We have had many cats over the years (9 to be exact - Puss, Motorboat, Negs, Fluffy, Samantha, Lucky, Chocolate, Sydney and Crosby), but these 2 crack me up so much. It is probably because they are sisters and double trouble.
You never know where they are going to turn up and most times it is hard to tell which cat it is in the bag, in the box, or hiding in the plants. They don't like to be picked up and held, but if they need attention they make sure you know they are around and needing a scratch or pet.
They have definitely decided that they should rule the roost and have no problem chasing Chocolate around if in the mood. Of course, Chocolate pretty much lets anyone chase him around for some reason. Lucky gives the girls a wide birth but every once in awhile you will catch him licking their ears or washing their face.
I think that the names Sydney and Crosby fit them very well. They were Lucy and Ethel when they were found and brought to the vets office. Greg was in charge of picking the new names and he did a great job.
I have to pick two pictures for the Christmas ornaments for the tree (of all of our pets - past and present). I am having a difficult time because when I look at the pictures, I can't tell them apart. I have a hard enough time when looking at them in person. Crosby has a darker stripe along her back and Sydney is somewhat lighter in fur coloring. No matter what, they both have a similar personality - "stinker".
Who would have thought that I would go from totally disliking cats when I was in my teens, to having a houseful of them as an adult.
It has been quite some time since this blog has seen any new content. I guess there is no real excuse other than the fact that I was busy with 2 classes, a full time job that increased so much with the departure of a few people, designing and launching 3 websites, and having 2 additional people living in my house (neither of whom appreciated the fact that they added to so much stress in my life - more on that later). Anyways, I survived and the start of 2010 is much better.
I am not taking any classes this semester even though there are a few that I would have liked to have signed up for. I am going to find some web design seminars/classes (day long rather than semester long) that work will send me to in order to enhance my skills. I'll see how that goes as work is so demanding I didn't even use all of my vacation days from last year. That's okay though because I am doing what I like to do - web development.
The 3 websites are all up and running www.graemepark.org, www.sweet-v.net, and www.pennridgewomensnetwork.com. I'm pretty happy with all 3 and keep encouraging a couple of them to give me information to keep the site current. I am playing around with Joomla and will be doing my own business site one of these days. It keeps getting put to the back burner even though I know it would be good to have it up and running.
My MIL is still living with us and that in itself is quite challenging. She drives me crazy most days but I overlook quite a bit because she is 91 and I'm sure she doesn't like being in this situation herself as she has always been quite independent. It has helped that she isn't drinking because that always makes the situation so much worse. If only I can get her to stop apologizing and crying about everything and telling me how she had nothing in the midwest in terms of food products. It wears on my nerves.
Our other boarder, Greg's classmate, moved out January 2. That was a wonderful start to the new year. It wasn't that he was a bad kid, it was just that he was very self-centered and made himself way too comfortable in our house and never said thank you. I am so glad that we don't have to label food in the refrigerator anymore so that he won't eat it, or keep food in a separate refrigerator that he didn't have access to. It's nice not having yet another person in our space.
Having Casey home for the holidays was great and we enjoyed a very nice Christmas. The kids only took about 90 minutes to find their presents this year. Larry will have to make it harder for next year if we have both of them home.
I ended up 2009 being 30 pounds lighter than before and able to push myself through boot camp for 3 sessions. It was hard to get up at 5:00 am but I felt strong all day when I did.
In 2010 I hope to lose another 30 pounds and possibly run a small race (Broad Street Run or a 10K). I will also watch Casey graduate from college and Greg graduate from high school and head off to college. Who knows what the year will hold for all of us but I know that I have a pretty positive attitude and hope to connect with old friends, meet new friends, and hit 50 in September feeling the best I ever have.
