Yay! It's Friday!

This little boy got a new home last night. We still have 1 boy, and 2 girls, and the the momma cat. It was hard on the kids and Kevin to see the kitty go, but it was for the best. I hope the rest will be adopted soon.
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No big plans for the weekend. I hope to sleep in! I really do want sleep. This morning Miles turned his radio on full blast, and it was horrible. I never could get back to sleep.
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We are debating on whether to buy a swing set or not. I always figured we would go to a park, but it never works out that way. We may go ahead and get one. I know the kids would love it.
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I am in between craft projects. I am crocheting up some dishrags while I try to figure out what I want to start. :)
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Have a good weekend!
~Karen

ALL Humans Deserve Health Care!

Holidays!

Our new toy: A Dell Mini 10:

I love it! We bought it at Sam's Wholesale.
And what I love even more about it is that it in its' instructions it offers Linux Ubuntu setup instructions. You can get it with Windows XP....Why? I have no idea. We are a Microsoft -free family!

I love having internet access. Both kids hog the other two computers in this house. Moe likes playing the Wiggles games and PBS kid's games, while Mimi loves Starfall.
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Finally! I finished Auntie Mei's and Uncle Keith's blanket! I am quite proud of it. All the yarn came from yard sales or Goodwill. It was rather inexpensive to make, but it was time consuming.

My next project is a wool rug. I cut the strips last night. I got a cutting board and an Olfa rotary cutter. It has made things so much easier. My back couldn't handle cutting by hand on the floor!
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We are enjoying having Kevin home today. Looove holidays. The kids were up at the crack of dawn. We left some zucchini bread on the table in ziploc bags! They let us sleep in until 9 am. It was nice. :) Thanks kiddos!

Hope everyone is having a great week!
~Karen

President Wants to Challenge Youth While Parents Object

I can hardly believe the firestorm surrounding President Obama and his soon-to-be speech to America's schoolchildren. God forbid he ask students to take their education seriously or to consider college. I voted for Obama. If he had lost, and McCain wanted to give such a speech, I would never have opposed it. Glenn Beck, who I personally view as dangerous, says "the republic is under attack." Seriously? Really??

Adopt Me!

The cats are weaned. Momma still has some milk, but not much. For the most part, the cats eat kitten food. We are ready to give them out. They are cute and friendly. We will miss them. If we were country dwellers, we would keep them. The kids have enjoyed having them around, and I do think they will be sad to see them go, but the time has come!

So, here is what I will do. Anyone who has ever commented will be entered into a contest! The first 4 drawn will receive a kitten. Cats are tough. They can survive being Fed Exed. I'm joking, of course. ;)

~Karen

Added: (don't let your kids watch!)

Crafting, Books, and TV

I nabbed this at Goodwill today for $2. It has everything in the box to make a crocheted Bert! Oh my! It is from 1979, and it is still has plastic around the box. I am too excited to make this. Even if the kids don't like it, I will! :)
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I just finished Kent Haruf's Plainsong, and it was great! I highly recommend it. Next on my plate is the 4th book in the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series The Kalahari Typing School For Men.
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I can't imagine a world without books. I can imagine a world without TV though. I think people would be happier if they watched less TV and read more. Sometimes friends will ask me how I managed to get something done, and I usually don't tell them this...But, people who watch little TV have a lot more time to do productive things. I can craft, read, etc....

I don't mind documentaries. Yesterday we watched one on Woody Guthrie...It was a PBS masters program, and it was great. I am not talking about good TV programs. We don't get cable TV, so our TV viewing is limited to free channels. Thankfully PBS is free.

Alright, I am done rambling. Go to the library. Get a membership. Check out a book. You'll be happier!
~Karen

Before Giving a Gift, Know the Recipient

This is a lesson to all cats out there. Today, when you killed that sweet softball sized rabbit and left it on our doorstep, we were not interested. Maybe a rabbit shirt would have gone over better with the kids. Then when you noticed our disinterest you took it back and played with it. That didn't go over real well with the kids either...especially the shaking it about part.

Suddenly Ralphie is a better pet than any kitten!

Have a good week! ~Karen