Cribbage*

*Jacob came up with the name for this post. lol

Our nursery is coming along nicely.... today we put the crib together!  The crib was a hand-me-down from Jacob's brother, who has two kids of his own.  Once we got all of the pieces to our place (thanks to J's mom) we made a run to the hardware store and set to work!

Scout trying to be helpful

Taking a break for a little lovin' =)

Kitty in a cage

Jacob getting some "practice"

I was a little worried about the whole construction process.... since it didn't come with any instructions and I didn't know what we were doing.  But Jacob had it down... I really need to learn to trust his ability to do some stuff. ;)

Now that we have the crib, we were able to arrange the furniture (which we are pretty much done accumulating) and now I can focus on the fun stuff... decorating!

(P.S.  It's REALLY weird having a crib in our house... lol)

Eek!

It's been over 3 weeks since I've blogged about anything here... there's been a lot of stuff going on around here lately and I will, at some point get around to telling you all about it.... just not right now. =)  I will leave you with this adorable photo from a couple weekends ago.  Jacob's brother brought his dog over... my cat wasn't too thrilled with it, but eventually got a *little* friendly.  This was the scene I walked in on after doing some work in the yard.

My Weirdo Kitty

HAVE to post this video I took tonight.  This is one of the ways that Scout (our weirdo kitty) and Jacob play together around the house (the also chase each other up and down the hallway).  When Jacob gets home from work (or anywhere, really), Scout lies down on the floor, stretches out, and gets in position...

So Much Space!

Our house is almost twice the size of any other space that I've ever lived in.  Which is almost twice the amount of space that I've had to clean and pay attention to, which, in the short-term, has caused some problems.

TMI alert... just FYI.

My cat is bulimic.  He will eat, eat, eat.  And then walk/run/turn around somewhere and throw up wet, undigested cat food.  It's kind of gross.  Especially when you don't know that he did it in the middle of the night on the floor of our bedroom, and get a between-the-toes surprise first thing in the morning.  It's never really been a problem before, rather just an annoyance.  We always kept carpet spot cleaner on hand and would just do a little scoop and spray when we found something.  We were actually pretty happy about the non-carpeted floors in our new place for this reason.  However, what we didn't take into account was that he would do it in places that it would take days (if not longer) for us to stumble across now that we have so much extra room.

This weekend I realized just how big of a problem this was going to be.

Our laundry/utility room is the one space in the house that hadn't really been organized yet.  I knew that we needed to label totes, and we just hadn't gotten around to it yet.  Stuff was still in stacks along the wall.  But, as it was seasonal stuff, I didn't think it was that big of a deal.  Until this weekend, when I went in to grab something and found a pile of wet-regurgitated-cat-food-stuff  behind one of the totes... covered in ants.

I HATE ants.  They are so hard to get rid of.  I have childhood memories of them crawling on me in my house while lying on the living room floor watching TV... I just hate them.  So I was more than a little upset when I found them feasting on what my cat couldn't keep down.  I yelled for Jacob.  We cleaned, sprayed and let the room air out for a bit.  And then I told him that we NEEDED to organize that room to, hopefully, avoid future problems and make me feel better about the space.  So, we did.

Here is our laundry/utility room looking all spic and span and fantastic. =)

It never really occurred to me before that a dryer couldn't be pushed flush against the baseboard like the washer can (due to the dryer hose)... so our machines are a little off... which bothers me (the little bit of OCD in me is kicking in).  I think I need to pull the washer away from the wall so that they match better... lol

All of this stuff used to fit our little 4'X6' (if that) storage closet on the deck of the balcony at our last apartment... it's a lot happier (as are we) with all this extra space to spread out!

We did buy this bike rack pretty shortly after we moved in.  We honestly don't think it saves us much room... but it sure looks kinda cool. =)

Day Eight: Laugh a Little

30-Day Blog Challenge 

A Picture That Makes You Laugh

  

It's hard for me to pick a single photo for this post... I have so many ridiculous photos of myself that make me cringe laugh.  So, I figured I'd just keep it to a couple of categories. =)  First off, wedding photos!


There are a number of photos that I highlighted in my "Out Takes" post, but here's a recap of some of the best/most laughable:

I love photos of myself laughing... I think this one ranks up there with this photo I posted earlier this week.

Someone told my nephew to smile.  This is what we got. =)

I don't know what to say about this one. lol  I just know that it makes me laugh every time I see it!

Second category of laugh-worthy photos:  My cat.  He is a constant source of humor, both in person and in photographs.  Here are a few of my favorites (I'm not a crazy cat lady, I promise! He's just so damn cute! lol):

During one of our moves... I think he was hiding. =)

Always sticking his head in small spaces.

It was a hot day. lol

Day Six: Juneau!

 30-Day Blog Challenge 

A Photo that Makes you Happy

This photo is circa 2000.  My friend Josie was taking my senior photos (we bartered the task... I did hers the year before) and my dog decided to "attack".

 I LOVE this photo because it's one of the few photos of myself that I have in which I look GENUINELY happy.  It is, obviously, not the most attractive photo I have of myself, but I am radiating joy... and I love it.

I also love looking at this photo now as my parents no longer have that dog (her name was Juneau, she was a malamute/husky mix) and seeing it just reminds me of all the memories I have of her as well... napping together on the carpet in the kitchen (since she wasn't actually allowed in the house), the first day we got her (and how, in my journal I wrote that it would probably be the best day of my life... besides my wedding of course (oh, the mind of an 8 year old! lol)), and trying to walk her around the neighborhood (when really, she was always the one walking us).  Every kid needs a snuggly pet... and she was a good one.

Just to add another photo to this post, here is a shot of my favorite (and only) pet now.  Scout in one of his usual sleepy-time positions... lol... he's a weird guy, but I love him because of it. =)