Catching up from the last week

I finished a sock since my last post and then started the 2nd sock.  I had a few rough days health wise so socks got a bigger focus than the baby afghan.

I did make it to half way on the afghan.

Fergie was enjoying the sun so much on Friday that she looked high or at least drunk.

Time to heal

Time to heal means a lot of time sitting in a comfy chair with my feet up and my knitting, if Fergie isn't in my lap demanding pets. Fergie has become my therapist, making sure I don't over do it. It will be hard to go back to work on Monday, but as I am healing and need to be in the office this next week as it will be the last week of work this month. I love that I work for a place that closes for Christmas.

Catching up

Monday- Preston hung out in the morning with me and the cats.

Tuesday- a friend from work dropped off gluten free beer.

Wednesday- my cute neighbors decorated their pumpkins for thanksgiving

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Sunshine lover

Nobody in our house loves the sun like our 13 year old car Fergie. She will do anything to get to this spot everyday in our bedroom.  We don't let the cats in the bedroom while we are sleeping, so they have to wait until we are up and the bed is made.  Both cats believe we control the sun and if it is a rainy or snowy day we should be able to bring the sun for them.  If we don't we hear about it. They will follow us around the house and will "talk/complain" about it.

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Winter Break 2011

Winter Break started for me on December 19th at 6pm. It has been a fun filled adventure ever since.

Hike on December 21 -Pipeline Trail in Millcreek Canyon

Peppermint Fudge!

Hair Cuts for Xmas

For hiking in icy conditions

Very Cold Xmas Eve Morning

Band Practice on Christmas Eve Morning for that evening

My favorite - hot wassill

My own special dessert at my in laws - raspberries and cream

Toy in hubby's stocking

Tran-siberian Orchestra Concert on 12/28

Waiting for the concert to begin

It has begun! What fun!

Prime Rib dinner after Concert - so good

China our youngest cat

Hike on 12/29

No snow but lots of mud and ice

My trail shoes - made it much easier

Tacos from LST - after hike food

Fergie has decided to become a lap cat

China snoozing while I am on the computer.

I can't believe how quickly this break has gone. It was been a lot of fun.  The hike before Christmas with our friends seems like a month ago instead of just over a week ago.  The next day they flew to Washington to spend the holidays with family.  We have missed them a ton.  Then on Christmas Eve morning hubby took our other friends - H and J to the airport so they could fly to Kansas to spend the holidays with her mom and step-dad.  It has been quite different around here without all of them. Not quiet but different. 

Just before the holidays we went from a three cat home to a two cat home.  We have missed our older cat but as she was the wire chewer since she has been gone it has allowed us to open up more of our home to the other two cats.  The personalities in the two cats has also changed, they are more social and more vocal.  I have been able to get more photographs of them.  It has been really nice. We have moved several things around in our house as we no longer have to worry about cords being eaten.

We are getting ready to go to a friends home for the New Year's. We are looking forward to H and J coming home tomorrow afternoon. We are picking them up from the airport!  Woo hoo!!!!  I am so excited to see them. Then on Monday, late, Bear and A and E come home.  I sense a major dinner party and debriefing sometime in the upcoming week.

I have had a good 2011 overall.  I am looking forward to the adventures of 2012.

Catch Me if you Can!

That is Fergie's theme of life. It tooks months for her to come out from under beds and hiding spots when we first got her 7 years ago. At first, she only wanted to be petted if you were in a controlled environment that she could quickly get away.- under the covers, in the bath tub, etc.
Now she almost will let me pick her up and snuggle. She hates anyone but me seeing it and will make a major fuss if Mr80grit or the others cats see. It also took about 2 years before she meowed, it was just a small squeak for a long time.

Need I say anything?

This is the look I got tonight after having fish for dinner and not sharing with my 'oldest' -Isabelle. She is eight years old and thinks that she should be able to have our food, even though we have never given her any. She is our 'sugar nose' and trys to get to the sweets even when they are in our hands. But she's a cutie!