Torture

My neighbour is torturing me.  Its not fair to pick on poor people who are in pain.  Every time I go by my window there it is.  I haunts my thoughts.  Its down right cruel and unusual punishment.  I'd sue for undue suffering but I'd just end up giving her all her money back for her services.  Here's the view out my window next to my computer as of a couple days ago.....

A Rare Shmoo

I have four cats.  This picture is a rare glimpse of the Shmoo.  She is skitish.....a skitaShmoo if you will.  My BFF has only seen her a couple of times and for the longest time was convinced she didn't exist.  She is an odd kitty.  She likes to hide but hunts well. If you pat her she will drool on you.  She is never seen out of my bedroom unless the house is quiet or she is hungry.  Lucky for her I spend a lot of time in bed....she makes a great hot water bottle.  Her mother was killed by the dogs on the farm and I hand raised her and her siblings.  The siblings I found homes for but little Shmoo got to stay.  Enjoy....you may never see her again!

A Boy and his Cat

Here is DS with his cat Ernie.  Only Ernie can take the place of Spiderman or Iggle Piggle for love and cuddles!  Good kitty.  Don't tell Ernie its almost time to go to the vet to have his harbles removed.......

Benjamin

Meet Ben.  He was adopted off of Kijiji, from a woman in Mt.Brydges.  She loved him very much and cried when she dropped him off.  Wherever she is I hope she knows he is fine and is loved.  Ben is wonderful.  He knows that once the kids are in bed I will sit with him, and that I am a sucker for a cute face and will hand out carrots like candy.

Taking pictures of Ben is terribly difficult!  I am going to have to practice cuz unless he is being patted he tends to throw his head from side to side and I get a great shot of a cage with a blur in it.  Sigh.

Speaking of cages, Ben lives on fleece pads with towels sewed on underneath.  He's a 'green' guinea pig as he has washable pads and recycles used kleenex boxes as hay holders.  If he doesn't like the colour of his box he will shred them....but there are always more kleenex boxes!  Also note he has his own rubber ducky floating in his water dispenser so his half blind mom can always tell how much water he has.

Chirp.  Squeak. Whistle.

Iggle Piggle Love

Do You love anything THIS much?

Soap

I don't like to wash dishes.  It is my least favorite chore.  I have no dishwasher, so I spend long periods of time at my sink.  A couple of weeks ago I bought cheap dish soap.  Ohh you know the stuff.  You're in the aisle pondering the new scents and bottle shapes when you spot the store brand which is twice the size of everything else and half the price.  Just like the store brand ketchup after one use you would be willing to pay with large amounts of money to undo the choice you made.  Don't let the pretty colour and suds fool you, its crappy.  The suds won't last.  The grease stays on.  The swearing commences.....

Up on the Rooftop

Is a massive amount of snow!  This was last night.






This was noon today.


Then there was a large crash as all the snow came sliding off the roof shaking the whole place like an earthquake.  Or seeing as this is Strathroy...like a freight train ;)  No worries a few more hours and it will build up again!  On that note our plow guy hasn't shown up at all today but I have been enjoying watching my neighbours dig.  And dig.  And dig.  I haven't seen any kids out, its even too snowy to play!  California Dreamin.....

Cutie in Curlers

What do you do when snowed in?  You do girlie makeovers!  Here is DD trying out her curlers.  She looked at herself and couldn't stop laughing.

She want s to be Hannah when she grows up so here she is in full makeup for a sing/danca-a-thon.  If she asks....YES Miley had to go to University for years and years to become Hannah Montana, got it??

Cat Feet

Why do cats sleep so close to their feet? I don't want to sleep anywhere near anyones feet not even my own. Eww. I know where they have been cuz I have to scoop it out twice a day. EWW. I will admit I find their feet awfully cute tho.

Scenes from the Kitchen

DD making pretty pictures and wearing makeup.

DD was proud of her spelling on the fridge.....ZOO??? Why is Zoo on my fridge?

Sirens and Snowballs

After the kids were in bed something must have happened on our street. There were lights flashing like the aliens had landed. I looked out to find 3 Police cars and 3 Firetrucks out front. They must have checked things out and declared an all clear because the firemen had a snowball fight out front. It was highly entertaining. When they were packing up to go I snapped a pic of the side view out my window. Notice the cats were watching too!

Sparklers and Snowflakes

The kids and I ended out 2009 with homemade pizza. DD had to have extra black olives, but I really missed the green ones. DS made and ate his own pizza and salad (its a freakin miracle!). The highlight of their night is always the sparklers I saved from Canada Day. I did my best to get them to stand still for a picture and love the way the snowflakes showed up. That wasn't the only thing that showed up tho...check out this last picture! The sparklers were a long way away so there was no smoke, and I snapped another picture right after and there was nothing in that one......spoooky!!!!! (also something rather normal in my life) Do you see a face too or is it just me? What an awesome way to start this project!

It must be the ghost of 2009 haunting me one last time!

365

Today is the official start of 365 days of the life of Pancake. So check back often and if you don't see a picture give me heck! Ready....set.....go!

Moose AGAIN?!?!!?

Yes we are having moose again. Get used to it!

DD says, "Yuck! Who takes a picture like that!?"

Amused...

The question is, who is the most amused by the race track? Heehee my first blog LOLcat!

Christmas Time!

I couldn't resist wrapping my retro sunburst clock in some lights. This was my fav decoration this year. It has served as a night light, and hasn't been unplugged in two weeks.....love it!!!!!!!!! Picture was taken after midnight Christmas Eve...or is that Christmas morning? Either way Santa had just left and I was so tired, but still inspired to take a pic.