Just bringing new one in. Mid American Energy is giving $50 for taking old.

So cute:) I needed that:)

Lol Printesa 💕

Alice, they are growing like little weeds. So darn cute!😊

Nora they just play play play then nap! Very entertaining! They are everywhere now, may be bitter sweet that I said I wish they stayed little, we both enjoy the little ones for sure. Would be nice for them to stay tiny bc as they grow so do their claws and teeth and litter boxes 😝

If anything is sticking out of anywhere, they are on it!!!

I wish we could keep the kittens tiny:) I love them eve when they are big, but kittens are the best;)

I was outside in the morning to clean a bit and move some plants. The pollen is high, but I had to go and do as much as I could because we are supposed to get some rain..I took some photos for you:) Ignore the mess around,,still cleaning

The refrigerator won't be coming until next week Tuesday it's not even at the store like Christy said in the Appliance Department she said how about tomorrow and we said sure and called the store and that's what I was told she said it was in stock too so she don't know what what her Department's doing and she's worked there for years and years and years

Those are beautiful flowers princess! My favorites are tulips I was thinking Alice if you want a tree like this text and style this would be cute and oh has hats! And hopefully flow don't roll her eyes!

Printesa your flowers and gardens are amazing!! You are a true gardener. Everything is just so beautiful. I just cannot imagine the amount of hard work you out into these many areas to have them looking so pristine and healthy. I hope you didn’t have any after effects from the pollens? Love your brick paths through there too. Makes me feel like I’m in and English cottage setting 💕

I’m still having a bit of a time with lung congestion but it’s fading and I worked all day over at my daughters today. There were spiders in her laundry that had fallen in the floor in the laundry room from the kids running in and out from the back yard. They don’t always close the door all the way shut. I had a bit of a hard time but shook everything and killed four wolf spiders. Ugh!!! Was doing a dance in there but got them!!! 😂 her front flower bed is coming along. She’s actually doing a pretty good job with it. I only got one picture today of her Amaryllis but Friday I’ll get more. We did some sidewalk sweeping and a bit more cleaning, built a monster house and made a video and the new swimming pool was delivered. Dogs almost ate the Fed Ex delivery guy but we made it! Then they went to church dinner and I came home :).

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The sofa slip cover came today but I didn’t get a chance to open it yet and take a look. Hopefully it will be ok!

Happy I like the “hat” Christmas tree. Not sure if I have wall space here for that but yes OH definitely has the hats. Lol on Flo rolling her eyes 😂 you’re too funny!

I’m still looking at ideas for the hutch. Have not pinpointed anything yet. I do like the white tea kettle and cups in there but have to either move them out or have more glass like doors for the sides if I keep those things in there.

Alice have daughter put up cameras around the property. Between you chasing cows and dancing around stomping on spiders, I think you will get a lot of hits on YouTube!!!!

I'll take the hat tree wall any day over the family album any day. I think I've been traumatized by those people. ROTFLOL

I have two Amaryllis blooming at my house as you know… I can’t believe they actually grow outside in your garden! Stunning! But killing wolf spiders? As much as I love Amaryllis that means I won’t move to Texas anytime soon.

Thank you Alice! It does take work, but I enjoy it. I need to clean more and those pavers walkways need to be cleaned as well..only so many hours in the day:)

I hope you feel better. It sounds like the congestion is not really going away..maybe those spiders are not really helping:)

The amaryllis are beautiful! I can't believe they grow like that outside. I guess we can't have it all:)

Take it easy today..you can work on the sofa cover and think of the hutch and of course, watch the kittens play:)

Lol Tiffany, I really do get my unpremeditated exercise! Really really like a Benny Hill episode when they go in fast motion lol! We must do something to get those family photos out of your brain 💗 I feel as though I may have scared you 😔 but hopefully we’ll come up with something more favorable for you to remember lol.

The Amaryllis she has there were there now for many many years and really we both look forward to them blooming. It’s a bit crowded but we hesitate to touch them except some cleaning. Friday I’ll be over there again and hopefully I can get some photos of all the little flowers and veggies she’s planted in her new flower bed there surrounding. Ugh, Lia yes, I cannot stand spiders! I’ll take a snake over a spider any day! So darn creepy! And this time of year through summer it’s really bad. They are there bc of all the other bugs so they are healthy aack!

