First of all, thanks for all of your positive comments about B’s pics!!
So, this past week, we had a snowmageddon (I stole that from the Daily Show, haha). It was insane. A huge snowstorm over the weekend, followed by an even bigger blizzard the following Tuesday night into Wednesday. My office was closed Wednesday and [...]

I’m not sure what my deal has been lately with this blog. I really love blogging. I guess I just haven’t been in the habit. And I have just FELT busy lately. I don’t think I really am, but I feel like it. Does that make sense?
But, one of the best moments of my life [...]

Yeah, I know. It’s been a while. Cut me some slack, huh?
HEHE, anyway, the reason for my renewed interest in blogging is because I have to tell you about “Shutter Island” by Dennis Lehane. Holy crap, this book is awesome.
I heard that a movie based on this book is coming out in February. Leonardo Dicaprio [...]

Halloween was pretty low key in our household. Neal and I ran errands in the morning, I planted a mum in my outdoor pot, and I made some yummy goodies for us.
Our neighborhood is like a trick-or-treat mecca. They bus ‘em in, man. I’m serious. It was raining when trick-or-treating started at 6, but we [...]

Yay! The Eagles won today!

Simone’s excited!
Well, the Eagles should have won. They were playing a terrible team, haha.
Here’s hoping the Phillies win tonight!

I’m incredibly sore today. It makes me realize how out of shape I am. I really need to get the dust off of that elliptical and get my butt into shape. Blah.
OK, so I have some kitty updates! I realized I haven’t post about my blog namesakes for a while. Ferris and Simone are good. [...]

“He’ll keep calling me. He’ll keep calling me. All right. I’ll go, I’ll go I’ll go I’ll go I’ll go I’ll…. go.”
HAHA, “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” was on TV last night. I’ve said this before, but it’s my favorite movie, hence our cats’ names. I love the character “Ferris Bueller.” Don’t we all wish we [...]

So, who wants to hear about Ferris and Simone’s vet appointment?
We got a glowing review from our vet. He said they are very healthy, great coats, etc. Neal and I were very proud pet parents.
Anyway, we weighed them, also. Our little girl was 11.2 pounds. And Ferris? He’s 16.4 pounds. 16.4! That’s crazy! [...]

So, I was able to pick a couple roma tomatoes off of our tomato plants in our backyard garden. I sliced then for a BLT sandwich and they were DELICIOUS!

I sit them on the windowsill so they can ripen up a little bit better. And yes, that is a wishbone at the far end of [...]

So Neal installed the shelving and clothing rods in our closets Sunday. Well, I kind of helped, but mostly it was him.

I instantly began hanging my clothes on the rack and getting things organized. It was so exciting! I couldn’t believe I was so excited. And then I started thinking – I have not had [...]

FINALLY!! WE HAVE CARPET!! AAAAAAAAHHH!!!!
OK, sorry for yelling, but I am REALLY excited.
Want a peek?

Eeeeeeek!! I love it! Obviously, the room still needs trim and the baseboards need to be installed, which will look really cool. But for now, we have carpet!
The cats were hilarious. After about two years of pining at the closed doorway, [...]

First of all, I have to do this – Hi Shawn! **waving** We miss you!
OK, so I had to give a shout out to Shawn, who is very, very far away, but yet took the time to leave Neal such a supportive message on my blog. And yes, I know I’m a sorry ass, haha. [...]

So, are you ready for another attic update? Neal and I and his parents worked out butts off this weekend mudding and taping drywall seams.
Numerous people told me that mudding and taping was way worse than hanging drywall. This discouraged me greatly, because I pretty much LOATHED putting up drywall. Seriously, it made me angry [...]

OK, so my thoughts are pretty much consumed with our attic at this point. All I do is stare at calendar and try to figure out how much time I have available to get this stuff done.
Saturday, we stopped in at the carpet store. Turns out that was the last day for their 6 months [...]

So, Neal and I worked a little this weekend on the drywall. His parents have helped us on the majority of it when they come on the weekends, so the weekends they aren’t here, we try to do what we can with just the two of us. Which translates into mostly what Neal can do [...]

