Rabbit Went Home
Posted on August 4, 2008 - Filed Under Kids | 1 Comment
And unfortunately, not the home we hoped he would go to. 
No, I`m afraid he was sent to a more celestial one by the dog next door, though we have no proof positive. I did hear some nasty noises from that direction the night he vanished, though.
Dorian was rather sad, he insisted on putting food out for Rabbit anyway. And burst into tears when another big cat came and ate it. He yelled, “GO AWAY! That`s not yours. That`s Rabbit`s food.” We told him Rabbit went to visit his mama, which is probably where he was trying to go when he was waylaid.
We did enjoy having the little fellow for the few short days he was here, though and we miss him already. Even Irving is ready to get another cat. GASP. I think we`ll wait until we can build a wall to keep kittens in though.
RIP Rabbit.
Can`t Beat the Logic
Posted on August 3, 2008 - Filed Under Kids | 1 Comment
This morning, I noticed that Dorian was awfully quiet . . . so I peeked into the bedroom and he quickly tossed something back into Irving`s box and stared at me with false innocence.
“What are you doing? Were you eating something?”
“Leave me alone!” He shouted. Ok. I walked over and noticed that the thing he`d tossed was a hard candy, still in the wrapper. Since it was back in the box, I just said, “Oh, it was a candy.” He whined at me and I told him I just wanted to be sure he didn`t eat anything he shouldn´t and left the room.
Well, a couple minutes later, he comes strolling out with the unwrapped candy, sucking on it and says to me, “Hey, Mama. I`m eating a candy.”
“Did you ask if you could have it?”
“What?”
“You shouldn`t eat candy without asking.” I told him. He looked very puzzled.
“But, I SAID, `leave me alone´”. He replied. Obviously, in his toddler mind, the fact that I didn`t specifically tell him NOT to eat the candy was giving him permission. Whoops.
The Finished Dresser
Posted on July 31, 2008 - Filed Under Crafty | 3 Comments
Ok, I did it! We got enough sunshine to make painting the rest of the stars on the dresser possible!
Dorian thinks it needs more stars. I told him there will be plenty more in his room as soon as we have the money to paint it. lol. BTW, the other drawer is behind the dresser. It was painted while full of books (don`t ask), so wasn`t part of the overall look. 
Rabbit is Winning Hearts
Posted on July 31, 2008 - Filed Under Mom Stuff, Personal | 2 Comments
So, when Rabbit the cat first showed up, Irving was not impressed. He claimed he hates cats (though I think he`d never seen one up close before) and is a dog person. Fine. He finally, reluctantly agreed we could keep the kitten if I gave it a flea bath.
But Rabbit has been making his (her?) way into Irving`s heart, at least a little bit! First, Irving noticed how clean the little critter was. He said to me one day “Wow, he`s a very polite animal, isn`t he? Washing himself, burying his poop . . . ”
Yesterday, Rabbit was left by Dorian at the other house. Irving made a huge sacrifice and picked it up and carried Rabbit back to our place. Without complaining once that he would get fleas or cat hair on him or commenting once that Rabbit looks like an alien.
Then today, I got up from my nap and went to give the cat some food and Irving said, “Oh, I already fed it.” Wow. Going from not wanting to look at the thing to feeding it . . . not bad for 3 short days!
Wordless Wednesday: 14 Months or 14 Years?
Posted on July 30, 2008 - Filed Under Wordless Wednesday | 11 Comments
We Have a Cat . . . and a Name
Posted on July 29, 2008 - Filed Under Fun, Kids | 2 Comments
So, we asked around. The kitten doesn`t seem to belong to anyone in the area and we have no clue where it came from. Not a problem . . . he (I checked last night) has a home with us.
Today, the kitten will get a flea bath and we`re all set to go. He spent the night curled up on the door step, despite having a bed made up outside where Dorian put him and tucked him in and said, “night night, bed bugs bite.”
And, the little guy has a new name. Rabbit. I know, I know. But we let Dorian choose and it was a tossup between Spiderman and Rabbit. lol. So, Rabbit it is.
We Have the Cutest Visitor EVER!
Posted on July 28, 2008 - Filed Under Fun, Kids | 4 Comments
Today, I looked out the door and saw a tiny kitten in the yard, just sitting there, looking at us. I pointed it out to Dorian and he immediately wanted to go see it. We approached cautiously and to my surprise, the kitten was happy to see us and very friendly.
The boys instantly were interested in this cutie, though Dante was a bit wary.
Well, I figured it had to belong to someone, since it was so tame. But none of our neighbors were around, so we let the kids play with it for a bit. Dorian really fell in love and any time anyone would pick the kitten up, he said, “Give it to me, give me, it`s mine.” We told him the kitten has to go back to it`s mama, but he insisted on being the main caretaker.
In short, we have a case of kitty love, rather than puppy love, which is really what I was expecting at some point. 
I adore cats, always have and always will. Irving detests them with a passion. I think we`ve won him over though. He is going to ask the neighbors tonight if the kitten is theirs and if no one claims it, I kinda think we`ll keep it . . .
By the way, I`m blaming the kitten fever on you, Deb!
Fun in the Sun
Posted on July 25, 2008 - Filed Under Kids | Leave a Comment
It`s been really sunny out today, so I took a bunch of photos of Dorian playing outside and when Dante and Irving came back from Antigua, I got these ones of the two of them.
I absolutely LOVE these pictures. You can bet one or more of them is going to end up on my wall!
I Need a Craft Room
Posted on July 25, 2008 - Filed Under Mom Stuff | Leave a Comment
Really, I do. I was already tired of having to paint on the kitchen countertop, with my painting leaning against the wall, but this morning was the straw that broke the camel`s back.
Irving recently cleaned our room. He took his stereo from the living room, booted my sewing machine from its table and stuck it under the table, on the floor, while his stereo occupied the table. Since I haven`t really been doing much sewing and he needed a place to listen to his music where it wouldn`t burst my eardrums bother me as much, it made sense to have him put his stuff in there. I wasn`t happy about the sewing machine being on the floor, but we are really running out of space to put things.
This morning. This morning the boys were playing in our room. Dante came running out with something in his mouth, Dorian hot on his heels. I pulled two tiny little hearing aid batteries out of Dante`s mouth and while I was wracking my brain, trying to figure out what we had that used these batteries . . . I realized Dorian had the remains of a lightbulb in his hand. A very small one. My first thought was the nightlight. But that wouldn`t have batteries . . .
You guessed it. It was my sewing machine light. They opened the front and pulled the lightbulb out by its roots. I`m guessing the batteries were in there as well, though I`m not really sure.
This would have made me furious a year ago. Today I just felt sad and then motivated to work harder to build up my business so I can actually have a place to keep my things, away from little fingers and away from a husband who doesn`t realize the value of MY stuff. Now, if I could just find more work . . .
So I Mucked Around Some More . . .
Posted on July 24, 2008 - Filed Under Crafty, Personal | 2 Comments
So I mucked around a bit more with the painting and I`m seriously getting attached to the kid! Still not happy with the dog, but it might be salvageable . . . Irving wants to frame it, so that`s good, I suppose.
So, here is Stage 2 of Puppy Love . . . still not done, but a far sight better than before . . . feedback is welcome.
Sorry about the poor quality, I took this at 4 am with a flash. 
See what painting does to me?!?