Printesa, I so would love to relax today! I actually woke without coughing too much so maybe my congestion is on its way out. Yesterday was a long day and I was a bit worried but I tried to go slow. Today I’ll be at Lowe’s schedule but only a half day :). The kittens have found the hallway and are running marathons! Lol.

I’ll look at air purifiers today especially for our bedroom bc I know it’s inevitable that we’ll always have the kitties and that cannot be good for our breathing either. Thank you Printesa for reminding me of that 💗 also I was thinking of putting together two framed glass covers for the outer cubbies in the hutch. I can always construct something just hoping it will look ok? Or make them and if they do not look ok, then use the framed panels for a stain glass or something stick film? Connecting them will be the tricky part though I fear. The middle door was made for the hutch so it fits correctly. I may can hinge them on not sure?

Oh Lia! I have two Amaryllis in my back yard and for their life of two years now they have only consisted of one leaf each 😞 yours are beautiful and are doing way better than mine here at my house.

How was your day Alice? Did you feel better? Working with congestion is not fun.

Drink lemon ginger tea.

I’m here, had a double dip day! Scheduled for work on a half day then got home to sit and blow my nose lol and work called, no closers in both our departments. Well, I do live close to work which was intentional doing by myself but sometimes bites me. Took a power nap, got some things fed and swept here then went back to help close the store. Kind of important for the openers at 5:00 am which I would not trade for the world!!! Printesa thank you so much for checking in 😚 wasn’t too bad, let myself get overworked a few times but had a pocket full of peppermints that got me through on my cough which is still hanging on a little but not from deep down under like a few days ago 💗

Happy I love lemon water, really haven’t gone to get teas but the lemon and honey really are miracles with the allergies. And peppermints! I did notice that too many peppermints can be too much sugar bc I get carried away with them. Next bag will be sugar free! Ginger has so many benefits but I have noticed it raises blood pressure in me sometimes? You are a sweetheart for sending me goody remedies and just knowing I’m in your thoughts. I imagine you are beyond thrilled to get that new fridge if Lowe’s can just get it delivered to you!!! How’s them bites? Hopefully they are trying to heal! Just seems like forever when we have upsets in our health! Now I’m sneezing lol! Been outside so go figure! Tomorrow with kids, ugh, love them to death of course but I’m pooped lol. Then I’ll be off the weekend, as far as I know 😂

You will be glad to have some time off work. At least then the time is your own. Feel better. I have nothing to recommend, because I haven't been sick in 11 years. Not sure what I can attribute it to. Not many allergies here. Mom used to use Vicks.

Speaking of Vicks, got some out last night and it helped. I’m coming about just have to remember to stay inside as much as I can this time of year :(. Actually I have not been sick in quite a while either that I can remember. Even this year a few months ago we both got a touch of something? So I have to keep plugging away lol. So many people with so many new things floating around? You just never know? And I have been over extending myself with others lately so I probably just let myself get down a bit?

I hope you had a better day today and managed to get some rest. I won't complain about allergies when you have such a tough reaction to them..I really hope you are better so you enjoy everything you

We had a cool day and I didn't manage to do much. I was out in the morning when it wasn't too bad. I was going to go back in the afternoon and I did, but just to move some seedlings inside the cold frame. It stated to drizzle and there was a chilly wind..So no more outdoors, but I do plant to do more gardening tomorrow and start new seeds.

Other than that, not much..trying to help the little one find an apartment for the time of the internship..not that easy, especially that I don't want her to be far from it. She is searching as well..we'll find something:) Next weekend she'll be in Santa Barbara for an event..busy busy girl:)

and something that I saw and thought you might enjoy:)

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Omg Printesa! That looks like my middle 😂

Little one moving into another apartment? I guess by semester? I hope you/she finds one that suits her! She is a busy girl. Good! As long as she doesn’t wear herself out lol. Santa Barbara sounds exciting? How long is her internship? That tells me she’s coming close to ending a chapter? It was actually cool here today as well but the humidity is down which is nice. Forecasted to rain all day tomorrow:(. Of course! I had an ok day, tried to take it slow but got the house in order, salmon patties made for the weekend and the boys stayed busy with art projects. Little one asked for the “beige” paint lol. No monster houses today but air dried clay which reminds me of marshmallows and glue and toilet paper roll castle. They have an entire room with the large wood table and it stays a mess, but I let them and Mom “try” to keep it clean. I’m home, had breakfast for dinner 💗 fed and watered everything with fur and feathers. OH took care of the dishes which really helps and the kitchen stays pretty much in order! Now I sit lol

I worked hard to get rid of that middle:)) I better keep it that way:))

The little one is not moving out of her apartment, but needs an apartment for 2 months in DC area (that is where the internship will be). I should have clarified that:) She has two more years of school..she could have finished her bachelor in 3 years, but since she decided to do an accelerated program to include a master as well, it will be a 4 year program. I am just glad she managed to get a good internship because that is what matters..school is not useful these days, but it's a requirement unfortunately .

