Mike's 6:30 a.m. Discovery

My husband is ever-so-thoughtful.

I came downstairs just after 7 this morning,

and as I was drinking the latte he made for me,

he told me he had taken some pictures on his phone of something

I would probably never see for myself in my lifetime.

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The suspense built, and he pulled out his phone to show me pictures of...

***

...our early-risers doing their math.

At 6:30 in the morning.

(I don't get up that early,

which is why I'd never see it for myself.

Ha ha. Very funny, Mike.)

I am so spoiled!

Over the Weekend

This weekend, while my parents stayed with the kids, Mike and I flew to the other side of the country so he could run a half-marathon with some friends.

It was sunny and almost warm on race day, and 4/6 of our group had fun running their race.

The other 2/6 of our group had fun not running the race,

and after the 4/6 crossed the finish line, 6/6 of us spent the rest of the day having fun together!

Cat Math

First there were three.

We added a redhead to match our redhead, so then there were four.

A week ago we lost one, and were down to three again.

We lost another one on Saturday night, and then there were two.

(Now the cats sleep in the garage at night...because the coyotes don't.)

The Name Game

Once again, this is Isaak with Sammy...

...but the vet has confirmed that Sammy is a girl!

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(Isaak wanted to change her name to Suzie, but Sammy she has been for weeks,

and it's proving hard enough to switch to using the appropriate pronouns,

so Sammy she will remain!)

Home Tour - Part 3

As requested, here is the final installment of our home tour!

(If you'd like to see the first two parts click here and here.)

The Master Bathroom:

The Office/Music Room/Guest Room:

The Laundry Room:

And that's the end of the home tour!

(Want to come visit?)

Laundry Room Make-Over

I finally couldn't take it any longer.

The clutter in the laundry room was getting to me.

So I decided to give the laundry room a make-over.

The only rule was that I had to use only what I had on hand around the house.

It almost...

...ALMOST...

...makes me want to do some laundry.

Peter Pan Returns!

Our copy of Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie is illustrated by Scott Gustafson,

and this is how he portrays Peter:

This is our version of Peter Pan:

(aka: Isaak needs a haircut!)