Kitten

*Updated 6-1-08: Kitten has gone to live with the 9 yr. old that lives across the street. I believe that even though there are 3 other cats that already live there, she'll be very loved.

Kitten came home wrapped in my daughter's sweatshirt. My first response was "NO!" Then I said only in your room. Every thing; cat and all that goes with having a cat. Kitten has snuck into my heart. 'She' is adorable. She plays and she has learned to purr. If I'm laying on the floor, when she wears herself out she curls up next to me. At first I wouldn't have any thing to do with her because I didn't want to get attached. We still call her 'Kitten', because she isn't supposed to stay. We have all asked everyone we can think of and every one we've asked says no. I would still prefer her to go to a different home, but I have a feeling if she stays long enough to gain a name I will have lost the battle.

Wordless Wednesday

Truely Blessed & Very Proud Continued

We celebrated Gabrielle's birthday that same evening. That is why she is wearing the cap. We had Greg and his parents over for dinner, cake and ice cream. Michael and I had given her a new camera for her birthday before he went back to Okinawa. That is what I'm using to take pictures with. Then Greg and his parents gave her a tripod and a really nice camera case. She was on cloud nine. It was a really great day.

Gabrielle took this picture with her new camera using the timer and her new tripod. Pretty good, huh?!

Truely Blessed & Very Proud!

On May 22, 1989 the Lord saw fit to bless Michael and I with a healthy, beautiful baby girl.

On May 22, 2008 our baby girl turned 19 and walked in her High School Graduation Ceremony. It was a very special day.

She actually completed her credits for her High School Diploma in November 2007, but couldn't walk until May 2008. I am so very proud of her!

I Have Lost My Bragging Rights!

When I met my husband I had a 20 gallon fresh water fish tank. I had gone to a ceramic store and painted a tug boat which I sank to the bottom with copper pennies. No one bothered to tell me that copper could be toxic to fish, not even the fish store where I went at least once a month to buy the same fish over and over.

Once Michael and I were married and settling into our new home I wanted to set up my tank. He wanted nothing to do with it. Finally one day while he was at work I set the tank up myself. Once it was up I could almost always find Michael submerged to his elbows in my little tank. His interest grew into quite the hobby. He would leave Saturday morning around nine saying he would be home in a little bit; 8 hours later I would call the fish store to see if he was still there. His interest grew to a 50 gallon tank that he put Synadontis catfish and African Chiclids in. (I'm sure I haven't spelled the name of those fish correctly, but for a very poor speller it's close enough.)

Then it grew to a 75 gallon salt water tank. It was gorgeous. Michael spent a lot of time with and in this tank. Then he got orders to Desert Storm. I had 2 children 13 months apart; the oldest age 14 months. He left me pages of instructions telling how to care for that tank. He wanted me to do some sort of something with it every week. I fed the fish and checked the salinity. He was gone 8 months I changed the water twice. Not one fish died. They all lived the whole time he was gone. Before he left he was losing one every two weeks. For obvious prideful reasons this has always been one of my favorite fish stories to tell.

Now to present day: Michael went back to Okinawa, leaving me with a 20 gallon tank in prime shape. All of a sudden all the fish are acting drunk and I've lost 4 fish. I feel awful! He is handling it very well; not really concerned. The tank is fresh water but the fish were kind of pricey and they had gotten large so it was no fun disposing of them.

So, you see, I have lost all bragging rights! I am treating the tank, but no positive results yet.

I could write pages of fish stories. But that will do for now.

Stay tuned for pictures of gifts Michael has sent. I can't wait for that man to be home!

The Tree

Remember this:

My bathroom remains bare, undecorated.

Today I went with a friend to Home Depot and found this:

I was so excited! I knew it would look just perfect on my tub. I brought it home only to discover that it is way too tall. Look, in this picture where it sits on the floor it is still too tall. It is still in my bathroom for now, I have no idea where else to put it. I just have to giggle every time I see it. It was certainly an impulse buy. However, the $12 was well spent if only for the giggles it has brought me. :)

When I look at my tub I see candles and plants! Any suggestions of what kind and how?

Mother's Day

The kids and I had a great day. We went to a 5 acre rose garden. The garden is owned privatly, but it was opened to the public on this day. We had so much fun seeing the roses and taking pictures. Gabrielle received an early birthday present of an exceptionally nice camera. She took gobs of pictures. I wish I could post them all on here for you to see. I will post, probablly too many. Like I said we had a blast and I have family that will enjoy seeing them. If you aren't family, I hope you enjoy them as well.

When we got home the kids made me lunch. It has been a really nice day.

Hope you Mother's Day was a happy one.

Happy Mother's Day!