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It's official.

We are crazy cat people.

Last Tuesday while doing errands we went into a place called Tabby Town (a cat adoption center).

Typically in these types of places, we walk in, pet some kitties, the kids plead for another, Jeff pleads for another and I tell them no and leave. 

Well, Tuesday was different.  Jeff fell in LOVE with a kitten.  She was purring up a storm and kept grabbing his head, like she was petting him though the bars.  It was really sweet.

So my heart melted and we went back the next day while the kids were in school...

and adopted her.

Jeff is happy.  He has a little buddy.  She loves to sleep on him.

 Mind you she tries to sleep on your head & neck first.  Kittens are so silly.

Our other 2 kitties (they are sisters we adopted at the same time), do not know what to think of the new rambunctious little one. 

They seem annoyed more than anything.

Now there are 3...

Yep, crazy cat people here.  (I was informed at the bus stop the other morning by a dad that anyone with more than 2 cats are crazy cat people.)

She came with a name of Curious.  Curious reminds me of Alice, so we I have decided to call her Alice.  Lily still wants to still call her Curious.  Jeff & Ian think her name should be Kevin, for the bird in Up (was a girl, but Russell insisted on calling it Kevin).  Then they said her name could be Alice Kevin Adey (AKA).  ;)

10 Things.

1.  My son starts his week long Band Camp today.  This is his first year and it's the first year that they are not doing sleep away camp.  He is really happy it's only a day camp.  He was a bit nervous this morning.  I know he will have a great time.

2.  Lily has a busier social calendar than I do.  Which makes my calendar really full.  Lots of play dates and birthday parties over the last couple weeks. 

3. We have been home from our Florida adventure for over 2 weeks now and I still need to blog about our adventures.  I finally downloaded my photos from my phone today.

4.  We rented a car a couple times and went sightseeing/exploring sunny Florida.  I finally got to see the Mickey power pole.  I had seen it on blogs, but never in person.  It was really cool!

4.  The Erie County Fair has come to a close for another summer.  It's an August tradition here in WNY.  I am very impressed with the new improvements to the fair.  We went 3 times this year.  My favorite thing is the Butterfly exhibit. 

(Hope my family can make it back to Hamburg to next year's 175th fair.)

5.  Ian has middle school orientation on Wednesday.  Where did the summer go?  While I am ready for them to go back to school (insert evil laugh here), I am not ready for summer to end.

6.  I am ready to go back to Disney for my 40th birthday in November.  Not so sure about being ready to turn 40, but being in Disney will make it more palatable.  :)  Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween party here I come.  (yes, we are going back to Disney again!)

7.  I am giving away this special Little Mermaid necklace over here.

8.  Last weekend there was a family reunion of sorts in PA...sadly we missed it.  I am traveling down that way to celebrate my mom's 60th birthday this coming weekend.  We couldn't make the trip 2 weeks in a row. 

(photo above taken by my father - my mom & her 4 sisters)

(above photo taken my my cousin - the whole group)

9.  Never say never.  Up until last week, I refused to make the Monster High characters. Not really sure why, Lily was Frankie Stein for Halloween last year and I am sure she would have squealed in delight if I did.  Of course, Lily now wants an ornament of her own.

10.  You are never to old to be silly.  ;)

Hope everyone is having a wonderful Monday.

Celebrating the 4th

This year we went to my brother-in-laws to celebrate the 4th.  Everyone had a great time.

Hope everyone had a wonderful holiday!

Sadly we didn't go see any fireworks as a family.  But that is ok, the kids were pooped out after a fun day of running around and swimming.  Jeff & I did end up watching some fireworks from our porch.  Seems that many people in our neighborhood like to set them off.  :)

Happy Birthday Bilby

(photo of Billy from my wedding 15years ago)

Happy 18th Birthday to my nephew Bill!!  Hope you have a wonderful day!!

Sunday Citar - Family

"The most important thing in the world is family and love." - John Wooden 

A couple weeks ago we went down to PA for a quick visit.  When I say quick, we drove down on Saturday morning and drove home Sunday afternoon.

After we arrived at my parent's house, we took a ride over to my sister's to visit. 

 The kids always have so much fun.  They even made mini pizzas.

The girls showing each other their games on the tablets.  It is amazing how much technology has changed over the years. 

Happy 10th Anniversary!!

Wishing my sister and brother-in-law a Happy Anniversary today!!

Hope you guys have a wonderful day! Love you guys!

Sunday Citar - The Mayonnaise Jar

I saw this floating around facebook and felt the need to share.  :)


When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day is not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and two cups of coffee.

A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him.

When the class began, wordlessly, he picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and fills it with golf balls.

He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.

The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured it into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the golf balls.

He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was.

The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else.

He asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with a unanimous “YES”.

The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and poured the entire contents into the jar, effectively filling the empty space between the sand. The students laughed.

“Now,” said the professor, as the laughter subsided, “I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the important things - God, family,
children, health, friends, and favorite passions. Things, that if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full. The pebbles are the things that matter like your job, house, and car. The sand is everything else -- the small stuff.” he said.

“If you put the sand into the jar first,” he continued, “There is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never have room for the things that are
important to you...” he told them.

“So... pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Worship with your family. Play with your children. Take your partner out to dinner. Spend time with good friends. There will always be time to clean the house and fix the dripping tap. Take care of the golf balls first -- the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand.”

One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee represented.

The professor smiled and said, “I'm glad you asked. It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem, there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend.”

Family Photo Time

Last year I started a tradition of taking a group photo of the grand kids at my in-laws Christmas & Easter celebrations.  I wish I would have started doing this years ago. 

You know how hard it is to get 6 people to look forward and smile at the same time?  O_o

Here are the ones I took at the Christmas Celebration we had on Sunday.

Here are the photos I took last Christmas and last Easter.  I love seeing how they have changed so much over the last year.  :)