tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88196302024-02-20T05:42:40.887-05:00INFP girlTo keep you up to speed on what's happening in my world. :)Karahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16365040521907670109noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8819630.post-57300822628642565272013-10-09T15:57:00.003-04:002013-10-09T15:57:57.337-04:00Broccoli BitesWe recently had a get together with friends where everyone brought either an appetizer or a dessert. I made these - they were awesome!! We brought ranch for dipping, and it was good, but unnecessary since they were delicious on their own. :) In our house, we call these Broccoli Balls! Even Lila (14 months) enjoyed them, but I think she would have liked them more if I'd steamed the broccoli a bit longer. It was still crunchy, which is how I like it, but she has no molars yet so crunchy is a little difficult for her. :) I actually doubled the recipe in the hopes that I could freeze leftovers for an easy/quick healthy snack. However, there were no leftovers to freeze so I'm not sure how they hold up in the freezer yet.<br />
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Ingredients<br />
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1 medium head of broccoli, cut into very small pieces<br />
1 small carrot, peeled and shredded<br />
1 garlic clove, pressed<br />
¾ cups cheddar cheese<br />
3 eggs, beaten<br />
1 cup of panko or bread crumbs<br />
1 tsp Italian seasoning<br />
salt and pepper taste<br />
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Directions<br />
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1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Steam broccoli pieces for a few minutes, until they turn a nice bright green. Let cool.<br />
2. In a large bowl combine all ingredients and mix well.<br />
3. Shape into bite size broccoli balls.<br />
4. Bake on parchment paper for about 18-20 minutes or until golden brown.Karahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16365040521907670109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8819630.post-13638978511674594352010-03-08T08:51:00.000-05:002010-03-08T08:51:22.369-05:00Spring is on it's wayWe went walking at Kensington yesterday and took these pictures. It's hard to believe there's still so much snow on the ground when it's been in the 50's for a few days now! Granted, it does get down into the teens each night still...but I'm sooo ready for the snow to all be gone so I can start working in my gardens again!!! The geese are coming back and I swear we heard a sandhill crane - I had no idea the cranes came back this early!<br />
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Here's a cute picture of the kitties snuggling with my husband. :)</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/SrklcGOVpXI/AAAAAAAAAhE/JQQ05I1Qfx4/s1600-h/8+weeks+1.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/SrklcGOVpXI/AAAAAAAAAhE/JQQ05I1Qfx4/s320/8+weeks+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384375994135455090" /></a><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Karahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16365040521907670109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8819630.post-55129628941814650942009-09-11T10:57:00.002-04:002009-09-11T11:03:13.459-04:00Mia & Tux<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/SqplfKHBq6I/AAAAAAAAAg8/JA1RaGaTv2c/s1600-h/IMG00091.jpg"><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/SqplfKHBq6I/AAAAAAAAAg8/JA1RaGaTv2c/s320/IMG00091.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380224290811653026" /></a>Tux and Mia are getting along better! Right before this picture was taken, Mia was looking out the window with her tail hanging down...and Tux was ferociously attacking her tail. :) She pulled her tail up, turned, and gave him a look of "WHAT are you DOING???" She's still not completely sure about him yet, but there is a lot less hissing and she's out and about with him more. The only time she's hissing now is when he's all up in her face trying to get her to play. We still lock him in a different room at night to give her some time to herself (and to keep him from keeping US awake!). I keep hoping she'll give him a good slap one of these days to teach him to give her some space, but she hasn't yet done this.Karahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16365040521907670109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8819630.post-38111240648280569892009-09-08T08:56:00.005-04:002009-09-08T09:02:14.681-04:00New Kitten<div>We got a new kitten over the weekend. :) His name is Tux and he's 6 weeks old. We think his dad was a Manx because he's only got a half a tail, his sister has no tail at all, but his brother has a full tail. He's an adorable little trouble maker. His big (adopted) sister Mia isn't too sure about him yet. She keeps an eye out for him and hisses if he gets too close, but he's not at all afraid. I think with time she'll accept him. Here's some pictures of Tux and his new sister Mia:</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/SqZVmiJTjQI/AAAAAAAAAg0/_vFvPLzNxtc/s1600-h/10725_158005869534_688064534_3587384_5834595_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/SqZVmiJTjQI/AAAAAAAAAg0/_vFvPLzNxtc/s320/10725_158005869534_688064534_3587384_5834595_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379080925429861634" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/SqZVmRiOdLI/AAAAAAAAAgs/jFRV2W5csss/s1600-h/10725_158005874534_688064534_3587385_2904518_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/SqZVmRiOdLI/AAAAAAAAAgs/jFRV2W5csss/s320/10725_158005874534_688064534_3587385_2904518_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379080920970982578" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/SqZVinbfvHI/AAAAAAAAAgk/Tg7hyOwlVG4/s1600-h/10725_158005879534_688064534_3587386_7802987_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/SqZVLEFdNJI/AAAAAAAAAe0/oS55jL4JusQ/s320/10725_158006004534_688064534_3587405_8382656_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379080453504185490" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Karahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16365040521907670109noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8819630.post-70283457591420110252009-06-22T11:36:00.003-04:002009-06-22T11:38:44.943-04:00Freecycle Offer - Magazine Rack<div style="text-align: center;">This is being posted so freecycle users have an easy way to view pictures of this item. If you want this and could pick it up from South Lyon, let me know! :)</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/Sj-lYBVg_pI/AAAAAAAAAd8/xCGGvKfU8kM/s1600-h/IMG_3790.