Gotta take a wicked yes!

We got a wii!!!! I am so excited. We have been looking everywhere for one. I played it at my friend Carri's house a couple months ago, and have wanted one ever since. I think Mike thought I was nuts, since it is just a video game, but it is so much fun. My sister Jess' family has one, so while we were there, I got Mike hooked! He thought I was crazy wanting to play at night, but once he saw everything, he LOVED it. So, while we were out yesterday, we were looking for one, and had no luck. On a whim, we called a store down by Mike's work, and they had two of them! So, we were able to go get one.

Other then that, nothing new today. I love lazy days. All I have to do tonight is cook some dinner. I am thinking pirogies and kielbasa... With lots of yummy butter and onions.

My greeting card

I took this picture at the butterfly exhibit at the children's museum. We are getting it enlarged and framed. Mike thinks it looks like a greeting card. I thought I would share it.

VACATION!!!!!

Phew, what a week. Last night we got back from an awesome NY vacation. It is so crazy to think of that as being a vacation, since it still seems(as long as I have Mike and Michelle with me) like I am home there. It is hard to believe it has been over 2 and a half years since I have lived there.

We got in Sunday night and spent the night and the next day at my best friend April's house. She has two boys(5 and 2) so Michelle had a ton of fun with them. We went out for a nice lunch, and then to Chuck E Cheese with them. It was great to be able to see them. I talk to April almost every day, for hours sometimes, but it still isn't the same as seeing her.

Monday night and Tuesday we spent at my sister Jess's house. Also, very fun. It was great to see Michelle and her cousin Moira(3) together. They were like best friends, laughing and playing. I got to spend some great time with the kids, although I wish I had a lot more time with them. They even got to sample some of my home cooking, chicken broccoli alfredo, with the alfredo sauce made from scratch. The best part was just sitting around and talking to them. It was so relaxed, and fun.

Wednesday we went to the Baseball Hall of Fame, which is like spiritual experience in itself. It is an excellent reminder of what the game is, and how pure it is. Mike had never been there before (I know, how can that be?!?!?!?! He lived in NY for like 2 years, it is just nutty!) so it was really awesome to not only see all of the stuff myself, but also his reaction to seeing it for the first time.

Thursday we went to the children's museum, which is unlike anything I have ever seen anywhere else. Michelle(and Mike and I!) had a blast. Then Mike cooked an amazing dinner at my parents, so it was a relaxing night for me. Looking at butterflies!

Friday we took Michelle to go see Sesame Street Live. It was so fun! We have seen one before, about a year ago, but this one was just too cute, and Michelle LOVED it. She was so into it.

Saturday we went to the parade in the morning(St Patty's day of course.... Don't you notice my green font?!?!). At night we went to Crystal and Mike's(friends from my parents church) and had delicious pizza and wings. They have 4 adorable(and really well behaved) kids, so Michelle had a blast with them. The 2 Mike's, Crystal and I then went to go see Uncle Plum(an amazing local band). It was so great, and we had so much fun with them.

Sunday was church, then seeing Heath and the kids. I wish I could have seen Devin more, but it was still great to see the boys and her. The kids are getting so big!!!! Sunday night we had a nice dinner and cake, and then played a super fun game.

Monday we left and came home. It was so sad. Michelle kept asking for Papa. She was heart broken when we got home and Papa wasn't here. It has been rough.

Phew, that was long.

Why there are no pictures of Mike

Some of you might have noticed there are no pictures of my darling husband on here. And there is a simple explanation for that.....

These are the type of pictures I get of him, IF I am lucky enough to even get one.


I hope you all enjoyed looking at his hat, haha.


P.S. Yeah, that is right, 3 posts in one day. I had a lot to catch up on... And a lot of time, haha.

Why it doesn't feel like the heat is working...

I realized I have not posted anything about our pets, or Snugglemals as we call them. This is why we call the snugglemals. The two in that picture are Fenway(Or PupPup), who thinks she is a cat, and Other Cat, who thinks her and the dog are related.

We also have Snug Cat, named for her crazy snuggling. She is very sweet, and likes to hide in unusual places.... Like this!


Now the reason for this blog title.....

Other Cat likes to position herself in front of the heater, and hog the heat. Sometimes she is nice, and once the heat goes off, she will come see you and let you feel the warmth she stole.

It's been a while!!

Wow, it has been a while since I have posted anything new. Things here are going well. We are getting ready for vacation next week.

Michelle still has her class, and she loves every minute of it. She is very adventurous, and loves climbing. Here she is in her favorite thing there

When she is not off on an adventure there, she is having adventures here. Her newest favorite toy seems to be the attachment for the vacuum cleaner. I guess she figures one of us should use it. She is also very into playing imaginary instruments. Sometimes I wonder what she is going to be when she gets older. She says she is going to have a farm, with cats, dogs, chickens, roosters, ducks, trains, boats, monkeys, lions, snakes, birds, pigs, dinosaurs, and a whole lot more. She is very into animals, and knows the sounds they make.

Here are some new pictures of her. I just got a new camera, so some of them were just me goofing around getting used to the camera. Her face is filthy in these pictures, it was right after dinner!