Surprise (on the left) and Impatience wanted to say hello.
I made them some hats! aren't they cute?? Which style is your favorite?
( caps galore. so cute!! )
Conscience: Why, who do we have here?
( It's all Mia's fault. I swear. )
Granted, it might have an extremely slow leak... I'm watching......
and it took me, hm... 6 hours (well, that DOES include 2 trips to home depot)
but I did it.... I hope it doesn't leak!!!!!!
early this morning as usual, Boo was tormenting TS. But I heard her clock him - she swatted him SO HARD that I heard it. She was all "whap! whap! whap! WHAP WHAP!!!"
Boo didn't seem to notice. He is a freaking linebacker.
This morning while I was out, Boo got up on the newly-cleared-off countertop and a) knocked dwon a red velvet bjd chair (thank heavens nobody was IN IT), broke an antique teacup (BAD BOO!) and chewed on one of my handmade mohair teddy bears.
>:|
Now, little adorable Nakitama and Ashbet, you don't have to read this, cuz clearly you've conquered your curly-hair-ness and yours is faboo. But for the rest of us mortals, those of us who cry when it's humid, try to fight the frizz (and fail), who figure "well, ponytails are ALWAYS in style, right?" this might be for you.
BELOW is a link to the clearest (and shortest) explanation I've found regarding the "Curly Girl" method.
http://dormroomcurly.blogspot.com/2
There is also a website www.naturallycurly.com that has product links, a forum where people post pictures, and just tons of other info in general.
IF you are one of my crafting buddies and you're on ravelry, the group is called Naturally Curly Crafters.
And to answer your first question - no, I don't shampoo my hair anymore. I "co-poo" it. READ ON!!!!
Fight the frizz! curls are beautiful! wooty toot toot!!!!
if you believe, please sign the online petition to get him THE HELL OUT.
Boo was playing with something in the hall near the stairs so intently... when I got up to see what he was doing, this is what I found.
Now, in his defense, the tiles are loose anyway, and the flooring (carpet, floor, everything) in my whole house really DO need to be replaced, but still, this is just hastening the process. I should get pics upstairs of where he AND Tubbysnuggles have ripped and torn up the carpet where there is a seam in the two doorways. **sigh**
Still, when somebody sleeps like this -- all the time -- it is impossible to stay angry. Life is rough, eh??
and the WENDY, wendy wendy! in vintage! i loved it!!
the whole mag was great. I actually READ almost every single article in it.
WOOT!
He’s been with me for a little over 3 weeks. He’s staying. :)
History:
Boo was found at about 4 months old wearing a collar that was getting increasingly tight as he grew. He was either abandoned or maybe he accidentally got out, and his family couldn’t find him, or something. He was placed in foster care and to everyone’s astonishment, he wasn’t adopted as a kitten. He is now, they figure, about 14 months old. He is a big cat, with big feet and a really big, thick tail. Still, from being caged too long and being overfed, he is overweight. We are working on that. I’m sure being out and able to charge up and down the stairs will help get some of that weight off. I got him from Petsmart, where he was caged for 4 months as they tried to adopt him. Before THAT, he was caged at a foster home. :^( The adoption agency is really serious about interviewing potential adopters, and people DID try for Boo (Tango, as they had named him) but they were all turned down.
An odd twist to his story is the couple who tried to adopt him, were turned down for whatever reason, and then they sent in THREE more people to try to get Tango FOR THEM. The diligent ladies at savethecatsinc caught on to what was going on. When I put in an adoption form for Tango, they thought I was yet another one, and boy, they took lengths to make VERY sure I was not. They really called ALL my references (thank you so much Lolly, Cynthia, and Paige) and they called my vet. They asked me why I didn’t list my mom as a reference. They asked me to talk about the circumstances surrounding Phoebe’s passing (I think they were trying to make sure I wasn’t negligent - that she didn’t die because I wouldn’t take her to the vet, something like that). Wow, they are serious.
