to be lost without those things. And when things are so uncertain it is just that much harder to plan and make my list...and I just worry some more.
NOPE! I can do this. My first goal is just to enjoy my weekend...not going to stress about the house being a mess or the laundry or if the cat threw up again...nope, just going to enjoy my healthy family and the fact that we have a roof over our heads.
I got this.
I have been telling myself that I could do this or I should not do that because, well, we don't even know where we are going to be in the not so distant future. Our dream house has turned into a nightmare because of the financial woes overtaking our country and then you factor in the sinkhole issue we have...bleck! We are just stuck in PAUSE...not really sure how much longer or even IF we can stay in our house. Wondering how much longer I will have a job just piles on the worry. I have a 9 year old drama queen in my house too...I think my 11 year old son is the most stable out of us all...I suppose my husband could run a close second in that department...depending on the day ;)
There are two weddings coming up in my family too...one of my little sisters is getting married - this December 17th, in fact, and then my little brother is planning to tie the knot next May. Wonderful reasons to celebrate...but stressful and expensive (yep, just throw that into the worry-cart too)
I tried taking a break from some of the things in my life but unfortunately, the only thing that has succeeded in doing is causing my friends to worry.
Last night though, I was talking to a friend, and while we are not in exactly the same situation in our lives there are some similarities and she made a few comments during our conversation that just really helped change the direction of my way of thinking. Really simple things but finally, something that made sense to me and that could maybe even help me move forward instead of just being stuck on PAUSE. It will take some time I am sure but I am determined to climb out of this black hole I have found myself in.
So, I am giving myself permission to start over today. I am making a fresh start. I don't expect I have much of a following on my blog but at least by just putting it out there I am accountable to someone -- even if it is just Blogger! ;)
My first step is just to focus on the here and now and what I can do within and about that. Seems simple enough, right? Right. Right? Maybe not?
I am a worry-wart by nature. I think I may even be a bit of a control freak. I like to have a plan and a list to go with that plan...I tend to be lost without those things. And when things are so uncertain it is just that much harder to plan and make my list...and I just worry some more.
NOPE! I can do this. My first goal is just to enjoy my weekend...not going to stress about the house being a mess or the laundry or if the cat threw up again...nope, just going to enjoy my healthy family and the fact that we have a roof over our heads.
I got this.
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
BOO!
Did I scare you? ;) We cleaned out the garage this past weekend and so I brought out all the Halloween decorations. Since I was in the spirit I made a little something to display in my foyer. I am really happy with how it turned out. The House of Paper got in the Girls Paperie Toil and Trouble line so it was perfect to dress up these $1 wooden frames from Michaels
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| kind of cute, right? |
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
HOW do people do it?!
Sometimes I really hate reading peoples blogs, tweets and Facebook statuses...they end up leaving me feeling like such a failure. I can never seem to find enough time to get to everything that I need to or that I want to. HOW do they do it? I find myself frustrated more times than not because I can start something but then have the hardest time actually finishing something. Is there a secret to balancing things that I just haven't figured out yet?!
Thursday, July 01, 2010
Am I a glutton for punishment?
I love scrapbooking. I love being creative. I have a zillion ideas floating around in my (yep, I counted.). I am great when it comes to COLLECTING all the items I need for any given idea. I totally rock when it comes to STARTING any given idea. However, when it comes to actually FINISHING a particular project that stemmed from one of these zillions of ideas...I just plain suck. It's not that I don't WANT to finish my projects...I just don't seem to have enough hours in the day to get to everything that needs to be done.
So, what do I do about this? Well, I signed up for MORE ideas, of course!
Big Picture Scrapbooking is hosting a FREE Big Idea Festival...they had me at FREE! Over the course of 13 days I am going to be subjected to 39 different project and layout ideas...so I guess that will give me a zillion and 39 swimming around in my head. It would seem I am a firm believer in the fact that you just can't have too many ideas!
In honor of this class, and since I am now down to a 4 day work week, I am absolutely determined to finish at least 3 of my growing number of unfinished projects before my kids return to school again at the end of August. Can I do it?
Who knows....?!
I am thinking there is a good chance this idea could end up becoming just another one of the zillions of ideas already in my head!
Ya think?
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Trying something new this summer...