So, I’m sitting on the couch with cheese, crackers and wine, waiting for the American Idol finale to start. This is the life!
Neal somehow managed to snag some pretty neat “action” shots of a bee out on our deck. Take a gander:

He did a good shot, didn’t he?! I hope you can spot the bee [...]

So you are spoiled now. Two posts in one night!
OK, so I have no pictures for this post, but I have to tell you what Simone did. I was sitting on the couch after work today playing on my laptop. Neal wasn’t home from work yet. The cats were sitting at the front screen door [...]

So, Simone manages to be able to sleep anywhere we drop some sort of soft material. I have a towel sitting at the top of the stairs right now (it’s there because I want to bring in downstairs to put it away, but of course I always forget. It will probably sit there for a [...]

So, Saturday was a really fun day. We went down to Baltimore to celebrate my big brother turning 30. We had a great time and I’ll post some photos later this week. I’ll have to get them off of my other camera.
For now, I have some photos from Sunday. It was a late night Saturday, [...]

Simone likes to be where she’s not allowed, and likes to get into what she’s not supposed to. Typical cat, right?
My bosses had a get together for some of our clients at their house and had some steamed hard shell crabs left over. They brought them into work and asked us to bag what we [...]

Sun! Warm temperatures! Happy Megan!
Friday is the first day of spring, and it’s starting to show. I love it!

Of course, the cats like staring at the black beast the lives across the street and barks at EVERYTHING. Seriously, I’ve never seen our neighbor walk this dog and he’s large and not socialized at all. He [...]

Nothing in life is certain but death and taxes.
And the love of kitties.

Yes, that’s Ferris sitting on our W-2s. He was helping Neal figure out some deductions. How helpful!
P.S. – Please excuse the mess.

This weekend was FINALLY warm. Pennsylvania is so weird. I said to Neal that I can’t believe it can snow on Monday and be in the 70s by the weekend.
Anyway, the best part about nice weather is that we can turn off the heat and open up the front and back doors so the cats [...]

Do you remember My Buddy Dolls from the ’80s?

And the commercials had that song:
My Buddy
My Buddy
Whereever I go, he-eeee goes.
My Buddy
My Buddy
My Buddy and Mee-eeeeeeeee!
Please tell me I’m not the only one that remembers that doll and that song. And then “Kid Sister” came out? HAHA!
OK, well I call Ferris “Buddy” a lot. I’m not [...]

So my laptop is still working. Intermittently, but it’s hanging in there. I kind of just tried to pull the denial card and pretend nothing was wrong with it. Cross your fingers for me!
My liles that Neal bought me for Valentine’s Day continued to open up. They were really, really beautiful.

We had to toss them [...]

So, Neal eats a lot of oatmeal.  Like breakfast oatmeal. He did some google-searching of his own and found some recipes for homemade oatmeal packets. He asked me if I’d make them for him, and of course I said yes. It doesn’t really involve cooking, haha, but it involves food, so why not?
I found this [...]

So, being an adult isn’t always that great. There’s a job to go to, bills to pay, home to clean, mouths to feed, etc. High school and college was great. My job in college consisted of sitting in the rec center and swiping IDs while staring at people working out. My parents awesomely paid for [...]

Finally! A beautiful, warm (relatively) weekend. Of course, this is probably just a tease and it will get cool again, but oh well. It was nice while it lasted!
Thursday or Friday (I can’t remember), I made Neal a stromboli. I didn’t really feel like doing it and just wasn’t in the mood, so I kind [...]

I can’t believe it’s February already. This is insane.
Our spring plans are already filling up. What’s with that? I don’t have any free weekends in April already. I’m still trying to decide if that’s a good or bad thing.
I stalked Simone this weekend and got some adorable pictures of her. I love her furry little [...]

So, I made a whole chicken last week, and always have a lot of chicken left over. Neal always buys cans of soup to take to work for lunch, so I thought I’d give some homemade chicken noodle soup a try. I sort of used a recipe in my Better Homes and Gardens cookbook, but [...]

So, this is how Simone helped me clean and bake yesterday:

She surveyed my work from the top of the cabinets.
And then she got distracted by her dirty paw.

Then she followed me over to the sink and watched me wash dishes.

Oh, and then she was distracted by a bird or something outside.

OK, then I guess watching [...]

So, I’m pissed the Eagles lost. Blah, Blah and Argh!
So drowning my sorrows in blog writing, HAHA.
First, cooking stuff. Last night, Neal and I had tacos for dinner. Neal loves Spanish/dirty/spicy rice and normally we just buy the mix. But we didn’t have any in the pantry so I dug around and found a recipe [...]

So, it was my goal not to leave my house this weekend.
It’s cold outside.
I hate the cold.
It sucks really badly.
I sort of failed, because I did run to Target with Neal, but other than that, I think I’m well on my way to staying inside the rest of the weekend. It’s awesome.
After work Friday, I [...]

Our little girl is the sweetest little kitty in the entire world. I’m sure of it. She LOVES cuddles. Every morning, as soon as she hears us stir in the wee morning hours, with a squeak she’s on the bed and on one of our chests, purring away.
It’s hard to sit down without her trying [...]

So, I came home and in the mail was one of my all-time favorite catalogs:

I recommend you visit www.uncommongoods.com. They have a lot of environmentally friendly things, and a lot of really cool gift stuff. I’ve never actually ordered anything from there, but their stuff is so cool! I love looking at the catalog.
I made [...]

Before I ramble on about nonsensical things as always, my friend Wendy, of Kisatrtle’s Kreative Korner, named Ferris and Simone as a blog to read. I was very flattered! She seems to visit a lot of blogs, and I thought it was nice she pointed out mine. Anyway, I do want to return the favor, [...]

So, I was eating dinner before my school board meeting tonight and because I love trashy Vh1 reality shows, I turned to the station. And I caught the end of the best show ever and I’m really disappointed I only saw the last five minutes – it’s called Tool Academy.
OK, so let me explain that [...]

Neal is watching the Eagles game. It will probably be over by the time anyone reads this. My stomach is in knots over the game and I’m having trouble watching, so you get a blog post! Also, Neal and I are convinced that when I watch, bad things happen to the Eagles, so I try [...]

So, my goal this weekend is to remove all the crap from the cabinets in our office, paint them, build and paint shelves, hang them and organize our shit.
Since a crapload of snow was forecast for Saturday, Neal and I went to Home Depot Friday to get the supplies we needed to build and hang [...]

OK, so who wants an update on my organizing? Hello? Anyone out there? I think I hear an echo.
Well, I’m going to tell you anyway. My goal has been to do at least one thing each night. See, I usually come home, make dinner, and then watch TV and surf the Internet. It’s pathetic. Neal [...]

I had SUCH a great holiday weekend, and I’m so bummed that it’s over. Oh well. Gotta go back to work so we can put food on the table (for Ferris and Simone).
As promised, I took some pictures of the cats today, mostly Simone. She’s easier to take pictures of because she’s really unfazed by [...]

I love lazy Saturdays. It’s 6:45 p.m. and I’m still wearing my pjs. HAHA. Awesome.
I’ve talked before about how Simone likes to jump on our backs. Her back claws are razor-sharp and it sucks. Here’s the damage she did to Neal.

Eeeeek! She draws blood!
Ferris, meanwhile, attacked a scarf of mine. He loves anything really furry, [...]

So, normally I think resolutions are stupid. The typical “lose weight and eat better” always loses steam around Feb. 21 or so. I don’t even bother.
But I know I’ve commented on this site before about how disorganized Neal and I are. We can never find anything, and our house IS NOT BIG. It’s ridiculous, and [...]

So, I can’t believe it’s the end of 2008! This year flew by. I heard it only gets worse as you get older. Jeez.
We’re heading back to Shawn and Andi’s house for New Year’s. But screw Shawn and Andi, I can’t wait to see COLE!! I promise to take plenty of pics of his cute [...]

