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The mantal

2011-12-18T15:51:00.003-05:00

6th day of Christmas - 10th Birthday.

2011-12-07T07:57:00.001-05:00

Day 2, 3, 4, and 5 of Christmas

2011-12-05T20:18:00.001-05:00

Day 2:

Day 3 - Thompson Tree Farm:

Day 4- Cricut project

Day 5 - Trimming the tree

25 Days of Christmas - Day 1

2011-12-01T20:40:00.001-05:00

Let the countdown begin:

Halloween night

2011-10-31T21:01:00.002-04:00

Halloween night.

New pictures of the cats

2011-10-05T21:57:00.002-04:00

New color

2011-09-26T20:15:00.003-04:00

The orange room is Lyndhurst Timber by Valspar via Lowe's.

False Alarm

2011-09-22T14:01:00.002-04:00

Oops, the secret admirer wasn't a secret admirer after all. A girl wrote the letter. It turns out that the entire class was just writing these letters to each other for fun. The teacher told them to stop.

Secret Admirer

2011-09-19T21:17:00.000-04:00

Emily's first love note.

Fall morning

2011-09-19T21:14:00.003-04:00

Emily before school this morning.

Walking to school

2011-09-15T23:10:00.001-04:00

Emily and Veronica

Triniti and Gavin

New Day - Author Unknown

2011-09-14T11:11:00.001-04:00

This is the beginning of a new day. You have been given this day to use as you will. You can waste it or use it for good. What you do today is important because you are exchanging a day of your life for it. When tomorrow comes, this day will be gone forever; in its place is something that you have left behind…let it be something good.

The Orange room & Emily's dresser

2011-08-27T21:33:00.004-04:00

With a lot of effort the orange room is finally functional.

Hartford did an awesome job with the shelves.

Our $20 find at the yard sale this morning,

What every Mom needs to Know

2011-08-08T13:34:00.002-04:00

From: We are THAT Family - you know the ones by Kristen Welch

Every mom needs to know:

——————————THEY ARE NOT ALONE

Every mom needs to feel:

————————–LOVED WITHOUT EXPECTATIONS

Every mom needs to be told:

——————————-THEY ARE APPRECIATED

Every mom needs to believe:

———————————THEY ARE ENOUGH

Every mom needs to remember:

———————HE IS ENOUGH, WHEN THEY AREN’T

Emily's new hair style

2011-08-05T17:23:00.000-04:00

complete with a feather.

A girls day out

2011-08-04T19:55:00.002-04:00

Today was a girls day out. After meeting Emily's 4th grade teacher, Mrs. Jones, we ran a few errands, ate lunch at Which Wich, went shopping at Gymboree, and then we got pedicures. Next time she wants to get manicures as well. Yes, I do believe that I have created a monster.

2011-05-15T15:03:00.002-04:00

We no longer have a caterpillar living on the top of my dresser which was the only place that I could think of that Rascal couldn't reach but Emily could reach. Emily transferred it the the jug minutes before it's transformation. That was a close call. I didn't even have time to take a before picture.
Saying good-bye.

Bible Verses

2011-05-10T23:41:00.001-04:00

This was my midnight project last night. It's 17 Bible verses on a clip. I made one for Emily and one for Triniti.

Relay for Life

2011-05-06T21:41:00.002-04:00

Bailey

2011-05-04T11:36:00.002-04:00

Teacher appreciation week

2011-05-01T23:30:00.003-04:00

Teacher appreciation week is here! Mrs. Sawyer will be getting a Coke everyday plus a small bag of goodies. There will be a few other items that Mrs. Sawyer will be getting this week as well. Mrs. Wallace, Emily's 2nd grade teacher will be getting a Diet Coke everyday. Yeah, she is that special! Mrs. Jones, Triniti's teacher will be getting a small goodie bag Monday, Wednesday, and Friday and a Coke on Tuesday and Thursday. I'm very pleased at how things turned out.

Emily painted a picture frame for each of her teachers. She also painted one for the one and only Mr. Weeks. He is very special to us. In addition, she painted one for Mrs. Angie at BellBrooke, her favorite teacher at daycare.

These items are for Mrs. Gray, Emily's speech therapist. She really wasn't an afterthought. Emily just liked the picture frame that she painted for her so well that she decided to keep it for herself.

Strawberry Festival

2011-04-30T23:03:00.004-04:00

We didn't eat or pick the first strawberry, but we had a great time. Just wished Hartford was there to share it with us. And I also, wish they had fried pickles.