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/Sj-lYBVg_pI/AAAAAAAAAd8/xCGGvKfU8kM/s320/IMG_3790.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350176714433560210" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/Sj-lXyHeGRI/AAAAAAAAAd0/xmchnmK0Abo/s1600-h/IMG_3789.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/Sj-lXyHeGRI/AAAAAAAAAd0/xmchnmK0Abo/s320/IMG_3789.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350176710348118290" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/Sj-lXZIU3oI/AAAAAAAAAds/-xUyzrpb4LY/s1600-h/IMG_3788.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/Sj-lXZIU3oI/AAAAAAAAAds/-xUyzrpb4LY/s320/IMG_3788.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350176703640821378" /></a>Karahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16365040521907670109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8819630.post-13567287520679635912009-06-03T08:03:00.009-04:002009-06-03T08:33:27.687-04:00socks and gardens, what else? :)so the pink socks are done. :) This first picture is a good shot of the stitches, but a bad one of the actual color....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/SiZopxJzuSI/AAAAAAAAAc4/KjZqGIdSONs/s1600-h/IMG_3780.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/SiZopxJzuSI/AAAAAAAAAc4/KjZqGIdSONs/s320/IMG_3780.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343073074700073250" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Here's a more accurate picture of what the color is. I need to figure out the settings on my camera and how to get both in the same picture... :)</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/SiZopmyChEI/AAAAAAAAAcw/NUxU20kngH4/s1600-h/IMG_3777.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/SiZopmyChEI/AAAAAAAAAcw/NUxU20kngH4/s320/IMG_3777.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343073071916024898" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The current project - I actually finished p the toe on this sock last night and have it off the needles. I'll be casting on the mate tonight! :) it's hard to see the pattern, but it's a cabled one called "dragonfly"</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/SiZopIyHQLI/AAAAAAAAAcg/-1XOCjD3ST4/s1600-h/IMG_3772.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/SiZopIyHQLI/AAAAAAAAAcg/-1XOCjD3ST4/s320/IMG_3772.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343073063863271602" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The cutest cat ever, Mia, wants to say hi!!! :)</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/SiZoVULjGeI/AAAAAAAAAcI/Hwq0zp3z0mQ/s1600-h/IMG_3767.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/SiZoVULjGeI/AAAAAAAAAcI/Hwq0zp3z0mQ/s320/IMG_3767.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343072723325360610" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And now for some more garden pictures!!! Its so amazing how much things can change over night!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I noticed these growing this weekend - I'm not sure what their "official" name is, but we called them coin plants when I was a kid. They must have come with something that I transfered from mom's garden because I didn't plant them. I decided to leave them since I had so much fun playing with them and the "coins" when I was younger. :)</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/SiZoIT1vo5I/AAAAAAAAAbg/wGmfamKCRGY/s1600-h/IMG_3762.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/SiZoIT1vo5I/AAAAAAAAAbg/wGmfamKCRGY/s320/IMG_3762.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343072499895608210" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">more and more peonies keep opening up! </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/SiZn6y5YRKI/AAAAAAAAAa4/rtpiBQUu4lc/s1600-h/IMG_3757.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/SiZn6y5YRKI/AAAAAAAAAa4/rtpiBQUu4lc/s320/IMG_3757.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343072267714184354" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/SiZn6awdBGI/AAAAAAAAAaw/ZKzkaYauUvM/s1600-h/IMG_3756.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/SiZn6JKso0I/AAAAAAAAAao/UbA0-oRASm0/s1600-h/IMG_3755.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/SiZn6JKso0I/AAAAAAAAAao/UbA0-oRASm0/s320/IMG_3755.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343072256512533314" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Paul and his dad are going to rip this bush out for me in a few weeks. It's so ugly and overgrown. Whenever I cut it back, it just turns brown...so it's time to say good bye! :-D</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/SiZnnRX-lYI/AAAAAAAAAaQ/pSFEmtRDoRw/s1600-h/IMG_3752.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/SiZnnRX-lYI/AAAAAAAAAaQ/pSFEmtRDoRw/s320/IMG_3752.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343071932298204546" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">mmmm....irises! These are the ones from mom's garden. There's two colors- this light color and a darker one. Only the light ones were open last night, but I noticed some dark ones that were opening this morning!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/SiZnnBmJXEI/AAAAAAAAAaI/LoNOG52qr60/s1600-h/IMG_3751.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/SiZnnBmJXEI/AAAAAAAAAaI/LoNOG52qr60/s320/IMG_3751.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343071928062663746" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/SiZnZ28slhI/AAAAAAAAAZ4/eCcbdnf2Es0/s1600-h/IMG_3749.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/SiZnZ28slhI/AAAAAAAAAZ4/eCcbdnf2Es0/s320/IMG_3749.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343071701866157586" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/SiZnZgbR8fI/AAAAAAAAAZw/83a38gfafRU/s1600-h/IMG_3748.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/SiZnZgbR8fI/AAAAAAAAAZw/83a38gfafRU/s320/IMG_3748.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343071695820419570" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/SiZnZOhOoOI/AAAAAAAAAZo/llNKPi9g5yU/s1600-h/IMG_3747.