So, I know it’s been a while since I posted. I’m sorry! My mom gave me shit for not posting for two days, so I knew I better get to updating my blog.
I might be brief in what I write, because I have tons of pictures to post. Here goes!
Christmas morning, Neal and I went [...]

First, before you read my post, go over to the links on the left of this page and click on The Bear Den, to see Andi’s German Shepherd puppy. It will melt your heart. But then come back here! I can’t be losing my readers!
OK, so I’m not sure I can compete with adorable puppies [...]

So, I spent most of Friday, Saturday morning and Saturday afternoon in the kitchen. Which isn’t a bad thing, since that’s one of my favorite places to be!
Neal and I are heading to a Christmas party soon, but I figured I’d blog quickly about what I’ve been up to so that tomorrow can be a [...]

So, I’ve said this before – I’m short. Very short. I’m small. I’ve been called a little person, carnie midget, you name it. The point of the following story is not to boast about what size clothing I wear, it’s to illustrate the frustration of having a 25″ inseam.
And for all you tall/large/big-boned people, I [...]

So, I know I’ve posted before about how Ferris loves to sit with Neal when Neal is doing work on the computer. Ferris lies in between Neal and the keyboard and looks perfectly content. It’s adorable.

Then he noticed me taking pictures, and decided to ham it up. Plus, he knows if he starts acting cute, [...]

So, Neal and I spent most of Sunday relaxing, recovering from our eventful day in NYC (see previous post).
The kitties missed us like crazy and bombarded us with cuddles and lots of purring in bed this morning. They didn’t leave our sides most of the day.

And I decided to make some chocolate chip cookies. I [...]

So, Neal and I love hot chocolate and tea. We have this teapot that we keep on the stovetop (which has made numerous appearances in the backgrounds of my pictures) and every night the line is “Do you want some water?” Which basically means, “Should I pour enough water in the teapot for you for [...]

So, I’d like to revisit a photo I took a couple of weeks ago.

Here it is. The one where Ferris is making my nutcracker dance. After further review of this photo, I’d like to point out two things that really made me laugh. These things are also pretty indicative of anything that goes on around [...]

So, I came home from work today, walked in the door, and promptly stepped on our tree skirt.
I told you Ferris has an unnatural obsession.

Anyone that knows my house knows that after somehow dismantling the fabric from the tree stand, he had to drag it up a step, through the kitchen and through our living [...]

So, Sunday was fun. I met Andi and Amanda at the mall and had a nice lunch and a fun time walking around. It was funny, because we all went in with some gift ideas, but ended up puchasing no Christmas gifts, just things for ourselves. Oooops!
Neal had a good time working with the camera. [...]

So, Saturday was a good day. A really good day.
Neal and I woke up early, had a nice breakfast and headed to a local tree farm to get a Christmas tree. We spent a fortune last year on a pre-cut tree. So we decided to save $30 and head to a farm and cut down [...]

So, it just felt like a really long week this week. Not sure why, but it did. So I was happy when my dad emailed me and asked Neal and I if we wanted to head to my parents’ place for pizza Friday with my brother and his wife.
See, my family has this thing about [...]

So, the day has come. My new camera arrived. And I’m a happy girl.
I used my old camera to take a picture of my new one.

And here’s my new baby, a Nikon D60. Neal and I scored a huge deal on eBay. Everything’s new, and I got a boatload of stuff along with the camera. [...]

So, as promised, I have plenty of cat pictures to show you.
Friday, I got up early, put on the Christmas music, and started carrying up my boxes of Christmas decorations. I really love decorating for Christmas. But, I sort of forgot how difficult it is to decorate with the felines in my house.
First, I opened [...]

So, we had a great Thanksgiving and I’ll post about that soon. First, I got to tell you about last night’s TEIV. I got out of work early (YAY!) and was home by 4 p.m. I then had plenty of time to do some more cleaning and prepare the food.
I baked my bacon cream cheese [...]

Happy Thanksgiving!