Got some bad news this week...seems the company I work for is struggling and so all employees have had to take a pay cut and go to a 4 day work week. The 4 day work week is not so bad, I have to be honest...but that pay cut...well, that's a bitch! We have had to rethink our plans for the summer and canceled a few things. We have also committed to not eating anymore. Hoping and praying that this will only be temporary. At least I still have a job, right?
We are going to have to get a little creative when it comes to fun things to do, especially when Daddy works from home and is pretty much glued to his computer until 4pm. At least with the 4 day work week I can have an entire day to spend with the kids and take advantage of some of the fun passes we, thankfully, already have and we can find some fun things to do together at home.
I just signed us up for a class over at Big Picture Scrapbooking:
We have decided to do this a family and I am rather looking forward to it. Especially after I emailed the instructor asking if the class would be good for us moms who work full time and when she responded, she referred to me as a "supermom"...as the saying goes, "you had me at hello." LOL! I am excited to do this with the kids and do some scrapbooking WITH them rather than just ABOUT them. Things should be interesting as well ;)
We are going to have to get a little creative when it comes to fun things to do, especially when Daddy works from home and is pretty much glued to his computer until 4pm. At least with the 4 day work week I can have an entire day to spend with the kids and take advantage of some of the fun passes we, thankfully, already have and we can find some fun things to do together at home.
I just signed us up for a class over at Big Picture Scrapbooking:
We have decided to do this a family and I am rather looking forward to it. Especially after I emailed the instructor asking if the class would be good for us moms who work full time and when she responded, she referred to me as a "supermom"...as the saying goes, "you had me at hello." LOL! I am excited to do this with the kids and do some scrapbooking WITH them rather than just ABOUT them. Things should be interesting as well ;)
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Coming Home
I love The Pioneer Woman and have spent many an hour exploring her blog where she shares amazing recipes, photo tips and I especially enjoyed reading the story of her and her Marlboro Man. Right now she has a contest going on her blog with the theme of Coming Home. The main reason for her doing this was as a way to honor our troops. Please take a minute to go and view the photos that people have submitted. They will truly touch your heart. Click HERE to see Coming Home at The Pioneer Woman Blog
I personally, don't think our troops and their families get enough recognition for the sacrifices they make for our country. Unfortunately, I believe too many people get so wrapped up in their version of politics and the real people of this country get lost on the sidelines. Take a moment to say a prayer for our troops and their families...and next time you pass one on the street, stop and just tell them Thank You.
God Bless the USA.
I personally, don't think our troops and their families get enough recognition for the sacrifices they make for our country. Unfortunately, I believe too many people get so wrapped up in their version of politics and the real people of this country get lost on the sidelines. Take a moment to say a prayer for our troops and their families...and next time you pass one on the street, stop and just tell them Thank You.
God Bless the USA.
Monday, May 10, 2010
Wanna see something cute?
So, last week Steve called me at work to tell me that he was sure he had heard kitten cries outside our office window but when he went outside to look, he couldn't find anything. Then today he called to tell me he had solved the mystery...it seems the stray cat that we have been feeding and affectionately nicknamed Scraps had kittens! They are living right outside the front of our house. This of course helps to solve another mystery -- the one as to whether or not Scraps was a boy or girl! ;)
Steve stumbled across Mama Scraps and her 4 kittens this morning as she was nursing them on our front porch. I went looking for them once I got home from work today and, OH, they are just the sweetest little things. Our best guess is that they are about 8 weeks old...and just so precious. Mama Scraps is very protective of her little babies, as any good mother should be. I kept my distance and just watched them play.
Steve stumbled across Mama Scraps and her 4 kittens this morning as she was nursing them on our front porch. I went looking for them once I got home from work today and, OH, they are just the sweetest little things. Our best guess is that they are about 8 weeks old...and just so precious. Mama Scraps is very protective of her little babies, as any good mother should be. I kept my distance and just watched them play.
Here is Mama Scraps and one her little sweeties.
Two more of her babies...are they not the CUTEST things you have ever seen?
I think this one is my favorite. Those eyes and the black on the nose...*sigh*...just melts my heart. Stevie and Alyson are both rather partial to this one as well.
Again, that little black nosed kitty is so precious!
These two are so cute...looks like they are on safari!
Of course Alyson wants to bring one inside but with 2 cats in the house already...well, I don't think it will go over very well. I do so wish we could bring them all inside though. For now we will just do our best to take care of them and pray that they will be okay. They have done pretty well so far which leaves me feeling optimistic.
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