Easter 2011

2011-04-30T22:59:00.003-04:00

Not a kitty

2011-04-30T22:52:00.002-04:00

Rascal: "I am not a kitty! I am a fierce lion, the most fierce lion ever because I have taken down the biggest baddest pink horse ever!"
Emily: "Good kitty, you're so cute playing with my pinkie pie horse."

Rascal: "Did you just not hear what I said? I am NOT a kitty? Geez!"

Easter Egg hunt 2011

2011-04-23T21:44:00.002-04:00

Emily's prayer box

2011-04-19T00:24:00.001-04:00

For several months, I have had it on my heart and mind to make Emily a prayer box. Finally, it is finished. One of these days she may appreciate it.

Bubble Time

2011-04-10T16:50:00.001-04:00

Daisy and Emily

2011-04-05T22:42:00.001-04:00

Daisy: "Oh good golly day, enough with the loving! I want to be with my scratching post, ALONE!"

Emily, the cook has a buddy

2011-04-05T22:40:00.002-04:00

Rascal's new hang out

2011-04-05T22:40:00.001-04:00

Emily, the baker

2011-04-05T22:39:00.000-04:00

Emily, the artist

2011-04-05T22:38:00.000-04:00

Wrong bed

2011-04-05T22:35:00.003-04:00

Kitties: "What do you mean we are in the wrong bed? Everything belongs to us, therefore, this is our bed."

Rascal, working hard

2011-04-05T22:32:00.004-04:00

Rascal: "A cat's work is never done. Who keeps dragging this stuff out anyway? And, why do I always have to pick it up and put it where it belongs? Ugh, I think it's the nine year old!"

Just one of the guys

2011-04-05T22:31:00.001-04:00

Sam's Club

2011-04-05T22:30:00.000-04:00

Hum-O, Sam's Club is boring.

Sleeping cats

2011-04-05T22:29:00.000-04:00

New Toy

2011-04-05T22:27:00.000-04:00

Both kitties like their new toy.

Outside?

2011-04-05T22:24:00.002-04:00

Rascal: "That's the outside? I don't see any food out there, so I'm not interested in going out there."

Busted

2011-04-05T22:20:00.003-04:00

Daisy: "You really don't think that I did that do you?" Rascal: "Oh sure, blame it on me! Everyone always blames me for everything around here. I usually do always do it, but that is besides the point."

Triniti

2011-04-02T22:12:00.003-04:00

Somethings you just get a surprise when you download your pictures. This picture is my surprise. No doubt about it, Triniti is beautiful.

The tree

2011-04-02T14:00:00.005-04:00

First of all, let me admit, the tree was actually a lot larger than I thought. Clean up is going to be a major chore.

Our tree meets our neighbor's house

2011-03-29T08:31:00.001-04:00

A few new things

2011-03-27T21:45:00.002-04:00

Night light - 3 in a pack at Sam's Club. I am going back for another pack.Towels are from Sam's as well. The metal art in the background. I made a bunch of road trips to JoAnn's today for the wall art. But with the 40% off sale plus a 25% total order, I couldn't resist.

From enemies that fly

2011-03-17T19:52:00.000-04:00

I have enemies that fly or rather, my car has enemies that fly. Emily said, "Well, at least they didn't get my door."

Just a regular evening

2011-03-10T22:43:00.002-05:00

Look closely, can you see Daisy looking into the tent? Daisy is an introvert.
She likes to stay out of the spotlight.
Rascal, he is an extrovert. He even holds Emily's soap for her.
He loves baskets, but if he doesn't stop eating Daisy's and Emily's leftovers, he isn't going to fit in this basket. Note, we don't purposely let him eat Emily's leftovers, but he is a sneaky rascal.

Cat Letter #3 (Daisy)

2011-03-06T22:51:00.000-05:00

January 16, 2011

Hello,

My name is Daisy and I am a sweetie pie kitten. This morning when I was sitting on the cedar chest with my little paws on the window seal looking outside at the cute birdies, the girl grown-up told the boy grown-up that I was a sweetie pie kitten and that I reminded her of Missy cat. This made my heart glow with happiness.

I saw Missy cat last night in my dreams. She was beautiful and she had gray strips like me but more of them with golden highlights. Missy cat told me that I was beautiful with strips on my top and white on my belly. I couldn't help but giggle with happiness.

