Cat Stories

Well, it is now Sunday night and I have been consumed with family confusion and activities. My daughters best friend flew in for the weekend. Somehow, I end up being chauffer, babysitter, and tired. I am beat and ready for bed, but they are all resting preparing for night out number 3. Goody!

Anyway, it is time to introduce the easiest and very loved members of the family. Kittie and Nettie. They are my 8.5 year old Maine Coone cats. As you can see they are beautiful and lovable. Most of my friends are familar with them but here are some photos.

First one is Nettie - other one is Kittie. Don't tell Nettie but Kittie is the favorite kitty. He is mama's boy. He loves to hang out with me and head butt me until we are both tired of it. He has double jointed paws so he lookes like he is doing a plie'. If anyone is looking to get a cat - get a Maine Coon. They are soooooo calm.

Kittie was acquired first. He was supposed to be a show kitty, but because of his feet, he ended up at our house. We are so lucky! Nettie came about because she was done breeding and they needed a home for her. She is so lovable and funny. She watches TV. She came with her own kitty video.

Well, I better get on with the evening and try to get somethings done. Have a good week!

Why the Zero to Grandma?

I came up with the Zero to Grandma, because that is how I feel. It seems that not long ago I was this small child with no worries and then I was caring for babies and now I am caring for a Grandbaby. How could it be that my child has her own child and actually looks like she knows what she is doing?! It just all went by so fast.

In my next life I am only going to be a Grandma! This is why - look at her!

This is our "not so little" Kali Grace Littlejohn. She was born May 19, 2008. My daughter Mandie is the proud mommy and a good mommy. Little Miss Kali is almost 98% of the time just like you see in the picture - when she is awake that is. She sleeps all night and gets up with that SMILE! She right now is a chubby little "plus size" baby. Growing out clothes is a daily accurance.

We love having her at our house, she definitely lights up everyones face when they walk in the door. She also has her own security dog - layla. My son Kris is the proud daddy of my Granddog that guards Kali. If Layla had her way, Kali would not leave her sight. It is so funny. The kitties just see her as another annoyance in the house that should be theirs!

Well, it is time to bug - have a great night.

The Opening Photo

The present opening photo is one of my favorite places. It is Newport Beach, CA. I am a big fan of the oceans. Note I said oceans. I haven't really found a place with a beach that I didn't like. Fortunately, for living in the desert and prior to that, the midwest, I get to have quite a bit of ocean time. I love to sightsee. I could just drive for hours looking at sights. I have a few favorite people to "sightsee" with, my sister, my friend Jane and my friend Jeanine. Howard is not a big sight-seer. He prefers seeing the sights from the chair on the beach or a cruise.

Anyway, the photo is where my mind goes when things get too hectic in my crazy life. Instead of therapy, I drive to the beach in California. 4.5 hours and I am there. In mid October I drove down to sight see and spend sometime on the beach. Well, mostly I drove and I did a little work at our California office, but then spent some quality time at Malibu Beach(didn't see any celebs - they don't spend much time at the beach in October), Redondo Beach, Huntington Beach (Wonderful!!!!!!!!!)and Dana Point. All down the Pacific Coast Highway (PCH is what the natives call it).

Here are some photos from past and recent trips. I'll tell more about other wonderful beach places.

The person in the one photo was actually looking for shells, not doing anything like it looks like.

I sat at the beach in Huntington for about 2 hours just running my fingers through the sand and watching some surfers and kids playing. It was very relaxing. Not enough time though. In October the fog rolls in early and hangs out until about noon, so beach time is limited.

Enjoy and have a great day.

Jan

WOW! I have been missing out!

Yesterday, I received an email from my dear sewing friend in Michigan. It was a wonderful email and proceeded to have a link to her BLOG. After reading the email, I clicked her link to the BLOG. ( http//www.homeacre.blogspot.com ) WOW! It was a wonderful thing to read and to keep up with Amy. Prior to a few years ago, Amy didn't check her emails but once a month if we were lucky. Now she has this awesome blog that is so fun to read. Next, I clicked some of her favorite BLOGS. I got another WOW! This looks like so much fun and soooooo easy to entertain and take up a lot of my time. ;)

Anyway, now I have started my BLOG. Keep in mind, I got my first computer in 1991 and was a computer wizard. I spent hours and hours on my computer. This was a couple years before AOL and Prodogy. There were no pretty pictures, just the blue screen and the white letters. I transfered files that would take all night and kept up with messaging boards and exchanged fabric and all kinds of stuff with my new found computer friends. Then AOL came and we all reluctantly moved over there and still played the exchange games. Then, life happened. I don't know exactly how to explain it, but it just all came to a halt. I stopped exchanging fabric (probably because I could start my own quilt shop), stopped keeping up with my online friends and let my technology skills (especially the online fun) fall by the wayside.

Now I get to start figuring this out, so bear with me and come back soon.