There's a blog that I religiously follow everyday called the "Itty Bitty Kitty Committee" http://www.theittybittykittycommittee.com/
A very nice lady named Laurie in Washington fosters litters of kittens for the local shelter. She has a great photographic eye so the pictures of her little furry friends are AMAZING. Please take some time to visit this website - it will brighten ANYONE'S day! It's a bit bittersweet when the kittens move on to their "forever homes"... but there will always be more to come. I can't wait to see what the next batch of kittens are like!
Feel free to donate to the Humane Society as well!
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Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
I don't have a red thumb after all!
Here are some shots from the Summer so far...
Poor Haley thought she was going to be able to accompany us to the picnic at Boordy Vineyards... Little does she know that she was much more comfortable in the air conditioned house with her 2 sisters.
Poor Haley thought she was going to be able to accompany us to the picnic at Boordy Vineyards... Little does she know that she was much more comfortable in the air conditioned house with her 2 sisters.
I'm so proud of myself because this year I started some flowers and vines from seed and the plants are ACTUALLY thriving on the back balcony!!!
Monday, June 14, 2010
Summertime Fun - Past, Present and Future
My cousin's wedding went by without a hitch! Everyone seemed to have a wonderful time (even with the heat and humidity) and family squabbles seemed to not be the top priority on everyone's mind. There was only one snarky comment after the ceremony that was muttered, but I think it was ignored because it was a damn wedding for goodness sake! No need for fighting and bickering!
On Saturday, Billy, Jeff and I went to Billy's sister's house (Darcy) to surprise his father for his 69th birthday. What made this such a surprise was the fact that we would NEVER normally be out in her neck of the woods. Billy and Jeff are very close but they don't often hang out with their sister much so needless to say, Billy's dad was FLOORED when he saw the 3 of us at the house munchin down on deviled eggs and veggies. We all ate our fair share of crab, hamburgers and birthday cake. Hopefully we'll all get to go back because everyone had a really good time.
At the bottom of the hill in Darcy's backyard, there was a pier with a boat (owned by Darcy and her boyfriend). After stuffing my face and falling into a complete food coma, I walked down to the dock and sat down for a little bit while my food digested. Sitting at the pier was so peaceful, calm and beautiful. I started to think of how me and my 2 cousins (the older boys) would spend hours on the dock at the marina catching catfish with hotdog bait and we would explore the boatyard. My parents, my aunt and uncle and grandparents all co-owned a boat at the time and they would sit on the boat and do "adult" things... like drink and gossip and stuff. When I was thinking of those good times, I started to tear up a bit because I know nothing like that will happen again. I don't know what went on with them in the past, but now they can hardly be in the same room with each other. Why were they all able to tolerate each other at the docks? Were they pretending to get along for the sake of us kids? We used to vacation together to OC every year, but that stopped when my mom and her brother/my uncle fought during those trips. Where did all of the squabbles come from? I am completely baffled by it all!!!!
I think the only thing I can do now is work to make sure my cousins, my sister and I don't repeat this history. While our personalities are sooo different, what matters most is that when we ignore what cliques we're part of and set aside our differences... We are the next generation and it would be a shame to see all of us turn out like our parents did.
On Saturday, Billy, Jeff and I went to Billy's sister's house (Darcy) to surprise his father for his 69th birthday. What made this such a surprise was the fact that we would NEVER normally be out in her neck of the woods. Billy and Jeff are very close but they don't often hang out with their sister much so needless to say, Billy's dad was FLOORED when he saw the 3 of us at the house munchin down on deviled eggs and veggies. We all ate our fair share of crab, hamburgers and birthday cake. Hopefully we'll all get to go back because everyone had a really good time.
At the bottom of the hill in Darcy's backyard, there was a pier with a boat (owned by Darcy and her boyfriend). After stuffing my face and falling into a complete food coma, I walked down to the dock and sat down for a little bit while my food digested. Sitting at the pier was so peaceful, calm and beautiful. I started to think of how me and my 2 cousins (the older boys) would spend hours on the dock at the marina catching catfish with hotdog bait and we would explore the boatyard. My parents, my aunt and uncle and grandparents all co-owned a boat at the time and they would sit on the boat and do "adult" things... like drink and gossip and stuff. When I was thinking of those good times, I started to tear up a bit because I know nothing like that will happen again. I don't know what went on with them in the past, but now they can hardly be in the same room with each other. Why were they all able to tolerate each other at the docks? Were they pretending to get along for the sake of us kids? We used to vacation together to OC every year, but that stopped when my mom and her brother/my uncle fought during those trips. Where did all of the squabbles come from? I am completely baffled by it all!!!!
I think the only thing I can do now is work to make sure my cousins, my sister and I don't repeat this history. While our personalities are sooo different, what matters most is that when we ignore what cliques we're part of and set aside our differences... We are the next generation and it would be a shame to see all of us turn out like our parents did.
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