2 weeks to go!

2 weeks from today... I have my big surgery! I am sooooooooooo burnt out at work, that I am actually looking forward to a couple of weeks off... I will take them any way that I can get them. I will probably be taking more time off than I originally expected, which is nice. I thought that I was going to have to use all of my sick, person and vacation time to be off for my surgery... but, I recently found out that I only have to use 5 sick days and the rest will be covered (at 100%!!) by short term disability! YAY! so, now I don't have to rush back.

I got a surprise in the mail on Monday... Mini-Jane! I am excited to have her here with my to help with my surgery. It is always nice to have a friend around, and anyway... her last stay with us was very short! I haven't set up her "apartment" yet... I will be sure to take lots of pictures when I do... Mini-Jane will be living it up with a bedroom, office and kitchen (many thanks to Matel for making such fine barbie furnishings when I was a child!). I may have to go out and get a new mini-toilet. ... I might have to do that tonight, since it is the 11th of the month!!!! (Mini Jane and I will have to have a drink tonight to mark the monthly count down to when the real Jane returns to the states after being in the Peace Corp).

ok, what else... Winky is fully transitioned into house life and is getting along great with the other cats. I think Hank and her are quickly become best friends. She is currently addicted to pipe cleaners...which was Hank's toy of choice when we first brought him home too. I volunteer with Operation Catnip this weekend, and as always... I am really looking forward to it. It is really nice to have a found a group where I feel that I belong... we are all kindred spirits there. It takes quite the army of volunteers to keep the clinics going, pretty much the same group of people every month. It is hard work... but rewarding and fun at the same time.

well... I guess I better get back to work. I hope to post some new pictures soon!

Can food be"obnoxious"????

In a conversation that just occurred with an unmentioned party... they said something that I found quite odd. We were talking about food and they said that they don't eat ribs because they find them messy and obnoxious. Obnoxious?? I get the messy part but can food really be called obnoxious?? hmmmmm??? and mmmmmm.... now I am craving some bbq pig!

Winky... stitches out and hanging with the big kids!

Here are some more pictures of Winky and the rest of the gang. She got her stitches out last week. Her wound is healing well... sinking in to match the contour of her eyesocket. But... her tortie coloring hides it well. Mike let her out of her room on Friday afternoon and she has had free run of the house since then. She is a quick little think and very agile...you would never know that she was missing an eye by watching her play, dart about and jump around. She is starting to play some games of chase with the others, but is still leery of contact with then (unless it is her jumping on one of their backs...which she has done to both Lydia and Emmy a few times). Most of her wrestling occurs with my hand... she has sharp teeth and claws, so my hands are quite torn up (and that is playing with her while my hand is under a blanket!) She isn't quite as lovey dovey as she was when she was "locked up" ... now it is play, play and more play. I get a little bit of cuddling late at night, right before bed (ok, so it isn't technically late at night...but late for me!). She has learned her name (Winky) already and will run and jump up on the couch when I call her name and make kissy noises. Her fur has gotten super soft and silky (not quite as silky as Hank's) and Mike and I are quite convinced that she has more than doubled in size since bringing her home.




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Hank... and his military crawl

Here are some pictures of baby hank... I guess calling him "Hank the Tank" has caught on with him and he thinks he is in the military. He military crawls across the ottoman, the bed... and occasionally the floor when he is playing. it is hilarious to watch. The pictures show
what he looks like when he is finished crawling. he will stay like this for quite a while!

What we did while we were snowed in!

Over the rainy turned to snowy weekend... Mike and I painted our master bathroom. Mike installed a new toilet (yay... I am very excited about this, our old one was... crap. (pardon the pun!). it is funny what you get excited about as homeowners!). I did the slate backsplash. I still need to get some grout.... But, I am very pleased with how my first tile job has turned out so far!!

WE GOT SNOW!!! .... finally!!

Blueberry...the newest crocheted kitty

SOLD!!!!