I think we all have a lot to be thankful for.
Love,
Megan, Neal, Ferris and Simone

Megan’s Weekend To Do List:
Clean kitchen floor
Vacuum
Order photo Christmas cards
Make homemade mac & cheese (I need a layer of fat to keep warm this winter)
Clean downstairs bathroom
Do Laundry
Dust
Pick up Mt. Everest-sized pile of clothes in bedroom
Annoy Neal
Take pictures of cats instead of doing aforementioned chores CHECK!

Simone says hello.

Enjoy the first snowfall!

So, OK. This was last year’s photo for our Christmas cards. For the picture on the cards, I used photoshop to make the hat red and the rest of the pic black and white, but I can’t find that version and am too lazy to look harder.

I know. So cute it just breaks your heart, [...]

So, I battled a sore throat and cold all week. I get sinus infections as fast as you can say “May I have a tissue,” so I tried to get my rest, take medicine, etc., to avoid it.
Alas, I woke up Friday morning with so much sinus pressure in my head that my ears were [...]

Neal and I occasionally put on our shoes and our toes hit something soft shoved into the front of the shoe.
It’s always a puffball. Our cats love putting their puffballs and sometimes small furry mice into our shoes and then trying to dig them out. I caught Simone playing with Neal’s slipper and took a [...]

This weekend was a pretty good weekend. A good mix of fun family/friend time and down time.
My dad’s birthday was Sunday, so Neal and I and my brother and his wife went over to my parents’ house to eat dinner Friday. I made this recipe for Apple Cake that I’ve been meaning to make for [...]

I hope you voted. Or Ferris will be mad at you.
Neal and I waited in line for about 2 HOURS this morning to vote. Yeah, you heard me. 2 HOURS. It was cold outside and Neal and I could both barely sign our names by the time we got inside the polls.
I took some pictures [...]

So, I was feeling a lot better by Saturday night. Neal and I went to dinner with my brother and his wife at MB & Company. I’ve bought lunch there a couple of times, and the food is really good. The atmosphere is really cool, and I highly recommend it.
Then Neal and I rented “True [...]

So, the end of the week wasn’t so good for me. I didn’t feel well at work on Thursday and went home an hour early. I knew it wasn’t the flu; my sinuses get really bad around this time of year when the weather is changing. Friday, my head hurt so bad that I was [...]

So, I’m writing this while the end of the Phillies game is on. I’m having trouble watching it (nervous!!!), so I decided to blog about dinner.
I saw this recipe for Sweet Potato Biscuits that looked really easy, so I decided to make them to go along with my slow cooker pot roast. I love pot [...]

So, I have to be a Philly sports fan. Because I live with a boy. A boy that adores all Philadelphia sports teams.
The season started out a little rough for our birds. But hopefully this bye week healed some players, and they’ll come back strong against the Falcons Sunday.
As for the Phillies? Well, I can [...]

So, I feel like I post more about Simone than I do about Ferris. I feel badly about that.
But I feel like he’s trying to kill us. Really. I think we have a little panther man-killer.
Here he is trying to smother Neal with his large body.

Seriously, I heard this weird muffled noise while I was [...]

So, both our cats have their quirks. I mean, all cats do, but obviously I think our cats are the most special and quirky cats in the world.
When Simone was younger, she did this weird thing – if we happened to bend over somewhere near her, she’d jump on our backs and purr. [...]

So, I’m sorry I haven’t posted in a while. It was a busy week and a busy weekend.
On Saturday, I participated in a kickball tournament with coworkers. It was held at the minor league baseball stadium in the city, which was really cool.
It was a lot of fun, until I took a total faceplant running [...]

So, I hosted a Pampered Chef party on Saturday and it was awesome! I had so much fun hanging out with friends and eating good food. Plus, what’s more fun than playing with kitchen gadgets?
I didn’t make a lot of food, because I knew the PC consultant was making a pizza. I asked my mom [...]

So, Neal is forbidden to talk to me about politics.
FORBIDDEN.
We got into a heated discussion a couple of days ago where Neal was admittedly antagonistic. He kept trying to trip me up on my words and I felt like I was being grilled by Campbell Brown. Ugh.
So, I don’t care if we watch CNN or [...]

