2 new additions to the family...

We have cats!!!

Yes Cat"s"

We adopted 2 Bangled Cats from a friends grandmas' husband... There were allergy problems at their house so, and I have always wanted a cat. Jason has always said that he would only allow me to have a cat if we got a bangled cat, well that was with the assumption that we would NEVER be able to afford one.... Well, now I have 2.

Meet,

Simba

Simba is a male cat, and he is a lover... He sleeps in our bed, sits in our laps, always wants to be petted and drool es when he starts to purrrrrr.....

Dee-Dee (given name Carma, how she got Dee-Dee I don't know)

Dee-Dee is a female and is a loner, she makes her voice heard when she wants something, but for the most part would prefer to be left alone... She has the best markings of the 2 although it is hard to get a picture of this priss.

Her fur is sooooo soft, but getting a feel of it is rare. So far the only person that can touch her on a whim is my dad, she likes him a lot. The longer we have them the more comfortable they become with our household. She is coming around so we will just have to be patient with her.

These 2 are litter mates, and are 5 yrs old, so they have an excellent demeanor... We are enjoying them (most of the time).

So if you thought we were crazy before... Now, I may be on my way to being the crazy cat lady...

Good Day!!!

So just when you think it can't get better... Today was an awesome day, we enjoyed ALL of it.

I woke up in a wonderful mood, (maybe because I didn't have to go to my non job today)... The weather was wonderful so we decided to go to the zoo. We have a family pass that sets to expire at the end of the month so we figured we had better get a few more trips in.

Everyone had a good time. It seems in the past that we always go when all of the animals are taking a nap, but today they were all active and fun to watch. Avangeline did very well she seemed engaged in what was going on and enjoyed the outdoors.

Another high point of the day... Avangeline rolled over today back to front! It has been months since we have seen her roll, we were so excited!

Our only struggle for today is Avangelines eating... One of the side effects of her Topamax is loss of appetite, and well she will not eat anything. She has been on this med since Aug, and we have had no issue... Now that her brain is going to work, it is going to have drug side effects I suppose. Of course this has to come up on the weekend when we can't call the Dr. So first thing Monday we will see what they want us to do...

Life sucks and then you die...

Ok so I'm not one for throwing myself a pity party, but grab your hats, party on. I am at the point I don't know how much more I can endure... In the last year I have had to deal with more than most in a lifetime. I feel I have coped relatively well, and was starting to resolve within myself our reality and see light at the end of this tunnel.
Saturday I was sleeping in, Friday I was not feeling well and had been to the Dr, so I was getting some much needed sleep. Jason comes running into the room and tells me to get up Avangeline is smiling and laughing. Praise the lord, what a joy. I have been waiting a long time for that smile. We were on a high all weekend long.
Monday... I get to work and go about my day normal, all except for opening my e-mail. When I realized I had not checked it I opened it to find a note from the head of HSBC North American CEO, in short it stated that Consumer Lending (that's who I work for) was being shut down. Ok if that doesn't suck enough, all of the sales staff was let go effective 1:00 pm. They get paid till April 3 and then get a severance package. I am not sales staff... So I get to work until they decide what day exactly we will shut down. We have to give our customers 30 days notice, and I do not have a sign to hang on the door as of yet. So this is going to drag out... I could really use 30 days off with pay. Somehow sitting in that office empty and with all the looming dume SUCKS. Top that off with customers who are worried about how they are going to make there payments, mail them in... No brainer, but explaining that to them is an ordeal.
You know how you have this plan in your head of how life is suppose to go, hopes, dreams, expectations... Why can't I have at least one??? Have I done something so terrible in my life that I deserve all of this? Will it ever end??? Will I come out better on the other side, or will this be how things go forever???