I re-named him Boo Radley. If you don’t know who Boo Radley is, may I suggest you run - don’t walk - to get your hands on the best book ever written, ever, called “To Kill a Mockingbird.” Boo Radley is a character in the book, and like my Boo, he has been unjustly confined for too long which has made him a little weird, but he has a heart of gold. An added bonus is that Boo Radley’s real name is Arthur, which is the name of my very much beloved Grampa Lichtenwalner. I call him Boodles sometimes, too.
He likes to sit up like this. I think his fat bottom helps him balance.
He is completely fascinated by the window. After spending months in a cage, I would be, too. He still has some issues from being caged - he thinks being picked up = gonna shove you back in a cage, but we’re working on that. He likes to be petted but not held. I’m hoping that will change in time too.
Sweet expression! Isn’t he CUTE???
Getting sleepy....
Tubbysnuggles is adjusting better than I could have dreamed. She is annoyed by him, and he’s just DYING to play with her, but he is being very good about letting her alone. And I figure she’s not really ALL that much annoyed, since she doesn’t leave the room when he pounces on her to play. She likes to watch him.
So... that’s my big secret.
Been arrested? — No
Kissed someone you didn't like? — Yes
Slept in until 5 PM? — No
Fallen asleep at work/school? — No
Held a snake? — Yes
Ran a red light? — Yes
Been suspended from school? — No
Experienced love at first sight? — No
Totaled your car in an accident? — No
Been fired from a job? — Yes
Fired somebody? — No
Sung karaoke? — Yes
Pointed a gun at someone? — No
Did something you told yourself you wouldn't? — Yes
Laughed until something you were drinking came out your nose? — Yes
Caught a snowflake on your tongue? — Yes
Kissed in the rain? — No
Had a close brush with death (your own)? — No
Saw someone die? — No
Played Spin-the-Bottle? — No
Smoked a cigar? — Yes
Sat on a rooftop? — Yes
Smuggled something into another country? — No
Been pushed into a pool with all your clothes? — Yes
Broken a bone? — No
Skipped school? — Yes
Eaten a bug? — Yes
Sleepwalked? — No
Walked on a moonlit beach? — Yes
Ridden a motorcycle? — Yes
Dumped someone? — No
Forgotten your anniversary? — what anniversary? NO.
Lied to avoid a ticket? — No
Ridden in a helicopter? — HELL No
Shaved your head? — No
Blacked out from drinking? — No
Played a prank on someone? — Yes
Hit a home run? — Yes
Felt like killing someone? — No
Cross-dressed? — Yes
Been falling-down drunk? — Yes
Made your girlfriend/boyfriend cry? — No
Eaten snake? — No
Marched/Protested? — No
Had Mexican jumping beans for pets? — No
Puked on an amusement ride? — Yes
Seriously & intentionally boycotted something? — No
Been in a band? — No
Knitted? — Yes
Been on TV? — Yes
Shot a gun? — No
Skinny-dipped? — No
Given someone stitches? — No
Eaten a whole habanero pepper? — No
Ridden a surfboard? — No
Drunk straight from a liquor bottle? — Yes
Had surgery? — Yes
Streaked? — No
Been taken by ambulance to a hospital? — No
Tripped on mushrooms? — No
Passed out when NOT drinking? — Yes
Peed on a bush? — No
Donated Blood? — Yes
Grabbed electric fence? — Yes
Eaten alligator meat? — No
Eaten cheesecake? — Yes
Eaten your kids' Halloween sweets? — No
Killed an animal when not hunting? — Yes
Peed your pants in public? — No
Snuck into a movie - No
Still love someone you shouldn't? — No
Think about the future? — Yes
Been in handcuffs? — No
Believe in love? — Yes
Sleep on a certain side of the bed? — No
heck this is more than I make in a month.......... unless there's something funky about it. Hm. Interesting.
johan is REALLY cute and skinny. we're trying to fatten him up.
both babies have chin dimples like Mia. Tindra looks like Johan otherwise. Namine looks like Mia. They both have HUGE blue eyes. Adorable.
oh good grief. no work for me today... or ever again..........