So, I had an errand to run after work tonight and when I got home, I saw Neal outside mowing the lawn. I parked and had some things to get out of my car. Neal stopped the mower and said “You’ll have to go around back.”
“Why?” I said, and looked at our front door. I [...]

So, it poured buckets all Saturday. It was hard to wake up, because it seemed so dark outside. It was actually kind of nice not to have to run anywhere, or do yardwork. I was stuck inside, and loved it!
Neal’s parents came to visit, and my mom came over, too, since my dad was out [...]

So, when Ferris and Simone were kittens, they cuddled with each other a lot. I mean, they slept right next to each other. They rarely slept without somehow touching.

That last picture always makes me “aawwwww.”
Anyway, when they were kittens, they also fought a lot, too. I mean all-out-wrestle-bite-and-kick-the-crap-out-of-each-other.

Here’s a good shot of Baby Simone trying [...]

Neal and I had a great — albeit full — weekend.
We spent Saturday morning working on the yard. I wanted to plant new potted plants and Neal did a whole lot of pulling weeds.
Here are the multitude of plants I bought before I planted them.

I think I got my camera lens wet, so excuse the [...]

Last year, the mother of Ferris and Simone’s mother sent us pictures of the kittens. They were tiny. As in, just born, eyes barely open. Neal and I wanted two, and my mom was going to take two.
Simone just stuck out at me. I remember calling my mom and saying, take your pic, but I [...]

So, my body hates me today. It hated me yesterday, too, and a little Saturday night. But it definitely completely loathes and detests me today for making it play wiffleball, thereby using muscles that haven’t been used (sadly) in a long time. I walked like I had a stick up my ass all day, and [...]

So, we had a crapload of trash from our little deck project this weekend – carpet, wooden trim, metal canopy remnants.
Our spot on the curb for trash day tomorrow is a little full.

Sorry for the dark picture.
This was taken five minutes after some guy in a pickup truck took away our panels from the metal [...]

So, Neal spent some more time on our deck Sunday, caulking up around the house and generally cleaning up. I helped a little, but mostly I spent some time cleaning and getting ready to head to Jess’s to make our shirts for next weekend’s wiffleball tournament.
Before I left, we hung up the picture frames above [...]

So, Saturday was an extremely productive day for Neal and I.
First, I had to sleep in. The Olympics — and Michael Phelps — has been killing me, HAHA. I was up late every night this week and needed to sleep in. Neal started making noise at 9:30, and I think that was my cue to [...]

So, I’m obsessed with the Olympics. I am so freakin’ exhausted this week because I have been up so late watching the Olympics EVERY NIGHT. It’s ridiculous. I’m obsessed with Michael Phelps and the men’s gymnastics team. I do have a stud for a husband at home, but he can’t do a pommel horse routine.
So [...]

So, on any given day if you drop by my house, you’ll see a lot of wires. Those wires are attached to our laptops, that seem to find themselves left all over our house. I usually keep mine in the living room, on the coffee table. Neal takes his to work with him everyday, but [...]

So, my pics were acting up last post and I got frustrated and just stopped, HAHA, so here’s the continuation of the weekend.
Neal and I stopped at BJ’s on the way home from the family reunion and then I came home and slept for TWO hours. Yeah, I love to sleep. Simone cuddled with me [...]

So, my work week was pretty busy and I didn’t have a lot of time to post. I’ll start with Thursday. My friend Amanda and I went to the mall to shop for gifts for Jodie’s bachelorette party. I couldn’t go, but I wanted to send along some fun XXX-rated goodies. Jodie couldn’t make it [...]

OK… so… my “future” sister-in-law told me about this show, Locked up Abroad, on the National Geographic channel. It’s a show where people tell their VERY REAL stories about being jailed in other countries.
Neal and I searched for it on our DVR and recorded two shows. We watched the “Bangladesh” one last night.
Holy freakin’ crap [...]

