Did you say kittIES?

It all started at the annual cousins picnic at Frisby's house. I excused Todd from attendance because I needed the swingset put into the ground(preschool was starting the next day). After the yummy food and the Karoke, out come the darling tiny kittens! That is when the begging began as it always does when someone has kittens. At first I said "Not on your life!" etc. Then Stacia chimes in about how cats are the best, and they will be all litterbox trained and whatever and all the sudden I was agreeing to let the kids have one! They wouldn't be ready to leave for a few weeks, which gave me some time to convince Todd--YIKES! He is generally opposed since the previous attempts to have a kitten haven't worked out. Tunces (very hyper, jumped up on everyone) was run off by a cat with no tail who tried to become our pet. Our next attempt was Max(whined constantly at the back door trying to come in). His mom from across the street kept coming over to take him home. Both times we only ended up having the kittens for a few weeks. Also, Todd hasn't been happy with how the kids have taken care of the kittens, and he always ends up taking over. But, the kids cried that they are pet deprived, and this time will be differnt, we will do everything to take care of it.... I caved! Well, it was finally time to get the kitty, so I called Aunt C. to see if she was home. Somehow, I still don't know quite how it happened, I got talked into taking 2. One calico and the one that looks like Hitler! The kids coudn't contain their excitement and the kitties do play so cute together. When Todd (still not thrilled about the kitty thing) got home from work I said "come see the kitties." He started walking toward the garage and then realized what I said. "Did you say kittIES, as in you brought more than one?" But as soon as he saw how low maintenance and good natured they are he was OK with it.

So far it has been GREAT! I think Maisy and Courgar are doing so well because they have each other. I haven't heard them once whine at the door (which takes away the guilt of making them "outside cats") and they are so good with the kids. It's true they are litterbox trained and already used to not coming in the house. The kids are also keeping up their end of the bargain cleaning out the litterbox, keeping their food and water full, and playing with them. Jordan has even introduced them to the alleged garden area in the backyard where we saw all the mice scurry around when we tilled the dirt! He said they already have the scent! I guess we have a year to worry about the two cats reproducing (I think we got one of each). Someone will have to get fixed! Anyway, thanks to the Frisbys our kids finally have a pet--at least for now....

The Bluetooths!

I guess people are getting sick of seeing the back to school pictures on my blog (I have recieved an editorial comment!!! It was actually funny if you want to look) Well, I'm sick of it too--boring! I've been meaning to post about Katy and Jillian's new imaginative craze. One day Jillian came in the room talking to herself like..."What...oh ya....I know...mmmhumm" etc. I thought she was trying to talk to me, but then she pointed to some thing hanging on her ear. I think it is a keychain of sorts with a charm hanging off of it. She was talking on her bluetooth of course. Then I looked outside to see katy sitting on the jungle gym talking to herself with something similar hanging off her ear! I thought that was pretty funny since Lili and Papa are the only ones they have ever seen with such a thing! They love to take them to Nana's and it was a crisis when Katy left hers there! Jillian is very stalwart about hanging hers on a tack next to the lightswitch in her room. Maybe she won't be the kind of Mom who can never find her phone, like me! Anyway, that's the closest they will get to a bluetooth for a long time!e!

Now We're all Back to School

Today was the first day of preschool! If you can believe it, it is my 7th year and Melody's 4th. Allyson has also had about 7 years worth of preschool already, but this is the first year she is actually enrolled in the T, Th morning class, and it was Julia's first day too! Melody and I rearranged the room, so we'll have to see if we like it. We have 15 darling kids in the morning class(T, Th) and 13 darlings in the afternoon class (T,W, Th). They were so cute and relatively good for the first day. They were already making us laugh and it seems like we will have really fun classes this year. Julia was also very cooperative! Hopefully the kids don't maul her to death, and drive Melody nuts! Anyway, here is a slideshow of all of our first day back!



Allyson has been so excited for preschool to start and to have all her friends coming. I asked her how her first day was and she said it was fun! She liked the toys and putting stuff in her cubby! Funny, she isn't totally sick of it all! This is totally unrelated, but yesterday Ally asked Nana if they could look at the things in her "Julia box" (jewlery box). Funny!