Baby horse

The second part of today was spent with Phil's family. A new baby horse was born on Easter Sunday, and this was the first chance to go out to see her. Her name is Scully, yes, after the character in the X-Files. And OMG, she is the cutest thing!

We walked out to the stables, and walking towards us were Diane, her sister, and the two horses. OMG, it was so cute seeing the baby horse walking by her mom. She never got too far ahead of her mom, always staying by her side. And of course, the mom never let her get too far away from her either.

So, we watched them go back into their stall, and then they went out to the back of their stall, outside. And we watched Susie with the baby. It was really cute, the baby was just so curious about everything. She was tired, but she wouldn't go to sleep cause she didn't want to miss anything, just like a human baby.

Phil's other niece went in the stall with them and petted Scully. It was so neat that the mom let her in the stall with them too. She wasn't mean or too protective. And she also let us pet them both, which, for a city girl, was such a thrill.

I know that we're so lucky to have the chance to visit a ranch like that so close to home. :)

Another Lazy Sunday

I spent the first part of today enjoying the quiet in the house. The boys had left early to play paintball, and I was alone with the kitties. So, after feeding Oreo and Velcro, I spent some time with our outside cat, Mao.

She's named Mao because she and I can have this little conversation. If you say, "Mao" she'll really Meow back. It's very cute. I've always wanted to name a cat Mao just for that reason. LOL Yeah, I'm a geeky cat mom. But you know, it wouldn't work for a cat like Velcro. Cause she doesn't meow very loud, if at all. But it definitely fits this cat.

And I don't go outside much for various reasons...Ok, because of my allergies. BUT today I enjoyed some time outside watching Mao enjoy the sunshine. It was so nice and peaceful to have the quiet time. I didn't realize how much I have missed the time to just sit and enjoy nature.

Horton Hears a Who

OMG, Debi, Alex, and I went to see Horton Hears a Who yesterday, and it was SO funny!! I haven't read the book in years. So, I can't compare the movie to how the book was cause, yes, it's been forever since I've read the book.

But it was too dang funny. I won't say any more about the movie cause I don't want to spoil it for anyone, but Debi and I laughed SO much. I think we were the only ones laughing so hard, there was a man in there who took his daughter to the movie who was snoring the whole time. But we enjoyed it! LOL

If you love cartoons, definitely go see it!

Momma Squirrel

We finally realized that this squirrel that has been visiting us is not a boy squirrel, but is a female squirrel. And OMG, she's so HUGE cause we think she's carrying a bunch of babies. Makes sense cause she's really HUGE. I mean she's the size of a kitten. No kidding! LOL She's been coming here to eat for some time now. And we picked up some Pumpkin seeds from Orchard Supply that is for squirrels. And she really likes them.
But after eating, she does this really funny thing. she like spreads eagle out on our doormat. Yep, just like the above picture. I've taken pictures before where she does this on the fence, but today she decided just to plop outside the door. LOL She actually did also walk a few feet, and plopped like this in the shade near the wheel barrow outside the house.

After climbing up the tree, I guess she was tired, so here she is plopped on a tree branch...


She's just the funniest squirrel. I watched her for almost an hour today, cause she's so entertaining. Who would have thought that a squirrel would do stuff like that?? LOL

End of an Era

Well, they finally sold my aunt's house. My aunt and uncle lived in this house forever it seems. I can remember always going there to visit them. We would all go bicycle riding together, and we always had to make a stop there to say hi to them. It was down the street from my High School, so I would always wave at them on my way home from school too.

When we were little, we would play hide and go seek in their backyard. Now, their backyard wasn't the biggest backyard I've ever been in, but when you're a little kid, it just seemed HUGE! And there wasn't a whole lot of places to hide back there either, but we'd always find a place to hide. It cracks me up to think that really, there must have been only a few good hiding places back there, and we all knew where they were. LOL

And I remember my uncle's garage being a treasure trove of goodies. the walls of the garage were lined with jars of stuff. Marbles, screws, bolts, coins, just lots of great junk that kids always loved. I mean he had tons of wire stashed in jars, and just real fun stuff. I always wondered if it was because they were in the camps during WWII and they didn't have a lot of stuff, so when they had their own place, did they just collect things "just in case?"

I was really sad to find out that my dad didn't inherit the house like my uncle had promised. I was hoping that it would stay in the family for a little while longer. To me, it was more than just a piece of property to sell, it was a place of really great old memories.

Spring has Sprung!

I saw the coolest rainbow the other day after leaving the store. I just had to try to get a picture. I love rainbows. Just seeing one makes me really happy, it's seeing something bright and colorful in the dark and gloomies that I really like.

And the trees along the street at the store have started to bloom. It's so pretty seeing all the flowers on the trees. My nose may not like it much, but my eyes love seeing them.

Our fun day today!

Today we celebrated Debi's birthday. It was a lot of fun! We realized though that it was St. Patty's weekend, and they were having an event downtown. LOL But with Joanne's great luck, we found a parking spot right outside of Pedro's where we have our birthday lunches.

After having a great lunch at Pedro's, and catching up with news, we went shopping downtown. We have a few stops that we always make along the way, and we pick up a new one now and then. This time we went to a store called Domus. It's a fun store with stationary stuff, cooking utensils, just lots of really cool stuff inside. And at the counter, a man had this beautiful bird named Boomer.

And Boomer of course LOVED Joanne. :) And walked on her shoulder. It was so cool, we had to take the photo op!

We also went to our favorite place, Only the Best, and to Affordable Treasures. Really great stores with fun things in it!

It was a fun way to spend the day, and it was beautiful with no rain!!

Fireplace Kitty

Oreo has always loved going into the fireplace when there is no fire. I'm not sure why. But some days we would find our black and white kitty a grey and black kitty. A few times I have caught him climbing up the chimney. And I'm thinking, "Great. What happens if he gets stuck? Do I have to call the fire department, cause he's not the brightest lightbulb in the pack." If you know what I mean. LOL

Well, when we put in the Woodburning stove insert in the fireplace, I thought, "Ok, this one has a door with a latch, he can't possibly get into the fireplace..." WRONG.

Tonight I caught him in the stove. He has figured out how to unlatch the door, and open it. Not that it's a heavy latch, but come on, opening up the door?? Good thing he only does that when the fire isn't burning.

So, I guess my days of grey and black kitty aren't quite done yet. LOL

My Heart

My friend Kay wanted me to put up a picture of my heart pendant. And here it is! LOL

I just added a charm. Actually my Oreo cat charm fell off of my Italian Charm bracelet, so I thought it would look cute in there, it's kinda thin, so it's gonna go under or over things. But that's ok, at least it's in there.

Cute Kids

At the store, we have a bunch of kids who are really into the webkinz. And I get to talk to them when they come in the store. OMG, they are just so dang cute! They love talking about their favorite thing on Webkinz, how many they have, their names, favorite games and such. And I just love hearing all of their stories.

And it's fun seeing them open up and enjoy talking to you. I wish I could have a store of just Webkinz, and just sell the heck out of them, have events, just a fun place for them all to go.

And I've been thinking a lot about working with kids. Cause I love them. It's fun teaching them things, and just seeing them grow up. Cause you know being at the store, I've seen tons of kids grow up! It's fun to hear that our store is their favorite place, or that when they grow up, they want to work at the store.

We'll see where my life's journey goes next, but maybe it will have something to do with kids??