Naturally Blonde Pig

"Why, yes, this is my natural hair color" Pig

Bean is not amused 

(and her highlights require no enhancements)

(For anyone who might be interested, this Garnier highlighting kit is roughly $8.50 at Target and is the easiest way to add highlights to your own hair..I've been using it for three years and I highly recommend it...Pig stole it from me.)

It is a good thing...

...that Buttercup doesn't mind "people" reading over her shoulder.

(Photo credit:  Valiant) 
Bean's touch-up (furball red-eye) courtesy of Picnik.

Truly Random

Same days are notable, with all kinds of accomplishments you can point to at the end of the day.  You look down a list and see so many items crossed off and you can clearly see what you've spent your time doing.  Others?  Not so clear.

We've been having a few of those days here.  I've been busy for what seems like days, yet I don't feel that I have much to show for it.  Then again, I thought it would be fun to share a little of what has been going on at our house this past week.

I made yet another batch of this caramel corn...I think I might have a problem.  Discovering that I could have freshly made caramel corn in under 40 minutes has NOT been a good thing for me.

I also made these Pumpkin Oatmeal Scotchie cookies, but the reviews were mixed.  My neighbor and my daughter loved them, but my other neighbors and my sons didn't think they were very good. Me? Honestly, I probably won't make them again.   Read the ingredients and see if they're up your alley.

Oh, I won one million pounds via the Mercedes Benz Sweepstakes...I got an email notifying me.  Haven't gotten around to providing all the information they've requested, but rest assured, I was excited to see that I won yet another sweepstakes.

My friends gifted me with a gift card to Hancock Fabrics, so I'm finally making myself a new nightgown.  Do you like the flannel I picked out?  I'm not much of a plaid girl and baby prints aren't my think, either, so I struggled to find something I'd like, especially since I needed 6 1/2 yards of it!  Anyway, it is just about done...I'll show you the completed project tomorrow (fingers crossed).

Does this happen at your house?  When I opened the refrigerator, I discovered this little baby in my egg bin.  Not sure what to do with her, so for now she's still sleeping there.
 

Have you seen these Matryoshka Dolls made out of gourds at Gingerbread Snowflakes?  They are amazing. Seriously...I've never seen anything like it outside of a specialty shop.  Pam is so talented. (This is the picture from her website...she made it!!)

Oh...one more thing.  Remember our tiny little kitten, Bean? 

This is what she looks like now.  Same carrier, same cat.  She'll be 6 months old at the end of the month.  She still loves sleeping in the carrier, but, as you can see, she doesn't fit nearly as well.

Told you today would be random...have a great day!

Stranger things have happened...

Remember the Fox and the Hound?   They were "the best of friends", remember?

We have our own improbable pair with Lucy and Bean.   These two love to wrestle.

Bean throws herself down, then Lucy lays down, too.

Bean pushes Lucy.

Lucy grabs Bean.  And yet, neither one bothers to get up.

I think they're evenly matched.  I anticipate hours of amusement this winter...

Shoot Me - 25 of 52 (Hair Extensions Gone Wrong Edition)

So, my life is not particularly exciting or glamorous, but it is mine and it makes me smile most of the time.  It is not the special trips, the special occasions or the special times that really weave the fabric of our lives, but instead it is seeing the humor in every day that brings joy to my heart and laughter to my kids.

Last week, I was minding my own business, kicking back after a hard, hot afternoon working in the yard...

...lifted my hair up off my neck,

and this happened!

Yep!  Bean decided I needed "hair extensions" and set herself up for the job.

She had me good and pinned, so I had one of the kids run to get the camera and this week's "Shoot Me" was born.  (Can you tell that Bean is the social kitten?  The other ones are around, but they are quite shy and don't like the paparazzi!)

Head over to Carin's place, Forever in Blue Jeans, and join in the Shoot Me party.  52 pictures in which you are featured...you can do it.

Not what she expected?

"I thought they said I getting a bikini wax...I'm so embarrassed."

The last of the newest additions to our families has been fixed...finally.  Now we have three kittens in various stages of hair-regrowth.  It looks pretty funny.

Bath time?

For a kitten who doesn't really like to take a bath, I found it amusing to discover where Bean was hiding...

Dust Bunny?

I guess when the dust bunnies in your house can look right at you...

or just curl up and ignore you...

it might be time to clean. 

Blogging is Such Hard Work!

When I was typing up my blog about our "stick chores", Bean was "helping me".  After chasing after the mouse pointer on the monitor and helping me with the keyboard, she quickly realized that blogging is hard work.

It took her a few adjustments, but she finally got herself right in the heat cast by the halogen bulb in my recessed light and went to sleep.

A well-deserved nap.

Should We Tell Her She's Not a Puppy?

I think Bean is confused.  She sees a tennis ball and, well, she chases it.

Look...

First, she chases it.

Then, she tries to grab it.

She wrestles with it.

Finally, she begins to chew it.

Seriously, should we tell her?

Meet "Bean"

Bean was abandoned the day she was born...the vet clinic received her that day, with her umbilical cord still attached.  After five weeks of vet techs bottle feeding her, teaching her to use the litter box, and various other aspects of nursing her to health, they gave her to us.  We brought her home a week and a half ago--the day she turned five weeks old.

She was so little when she was brought in, that they started calling her "Bean".  She responds to it, so we didn't think we should change her name, so Bean she is.

She's is too cute...she'll be 7 weeks on Friday.  She wrestles with the older kitties and she  ignores the dogs, so all is good.  Sometimes, however, she just gets so tired.  Today, she decided she couldn't make it all the way down the stairs without a little nap. 

So, she stopped and took a nap right where she was.  Come on!  Tell me that isn't cute?

So, for those of you trying to keep track, we now have Sam-I-Am, Ninja, Cajun, and Bean.  No more kitties for us...we're full-up again!