Friday, August 25, 2006
Smokey
This is just a short post to let you know, that we were leaving for vacation last Saturday, and guess who showed up for the first time since Wednesday.... SMOKEY!!!! I was soooooooooooo happy to see her!!! I felt bad though, cuz we left soon after... and she's still around, she actually came in for awhile last night and slept with us and was purring and rubbing up against us!!! It feeels great!! Thank you God for answering our prayers!!! The kitties have also not let us out of thier sight since we got home last night. More on our trip and pictures when I catch up on laundry and unpacking!! We had a GREAT time!!!
Friday, August 18, 2006
Broken Heart
My heart is broken. We haven't seen Smokey since Wednesday afternoon... I feel so sad... It's my fault she left, she hated these kittens... She was the BEST cat I've ever had, great hunter, really good kitty, never got on the counters, didnt' need a litter box... she loved us and we loved her... I keep hoping she'll just walk up , we call her and nothing.... I filled her food dish in the garage lasts night... not a piece was gone.... What a horrible way to start vacation. Bradley was feeling the hurt yesturday, and I'm sure it'll be worse today, she LOVED him and vise versa... This stinks... Smokey come home!! We love you!!
Tuesday, August 08, 2006
It's another girl!!!!
As you guessed by the title... we adopted 2 kitties instead of just the one! We got Tiger on Friday and by Saturday morning, Doug had decided we could get Tigers sister... her name is Shadow... they are so much fun to watch together... Smokey is STILL upset!!! I've heard it will take close to a month for her to come around. I feel really guilty for doing this to Smokey.
Picture #1 Tiger
Picture #2 Shadow
Picture #3 Smokey... NOT HAPPY!!
Shadow is too funny.. she gets ahold of her little toy mouse and hangs on to it and growls... she's got her hunting instincts kicking in... and then when you pick her up and cuddle she purrs.. she's a sweety too, she curled up on me last night and went to sleep, Tiger was stretched out next to me. She's not as cuddly .... yet.
Kids started VBS last night, they had a great time!! 3 more nights, this is Ryan's first year to go, I hope he was good...
Friday, August 04, 2006
Thursday, August 03, 2006
Not posting enough
Obviously I haven't been posting enough , sort of like a friend of mine ;-) I will try to solve that problem! I think now that I have a new computer and camera, it will make it easier.. Or at least less time consuming since the new puter is MUCH faster.. And the camera, I can actually get some pictures posted more often. I know that makes me not seem so far away from far away friends when I see pictures all the time!
Doug & I got a nasty tummy bug over the weekend. Doug started with it Sunday about 2:30 AM... Good thing I was really nice to him and got him whatever he needed and kept the kids either out of the house or quit so he could sleep once he was able to, because by 11:15pm that same night, I had it... This was something I haven't had in years!!! I wouldn't even wish this on my Mother In Law.. And some of you know how I feel about her ( And with her babysitting everyday that I work, that relationship has NOT gotten any better!!) Doug missed Monday from work, which was good, he took care of the kids.. And then I was also home Tuesday, I was so drained, So I worked a whole day this week.. Kids loved it. Especially since we were in a heat wave, they were able to spend more time in the pool. I am feeling MUCH better now and hope the kids don't get it!!
The heat wave has broken with a bang, we are getting lots of storms, nothing to major right here , but south of us was getting hammered last night. We are again under a T-storm watch today. I am glad the 100+ heat index is gone since Doug doesn't have air at work! I just saw the radar a nasty line is coming right up towards us.. I love stormy rainy days in the Summer, it's a day I can get all the laundry done and the house spotless without feeling guilty about not being outside with the kids.
Our new addition will be here tomorrow at 4pm... I think the kids want to name her Sassy.. It's a character name from the Homeward Bound movies. The kitty is 5 weeks old tomorrow, but is eating food and the Mommy is done with the kittens. I am REALLY hoping Smokey handles this well, she's very territorial, but she's gotten new dishes and a new bed and tons of attention... So hopefully she'll be fine and she wont' try to eat the kitty.. We keep telling her she's getting a little sister.. Think she understands?? We don't see her in the house much in the Summer. The kitties "foster" Mom has to bring them over when her youngest son isn't home, because he has some "issues" and he doesn't want them to go anywhere, he wants to keep them all, so this is the easiest way. Lets all hope for a smooth transition.
We are planning our vacation. We are going the 3rd week in August. My boss will be off that week, so Doug took vacation that week too. We will leave on Saturday and stay in Mt. Pleasant for a couple days with Doug's sister, free food and free lodging and free babysitting. Then we will head North. We have to go to the Shipwreck museum in Whitefish Point, Bradley is really into shipwrecks of the Great Lakes, so he's pretty excited, we will also see Taquamenon Falls while up there, and whatever else we can find to see, especially if it's free... And then we are going to the Soo... For the Soo Lock Boat tours. We've been to the Locks many times over the past 15 years but never on the boat tour, the kids will really like it, and then probably stay up there somewhere off the beaten path that's cheap with no fancy amenities... We're on a tight budget!! Then we will go back South and Take a Ferry out to Mackinac Island, We are taking our own bikes and a couple small coolers full of beverages... You know, like bottled water that we wouldn't have to pay $5 each for! ( Seems like the ones I get from sans club come out to about .15 each, big savings) And then we can explore the Island on our own time without having to get bikes back at a certain time, hard to rush with kids and what's the point, They'll get to see more than just the main parts like we did when we were there 2 years ago. Then Ryan had his cast and couldn't ride a bike So we hit a couple gift shops and called it good... This is the year to explore, he's 6 instead of 4 and Brad is 10 instead of 8, Great ages for stuff like this! Brad has learned so much about Michigan this past school year, that he'll really get into it this time. Those are the main things we plan on doing, We'll also have to get dippen dots in Mackinaw City.. And I also have another gift shop I have to hit there to find a candle I got there last year, I hope they still have them!! Or something similar. Bradley also has been working this summer, so he's got his own spending money this year! Not sure how long we'll stay up there, but even if we find a beach ( gee think we can find one of those in Michigan??) and spend a day, the kids will love it! It's all about summer vacation memories!! I'll also take lots of pictures.. My memory card will hold just over 900... I think that should be enough... I hope :-)
I guess on that note, I'd better run and get my house all nice and clean, I've got my second load of laundry in the washer... And a tub/shower calling out to be cleaned!! I'll try to be better and post more!!
Doug & I got a nasty tummy bug over the weekend. Doug started with it Sunday about 2:30 AM... Good thing I was really nice to him and got him whatever he needed and kept the kids either out of the house or quit so he could sleep once he was able to, because by 11:15pm that same night, I had it... This was something I haven't had in years!!! I wouldn't even wish this on my Mother In Law.. And some of you know how I feel about her ( And with her babysitting everyday that I work, that relationship has NOT gotten any better!!) Doug missed Monday from work, which was good, he took care of the kids.. And then I was also home Tuesday, I was so drained, So I worked a whole day this week.. Kids loved it. Especially since we were in a heat wave, they were able to spend more time in the pool. I am feeling MUCH better now and hope the kids don't get it!!
The heat wave has broken with a bang, we are getting lots of storms, nothing to major right here , but south of us was getting hammered last night. We are again under a T-storm watch today. I am glad the 100+ heat index is gone since Doug doesn't have air at work! I just saw the radar a nasty line is coming right up towards us.. I love stormy rainy days in the Summer, it's a day I can get all the laundry done and the house spotless without feeling guilty about not being outside with the kids.
Our new addition will be here tomorrow at 4pm... I think the kids want to name her Sassy.. It's a character name from the Homeward Bound movies. The kitty is 5 weeks old tomorrow, but is eating food and the Mommy is done with the kittens. I am REALLY hoping Smokey handles this well, she's very territorial, but she's gotten new dishes and a new bed and tons of attention... So hopefully she'll be fine and she wont' try to eat the kitty.. We keep telling her she's getting a little sister.. Think she understands?? We don't see her in the house much in the Summer. The kitties "foster" Mom has to bring them over when her youngest son isn't home, because he has some "issues" and he doesn't want them to go anywhere, he wants to keep them all, so this is the easiest way. Lets all hope for a smooth transition.
We are planning our vacation. We are going the 3rd week in August. My boss will be off that week, so Doug took vacation that week too. We will leave on Saturday and stay in Mt. Pleasant for a couple days with Doug's sister, free food and free lodging and free babysitting. Then we will head North. We have to go to the Shipwreck museum in Whitefish Point, Bradley is really into shipwrecks of the Great Lakes, so he's pretty excited, we will also see Taquamenon Falls while up there, and whatever else we can find to see, especially if it's free... And then we are going to the Soo... For the Soo Lock Boat tours. We've been to the Locks many times over the past 15 years but never on the boat tour, the kids will really like it, and then probably stay up there somewhere off the beaten path that's cheap with no fancy amenities... We're on a tight budget!! Then we will go back South and Take a Ferry out to Mackinac Island, We are taking our own bikes and a couple small coolers full of beverages... You know, like bottled water that we wouldn't have to pay $5 each for! ( Seems like the ones I get from sans club come out to about .15 each, big savings) And then we can explore the Island on our own time without having to get bikes back at a certain time, hard to rush with kids and what's the point, They'll get to see more than just the main parts like we did when we were there 2 years ago. Then Ryan had his cast and couldn't ride a bike So we hit a couple gift shops and called it good... This is the year to explore, he's 6 instead of 4 and Brad is 10 instead of 8, Great ages for stuff like this! Brad has learned so much about Michigan this past school year, that he'll really get into it this time. Those are the main things we plan on doing, We'll also have to get dippen dots in Mackinaw City.. And I also have another gift shop I have to hit there to find a candle I got there last year, I hope they still have them!! Or something similar. Bradley also has been working this summer, so he's got his own spending money this year! Not sure how long we'll stay up there, but even if we find a beach ( gee think we can find one of those in Michigan??) and spend a day, the kids will love it! It's all about summer vacation memories!! I'll also take lots of pictures.. My memory card will hold just over 900... I think that should be enough... I hope :-)
I guess on that note, I'd better run and get my house all nice and clean, I've got my second load of laundry in the washer... And a tub/shower calling out to be cleaned!! I'll try to be better and post more!!
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