WPP#14 - Penny

 I had another picture in mind, but since Misty (another kitty of ours) is a bit sick - she gets from time to time diarrhea and we need to trim her butt to help her out.  She is, after all, in a medicine for life.  I am planning to take her to the vet so they can check her out (just in case).  But, that got me thinking about Penny.  I still miss Penny.  And sometimes I miss her even more when I think of my grandmother.  She loved Penny.  I get comfort believing that they are together.  :)
This picture was taken around 2001-2002.

WPP #12- Esmeralda

This is Esmeralda.  She used to be a caramel/ honey color gerbil, but she is a little more than 2 now so she is turning white.  We bought her and her 3 babies (Sophie, Geordi, and Data) from the Animal Welfare League after my last 2 gerbils passed away.  I wanted two, they had 4. I could not leave the other 2.
I was sitting next to her watching her build their nest.  They don't pouch like hamsters, and I did not like their tails in the beginning, but they are very cute to me now.  I just bought a new bottle for them too.  As you can see in the picture  the water level is low due to a small leak.  New bottle it is!  I just realized many times I talk about my cats and my poor gerbils do not get the front page...

Goodbye swing...and a "house" for Jack

Here is my first try to make sopes. Mike liked them. I need to add some more spice into the chicken, but overall for first try I was happy with them. Of course I took a shot of Mike's sopes and he does not like sour cream or chipotle or too much cheese so it does not have all the colors that mine had. The green stuff is not cilantro (did not have any) but I put some yummy spinach instead.


This dolly should be with Ann if she went to her parent's house to see dancing with the stars. I loved Melissa's Charleston the best! Sorry Aaron Carter that lambada was to die for (and not in a good way).


See, my daughter will show you how you need to move. I liked him better two weeks ago.


We ordered a kit about 3-4 weeks ago and came yesterday. Here is Mike putting in together. If Arianna misbehaves, that is going to be time out! hehe, just kidding. This is a kitty condo for Jack. We are hopeful that by being in the first floor will help get the introductions faster, plus if it gets too cold in our basement, he can sleep there until all 3 cats can live together. Hopefully, it will be soon.

We let both of our cats go inside and to get used to see it. It was funny their reactions, Betsy went in and sat down for awhile and that was pretty much.


Misty jumped around and gave me a look of let me out sooner than Betsy. But, they are ok with it now, so Jack is coming today for a try out and see what happens.

First batch of donation gone, gone... I can't believe I still have a hard time letting go of some things from Arianna's first year. I am keeping a few items like her first pair of shoes, or a hat that I remembered on her, etc... But, it was still hard even the stuff that she did not wear or worn very little. Ask Mike, I still have the portable crib in our room and she has been sleeping in her big crib since she was 4 months. I am getting ready to put it away :)

First time ...

Arianna was too little last Spring to enjoy the outdoors -well, that and the fact that she hated it grass! I am guessing the feel of the grass was what she did not like, but this time the first day that hit in the upper 60's we went outside to play ball. We played for a while until she found some rocks more interesting...




Here you can see Ezri watching some bird action and Arianna as well...

Here is Data, one of my gerbils... He loves to do this...


And some more nature photography...