In case you couldn't tell

I'm home, sick, from school/work today. I've been on the couch with my quilt and kitties all day, which gives me a chance to do a little more blogging than usual... Hope it's not obnoxious.

I realized that I've been posting a lot about random stuff lately, which is probably not what people care about that much. So if you're a relative who just wants to know what we're doing and have a few pictures to gander at, this is the post for you. For now anyway.

I think I might start another blog soon that can be a place for all my random stuff, and keep this one strictly us-related. Does that sound like a good idea? Or do you like it mixed up a bit? Let me know, and that's what I'll do.

Here's a few pictures from today:

The kitties are best at keeping me company. I used to be under this big mess of snuggles, but got up to take a picture because it was so cute. They were like this for about 2 hours... Calvin came back for more when I sat back down. What a good boy...

These always make me feel better... They are yummy, and cheaper than frozen blueberries. I took a picture of a piece of it in my hand, but it looked kind of gross, so here's the bag I emptied...

We recently acquired this adorable bookshelf from Pier 1, thanks to an unnamed generous donation. Justin picked it out himself, and I am really proud of him. He has great taste, especially when it comes to wood products. I was pleasantly surprised at the quality and stability. I put all my cookbooks on it so it is easily accessible from the kitchen without taking up counter space. It also makes the transition from living room to kitchen a little less abrupt by covering up the back of the couch. I want to crochet a doily for the top, and also one for the top of my dresser.
Those will probably take me about 15 years to complete. :)

Notice the v-shaped shelf, held up by criss-cross side bars. It's so cute, and perfect for holding bigger books. It also makes everything easier to see and grab quickly. Awesome. Our little house is coming together, finally!

Q: Can a girl get any work done?

A: No she cannot.

Thank Heavens for Saturdays.

I woke up early again this morning, so while Hobbes is here sitting on my lap, I had to do something to keep him entranced. It's pretty much the funniest thing that the kitties have discovered the computer. Anytime I pull it out, they hop onto my lap, and sit there, following the mouse, or moving lines of text for as long as I will let them. They make me laugh. So I'm jotting down another post.
I was taking a little look around the internet yesterday morning, and stumbled upon this little number at OldNavy.com:
I was so excited, because I have been looking for a white cardigan for literally a year. It seems like it would be an easy thing to find, but it proved very difficult to locate something that wasn't either cropped or knee length, and didn't have huge bows, massive ruffles, or gold coins for buttons...
Anyway, I went straight to Old Navy after work yesterday, and procured myself one of these. I got a pink one too. I couldn't help it. Just enough cuteness around the neck to make it interesting, but still something I can wear everyday!

Shopping escapades aside, I have this wonderful book:
And I was sitting here reading it yesterday, and thought I needed to spread the sunshine a bit...

"I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody."
-Bill Cosby

"Never eat more than you can lift"
-Miss Piggy

"I became a policeman because I wanted to be in a business where the customer is always wrong"
-Anonymous

"I'd rather have a free bottle in front of me than a prefrontal lobotomy"
-Unknown

"I have always imagined that paradise will be a kind of library"
-Jorge Luise Borges

"My idea of heaven is a great big baked potato and someone to share it with"
-Oprah Winfrey

Hope you all have a wonderful day!

Keeping Busy

Here's a few things I've been working on lately, but first, another cat picture (I know everyone is getting tired of these). The thing is that Calvin just cracks me up, and I'd hate not to share i t with you all! He is a big fan of small spaces, and anytime they are available, he crawls into things like grocery bags, backpacks, baskets, even his carrier that we use to take him to the vet. This particular box is a lot smaller than it looks, and somehow he crammed his fat little tummy in there and managed to get his head around to the front. It took him a little while, but once he was there, he stayed there for a few hours! He just makes me laugh- I really think he lost some brain matter when they took out his eye...




Our friends Ali Busath and Jed Goodell are getting married today. Here's a cake I made for Ali's bridal shower. It was supposed to be her colors (brown and blue) but the blue turned out a little more green than I hoped. I think the problem is that I'm using regular food dye, and not cake decorating dye, and they kind of act different in the icing. Anyway, it was three layers of white cake with blackberry filling. The flowers on top are carnations, which I thought were pretty and gave it a bit of an old fashioned look, despite the polka dots.


I'm also doing the flowers for their wedding, so last night we whipped up a few things, and here they are. These are mostly for my mom, because I'm not sure anyone else really cares! The sticks are curly willow, and it's in there because her colors are blue and brown, like I said. We ended up having to do fake hydrangeas due to a last minute crisis, but I think they look alright, and put together with all the roses and salal, I think it turned out nicely. The first one is Jed's corsage, and then her bridal bouquet.
I put a few pearl beads in there for accent because she's wearing pearls, and classed it up a bit since there are sticks in there and all...