She told me that I was now old enough to pounce on the black box to make letters like Rascal. I'm all about pouncing. I especially like to pounce Rascal's tail. It hardly ever stops moving.

You know what else I like to do. I like to play hockey. I'll play hockey with anything at anytime with anyone. Sometimes the rug is moved from the foyer and that area is an excellent rink. Although, I'll use anything for the puck, my favorite puck is a little yellow bouncy ball. It just keeps going and going. Sometimes Rascal uses it to play basketball and that's okay because I usually can find the red bouncy ball nearby which is my second favorite ball.

In my dream, Missy cat told me that she used to play hockey too. But she warned me not to play hockey under the dresser at 3:00 in the morning. She said that she had been there done that and the results weren't pretty. I quietly asked her what happened and she told me that all she was going to tell me was that she ended up soaking wet and that I didn’t need to know anything else. “Oh,” I shyly said because I know what she meant because Rascal and I know the spray bottle all too well. Their names are Busted and Caught Ya.

Oh my, I hear Rascal being a rascal. I better go and check things out.

Until next time,
Daisy, one of the kittens

Bubble time

2011-03-06T20:52:00.002-05:00

Daisy may not like to play balloons with Rascal, but bubbles, now that is a game they both like to play.

New bed

2011-03-06T19:58:00.001-05:00

Rascal can sleep through anything, even the snap of a camera. Daisy, no she always wakes up at the slightest noise.

Father/Daughter Dance - 3rd grade

2011-03-06T19:54:00.001-05:00

a few new things

2011-03-03T22:17:00.000-05:00

Rascal

2011-02-24T21:35:00.002-05:00

If he is trying to hide, he needs to do a better job of it. Do you see Daisy? No that's because she is a good hider and is secretly under one of the beds.

Emily and Rascal

2011-02-24T21:34:00.000-05:00

Tired kitties

2011-02-24T21:33:00.001-05:00

The kitties are all worn out from taking so many darn pictures.

Waiting for some wet food

2011-02-24T21:31:00.000-05:00

The day the box became a play house

2011-02-24T21:29:00.000-05:00

Rascal

2011-02-24T21:27:00.001-05:00

Rascal may be smarter than we give him credit,

he knows were the kitties snakes are located

Kittens at play

2011-02-24T21:24:00.001-05:00

Daisy claims this as her personal scratching post.

Peter Pan

2011-02-20T19:51:00.001-05:00

Today, Emily and I flew to Neverland. It was awesome.

The kitties

2011-02-17T00:03:00.001-05:00

What did the kittens do tonight: Well, Rascal found a box in the orange room
and Daisy tried to climb the fireplace.

Rascal plays with a balloon

2011-02-16T23:41:00.004-05:00

Rascal can't resist playing with a balloon.

After it pops, he wonders what happened.

After Emily saves the day and finds Rascal another balloon, Daisy finally wonders what's going on and decides to check things out.
She sniffs.
Doesn't like the smell of it and backs away.
But that's ok with Rascal because he would rather play by himself anyway.

But atlas, he decides that it's time to see if Emily's artwork can be knocked down. Note: there is a star in the floor where he just successful knocked off of one of Emily's pictures. Nothing last forever, especially when you live with Rascal.

Walking to school in the snow

2011-02-16T22:55:00.002-05:00

The only proof I have that it snow that day are these pictures because by noon there wasn't a flake to be seen.

Book Report

2011-02-16T22:48:00.001-05:00

Emily will be presenting a book report in front of her class in the morning. Here's her poster:

Cat Letter #2 (Rascal)

2011-02-09T07:50:00.001-05:00

January 16, 2011

Hey Folks,

It turns out that my name is Rascal. The grown-ups and Emily say that I am a rascal. Seriously, I have no idea what they mean. I mean so what if I like to explore what's in the kitchen trash can from time to time, it doesn't make me a rascal does it?

My buddy's name is Daisy. The grown-ups and Emily say that she is a delicate flower. Seriously, I have no idea where that is coming from either. Have they not seen how sneaky she is when she pounces my tail. She carries a punch in her pounce, “ouch”. A delicate flower, I think not, but maybe a punch out petunia.

Do you want to know a secret? The grown-ups and Emily don't know that we know our names. They have this silly idea that we should come when they call us. No way, that is never going to happen. Plus, they are trying to teach us our names by giving us edible treats. Daisy and I know that we have a good thing going.

