Chester Chooser

I must say that Chester was so excited, he could hardly hold his eyes open at first.  He got into it though and started pulling out names....and more names, until they all lay around him and he was so confused!  So, he started eating them.  No pics cause I was trying to rescue you gals from his clutches and being chewed to pieces.  haha.  He did get control and pulled out a lucky winner!

Janet of Sweet Talk..."come on down", as they say in those big cities.

Congratulations Janet!  Y'all jump over to her blog to check out her flashcards and ideas.  You'll love them.

Well, this has been fun and I know Chester enjoyed all the excitement.  He immediately had to go take a nap to recover, poor guy.  As for me, I'm off to the races, as they say,  to use up the little bit of energy I have stored up for the day.  Today is a great day and I hope you all have a full day of happiness everyday.

Ahhhhh!

Happy New Year!

Chester is a lesson to learn from, just take it easy and pull up a shoe for a pillow. This is pretty much how it looked around our house today when we weren't watching football games. My sweat shop is open and the sewing machine is humming again. Ahhhh, the sound of a breaking needle!
I am hoping for a beautiful day tomorrow and put away my Christmas. Don't ya just want to scrub the house from top to bottom after the holidays? My mind says YES, my body says WHATEVER!! We'll see who wins out in the next week. This is always my 'spring' cleaning time of year and it really energizes me.
Busy, busy, busy....I think I'm going to find a shoe for a pillow.

And a special thought for my dear S-I-L....

.When you're pushing 50, that's exercise enough!!

Halloween Chester minus the Ann

Chester the cat is practicing for Halloween. HE is getting into the decor around the house. That's right Chesterann has been found out to be a Chester. The vet did a bit of search and find and found the proof. haha. I am not an experienced cat gender investigator obviously. Now, I don't know who is more confused since we continue to call him ...."her". He will get a special overnight visit to the vet in a few weeks. After neutering, we may call him "IT" and just solve this once and for all.
Enjoy the fall weather and come back for an update post on decor. I am helping a dear sister-in-law get a garage sale together this week and won't be home very much. I hope we can uncover some interesting items. I'll share some soon.

Chester at play

Here is the update on our little rescue cat, Chester. I had forgotten how entertaining a kitten can be and every day we have a great laugh at kitty's expense. We must keep in mind it is a country cat and it's fav toys are a semi-round rock and owl feathers that we find in the yard. Nothin's too good for this cat!! I had a couple of toys I keep here for our 'grand-cat' when it comes to visit and I pulled those out for Chester and she loves to chase the balls around. It's lip has healed well and will have a scar. It's broken leg isn't bothering her too much and isn't causing any pain. I do believe it is getting much stronger with it's pampered diet and constant play.

Just this week her safe zone enlarged a bit and she will accompany us to collect veggies. She is thinking she is a panther and the garden is her jungle. We have been lunged upon from the asparagus more than once and our giant zucchini plant is perfect shade for supervising us.

Chester kitty needs to learn to help with the house now that gardening is perfected.

A final thought....A balanced diet is a cookie in each hand.

unscheduled project

we woke up to LOUD and desperate meows a couple of mornings ago. this sweet thing had been abandoned in our part of the country. and i do mean....country with not much civilization. i wish people would be more responsible for another life, whether it meows or barks!!! poor thing has a torn up lip (not visible from the photo angle) and a prior broken leg we suspect. since it has a gimpy leg we have named it Chester. a lot has happened in it's short little life.

well, his little life has improved immensly in the last 48 hrs. he is eating well and sleeping as a kitten should. thanks to internet, we are learning what a kitten this young needs and maybe we can help it's survival rate!! it started playing with a small toy and is content when we are around.

this guy has to stay outside due to my intense allergies to kitties and cats. he has staked out a very safe corner of our garage and comes out when called for his meals. woohoo, what a quick study. food works everytime for all of us.

well, here's to the celebration of life and the little gifts that are presented to us along the way.