Crazy Cat Lady

Whew - two posts in two days - what is going on??? I am telling you, I love the new camera!

So, remember back to before Christmas to the cute kittens we were fostering. Right before Christmas they went off to be fixed and went to the shelter to be adopted. It was with strong hopes that they would be adopted together since they were so close with each other. Alas, that didn't happen. The cute gray girl got adopted by a nice family that already had another kitten and wanted a playmate for it and the little black boy kitten didn't get adopted.

Talk about tearing at my already pregnancy-hormone-filled heart strings. Logan was the one to save the day when he asked me if I wanted him. Um, yeah I do! I tamed that kitten while they were at the house - the gray one was very snuggly but the little black one was as wild as a squirrel! Lots of evenings spent cuddling and brushing finally made a very happy and loving kitten!

So two weeks ago he came back from the shelter to live with us. I was very concerned of how Cleo would take it since when we had the kittens the first time she hid under the bed most of the time and took to peeing in Logan's sink out of spite. Imagine my surprise when she took right to him and they were chasing each other around the house days later and actually PLAYING! I know - I was shocked! Cleo rarely plays with us, let alone another cat! Gabby is as mothering as usual and tolerates him clinging to her whenever she meows. She even makes sure he is always squeaky clean :)

We decided to name him Moses after one of my favorite children's books of all times - Moses the Kitten by James Herriot. He has made himself right at home and is my constant shadow if he's not curled up with Gabby. I am so glad we made the decision to bring him home although we seem crazy since we already have a house full of animals and a baby on the way! Cats don't take up much space though ;) He definitely belongs here and I don't regret it for a minute!

Cute little Moses on the couch

Napping with his best buddy and surrogate mommy Gabby

Even Cleo tolerates him (although he she won't let him snuggle up to her quite yet)

I couldn't resist posting such a pretty picture of a pretty kitty - look at those pretty blue eyes!

Handsome little Moses!

Finally!

I figured out the camera and software and we are in business! I am still majorly peeved that I "can't find" my old digital camera but I LOVE LOVE LOVE my new one. I got a Cannon PowerShot A1000 IS after playing with all of the cameras in the store. It has a HUGE viewing screen plus it also has a viewfinder as well. I debated getting a fancy-smancy srs-type camera, namely a Cannon Rebel digi since I have a 35mm Rebel and my lenses would all fit it but I just couldn't get past the convenience of a small 'pocket' camera. I can stick it in my purse or jacket pocket or whatever instead of having to lug around a ginormous camera bag. It is a 10 megapixal and does videos and all that jazz so hopefully it will have a nice, long productive life!

So, now that I have a camera, let me share some knit projects I have finished since the camera went on vacation. Of course it's all baby stuff since we now know it's a little Miss :)

I have very strong ambitions that we will still go to the beach this year and thought Miss Baby should have some nice little beach wear. This is the cutest little halter top and the picture really doesn't do it justice. I left the back unseamed so I can measure her once it comes beach time and either seam it then or my other idea was to add snaps so it can be adjusted width wise...


This was knit with Reynolds Saucy cotton in the prettiest sea-foam-green-color I could imagine!

The second project was just something fun and cute I couldn't pass up - it is a 'Tomato Beanie' :) She will DEFINITELY have to wear it if I go to the cannery this summer!


I used the green Reynolds from the halter top for the stem and leaves on top and "I Love this Cotton!" from Hobby Lobby which is absolutely the softest nicest cotton I have worked with, however it's a little shed-y. My nice green stem has a bit of red fuzz clinging to it but maybe it will help to wash it. We'll see.

Not much exciting baby news since I last wrote - I will work on getting a 'belly shot' over the weekend because I feel absolutely huge right now. My belly definitely 'popped' out all at once, even since Christmas there has been a huge change. I go Monday for my glucose screening - oh the joy! I am about to start every 2-week visits too which mean that it's getting closer! Time flies when you are having fun I guess :)

Bare With Me

My new camera came in yesterday...As soon as I upload the new software and figure everything out, I will be back to blog world again. I have several knitting projects that need sharing plus my big ole pregnant belly! Come back soon (like maybe over the weekend...)

Big Adventures in Wytheville

I am definitely ready for the weekend - in fact, I couldn't be more ready. I was really hoping to have the day off from school since apparently I live at the North Pole now. It was -2 at our house this morning when I got out of bed and had only warmed up to 7 by the time I left for school at 9:30. Luckily we were on a two-hour delay so that made my morning slightly more tolerable! Now, don't get me wrong - I know that people in Michigan and other places are and have experienced MUCH colder weather but gosh - I haven't experienced this since probably my Banner Elk days and rarely even then!! We brought the bunnies in last night and they are 'house rabbits' until it warms up enough to put them back outside. The horses don't seem to be minding the cold though - they are woolly by this time of the year!

