the arrival of spring

the weather here has been gorgeous. really really gorgeous. we've had the windows open which, besides providing a wonderful springy breeze, has the added incentive of creating a kitty incubator. 

i really did not think they could sleep more, or be any cuter, but i was wrong.

i hope you're enjoying beautiful weather, too!

just holding my foot...

my annoying cats

always crawling into things {whether they fit or not}...

... like my half-open drawers:

and rubbing cat hair on the bottom of all my sweaters:

and an open cabinet door is an open invitation:

this one will chew on anything:

and sleep on anything...

... like this bookshelf:

... or in my ribbon drawer:

... or in a box full of clean socks:

 it's a good thing we love them so much! {and it helps they look so cute when they're asleep}

cute overload

i got to babysit this little doll one afternoon this week:

 it was awesome.

but don't get too excited yet, we already have a baby in the house and we're not ready for another just yet!

 

this kitty wasted no time jumping in the playpen and sleeping the afternoon away.

it was ridiculous.

the chair: progress report

it's finished!

see before photos here

i can't believe it's already done! i spent most of my weekend working on it, but since i approached everything the "angie" way {wing it as you go, and be willing to do, redo and re-redo things} i just figured it would take awhile. 

and while there are lots of imperfections, i am thrilled with the result! i love the way it turned out, and now it's not such an eyesore {hubby says it never was, but i always had a serious problem with it.}

i think it's my favorite chair now. i added extra padding to the inside of the arms, so it's actually a lot more comfortable now.

the kitties wasted no time in reclaiming it. 

yeah, they're totally ridiculous, and i'm ridiculously excited about how this turned out :)

kitty love

i love my kitties. a lot. 

i always say i'm not really a cat person, i just like mine. otherwise, i prefer dogs. 

but how can you resist all this cuteness?!?

{aria is grey, cache is orange}

sometimes we call her fatty catty cause she doesn't really watch her figure :)

and the kitty cache, as we like to call him. can you tell that he's sleeping in the unfinished chair? i can't keep him out of it!

sleeping kitty fix

 

 

  

  

i don't consider myself a cat person. i just like mine. cause they're awesome :)

{aria = grey, cache = orange}

more snow kitty!

winter weather take 2

now this is more like it!

although we're still in kansas. the proof:

they predicted 14" but we've only got 2-3" so far,
all the schools are closed,

and they plow with tractors. awesome.

but still like home {michigan} cause the roads suck!

we put aria to work cleaning the porch:
{she really likes snow}

other reminders of home: hubby finally found the 24/7 npr station {yay!} and today i listened to talk of the nation for the first time since moving. hearing neil conan's voice was like reconnecting with an old friend

{i used to listen everyday while driving to work}

my photo christmas cards

if i were sending out photo christmas cards, these would be it:

{although none of them are current.}

i've been on a "sorting" thing lately and i was organizing my photos and found these and had to share:

hubby, his grandparents and sister skiing in utah {april 2002}
so beautiful! this really would make a great card

my family, minus big sister and brother {circa early 90's}

and yes, i'm the one with the little smirk, not looking at the camera 
and wearing one of my favorite christmas dresses

merry christmas kitties! {the only current photo of the bunch}

cache and aria

i get to include this cause there's a christmas tree :)

{can you tell that even at a young age i enjoyed being the center of attention?}

i'm wearing a undershirt, and my favorite blankey wrapped around me and belted. 
so chic.

merry sitsmas everyone!

kitten naps are the best

... especially when you're not feeling well.

the perfect(ish) day

after running errands, taking cache to the vet and other blah blah boring every-day-things, i spent the perfect afternoon outside basking in the beautiful weather! (mid-70's, cloudless sunshine with a slight breeze)

i had the perfect set up.
kittens, favorite (torn up) hoodie, knitting supplies close at hand, and a good book
(this photo was taken before i brought out snacks too)

arie loves hanging out on the deck with us

my guys also spent some time together :)

kitten!

i'm taking a cue from my friend over at the kitten mama and posting a video of cache.
i just grabbed the camera, so the music is a little loud:

cache, originally uploaded by angelinaladawn.

he's so adorable,but right now i'm stressed! we're doing everything by the book, but tonight aria ran out of her room and came face to face with cache and it was not good. so needless to say she threw a hissy fit and has been cranky all night.
we really think this is a good thing, so hopefully arie will calm down and figure that out too. soon.

(johnny) cache

for those of you who don't know already (probably most of you) today josh and i adopted a new kitten!
his name is cache, he's orange and white and 3 1/2 months old. i'll be (taking) posting photos soon!

we've been thinking about getting a second cat pretty much since we got arie, but since josh's family decided to get a second one (this week) it really spurred us into action.

arie is doing ok. we really want her to like cache so they can be a playmates (and keep each other company) so we're taking things pretty slow. they're in seperate rooms and although arie has hissed a couple times, she mostly seems interested and not threatened.

so now that we have a new kitty addition i have decided a few things:

1- mom/dad/sister-in-law- no more kitties for you! we are done, therefor i believe you must be done as well :)

2- grandma and mike- you must come visit soon because i know you would not want to miss meeting our new addition!

3- josh and i are awesome at adopting! and while we are done with kitties, i think that we should consider adopting other things in the (distant) future...

more updates to come. for now i'm going to sleep (in the living room) which cache.

aria!

who doesn't want to see a multitude of photos of arie?

she loves it here too, and she's made herself right at home.

helping fold laundry (or maybe trying to keep it warm for us):

sleeping on her own bed! (barely):

keeping the shape of my hat nice and concave:

helping josh read his homework:

working a puzzle:

helping unpack:

making herself comfy where we eat. thanks for that, arie:

guarding the kitchen with her bird's eye view atop the fridge:

cleaning the sink?

she says "i am not impressed":

helping me play guitar hero: