...and another thing...

HOLY COW!!


TWO POSTS IN ONE DAY?!?!?

Well, it's just because I made a card for my dear, wonderful dad's birthday. He's just the best. And the man certainly deserves a card that has been *slaved* over by his daughter. Okay, well, worked on with joy & love in her heart, anyway. :)

Hope y'all dig it:



Here's a closer look at the front:



It uses Basic Grey DSP (Periphery - Cork), SU c/s in Not Quite Navy, Mellow Moss, & Sage Shadow, & stamp set is And Many Mower. Ribbon is also SU Chocolate Chip. I also used a little Ranger Tea Dye on a sponge to make it a little dirtier looking. Ha!

Happy Birthday Daddy-o!! Love you!

Drumroll please...

The first of our two, yes TWO, kitties joined our family on Thursday, September 10th. She is a gorgeous black and white Ragdoll kitty that we have lovingly named Penelope Sharkattack (then added my last name & Eddy's too). We're calling her Penny. The middle name is ALL Eddy's doing. But it IS cute.

Here is our sweet, cutie-pie-head, Penny:





We are also bringing home another kitty from the same breeder. A kitty we are calling Gracey Rockit. She is an older kitty at 4 1/2 yrs old. Another reason we were hoping to bring Penny home 1st was to let her get accustomed to our home prior to bringing Gracey home, then let her "help" Gracey (who is much more timid than Penny) and have her kind of show her the ropes, per se. Gracey is a pretty cat, but I hope that her shyness (and the fact that she's been in another home for so long) doesn't hold her back and keep her from enjoying the life that we can provide for her here.

Anyway...here's Gracey:




I'll be looking forward to when they both here and settled, but for now I am totally loving the company of Penny, who is just a little fur-baby. I'm hoping that Onyx is looking down and purring with approval.

Could it be? Is it time?

It's been 4 years since my beloved kitty, Onyx, was cruelly taken from me. One day he was with me then 24 hours later...he was gone. That day my heart was ripped open and I cried as though I'd lost a child. In some ways I did. I lost my best friend. My baby. My companion for 11 years.



I didn't think I'd ever be ready to get another cat (or pet) again. It's so painful to open your heart up like that, just to know that (someday) you'll experience that wrenching loss again. I just didn't want to put myself through that emotional roller-coaster. I am one who feels things very intensely. Yes, I am an emotional basket-case. ;)

But...today something interesting has developed. A new day has dawned. Eddy's co-worker Sandy has talked to him about her neighbor who breeds Ragdoll cats. Now, I already knew this information for a couple of weeks, but I'm really not all that into purebred animals. It's just not that important to me. I always feel like there are so many animals that need rescuing why should I go to a breeder and pay big bucks for a CAT?! How silly!

Back to today - Sandy told Eddy that her neighbor has now told her that we can have, yes HAVE one of the kitties!!! Hold the phones! This changes everything! *happy dance* So, while I would never go to a breeder and spend the $700 to BUY one of the kittens if she wants to give us one?... OH YEAH!

I AM SO EXCITED!!!

I think that Sandy is going to get pictures of the kittens (I think they are a little less than a yr. old) this weekend. Then Eddy and I will drive up to meet with her (and the kitties) during the week. We'll decide which one likes us best. :) And then arrange to bring it home. YIPPEEE!!!! I can't wait.

Though no cat can ever, ever replace the love I had (and have) in my heart for my beloved Onyx I think that it's now time for me to find some room for a new friend to love. I think that Onyx would approve.