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Saturday, August 27, 2011

Happy Adoption Day Millie and Fiona!!!

2 years ago today Millie and Fiona joined the family. They are crazy, purring, cuddling kitties and we love them.
Millie purrs non-stop like a motor. She prefers to sit next to you rather than on top of you, but always in the same room. When she is off by herself is when we know she is being naughty. Her fur is soft as silk and she loves to sit in the window and stare out at the world. She is most definitely the alpha cat between the two. She enjoys pureed pumpkin but only Libby's brand and not the new brand they sell at Smith's- she knows the difference. She also enjoys opening cabinet doors and hiding in dark places.
Fiona is a beauty. She understands English and will literally follow orders. Earlier this Spring, Lesley said "I'm gonna take a nap in my bed. Come with me Fiona." and Fiona got off the couch, followed Lesley to her room, jumped on her bed, and napped with her for an hour. She did something similar this morning when Lesley asked for companionship while she was sewing. Fiona is a scare-d-cat and is terrified when anyone knocks on the door. The only "strangers" she doesn't hide under bed when they come over are my mom, Jenny, and Kendra.
They both shed awfully bad but they love having their paws rubbed. They are getting better at getting their nails trimmed and Millie loves to be brushed. They sleep approximately 20 hours a day but always seem to be wide awake at 6 AM.
Bottom line is that we love then dearly and cannot imagine our lives without them. They have brought joy and purr-fect love in to our lives.

Monday, August 22, 2011

I'm so glad this didn't happen to me

A piece of tree debris fell on my car between the hours of 10:00 PM to 10 AM Saturday- Sunday. I feel so lucky it was only bark and not a whole branch and now I only need to replace the windshield. As we were looking at the damage, Lesley brought up this commercial and it was the only thing that got me to smile.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CocgDJJCBFI&feature=youtube_gdata_player


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Saturday, August 20, 2011

Saturday Seething (part 34 of a 444 part series)

So I went babysitting last (yes, I'm 27 and still babysit Friday nights). The boys played video games, something called COD Black-Ops, while the girl and I colored. I was SHOCKED by how hypnotized the boys were while playing. I'm used to the normal tv watching vegetative state most people get into, but these boys wouldn't even notice if the house was on fire!! They were so out of it I got right in front of one and took a picture- I wasn't even sneaky about it either!! So funny!!! The sound was muted after I heard a bad word and even still, they were totally absorbed. I thought it was hilarious and spent a good chunk of the night trying to break them. I turned on music, ran the garbage disposal, turned on lights, and the only thing that got then to look up was when I said "dinner is ready". I think the boys are official on their way to being teenagers.

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Yellow Roses

I am in love with this still-life by Minerva Teichert.

The original was brought to our company about a year ago by the son of the original owner.

His mother grew-up in Cokeville, WY and Minerva Teichert was her visiting teacher. When she got married, Minerva offered to paint her wedding bouquet as a gift. Can you imagine that?! At the time, Teichert was not considred the amazing artist she is today, but she had still done some brilliant work up until that point, like the Manti Temple murals.  Luckily, the original was always displayed with reverance and not placed in an attic so the painting is in practialy mint condition.

The client has given us permisson to make reproductions and I am so excited!!

It is a small giclee* canvas, 15x8 inches for a bargain price of $59.00

 

 

*meaning they use paint pigment instead of ink in the printing process.

 

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

The Cosby Show

I have been watching The Cosby Show on Netflix and tonight I finished watching the final episode. It's been a long journey over 8 seasons and 201 episodes. The best seasons were 2 and 6. My favorite episode is the one where Denise makes a designer knock-off shirt for Theo in season 1. The last season felt tired, like the writers had run out of gas and I really didn't like how they "broke the 4th wall" in the final moments of the final episode.
I think what makes The Cosby Show a classic series is it was always about the love parents have for their children, even when they are upset or disappointed. What is also great is the love Heathcliff and Clare had for each other and they never let anything come between them.
What also makes the show is its fashion- it's like a catalog of fashion trends circa 1984-1992!! Jumpsuits!! Fringe!! Neon!!! Funk!! It was always changing.
What rarely changed with the interior design of the house. With the exception of the new kitchen in season 8 and the change of couch in season 5, the house stayed the same. They added new artwork here and there but no dramatic differences occurred throughout the run of the series. A lot of the art was done by Honeywood and a lot of her prints were personally owned by Dr. Cosby.
I'm so glad I've had the opportunity over the past 8 months of watching the Huxtable family grow and learn.
Now onto the next goal!!
Ps: Lesley is almost done watching the entire The Dick Van Dyke Show and hopefully she will give us a report when she finishes :)

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Thursday, August 11, 2011

The Help

Confession: my New Years goal to read a book a month has fallen off track- the last book I read was March's art crime memoir.
But remember my book for January, "The Help"? The movie came out yesterday and apparently it is very good. I really want to see but I'm working this weekend so I probably won't get a chance until $6 Tuesday movies after work.
We are set to see Captain America next tuesday since we missed it this week. Maybe Cap will have to wait until after I've seen The Help.

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Sunday, August 07, 2011

Saturday Seething (part 33 of a 444 part series)

Deodorant is not optional, People!!!!!

Lesley invited me to her company party at Boondocks today and we had a ton of fun (she also brought Aaron and Ashley). We played miniature golf, rode go-karts, almost played laser tag but A&A freaked out when we put the vests on them in the black-light.
We also played arcade games and I have never been around more stinky, sweaty people in my life. The smell of body odor could have been a WMD (weapon of mass destruction) to my lungs!!
Why don't people wear deodorant?!
The kicker was that almost everyone there was an adult even though it smelled like the eau de perfume of pre-maturation seminar sixth grade boys.
As a hydra-perspiration sufferer myself, I cannot fathom going without odor and wetness protection, especially during the sweltering August heat but I guess I am alone in that line of thought.
The true tragedy is that Lesley may or may not have to work with some of these stinkers :)

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