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/SiZnZOhOoOI/AAAAAAAAAZo/llNKPi9g5yU/s320/IMG_3747.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343071691013529826" /></a><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;">Strawberries!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/SiZnMH5bY_I/AAAAAAAAAZQ/2qKIbkwntI4/s1600-h/IMG_3744.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/SiZnMH5bY_I/AAAAAAAAAZQ/2qKIbkwntI4/s320/IMG_3744.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343071465897681906" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Radishes in the planter box. :)</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/SiZnLdUnMhI/AAAAAAAAAZA/TyCAieXJbxI/s1600-h/IMG_3742.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/SiZnLdUnMhI/AAAAAAAAAZA/TyCAieXJbxI/s320/IMG_3742.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343071454468977170" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Lettuce!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/SiZnLJwr8lI/AAAAAAAAAY4/5wM9rls452I/s1600-h/IMG_3741.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/SiZnLJwr8lI/AAAAAAAAAY4/5wM9rls452I/s320/IMG_3741.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343071449218019922" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;">Spider wort! I LOVE this plant. Only a few of the buds are opening, but in a few days they all will be and it will be QUITE the sight. These open each morning and close each evening.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/SiZm6MARckI/AAAAAAAAAYQ/CWbeXZUX5-c/s1600-h/IMG_3736.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/SiZm6MARckI/AAAAAAAAAYQ/CWbeXZUX5-c/s320/IMG_3736.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343071157762486850" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/SiZm5_epgUI/AAAAAAAAAYI/yUTmqqgYe1U/s1600-h/IMG_3735.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/SiZm5_epgUI/AAAAAAAAAYI/yUTmqqgYe1U/s320/IMG_3735.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343071154400231746" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">front yard:</div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/SiZsvmBjIuI/AAAAAAAAAdg/iPfFRmH3TEw/s1600-h/IMG_3763.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/SiZsvmBjIuI/AAAAAAAAAdg/iPfFRmH3TEw/s320/IMG_3763.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343077572838367970" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">back yard:</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/SiZsuppA4QI/AAAAAAAAAdQ/LyVNJXZ_CaE/s1600-h/IMG_3738.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/SiZsuppA4QI/AAAAAAAAAdQ/LyVNJXZ_CaE/s320/IMG_3738.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343077556629332226" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/SiZsuSCSXSI/AAAAAAAAAdI/XL23NYrKRCc/s1600-h/IMG_3737.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/SiZsuSCSXSI/AAAAAAAAAdI/XL23NYrKRCc/s320/IMG_3737.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343077550292884770" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/SiZm7Pq_IXI/AAAAAAAAAYo/tWaDnYL7P7E/s1600-h/IMG_3739.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/SiZm7Pq_IXI/AAAAAAAAAYo/tWaDnYL7P7E/s320/IMG_3739.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343071175926817138" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/SiZsvMX-TYI/AAAAAAAAAdY/RM4TFZ4c6vA/s1600-h/IMG_3740.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/SiZsvMX-TYI/AAAAAAAAAdY/RM4TFZ4c6vA/s320/IMG_3740.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343077565953101186" /></a></div>Karahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16365040521907670109noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8819630.post-68783863933020019592009-06-01T14:40:00.010-04:002009-06-01T15:09:49.235-04:00mmmm.... peonies!<div style="text-align: center;">We just finished up an awesome weekend with great weather! And it just happened to be my birthday on Saturday. :) Mom came over Saturday and we spent all day working in my gardens after a yummy lunch prepared by my awesome husband. mmmm burgers on the grill!!! We got TONS of work done in the gardens and they look GREAT. Pictures of the overall look to come - but here's some of my favorites that are currently blooming - peonies! I love love LOVE the dark pink ones and they smell heavenly.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/SiQg-xc7LhI/AAAAAAAAAXY/Pmbi2ezE-no/s1600-h/Peonies2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/SiQg-xc7LhI/AAAAAAAAAXY/Pmbi2ezE-no/s320/Peonies2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342431320766885394" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/SiQg620CpVI/AAAAAAAAAXQ/VaCVxJa3p0g/s1600-h/Peonies3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/SiQg620CpVI/AAAAAAAAAXQ/VaCVxJa3p0g/s320/Peonies3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342431253486544210" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/SiQgxs9NFhI/AAAAAAAAAXI/8dYZQKQgAs4/s1600-h/Peonies1.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-decoration: underline;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/SiQgxs9NFhI/AAAAAAAAAXI/8dYZQKQgAs4/s320/Peonies1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342431096221799954" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Oh, and our dead vole count was up to 4 Saturday morning and there haven't been any spottings since. I'm REALLY hoping they've moved on.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">While we were working in the yard, we sent Paul and John to go pick up a new couch for us! It's so exciting to finally get past having Paul's college fouton in our living room!!! :) We recently upgraded our tv and tv stand also - so we're doing pretty good. :) I'm not sold on the color of the couch. it's very...green... But it's in perfect condition, has a fold out bed, is very comfortable...and only cost us $50! Really, how can you beat that? So we sent our guest bed home with mom and John to store until a friend of ours is ready to pick it up for her son. The fouton and all of my crafting things went into the "guest room" (YAY!!! now I have a craft room!!!! my stuff all used to be in the dining room) And we still sleeping space for the same number of guests...though maybe not as COMFORTABLE sleeping - I'd rather have a bed than a fouton any day. But we also decided that, for as rare as stay over guests are, it's not worth having a room that we're not able to use for anything.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So here's pictures. Our old tv stand is still here to the left - we'll be getting rid of that as soon as we figure out where to put the video games that are in it...</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/SiQmR17ZjhI/AAAAAAAAAXo/hK7VRkIvAww/s1600-h/living+room+1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/SiQmR17ZjhI/AAAAAAAAAXo/hK7VRkIvAww/s320/living+room+1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342437145944100370" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here's our new couch, with the dining room in the background...</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/SiQmoPz5aTI/AAAAAAAAAXw/u6_6gMJqjxM/s1600-h/living+room+2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/SiQmoPz5aTI/AAAAAAAAAXw/u6_6gMJqjxM/s320/living+room+2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342437530849077554" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Our now-spacious dining room.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/SiQmyZ02kNI/AAAAAAAAAX4/pbcaJHdMC9c/s1600-h/living+room+3.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/SiQmyZ02kNI/AAAAAAAAAX4/pbcaJHdMC9c/s320/living+room+3.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342437705336131794" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">And my craft room that is in need of MUCH organization. The fouton is against the other wall - so you'd be facing my desk when sitting on it.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/SiQnBf2II3I/AAAAAAAAAYA/z30pVBzFryE/s1600-h/craft+room+1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/SiQnBf2II3I/AAAAAAAAAYA/z30pVBzFryE/s320/craft+room+1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342437964650128242" /></a>Karahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16365040521907670109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8819630.post-37889697154428945992009-05-29T08:39:00.003-04:002009-05-29T08:47:04.088-04:00We got one! WARNING: Gross picture<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I talked to the MSU Extension office in Oakland County yesterday to see if there was any better way to get rid of voles than just using mouse traps like we did last year. Unfortunately the woman I talked to told me that the traps were probably our best bet unless we want to use poison. Poison in my vegetable garden??? I don't think so! So Paul and I baited 5 traps with peanut butter and set them around all of the holes in the garden last night. (when I say Paul and I - I mean Paul. :) After snapping my thumb in a trap last year, I'm scared to death of the things - so I just supervised.) When I got up this morning and checked, ALL of the traps were sprung....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/Sh_XlTNBQMI/AAAAAAAAAW4/fNqN9xjGvco/s1600-h/IMG00429.jpg"><img style="text-align: center;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/Sh_XlTNBQMI/AAAAAAAAAW4/fNqN9xjGvco/s320/IMG00429.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341224718894710978" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">...And we'd only caught one. GROSS!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/Sh_XlpQzJ6I/AAAAAAAAAXA/4QaTxcuMsGc/s1600-h/IMG00430.jpg"><img style="text-align: center;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/Sh_XlpQzJ6I/AAAAAAAAAXA/4QaTxcuMsGc/s320/IMG00430.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341224724816144290" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I left this ugly little guy for Paul to deal with. Husbands are so great! We're going to keep resetting the traps and replacing the ones that succeed every day until we stop catching anything. I think I'm also going to try spreading some of Mia's shed fur around out there so they think that there's predators around. Hopefully this will work - I'm sick of them eating/killing my plants!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>Karahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16365040521907670109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8819630.post-91008929851643962432009-05-28T09:36:00.004-04:002009-05-28T09:43:22.522-04:00Cuteness, flowers, and more socks<div style="text-align: center;">Isn't this the cutest picture ever?? :) Mia's supervising as I put away laundry. She likes being involved in anything that's going on. :)</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/Sh6Te45hz-I/AAAAAAAAAWw/T0sMlKE6nNs/s1600-h/IMG00399.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/Sh6Te45hz-I/AAAAAAAAAWw/T0sMlKE6nNs/s320/IMG00399.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340868366987022306" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The irises that I got from my mom's garden are finally blooming. They're so pretty! :) There's another color - a lighter purple. I wonder if any of them will bloom this year.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/Sh6TerSxoJI/AAAAAAAAAWo/9FikwckpIBE/s1600-h/IMG00424.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/Sh6TerSxoJI/AAAAAAAAAWo/9FikwckpIBE/s320/IMG00424.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340868363334819986" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/Sh6TecCV12I/AAAAAAAAAWg/vqYySBsB17U/s1600-h/IMG00425.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/Sh6TecCV12I/AAAAAAAAAWg/vqYySBsB17U/s320/IMG00425.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340868359239358306" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And here's the socks I'm currently working on. My first project with cables! I have no idea why I was afraid of cables for so long - they're actually very easy!! One sock is done and I'm just starting the heel flap on the other. They're a wool/silk blend that's super soft and cozy. The color is more of a bright fuscia than this picture shows - I guess my cell phone doesn't take the BEST pictures ever. :) I'll get some better pictures with my real digital camera when I'm done with the second sock. My next project will be another pair of socks out of the same yarn, but in a plum color. Any suggestions for a nice worsted weight sock pattern for me to try?</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/Sh6Td8T_loI/AAAAAAAAAWQ/os0htq0ByAo/s1600-h/IMG00427.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/Sh6Td8T_loI/AAAAAAAAAWQ/os0htq0ByAo/s320/IMG00427.