So, we had a pretty good weekend. My boss had a party at his house for all of the employees and it was a lot of fun. He got steamed crabs (YUM!!) and we all brought side dishes. There was tons of food and since I have no willpower whatsoever, I stuffed my face. It [...]

OK, so Neal and I went to the theater last night (the first time since “Borat,” HAHAHA) to see The Dark Knight. We finally watched the first one last weekend and Neal was surprised at how much he liked it.
So the new one? Yeah, it rocked. Seriously, amazing movie. I believe Christian Bale makes a [...]

I had THE biggest craving for chocolate chip cookies today. I’m actually not a huge chocolate freak, so this was kind of weird for me.
So I came home and after a quick sandwich, I went right to baking. I used some new recipe I found online.

Holy crap, was this batter good. It called for two [...]

I love when Simone sits like this on the arm of our chair. She just looks sort of human, because I can see her little bicep and little elbow. It’s just the cutest thing ever. Sometimes I squeeze her little bicep and ask her where the gun show is. She just kind of squeaks at [...]

So, Neal and I had a FANTASTIC weekend. I’ll start with Friday, and I might have to break this weekend into two posts.
I slept in a little on Friday, while Neal got up to get his hair cut and go to the gym. He came back with flowers for me.
I think the cats [...]

Do you like the new layout??!!
I love it! I searched a bunch of wordpress themes and found this one. The original icon in the top left was some other decorative thing, but Neal modified it to paw print and my blog name. He’s awesome!
So, two funny things – Neal looked at the traffic and found [...]

So, Neal plays in a co-ed soccer league Wednesday and Sunday nights. A good friend of mine asked him to be on the team (she plays, too). I went to the game tonight to see Neal play, but mostly to see her and congratulate her on her recent engagement. Michelle’s fiance, Hubert, plays on the [...]

I cover school board meetings for a local school district, so I was busy last night attending a meeting. Nothing much happened, which means nothing to write about, which means no $$. Oh well.
I came home one night last week to this:

See, we keep all of the cats toys in a basket that fits into [...]

So, we had another busy Saturday this weekend. I was invited to a bridal shower for one of my good friends Saturday morning and then Neal and I headed to another friend’s college graduation party. Whew! It was fun, and I think I gained 10 pounds from all the yummy food…
Anyway, a good friend and [...]

Some nights, the cats don’t sleep with us at all. They jump on the bed when they hear us stir in the morning but that’s about it. Other nights, they spend the entire night on the bed, moving around, sleeping near our heads, then around our feet and everywhere in between. Last night was a [...]

So I had such a great weekend that it was hard to get back to work today. My mind was still on the things I did around the house and the time I spent with my friends. Oh well. Gotta work to afford the things in the house, haha. It was hard to get up, [...]

So, we slept at the Bear house Friday night and woke up Saturday morning feeling OK, although it took a good cup of coffee to get that way.
We got home and for some reason, after a tasty egg sandwich, I was ready to get some work done around the house. First thing was to organize [...]

Wow. What a weekend. Neal and I hung out with friends, family, kitties and managed to do a bunch of things around the house, all this weekend. Not bad!
Thursday night, we ate dinner at my parents. We had such a great time. I always enjoy spending time with Mom and Dad. My mom’s gardens are [...]

So, I work up at 8:10 a.m. today.
I normally leave my house for work at 8 a.m. I get there around 8:15 or 8:20. We are supposed to be there at 8:30 a.m.
So yeah, I woke up at 8:10 a.m.
I had just enough time to brush my teeth and put on clothes. I walked in [...]

I slept in again on Sunday. I was traumatized from watching the movie “Requiem for a Dream” last night. That movie was beyond horrifying. And by horrifying, I mean depressing. It was a great movie about addiction, and how said addictions affect our future, but boy was it rough to watch. Neal has been telling [...]

Do you like the new look? I’m pretty excited about it. We switched to wordpress, which I think is pretty easy to use.
Make sure you check out my pages to the right to get a background on my kids and Neal and I. Like I said, I plan to keep this as an update on [...]