Everyone made it through with flying colors!

Just got the call from the clinic... all the kitties had successful surgeries. They don't do the kittens till the afternoon. The do the dogs in the morning... I guess to keep them from barking all day! anyway... we get to pick them up at 5. I am sure that they will all be pretty groggy. perhaps I can get some good video footage of drunk kittens!

A nervous wreck....

Ok... I am a nervous wreck today. Mike and I dropped the kittens off at Prevent a Litter this morning for their boy and girl operations! I am always neurotic when I have to leave just one at the vet for a short period of time... today we dropped off 5 kittens (Tater Tot, Paisley, Cowboy and Cowgirl... and Molly too). Molly enjoyed coming to our house last night for a "sleep over"... she probably wont be too excited after today! But boy did she and the rest of the gang romp all over the house last night. the living room was definitely not in the same order as I left it last night!!

I will post on their progress this weekend or monday.

Crocheting for a cause...

I just wanted to show you all my new little "company" name for all the catnip toys I have been making. I have donated them to a rescue group in the past, but was currently making them for the volunteers at Operation Catnip. Well... just as I had a good number (over 30) I got a call that the rescue group was about out... of toys and money. So they wanted to know if I could make another batch for them to sell at an upcoming fundraising event.... Operation Catnip isn't until the 21st of this month... so I have plenty of time to make some more for them. Anyway... Cat's Cradle is going to sell them for $5 each. Not to shabby for some scrap yarn and about 30 - 45 minutes of my time.

ok... so here is what I came up with for a company name/logo!

Fishing with Zach and Joey at the lake

Mike and I spent labor day with my brother Chuck and his wife, Christen. We got to see all the work they have done to Uncle Clifford's house. It really is amazing what a little paining and some rearranging can do! I never knew his living room was that big! and moving the frig made a huge difference in the kitchen. They made us a great meal! but...we couldn't stay too late b/c Chuck goes to bed at like 4 and Christen had to study (she is in her second year of law school!).

We got back to the lake just in time to do a little fishing with Zach and Joey! My brother Mike and his family came out for the day.

I let Zach fish with "the pink lady" (my new fishing pole)... it wasn't in the water long before he caught a fish!



When Joey got back from the boat ride that he was on... he took over Mike's fishing pole.



With Mike's help, Joey caught a fish too!

Zach's 5th Birthday Party!

Dad and Honey in matching outfits!

My Dad and Honey dog were wearing matching outfits for Zach's 5th B-day Party!!

Cowboy likes to stop and smell the flowers!

It looks like I have passed my love of flowers and gardening on to
Cowboy. ... I didn't have the heart to tell him that the flowers we
fake!!

-Shannon