Oh good golly day, I sense Daisy is nearby and she is getting ready to pounce my tail so I better go and pounce her first. Oh the joy of pouncing!

Until next time,
Rascal, one of the kittens

P.S. I hope there is something good in the trash can tonight.

Emily's future plans

2011-02-06T10:34:00.000-05:00

Emily is amazing. She told me today that she plans inventing things and becoming an entrepreneur and instead of being a millionaire she going give to wildlife charities and cancer charities.

Summer craft

2011-02-05T10:13:00.000-05:00

Kitty update

2011-02-04T22:58:00.002-05:00

Daisy discovers a new hobby, bird watching. Rascal discovers a new way to get unto the counters, ugh! It's a good thing that boy is so darn cute.

The recycle bin

2011-02-04T22:04:00.003-05:00

Rascal enjoyed the recycle bin in the craft room until

Daisy came in and told him that he was sitting in the recycle bin.

Let the consignment sale season begin

2011-02-04T21:48:00.001-05:00

On the way home tonight Emily and I stopped at Cannon UMC's consignement sale. For $28 we got a Barbie house (sigh, another one but she used her allowance to pay for it), another book to add to her huge collection, a church dress, a pair of jean Carpi's, a solid colored tee-shirt, a swimsuit, and a bathrobe. I think we had a great start to the consignment season.

Poem by Emily

2011-01-26T22:33:00.005-05:00

"I Am Poem"

Written by Emily on January 26, 2011

I am spatial and unique

I wonder why some people have nothing

I hear my future saying keep on moving forward

I see imagination in every child

I want to save homeless animals

I am spatial and unique

I pretend I am a famous artist

I feel the broken hearts of abused animals

I touch my destiny

I worry poachers will kill most of the animals

I cry when I think of Missy cat

I am spatial and unique

I understand that every day someone passes away

I say imagination is the strongest power

I dream to be successful in life

I try to follow my heart

I hope to help endangered species

I am spatial and unique

Enoying the snow to the very end

2011-01-17T18:06:00.003-05:00

Tree hunting

2011-01-11T20:43:00.003-05:00

Painting

2011-01-11T19:38:00.002-05:00

Emily painted the pottery that she made yesterday.

Snow day #2

2011-01-11T19:38:00.001-05:00

Playing in Emily's room

2011-01-11T19:36:00.002-05:00

Snow day (night) #2

2011-01-11T19:02:00.002-05:00

Today I cleaned off the driveway and then Emily and I went to school to play. We had a ball. However, since we got cold we decided to wait to build our snowman and we almost waited too long.

Kitties playing in the laundry basket

2011-01-11T17:22:00.001-05:00

Christmas Craft

2011-01-11T17:03:00.000-05:00

Emily's 9th birthday

2011-01-11T17:00:00.002-05:00

Thompson Tree Farm

2011-01-11T16:49:00.006-05:00

A basket full of love

2011-01-11T16:46:00.000-05:00

Rascal

2011-01-11T16:43:00.000-05:00

Play time with Rascal

2011-01-11T12:34:00.000-05:00

The red dress

2011-01-11T12:32:00.000-05:00

They love their cat tree

2011-01-11T12:31:00.003-05:00

Teacher's Gift

2011-01-11T12:27:00.001-05:00

Daisy - nap time

2011-01-11T11:16:00.000-05:00

Play time

2011-01-11T10:52:00.000-05:00

Kitty jail

2011-01-11T10:50:00.000-05:00

Bath Time

2011-01-11T10:48:00.000-05:00

Christmas kitties

2011-01-11T10:47:00.001-05:00

Rest time

2011-01-11T10:43:00.000-05:00

My laundry helper

2011-01-10T23:53:00.000-05:00

Kitty bed

2011-01-10T23:49:00.000-05:00

The tea party

2011-01-10T22:49:00.000-05:00

Rascal a.k.a. The basketball player

2011-01-10T22:47:00.000-05:00

Bailey

2011-01-10T22:46:00.000-05:00

Love at first sight.

Buddies

2011-01-10T22:42:00.001-05:00

My little helpers

2011-01-10T22:32:00.002-05:00

I'll take all the help I can when it comes to taking down the Christmas decorations.

Hockey time - Daisy style

2011-01-10T17:33:00.003-05:00

When I remove the rug from the foyer, it becomes the perfect rink. She and Rascal played for hours this morning.