He died while I was in college, so, it’s been a long time. I was helping my mom clean out her basement and came across this picture. We have lots of pictures of him in albums but this one was loose so I snagged it and brought it home.
He was very dignified, and he would have died of shame if he knew my sister named him “Cuddles.”
My avatar is Framboise holding Cuddles. I was thrilled to find one of those little friends pets that was a white cat.
I just saw 3 adorable teenage girls with bad side ponytails. The kind that look like possibly your mother planted some onion seeds in your hair, watered you, and they started to sprout. The bad kind, not the okay kind. They were all so cute, too. I almost said something. But then I thought, well, good to know that even those impossibly adorable teenagers looked stupid, then I felt a little better, and let them go on looking stupid. All 3 of 'em.
OKAY. Note initial placement of said side pony, hidden behind ear with gentle waves. LOW. This is cute.
NOT OKAY. As gorgeous as Jennifer Lopez is, it looks like her ear has some sort of growth spurting off the back of it. And don't get me started on the hat. At LEAST it's not up AS high as we used to wear them.
SO NOT OKAY. Your friend looks as stupid as you do.
REALLY REALLY NOT OKAY. Obvy this is an extreme, but I fear this is where we are headed. I never did this, but there was a girl in my junior high we called "Onionhead." She DID wear them this high, just without the black thing. *shudder*
wondering where, exactly, IS baraboo
why can't they do cool stuff like this in newtown??!?!?!
interesting article on people who are NOT using credit cards.
When I was at Mom's this past weekend, my aunt (her sister) came up to see how we were doing. Aunt Belle is so awesome. She's smart, sharp, witty, and sarcastic. It was raining, and she was wearing this dumb hat. I said "nice hat" and she said (sharply, of course), "I'm going fishing." ROFL!
Anyway, she said she read that in 1970, people spent 70% of their salary. Now, people spend 120%. In other words - credit cards, loans, etc. I thought that was interesting, to see it in numbers like that. Yikes. Actually I would be interested in further research on this topic in general but don't know where to start. I'm convinced that the dollar just doesn't GO as far as it used to, so, in part, some of my monetary situation truly isn't my fault (although to be honest with myself, MOST of it of course, IS my fault). Maybe I'm making that feeling up, but... aren't you supposed to spend only 33% on your rent or mortgage? Mine is 66%. And I do not live in taj mahal. Anyway.
My grandparents never bought ANYTHING on credit. If they didn't have the money, they didn't get it. Boy I wish I could do that. I mean - I CAN do that, of course, it's just a matter of being disciplined enough TO do that. I've been thinking about money a lot lately, and how much stuff I buy that I just simply don't need. I'm trying really hard to change that.
It's normal and acceptable to us to have some CC debt. Everybody has it. You want it that badly? Just get it, you can pay it off later.
There's some Allstate commercial that says that during/after a recession, people start realizing (for a while at least) that they really CAN get by with less and going back to simpler pleasures. Do you REALLY need 4 TVs in the house? Do you REALLY need that new video system when the one you got is only 1.5 years old?
Which brings me to muse about how we interact now. Can't you just go for a cup of coffee with a friend instead of sitting home by yourself playing some online game and not ACTUALLY interacting with other people? I'm completely guilty of this; I do go to my knit club on Tuesday nights, but other than that, I don't have ANY local friends to invite over or just kind of hang out with. Everybody has kids, everybody's too busy, nobody has time. You DO have time, the truth is, you don't MAKE the time. I'd darken poor Lolly's doorstep a lot more than I do now if she lived closer (she's an hour away).
Gah. LOL. Work is slow so I had the time to type all this junk up. So.... those of you who DO have local friends, spend time with them. Instead of hanging out by yourself at home, go to their house or have them over to yours. Just sit around and do nothing, but revel in the fact that you have real human one-to-one interaction with your fellow man.
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