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340868350723462786" /></a>Karahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16365040521907670109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8819630.post-10928981051363413262009-05-27T08:07:00.008-04:002009-05-27T11:20:11.197-04:00Some more garden pictures<div style="text-align: center;">yeah, so maybe posting all of these pictures is being a bit obsessive. I don't care. :) I'm attempting to document all of my plants this year - and posting pictures here helps keep me motivated to keep the gardens weeded, watered, and healthy. I'm just really excited about growing things this year! :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Columbine:</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/Sh0ufs9Lv3I/AAAAAAAAAWE/P-bpyXi5-7s/s1600-h/IMG_3721.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/Sh0ufs9Lv3I/AAAAAAAAAWE/P-bpyXi5-7s/s320/IMG_3721.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340475855309881202" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/Sh0ubjwF8uI/AAAAAAAAAV8/CZJOfnLIE1c/s1600-h/IMG_3720.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/Sh0ubjwF8uI/AAAAAAAAAV8/CZJOfnLIE1c/s320/IMG_3720.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340475784119579362" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Wild phlox on the other side of the fence - in the field behind our yard.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/Sh0ubfiRfOI/AAAAAAAAAV0/O1XuRFAXOVo/s1600-h/IMG_3719.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/Sh0ubfiRfOI/AAAAAAAAAV0/O1XuRFAXOVo/s320/IMG_3719.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340475782987873506" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/Sh0ubN9hxgI/AAAAAAAAAVs/rtGpQ88ncBg/s1600-h/IMG_3717.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/Sh0ubN9hxgI/AAAAAAAAAVs/rtGpQ88ncBg/s320/IMG_3717.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340475778270348802" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The voles are back and are terrorizing my veggie garden already :( any tips on getting rid of them? The best I've found so far is regular mouse traps with peanut butter.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/Sh0ubKmR-DI/AAAAAAAAAVk/vda5dyztJ4c/s1600-h/IMG_3712.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/Sh0ubKmR-DI/AAAAAAAAAVk/vda5dyztJ4c/s320/IMG_3712.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340475777367537714" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">zucchini</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/Sh0ua0gezhI/AAAAAAAAAVc/UNenv2BVue4/s1600-h/IMG_3711.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/Sh0ua0gezhI/AAAAAAAAAVc/UNenv2BVue4/s320/IMG_3711.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340475771437633042" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">my version of square foot gardening. it's actually 2-square-foot gardening as my squares are 2x2 instead of 1x1. :) eh, it works.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/Sh0uMm350fI/AAAAAAAAAVU/dKsuqcquvww/s1600-h/IMG_3710.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/Sh0uMm350fI/AAAAAAAAAVU/dKsuqcquvww/s320/IMG_3710.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340475527259607538" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">one of my new planter boxes that my father in law built me for my birthday! This is where I'm going to grow lettuce and other greens to keep them away from the voles & rabbits.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/Sh0uMWwWaJI/AAAAAAAAAVM/qiGfrxeq2Ew/s1600-h/IMG_3708.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/Sh0uMWwWaJI/AAAAAAAAAVM/qiGfrxeq2Ew/s320/IMG_3708.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340475522932959378" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">all of the planter boxes....</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/Sh0uMPSUruI/AAAAAAAAAVE/2jPWRRWE1hY/s1600-h/IMG_3707.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/Sh0uMPSUruI/AAAAAAAAAVE/2jPWRRWE1hY/s320/IMG_3707.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340475520927968994" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The first peony of the year! :)</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/Sh0uMEzPxNI/AAAAAAAAAU8/UNDhZ8A5SuQ/s1600-h/IMG_3705.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/Sh0uMEzPxNI/AAAAAAAAAU8/UNDhZ8A5SuQ/s320/IMG_3705.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340475518113268946" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">and some more about ready to come out</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/Sh0uL8c_eXI/AAAAAAAAAU0/ECfSjXa17ZY/s1600-h/IMG_3704.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/Sh0uL8c_eXI/AAAAAAAAAU0/ECfSjXa17ZY/s320/IMG_3704.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340475515872442738" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">garden in front of the house - irises, dianthus, sedum, lilies...and some weeds. :)</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/Sh0t5UuXbCI/AAAAAAAAAUs/IsRkWLRnL7E/s1600-h/IMG_3702.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/Sh0t5UuXbCI/AAAAAAAAAUs/IsRkWLRnL7E/s320/IMG_3702.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340475195970251810" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">my tiger lily had babies!! :)</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/Sh0t5DY4WdI/AAAAAAAAAUk/s0b63vehLpc/s1600-h/IMG_3701.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/Sh0t5DY4WdI/AAAAAAAAAUk/s0b63vehLpc/s320/IMG_3701.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340475191316732370" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">front of the house</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/Sh0t46EdOKI/AAAAAAAAAUc/sJL0GHBvLTs/s1600-h/IMG_3699.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/Sh0t46EdOKI/AAAAAAAAAUc/sJL0GHBvLTs/s320/IMG_3699.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340475188815149218" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">hmmm.... first year any of my irises have been YELLOW!!! where'd this come from??</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/Sh0t44B39nI/AAAAAAAAAUU/RDfnHnZdg_s/s1600-h/IMG_3697.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/Sh0t44B39nI/AAAAAAAAAUU/RDfnHnZdg_s/s320/IMG_3697.