Kittens

Someone dropped two kittens off at my mom's house so I had to go see them.  They were so cute and playful!!

Sadly, this little girl has a broken front leg!  My mom told me that on the phone, but I didn't expect it to be so obvious.

Doesn't that just break your heart??  It was hard for me to even look at her.  She gets around just fine but I wonder if she will when she gets bigger. 

This little guy is going to be gorgeous!

I wish I could take them (my mom is allergic and can't keep them) but Brad said no and Spatz would freak out if we brought a new cat home because she might have to share a morsel of her food with them. 

Spatz

It's been a while since I posted about Spatz and I know at least one of you (Lacy!) only reads this in hopes of reading about her!! 

   

Spatz loves to spend a lot of time outside in the spring but now that it's getting so hot, I try to keep her in the house more often.

She's usually good about finding cool spots in the yard, but I think it's too hot for her to be outside right now.  You can barely see her in photo below...she looks so cute!  I've said it before, but I really can't believe how much we love this cat.  She's the main source of entertainment around here!

I wonder if the driveway feels as hot to her as it does to me.  She acts like she loves it.  She lays out in front of the garage door every night until it's time for her to come in for bed. 

I took her to the vet a couple of weeks ago for her yearly check-up and she had gained 8 ozs. since last year.  She is up to 12 lbs, 8 ozs.  I think the whole 8 ounce weight gain was in her belly! Can you tell how big it is?

She may end up staying outside all summer, no matter how hot it is, if I find any more surprises like I found this weekend:

 Seriously??  What kind of cat attacks a roll of toilet paper??? 

No words....

Bears v. Seahawks

Today was a big day.  My Chicago Bears played the Seattle Seahawks in the playoffs.  We had fruit lunch (the person who gave me the idea called it that, so we do too) and cheered them on to a VICTORY!!

Spatz was so excited that they won today, she just busted out singing the the fight song....

"Chicago Bears, bear down!!"

I know.  We thought it was strange at first too....but she closes her eyes like that every time she sings.

Snow day!

We got our first snow of the year yesterday and it was a good one!  It started snowing around 2:00 p.m. and I left work at 3:00 but it was already too late by then.  The roads were already bad.  I tried  and tried to get home, but decided it was best to just abandon my car and walk home.  I left it in a parking lot about a mile from my house, so I didn't have to walk far.  

I knew I wouldn't have to work today but got up anyway and tried to make it a productive day.  I cleaned a little and watched a movie and read some.  After lunch I walked back to retrieve my car.  The roads weren't really clear but I made it back home ok.  I saw on the local news that we had gotten about 5 inches of snow, but it looked like more than that on top of my car. 

I got a couple of shots of Spatz last night while it was snowing.  I thought she looked pretty with snow in her fur and whiskers!

I think she kind of liked the snow because she kept going in and out all night long!

Christmas....Schulz style

I decided to start early on decorating for Christmas this year and I'm glad I did.  I had my tree up and most of the rest of the house decorated before Thanksgiving. 

It is hard for me to get a good picture of my tree because it sits right in front of the window.  But I love my little tree.  It is the perfect size for our small house!

I LOVE this Candy Cane sign.  I got it at Hobby Lobby years ago.

This little tree is in Brad's bathroom.  I got it on sale at Pottery Barn last year.

I have several of these snowflake ornaments and they are some of my favorites.

 

This pillow is new this year, from Pottery Barn and Instant Imprints did the monogram.  

Front door wreath.  It's really kind of pathetic.  The berry part is actually a wreath and I just wrapped a small part of a cheap garland around the edge.  The ice skates came from Coldwater Creek on super-after-Christmas sale several years ago.  I'm going to have to work on it now that I've seen a photo of it....it's kind of lopsided!

Even Spatz is getting the Christmas spirit!  Although the look on her face would lead you to believe otherwise.

Brad has to work on Christmas so we don't have any plans.  I won't have any excuses not to get the house back to normal if I have it all to myself!  

Merry Christmas to all our friends and family!

(Especially the two of you who are reading this!!!)