Blue Man Group

Well, I got back from St. George the last night. I had to go there for "Business Meetings"-the official way to now say Offsite. We do this on an annual basis-my manager takes all my peers to a location for "meetings" which usually culminate in eating too much food and not getting enough sleep. Wednesday night we all drove to Vegas to go see the "Blue Man Group" at the Venetian. Much, much better than "Mama Mia"-Euro Disco sucks!

It was way-cool. I've never been one much for avant-garde art, but this was pretty cool. The show was about two hours long and full of some great music and imagery. They had a cool band in the background that was playing that I initially thought was some kind of animatronics. They were actual human beings. I especially loved the "Rock Concert Manual" where they gave instructions on such actions as the head-bob and the fist-pump.

Hopefully one day I can take my kids to see them-way fun!

We got back to St. George a little after 1 a.m. I don't recall much of what happened the next day. Oh well, it is good to be back home.

So are the Days of our Lives...

I really should have waited to get this kitten! Ethan is so in love with this cat he spends every moment he can with it in our bedroom. I've set up a litter box and food & water in my (Ryan's too) bedroom until Ozzy gets used too him. He is just a baby, only about 8 weeks old and if Ozzy wanted too he could really hurt the little guy. So to be safe the kitten is in our room for now.

Anyway - since Ethan is in our room most of the time Holly has to be too and she seems to think that the litter needs to be spread all over my bedroom and bathroom floor!!! It took me over half and hour to vacuum it all up the first time she did it. I was so mad I made her sit on her bed until I was done cleaning up. She knew she was in real trouble but now she has done the same thing two other times only not quite as bad. The last time I spanked her which I don't do very often. I think this was the third time in her whole life she has been spanked. Now she has been banned from the room and Ethan has been in trouble for just watching her do it. Where am I, you might ask? Holly is a smart girl, because she doesn't get into the litter box until she knows I am feeding Mason.

With Ryan out of town until tomorrow it has been an adventure and I am feeling very ganged up on, not to mention that is kitten doesn't really let me sleep too much because he likes to curl around my neck and purr.

Well Ryan is on his way home tomorrow and we should give this kitten a name soon. We will keep you posted to the on going saga.

New Addition

Today was a big day for us, or rather the kids. We decided to go ahead and get another cat because heaven knows when we will be able to move. Ethan wanted a kitten "just his size" because Ozzy and Lemmy were already adult size when he got to know them. Ryan wanted another male black cat so that is what we got, a baby black boy cat. Ryan wants to name him Geezer after a member of Black Sabbath, but I'm not to hip on the name because I think of "old geezer" when I hear it.

Anyway Ryan is in St. George until Friday on business so he hasn't had the pleasure of meeting our new little one, but we will come up with a name then.

So...if anyone would like to make any suggestions as to what we should name this new little one please leave your comment!!

Ozzy is not to sure about this new kitten yet and I'm sure it will take some time for him to get used to having a kitten around. Ethan won't leave the poor thing alone, he is picking him up and chasing him around. Then you have Holly that is chasing after Ethan screaming "my turn, my kitty, my turn". I find the kitten hiding under my feet all the time. I think maybe I should have waited until Ryan was home so I could have some help.

Wish me luck...

Holy Flurcking Schnit! Ethan's 5!

Well, the day came and and went. Out little guy is finally 5! It seems like yesterday I was driving Barb to the hospital after her water broke and singing "Every Sperm is Sacred" from "Monty Python and the Meaning of Life"-a movie I highly recommend.

This year's theme centered around Transformers-which Ethan thoroughly enjoys. He loves all of his birthday presents-he slept with Cobra Commander last night and gave me the thumbs-up sign when I asked him if he liked his G.I. Joes.

Holly and Mason took comfort in each other while Ethan was having praises heaped upon him. He was even looking forward to going to church for the first time in his life because he knew the primary would sing "Happy Birthday" to him. He takes after his father when it comes to his enthusiasm about going to chruch.

Also, we received a call today from our realtor-apparently the house we made an offer on fell through because we haven't been able to sell our home. They had somebody who could get financing faster all lined-up. Oh well, one day something will happen.

Oh yeah, I also want to recommend a book for all to read. It is "Who Moved My BlackBerry" by Lucy Kellaway. Ms. Kellaway is a writer for the London Financial Times. This book chronicles the life (in email) of Martin Lukes-A young (fictitional) executive on the rise. I don't think I have ever laughed so hard while reading a book. If you see it, pick it up.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving to one and all. We went to our friends, the Ropers, parents (also the Ropers) place for Thanksgiving. We love them and am very thankful for them and their family. We have such a great time with all of them. We did have to leave a little early because Mason has a cold and was really fussy. We all have had a nasty cold this past week but Mason and I seem to be the two that are left to get over it.

We are doing better after losing Lemmy (our cat). We still miss him especially when he isn't there to keep my feet warm at night. Ozzy our other cat is still having a hard time. He call or cries for him on a daily basis which makes me sad for him. We are going to get him another "brother" here soon, we just don't know if getting a new cat when we could be moving, is such a good idea. But we are trying to give Ozzy extra attention to help him through.

Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving and that not too many of you are crazy enough to go shopping tomorrow but if you are...stay safe!

Loss

Tonight we had a great loss in our little family. Our cat Lemmy, died unexpectedly. Lemmy was only 5 years old and we are not sure why he died. The only thing we can figure is that he ate something, he was always crewing on things and trying to eat things that would make him sick.

His death was hardest on Ryan and I. Ethan knows that Lemmy died but I don't think he really knows what it means. Holly doesn't know anything has really happened, she is still a little young, but we did sit down with the kids and tried to explain to them that Lemmy had gone to live with Heavenly Father.

Ozzy our other cat has started looking for Lemmy and crying for him. I think it is going to be a long night.

We will miss Lemmy very much as he really was a part of our family.

Half way

We are half way there... our offer, or rather our second counter offer was accepted!! Here is a picture of the deck in the back of the house. Ryan loves this aspect.
Now that we have a house to move to, we just have to sell our condo.

The virtual tour guy came today and took the pictures of our condo for our virtual tour that will be posted on the internet tonight. Between the internet and the advertising that is going out this weekend we hope we will have some interest drummed up.

Now we are just praying everything works out. Keep the faith, right...

New Home??

We think we have found a house we like and at a really great price. It is 3 bedrooms, 2 bath w/2 car garage and a big family room. It has a great big "sunset" deck and a huge back yard. It's a block from the elementary school and it looks like there are lots a kids around for Ethan and Holly the play with. We are going to make the offer today if possible. Ryan is out of town so I hope I can make the offer myself.

Now we just need to sell this place. We had someone look at it yesterday and are just waiting to hear what they thought.

Anyway that is were we are and we are just praying everything works out.