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340475188267447922" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">irises in front of the house</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/Sh0t4jp1gvI/AAAAAAAAAUM/1VV0CkFqSLo/s1600-h/IMG_3696.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/Sh0t4jp1gvI/AAAAAAAAAUM/1VV0CkFqSLo/s320/IMG_3696.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340475182797914866" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">front of the house... I just found out what the white flowers are - ornithogalum umbellatum or Star of Bethleham. Very pretty and sweet smelling flowers. :)</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/Sh0tadXU11I/AAAAAAAAAUE/CVEKJJuGGbY/s1600-h/IMG_3694.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/Sh0tadXU11I/AAAAAAAAAUE/CVEKJJuGGbY/s320/IMG_3694.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340474665713588050" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">front of the house... do you know what the pink stuff is? It also came with the house. it flowers most of the spring/summer. is it creeping phlox?</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/Sh0taDUnq7I/AAAAAAAAAT8/_60TA9WPTgc/s1600-h/IMG_3691.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/Sh0taDUnq7I/AAAAAAAAAT8/_60TA9WPTgc/s320/IMG_3691.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340474658722917298" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">side of the house. we built this pathway. there just used to be a garden here and nothing connecting these two decks...so we put in some cinder blocks and installed a gate. I love it!! :) strawberries and roses on the right, lilies, black eyed susans, and some kind of ground cover on the left.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/Sh0tZ6q22lI/AAAAAAAAAT0/5jo5VU77Tvg/s1600-h/IMG_3686.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/Sh0tZ6q22lI/AAAAAAAAAT0/5jo5VU77Tvg/s320/IMG_3686.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340474656400267858" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">close up of the strawberries</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/Sh0tZhojv9I/AAAAAAAAATs/qSb3QNoiBAY/s1600-h/IMG_3684.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/Sh0tZhojv9I/AAAAAAAAATs/qSb3QNoiBAY/s320/IMG_3684.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340474649679740882" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">closeup of the roses</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/Sh0tZi7T1jI/AAAAAAAAATk/2MpzA8NBix4/s1600-h/IMG_3683.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/Sh0tZi7T1jI/AAAAAAAAATk/2MpzA8NBix4/s320/IMG_3683.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340474650026825266" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Karahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16365040521907670109noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8819630.post-25820732165287346552009-05-26T15:44:00.008-04:002009-05-26T15:55:30.566-04:00Socks, who'd have thought?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/ShxH1aav3dI/AAAAAAAAATc/gOX0kXGdUds/s1600-h/IMG00406.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/ShxH1aav3dI/AAAAAAAAATc/gOX0kXGdUds/s320/IMG00406.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340222241104715218" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/ShxH1Ox5lvI/AAAAAAAAATU/01Oex0WSMxI/s1600-h/IMG00405.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/ShxH1Ox5lvI/AAAAAAAAATU/01Oex0WSMxI/s320/IMG00405.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340222237980595954" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/ShxH072ktMI/AAAAAAAAATM/oJVVlteOtgo/s1600-h/IMG00404.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/ShxH072ktMI/AAAAAAAAATM/oJVVlteOtgo/s320/IMG00404.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340222232899925186" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/ShxH0kD1hdI/AAAAAAAAATE/9gnx0Z-08Ps/s1600-h/IMG00403.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/ShxH0kD1hdI/AAAAAAAAATE/9gnx0Z-08Ps/s320/IMG00403.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340222226513102290" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/ShxHpWHk27I/AAAAAAAAAS8/AsmmKeCPNts/s1600-h/IMG00402.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/ShxHpWHk27I/AAAAAAAAAS8/AsmmKeCPNts/s320/IMG00402.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340222033792129970" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/ShxHl_hfqkI/AAAAAAAAAS0/8KgXhfNEEIA/s1600-h/IMG00401.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/ShxHl_hfqkI/AAAAAAAAAS0/8KgXhfNEEIA/s320/IMG00401.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340221976187218498" /></a>So hopefully certain members of my family aren't reading my blogs because they may recognize some of these project when we exchange Christmas presents. Wow, I can't believe I'm thinking about Christmas ALREADY! Usually I think about these things too late to make nice presents for everyone, but I'm way ahead of the game this year! :) Here's pictures of some of my finished projects. I never would have thought I'd ENJOY knitting socks, but I do. maybe it's because the project gets completed so quickly. Who knows? :) More to come as they're completed - I just pulled one unpictured sock off the needles last night and will be casting on it's mate tonight. :)Karahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16365040521907670109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8819630.post-62845396487028488642009-05-26T15:02:00.013-04:002009-05-26T15:55:53.330-04:00I love spring!So spring means I've been out in the yard planting things, fighting the weeds, and just happily watching things grow. Here's some pictures that I took this morning on my way out the door to work!<br /><br /><div><br /><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/Shw9tUinbfI/AAAAAAAAAR0/TofwjNu7Tvc/s320/Dahlias1.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340211106971872754" /><br />The pink flowers = Dianthus. Funny story here - I bought three flats of this last year and was told it was an annual. it's back this year and doing better than ever - and it definitely isn't from reseeding - the actual plants from last year are still alive! I did some research and found that this plant is available as an annual or a perennial. They must have mismarked and I got a really good deal and a nice surprise this spring. :)<br /></div><br /><br /><div><br /><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/Shw-lJhU0qI/AAAAAAAAASE/7wpVGn0_VWk/s320/Herb+Garden.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340211106971872754" /><br />Here's my herb garden with some Dianthus mixed in. I may be moving the Dianthus as I'm running out of room! The oregano that I planted last year is threatening to take over the entire garden. There's baby dill seedlings ALL over because I let it go to seed last year (yum dill!) and I've got some baby basil, thyme, and rosemary coming up from seed too. My lavender plant is hiding behind the Dianthus, but it's greening up and getting lots of leaves too. I've also planted a supplemental herb garden in a pot in the kitchen window sill. :) this one includes another kind of basil (basil is my FAVORITE), cilantro, and parsley. Yum!<br /></div><br /><br /><div><br /><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/Shw_azhSSdI/AAAAAAAAASM/1o4xHw33a3E/s320/Oregano.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340211106971872754" /><br />...and a close-up picture of the giant oregano!<br /></div><br /><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br /><div><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/ShxAPGLxA4I/AAAAAAAAASU/pdU10f_PWOc/s320/Irises1.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340211106971872754" /><br /><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/ShxASbhycpI/AAAAAAAAASc/6oI-9sRf99k/s320/Irises2.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340211106971872754" /><br />Irises...one of my favorite flowers! This is just one of 3 or 4 different kinds in my garden. One variety already blossomed and I missed getting a picture. :( Another is ABOUT to blossom. The plants are all covered with buds - I'll be sure to take lots of pictures when the blooms finally come out because this last variety is my FAVORITE! It might have something to do with the fact that the bulbs came from my mom's garden and that they're the flowers I grew up helping care for and love. :)<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/ShxAWDl39YI/AAAAAAAAASk/HXzsTw3b_NQ/s1600-h/IMG00420.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/ShxAWDl39YI/AAAAAAAAASk/HXzsTw3b_NQ/s320/IMG00420.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340214005820028290" /></a><br /><div>...and last picture for the day - the iris bed, next to some peonies, lilies, dianthus, spider wort (such a pretty "weed"!), and there's some violets hiding (maybe I should move them since they're being overgrown) and there were some hyacinths earlier in the year.<br /></div><br />I haven't planted any annuals yet this year (the violets are there because they re-seeded themselves), unless you count some of the herbs and veggies that have been planted. I love perennials. I sometimes feel like I waste my money with annuals...so I've been trying to get such an assortment of perennials that something is always in bloom. I'm getting really close!! if only my daffodils had bloomed this year... Oh well, I guess they can have their first year off. :)Karahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16365040521907670109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8819630.post-28552576203714504012009-01-13T15:05:00.005-05:002009-05-26T15:56:10.243-04:00My excuse for not posting lately<img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/SWz06kqmzwI/AAAAAAAAAOg/641W66rcs8s/s320/IMG00295.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290872949365460738" /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/SWz066XfoNI/AAAAAAAAAOo/-L6g8mQ5RA0/s320/IMG00298.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290872955190878418" /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/SWz07GYmGxI/AAAAAAAAAOw/jO4ZS40r9sM/s1600-h/IMG00304.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/SWz07GYmGxI/AAAAAAAAAOw/jO4ZS40r9sM/s320/IMG00304.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290872958416722706" /></a><div><br /></div><div>the pictures kinda speak for themselves - it's really hard to type lately!!! I fell on the ice and broke my ulna (biggest bone that makes up the forearm) - in two places - both directly in the middle of the elbow joint...and I sprained my back-but that's pretty much healed now. It looked like I might need surgery on the arm for a while...but I'm VERY happy to report that I do not. So now I'm just stuck in a full arm cast until it heals....and typing one handed, which makes the idea of blogging not seem so nice, especially after spending an entire day at work writing code with one hand. :) It's very frustrating, but I'm dealing with it. More to come when my left arm is free again!!! :)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div></div>Karahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16365040521907670109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8819630.post-39724108347347932152008-10-02T11:06:00.003-04:002008-10-02T16:09:15.346-04:00Fall is definitely here...I can't believe how quickly the weather turned to fall! This time of year seems almost magical to me - the crisp cool air, the beautiful fall colors, the crunching of leaves underfoot, the romance of a dark evening, hay rides and apple cider, snuggling up in a nice soft warm sweater... I could ALMOST come to love fall. But to me, fall simply means the end of summer and the beginning of 4+ months of being cold, of it being too dark to go for walks before work or after dinner, of shoveling snow and scraping windshields. If we could go directly from October to April and skip the 5 months in the middle, I would love this time of year!<br /><br />In anticipation of the cold weather, I have started knitting again. I'm hoping to get enough things done by the middle of November that I'm able to add these to my sale, along with the jewelry and purses that I've already created. Here is a picture of my barely-started second knitting project of the season - a scarf with a fairly detailed stitch:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/SOTlqMwWuwI/AAAAAAAAAK8/pG2EEFKhio0/s1600-h/scarf.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7S6AgADJwlc/SOTlqMwWuwI/AAAAAAAAAK8/pG2EEFKhio0/s320/scarf.