"that's why we make things out of crap"

we went to a local store recently with the kids. you know spring is in the air and there are sales a plenty on outdoor items. one display we stopped at was for kites, all different kinds. my daughter picked one out that is something i haven't seen before. instead of the usual sticks that are used to hold the kite in place, the kite was inflatable where the sticks would go. that was pretty interesting (they cost about $5 each) so we picked a couple out and took them home. of course we were all excited to see what this new kite situation was all about so we opened it up right away and set the thing up. so my girl is throwing it in the air and catching it, throwing it to she-la and watching her run. i turn away to start setting my boy up with his drink and dad goes potty and all of a sudden... POP!!! my girl had decided it would be neat to jump on the inflated part and smile while saying, "popped it!" Dad, having heard the pop, gives some sound information, "see, that's why we make things out of crap we find around the house." lmao...rotfl...it was just fantastic how quickly the point of paying for stuff we could build better was pointless. the kite is sadly out of commision, but now my girl has a neat wall decoration for the play room!

kitty land

My little kitty is the best. She-la finally decided she likes her hammock. My husband has made her a little playland to have as her own and just recently we added a hammock. Well it really was a baby sling that we took apart and screwed to the ceiling so that she has a place to kick it. We actually put it up about two weeks ago but She-la at first was not havin' any of it...at all. We put her in and she quickly jolted out then down the pole and was in the bedroom hiding before we could see where she went. We left her alone and just waited to see what she would do. A copule days went by and we would see her gently paw at the thing to see if it would move. Pawing became stepping into, stepping into became walking on, walking on finally became laying on after about a week. Once she was comfortable with being in it we would see her lay down and start to hang out. While she would be kickin' it she would swish her tail back and forth, you know how cats do. Well it became a game to try to catch her tail.

fairly new

i have two pets, Polka Dot and She-la. Polka is a 14yr old mutt (believed to be pointer/lab mix) that loves to play tug of war and keep away. She-la is a 1yr old California Spangled kitty with a wildcat attitude that loves to hide from the kids. They both have found friends in each other, it's very cute. Where ever Polka is, so is She-la. She-la is a little handful, i guess you can say she loves food too. every time someone is eating she will run up to the food bearer and jump on their shoulders. not seeming to care if the person is sitting or moving across the room or holding a plateful of hot stuff that is just ready to stain the floor. of course Polka is more subtle, she'll patiently wait by your side looking the other way until you just have to give her something out of guilt. what a team these two. precious. more to come.

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