Ok, so now let me tell my exciting news-worthy story for the evening. I stayed at school a little longer than normal this afternoon trying to get things semi-ready for Monday morning and had to swing by the bank and then to get groceries. I always just go through the drive-thru and ESPECIALLY in the cold today. While I was sitting waiting for my checks to be cashed, I notice a police officer standing at the corner of the back and oh-my-God-what-is-he-holding? HIS GUN! I sit slightly puzzled at this for awhile, still waiting for my cash, wondering why there is an armed officer at the corner of the bank. So I get my money and of course, like every other curious person would have done, I decide to check out what is going on at the front of the bank since that is the way he 'edged' himself.

Well - enter a scene of chaos! There are cop cars pulled up every-which-way at the front with lights going and right as I am sitting at the traffic light in front of the bank another officer walks out of the bank carrying a SHOT GUN! Yipes!! Of course the light changes to green at this time and I dumbfoundly drive off to the grocery store thinking the ONLY possible thing that could be going on is there was a robbery WHILE I WAS RIGHT THERE!

Sure enough, that's what was going on. You can keep up with the story at our newspaper website as I have been - www.wythenews.com Apparently they didn't catch the guy that did it even though they got there 'supposedly' one minute after the alarm was tripped. Wytheville has been the source for several robberies in the past few months - I guess attributed to the economy and it doesn't hurt that we are at the direct intersection of two interstates and tend to attract the crazies I guess.

So, the moral of this story is, I think we'll stay in tonight...Tomorrow and Sunday we are going to try to be adventurous and register for baby supplies - oh yeah, that should be interesting! There is nothing more enjoyable than trying to convince my husband what baby gadgets we will need :)

Reorganization

I've been in a mild blogging-funk lately in case you haven't noticed. This is partly due to the absence of my digital camera that mysteriously 'disappeared' shortly before Christmas. One day it was here, the next day - no where to be found. Now, I am not claiming to be the most organized person by far - but my camera is one of those things that I ALWAYS know where it is, no matter what! I have dug through trash cans, reorganized rooms, opened up the bottom of couches - no luck. So now I have a very important decision to make - do I keep looking for my camera or do I break down and buy a new one? I KNOW that as soon as I drop money on a new camera (and if I do get one - it will be a NICE one) that the other one will show up! I am really frustrated about it all and it's trickled down into blogging because there are actually a lot of things I would like to take pictures and post about. I guess I will just describe them and let your imagination do the work -

1. We (and by we, I mean Logan and his father) were very handy over our Christmas break. We finally got the storage building built outside that had been talked about since we moved in over 2 years ago and well needed with the upcoming addition to our family so the baby will have a room of her own! It does need to be painted but that sounds like a spring break project for me instead of a freezing-cold-it's-snowing-again-winter project.

2. I actually WAS helpful in the second Christmas break project. We decided to rip up the nasty laminate flooring from the mud room since it was peeling up around the door and in other places and replace it with tile. We chose a dark stone tile that came in a variety of colors. Logan and his dad cut and mortared them down and it was my job (oh joy) to grout. It wasn't TOO bad as long as I did a little at a time but it got finished and our mud room and the adjoining bathroom look great! Yea for home improvement!

3. I have been in a major reorganization mood with the completion of the storage building. I started with my closet and wiped out everything pre-pregnancy that didn't fit or was dangerously close to not fitting (which was most of everything now). I tupperwared it up and hung up everything maternity. I am glad I have LOTS of GREAT friends that loaned me clothes and I have gotten a few pieces of my own because I can't imagine having to buy a whole wardrobe for this. I have discovered the best store in the universe - Once Upon a Child. We have a store about 45 minutes away in Christiansburg so whenever we go shop I have to swing by. They have tons and tons and tons of used (and VERY nice - not at all Goodwill-ish) baby and kid's clothes, toys, strollers, equipment, and also - my current favorite - maternity clothes. I have gotten several pair of pants that were desperately needed! I can't wait to go and look at little girl clothes now!!

4. And finally...I have started on the nursery. The nursery used to be the 'storage' room in the house but now with the storage building it was finally able to be cleaned out, sorted through, and transformed. I am still getting ideas and trying to figure everything out but it's nice to know it's a blank slate now (and not a pile of crap). I like to go in and just stand sometimes to get ideas. It becomes a little more real every day - unbelievable!

So, there you have my past few weeks in review. Hopefully I will make a decision on cameras soon - I can't handle this! Little baby girl Morrison is growing like a weed - my belly is sure proof of it. I am still feeling really good other than she has taken up residence on my back again but it's manageable! Oh - and if anyone has psychic powers out there, please tell me where my camera is! Thanks :)