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252575578562149122" /></a><br /><br />I'm thinking I might try tackling a sweater as my next project. :)Karahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16365040521907670109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8819630.post-85929792667829975852008-09-29T12:58:00.001-04:002008-09-29T12:58:33.759-04:00New Family Member?<div dir="ltr"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; ">We live in a neighborhood with a LOT of cats wandering around. In fact, the other day, Paul and I sat in our living room and watched one of the neighborhood cats through the window - we were very amused. The cat was walking down the street and came upon a car parked there. It got curious and started investigating. Low and behold, the drivers window was totally down. Guess what kitty did? She jumped up onto the ledge of the window, hung out there for a few minutes, then jumped inside. For the next 10 minutes or so, kitty investigated the inside of the car - climbing on the backs of the seats, climbing into the windshield and the rear windshield... I was half hoping that the owner of the car would come out and start to get in with the cat in there! That would have been enough to keep me amused for the rest of the day, I think!!! (remind me not to leave my car windows down if my car isn't in the garage!)<div> <br></div><div>Most of these neighborhood cats belong to, or are at least fed by the people who live across the street. I was once invited into their back yard and saw at LEAST 25 cats in and around the house. I'm sure there were plenty more that I wasn't able to see! They tell me they do cat rescue, but most cat rescue places try to find new homes for their cats...I don't think they do this part of it. One of their cats, called Buttons by them and Thumbs by Paul and me (you'll understand our name if you ever meet him), comes to visit us regularly. He's the sweetest thing ever (next to our Mia, of course!). He'll stare in the windows and meow, waiting for me to come out and pet him. When I get home from work and he sees my car, he'll follow me up the driveway, he'll even go nose to nose with Mia at one of the screens trying to make friends. She used to get VERY upset and make the worst noises ever and puff up into a huge furry hairball. Now she just lays there and stares back at him (thinking evil thoughts in his direction I'm sure). Yesterday I sat out on the front porch with him for about 20 minutes. He climbed into my lap and just purrrrred away, completely content. I always feel bad when I get up to go inside because he always tries to follow me in and looks really sad when I don't let him. He's one of those cats who THRIVES on attention, but his owners have so many cats I can't imagine they're able to give him as much as he wants. </div> <div><br></div><div>What I'd love to do is talk to his owners and see if we can adopt Thumbs. I think he'd love to live with us - he'd get the attention and companionship. I think Mia would get used to him and befriend him...eventually. I even think he'd probably convert to an indoor cat ok. All he ever seems to want to do is eat and be pet. He can do these two things inside, right? So do I ask the neighbors? Will they be offended that I'm asking for one of their cats or will they be happy that he's going to a good home? Also, I had to do a lot of begging to get Paul to allow Mia to move in with us. He was an avid hater of cats. But he absolutely ADORES her now (except when she walks across his head in the middle of the night), but I'm not sure that I'd be able to convince him to allow another cat into our home. He'd probably be concerned about the cost of another mouth to feed, but really - cats aren't that expensive. The most costly part of it would be the vet visit he'd have to have before moving in. We'd need to make sure that he doesn't have anything that might get Mia sick.</div> </span> </div> Karahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16365040521907670109noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8819630.post-41298497588278609182008-09-26T09:20:00.005-04:002008-09-26T10:52:37.261-04:00My slow drive to workSo I was actually out the door on time this morning on my way to work. I thought I was doing good! I should have gotten here about 10 minutes early! Very good for this late in the week! But as I pulled out onto Pontiac Trail, I noticed lots of police flashers a ways ahead of me...and then traffic slowed...and we didn't go above 5 mph for the next 40 minutes. I suppose I could have turned around and taken back roads in, but I assumed it was an accident and that eventually we'd get around it and be traveling fine - and backtracking seemed like it might be more of a time waster... Then we went around a curve in the road and I was able to see what was really happening ahead of me. There was some guy dressed in black - running and 6 police motor cycles encircling him. Behind this entourage was a motorhome with police flashers (ever been pulled over by a motorhome??) and a banner on the back. There were also police cars at every single intersection we came to, stopping traffic to keep whoever this runner was from getting run over or needing to stop. The thought that went through my mind was that this must be some politician or something - maybe someone running for office who felt that they needed to be protected when out for a run (though I have no idea why one would be in South Lyon) - and if that was the case, they'd certainly lost MY vote!! :) So eventually I get close enough to be able to see the banner on the back of the motorhome - it's the torch runner for the Special Olympics! Seeing how I've got nothing better to do and haven't had to even use the gas pedal basically since I got on the road, I google it to see if I can find their route - to make sure they're not going to be going past where I work because I really don't want to follow them the entire way... no such luck, but I did find out that it wasn't a competitor from the special Olympics who was running - Law enforcement offices from around the country do that running. That would explain the massive police presence! But yes, I eventually made it into work...40 minutes late (pretty bad when it normally takes me 12 minutes to get to work!) I don't think anyone really even noticed, though. At least nobody who will get me in trouble! It's times like this that being salaried is a good thing!Karahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16365040521907670109noreply@blogger.com0