I like that your daughter has a room for the boys where they can be messy...play/craft areas are usually messy and creative:)

Breakfast for dinner is the best..we did the same:)

Now you can rest and watch the kittens:)

Oh ok, I understand the temporary apartment. She has done well and that was the smart path to travel. She will have the bachelors to use regardless if it comes sooner or later in her career moves. I know you are proud of her and it shows. Has your oldest daughter finished? Yes, we are both sitting on the back porch each fashioned with a lap cat, as always. Well, I started another load in the washing machine of cat bedding but may transfer to dryer tomorrow :). I really have not named the kittens except for Abby and Ink and Punkin :). I still don’t know boys or girls. We either have really fluffy boys or really courageous short haired girls? Mom as well as us have been diligent on weening. Working pretty good so far, babies are putting away the kitten chow! I think mom is grateful but she still loves having them in a pile with her 💗 we’re sometimes not sure if there’s three or all four laying with her, we just do a “pile size” they’ve been sleeping under the dresser in the kitchen too sometimes. I’ll see a tail or paw!

I’m still shopping for a quilt design for over the back of the sofa. With the gallery there and colorful rug, really hesitate to get a pattern? Solid may work best, maybe a french blue? Or is that too much blue? Green?

The kittens must be adorable:) I can imagine that differentiating them is difficult..I like the pile size measure:)) They relax you and bring positive energy every time, don't they?:)

The little one is doing well and I am glad to see her thrive and surround herself with good people. The oldest has two more years..she is in a 7 year program (bachelor and dental school).

How are the allergies? Hopefully you can sleep well and feel even better. My cats have been around me today and I never push them away..it shows every time, later in the evening the effects of that:)

I would go with a solid color..quilts tend to have some texture as well so there is no need for pattern. As for color, maybe a beige..something that goes with the rug..is the sofa gray? you could do something similar to the sofa since you know the navy works with that color

Dental is very good! The office I go to here for my dental work has the nicest and most professional and fun staff! Makes a big difference! They do bring us joy! Every time! You know I can relate to the kitty allergies bc I imagine if we didn’t have these inside our home, I know for a fact we would be breathing cleaner air. We fortunately don’t suffer symptoms all the time but may have just become accustomed to what’s here. If we were more rural, having them outside would be ideal, for many reasons, but we are right in the middle of town and I’ve gone through too many kitty funerals 😢. We have a few that venture in and out but I always worry. Zoom daddy is scheduled for his appt on May 01, we finally are getting him in and mom is next. I hate to get her away from her babies but they will be passed old enough. I know they just think the world is coming to an end when we have to crate them up and leave them overnight. It breaks my heart to know the stress they may be feeling but it’s so necessary and we missed this one, strays, no problem but these became our own.

On the quilt, good idea for solid and just go with the stitching as pattern. The sofa will be navy just like the love seat. Sofa cover is navy. There is not a beige in the rug though and black cats will adore lol.

I know the cats feel scared when they are in the crate..I feel bad for them, but it is for their best. The good thing is that they are ok as soon as they are back home:) I would be worried for the kitties also.. Ours are outside and they are careful when they cross the street, but I still worry..Maybe you can have the cats brought at your daughter farm:)

For the sofa, I was thinking of the original color and not the cover..I thought it was gray. Given the cats, I would go with gray then for a quilt so there is some contrast with the sofa and also easy to blend with the cats' hairs:)

They would perish at these farms bc there are coyotes everywhere, the chickens have a tough time living as well! I found a beige and a gray? This one is solid with a nice pattern. The original sofa color is a stone, kind of gray and tan but it will be covered up. Contrast good? Thinking of the dining area colors as well bc you see it all at once when coming in front door. Thank you Printesa, I know you must be ready for bed and appreciate you coming along here to help me💗 We’ll be up for a while but fading lol.

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I wonder if the description was supposed to be birch beige not brich beige, had to google that color, may work? I don’t favor much gray of anything. Although there is light gray in rug as just some outlines. Price is good bc it’s going in the wash many times lol.

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