Lazy, Hot Saturday & a Fuzzy Butt

It's 95 degrees here right now!  It's not officially summer yet and we're watching the mercury rise daily.  I've mentioned before that I am NOT a summer person.  Here in California's Central Valley, we get three digit temperatures on a regular basis during the summer months.  It will occasionally go up to about 115 or so.  Dangerously hot for all of our critters and just plain miserable for all of us. 

Today is the first day that I have given in and turned on the AC.  Mom can't breathe very easily when the temps get too high and we've been making do with the fans.  But the cats were already laying on the cooler living room floor trying not to move at 10:30am this morning so I knew it was time. 

*If you look closely at Bugsy's furry little rear-end, you'll see actual bits of white fuzz similar to dryer lint.  This is about the third time he's appeared (from who knows where) looking like this.  It reminds me of those annoying & tacky toilet paper commercials with the bears.  Maybe he's using that particular TP when he steps out of the litter box?  Another of the mysteries of living with cats..........

A Day of Rest..Finally

Bugsy demonstrates how to relax

I hope all of you had a lovely Christmas. We did, but I'm staying home today. Not getting out of my jammies either. Our last two days seemed to be all about rushing from one place to another.

Even though it was extremely hectic, we ended up having a really good time with family and friends. Dad and I actually had fun doing his last-minute shopping, we were quite speedy and successful! Mr. MoonCat and I were able to visit with our dear family friends and eat way too much good food. Mom was feeling a little better and we had dinner with her in her hospital room. The food was pretty dang good, even her diabetic meal was appealing. She enjoyed unwrapping her presents and is anxious to get home and get sewing as I bought her a new bobbin winder among other things.

After we left Mom, we had to take care of the horses & critters at the ranch. Dad was going to be late so we didn't want him to worry about rushing home. We ended up really rushing ourselves as we had made a date with my best friend & her someday (soon I hope) hubby to see Avatar in 3D. The two of them hadn't seen it yet, but their kids had and of course, loved it. We don't spend near enough time with these two so we jump at the chance when we are all able to be in the same place at once.

I'm really glad I got to see this film at the theater instead of just waiting for the DVD like we do on a fairly regular basis. It is one that is definitely meant to be seen BIG. The 3D version was great also, but to be honest, it hurt my eyes at a couple of points. Usually when everything was going by at full speed. The 3D did really make the spectacular scenery POP. We caught several things that we missed when we saw it the first time. We did get to sit in the middle of the theater even though we got there a bit late. It seems other people were running even more behind than we were.

I'm really happy that our friends saw it with us. We were all yakking about it afterwards and they both got the same messages we did when we first saw it (see my first post HERE ). It was funny that Greg said the very same thing I did about the majority of the people in there would probably miss the points. I've really enjoyed the replies and some of the discussion that this has brought about. The biggest deal is that is a movie very well worth seeing at the theater with the ecological theme being icing on the cake for me.

Now on to New Year's.........................

Happy Thanksgiving

Our family has quite a bit to be thankful for this year. We really have so much to be thankful for EVERY year and ALL year long, but it seems this year has been very trying with job loss, moving, and Mom's illness. So we're especially grateful to all have each other right now.

Mom is finally home from the hospital. Took them three weeks to get her to the point where she could come home and get her "doctoring" on an outpatient basis. It's been a verrrrry long three weeks for us all. She's home and doing quite well. Looking forward to a real turkey dinner (made by moi of course). She is also amazed and touched by all of the lovely comments and good thoughts sent by so many of you. It's so nice to feel the care and concern that is still out there in this world of ours.

Another very bright spot for us right now is that my sister and her family will be rolling in from the state of Washington tomorrow. While Mom goes up to see them about every 6 months or so (via Amtrak - hate it..), Dad & I along with the rest of the clan haven't seen them in 3 years! I can't wait any longer... Our new home will be filled with family, friends, and lots of furry critters all vying for some of that turkey with all the fixings.

Bugsy demonstrates what he thinks his Daddy, his Uncle, both Granddads, etc (males) will look like after the meal...

So dear friends in blogland, know that I have missed you greatly and am looking forward to getting back in the groove with you and catching up on all that has gone on while I've been trekking back and forth to the hospitals.

Have a safe and satisfying Happy Thanksgiving, I am grateful for each and every one of you!

Doctors and more Doctors

I will probably be off the grid for a few days and take a blogging break. We have several doctor appointments lined up for Mom and it looks like possibly for Dad now too. So I'll be back in a few days with pictures of all of the giveaway goodness that has come my way and some new giveaway news of my own.

For now, here's a photo of Bugsy guarding (also known as napping on) some of my fabric stash.