So. A while back I posted about my eldest cat, Kissyfur, who is 15 and was using the hardwood kitchen floor for his potty box. After ruling out medical issues and behavioral issues, it was pretty obvious he was trying to tell me something very specific. He only did this consistently after we moved into the house last year. He only pottied in the ( Read more... )

So. Raven did something awesome. The other day her class had a substitute teacher and a group of children was so poorly behaved that the teacher actually left in tears. Raven felt badly about this and though she didn't participate in the bad behavior she wanted to apologize to the teacher, so she baked a batch of cookies for her and brought it to ( Read more... )

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So. I've been wearing my underwear inside-out all day and didn't notice until five minutes ago. Hm.

I see a way to save on laundry here. . . .

Crap. Now Lenore's getting sick. Fever of 102 and rising.

So. Before last night I never believed it would be possible to throw up over 24 times in 12 hours.

I swear to Christ that when I find whoever infected us with norovirus, I'm gonna lick every goddamned surface in their fucking house.

So. Lenore is toddling around as fast as her stubby chubby little legs can carry her and she just LOVES being a Walking Girl. She walked four blocks all by herself on Sunday. Her favorite way to walk is by holding Raven's hand. She gets VERY upset if Raven lets go or doesn't match her pace ( Read more... )

So. I really have nothing to say, so please enjoy this picture of a baby with a bear on her head:


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So. September 10-15 Christopher and Raven and Lenore and I went to Colorado and Wyoming for a combination family vacation and so I could photograph my cousin's wedding in Laramie. We flew to Denver and rented an RV and drove the rest of the way. Lenore discovered she loved to watch the world go by, and Raven loved to sit with her and they'd both ( Read more... )