Skittles Adventure

Shortly after I posted the previous entry with Skittles being so adorable - she escaped.
It was Monday Feb 16th - I just got home from class and was relaxing, and eating dinner. A little bit later I noticed that I had not seen Skittles since I got home. I woke Jeremy up and asked him if he saw her. He said he had, but had not seen her in a while. Skittles ALWAYS greets us at the door when we get home. Jeremy said that he accidentally left the back door open when he let the dogs in and he saw it later and shut it. We searched the entire house - No skittles. We then started to look outside, call her name, and even took treats out there and was shaking the bottle. Nothing! We figured she would eventually come home later. The next morning there is no sign of her. We both go to work and then come home and start looking around the neighborhood and also ask any neighbors if they have seen her - still nothing. Jeremy makes "missing" posters with her picture on them and posts them around the neighborhood. He also puts her food, water and litter box outside. We go to bed hopeful that she will return - Wednesday morning - still no sign of her. By this time I am really worried that something bad happened to her. I had class that night, so Jeremy went to the animal shelter to check and see if someone turned her in there. I call him after class and he tells me that she wasn't there, and that he just got home and she wasn't there either. I get home about 30 minutes later and start looking at lost pet websites. I go into the kitchen a little bit later to make dinner and hear this really loud "meow". I ask Jeremy if that was coming from the TV and he said
"Yes" Then I see what he is watching and it's Jurrasic Park - I really didn't think there could be a cat on that movie. I go back into the kitchen and hear it again, I yell to Jeremy that I hear a cat, he gets up and goes outside and I check in the garage and IN RUNS SKITTLES. I was so happy that I started crying. I think she knew that we were really sad she was gone and since her return has been extremely loving. She must have had quite an adventure because she just had a scratch on her nose and ear. All I can say is that Jeremy and I are very happy for skittles return.

Skittles

Tonight Skittles decided she was going to do something cute.....I was sitting in my chair, looked down and this is what I discovered.....

She is so darn cute - I couldn't resist a picture!

Winter Storm

On January 26th, we started getting word that we would be having a winter storm coming. It started to sleet, so we closed the office early. I got to leave work at 3:30, went out to the car, and there was about 2 inches of thick ice on the cars. It took me 30 minutes to get the car defrosted and at the point where I could safely drive home. So I get home and am trying to get up the driveway. After 4 attempts, I call Jeremy and let him know that I can't get up into the garage, he said to just leave the car in the driveway and he would take care of it when he got home. So I put the car in park, turned it off and put the brake on. Well the car started sliding down the driveway. Well, I didn't think that was a good idea, so I turned the car back on, backed up out of the driveway and I actually made it up the driveway!!! I was supposed to go into work at 10 on tuesday. I got up about 7:45 for my conference call @ 8. I looked outside and the ground was everything was covered with snow! I couldn't believe it - it barely snows here. I decided since Jeremy was off work, that he might be able to take me to work. I woke him up abou 8:15 (on his day off) and asked him to take me to work. So he gets up, I get ready and we get in the car and start toward work. It takes us about 10 mins to get 2 miles, and we got a little stuck twice. I called my boss to let her know that I wouldn't be in. Jeremy turned around and we went back home and got to spend the day together trapped at the house!!!
This pic was taken on Tuesday before I left to attempt to go to work.

Today was a much better day, lots of snow piles everywhere. The snow reminds me of living in Colorado (although its nothing like what Colorado gets). I can't wait until the weather gets a little warmer, I'm ready for winter to be over!

I love babies

A few weeks ago, Jeremy and I went to one of his cousins kids birthday party and we got to see the new babies that were born just a few weeks prior. I, of course, held the babies pretty much the entire time I was there. Jeremy took a pic of me holding Abigail (right) and Amber holding Olivia (left)



After being around babies, I get baby fever. I am just amazed that these babies just slept the entire time we were they, and you could move them, and play with their hands and feet and they really didn't seem to mind it. I just love little babies!!!!!!

I'm a knitting fool!

I made another scarf - this one was for my mom. Her request was brown/tan/off white colors. I found the perfect yarn and the perfect pattern and finally got it done!! I think I am done with scarves for a while - unless I get more requests :-)

Let the fun begin

So last night was my first night of class - Human Physiology. I really think I'm going to enjoy this class, and I'm hoping to do really well - like get an "A" I really thought about it, and I just have a ton of stuff to do before May. My goal is to start my RN program in the fall, well I need to apply to the RN program by May 1st, take 3 supplemental NCLEX (nursing tests, 4 hours each) and finish my independent study of my Native American Indian class. I feel like this is going to be a rough 5 months, and the more I think about it, the more I get stressed and the more I procrastinate! I am the biggest procrastinator you will ever meet. I have made it my goal to do at least 1 independent study task every night until I get done, and hopefully I'll have all that completed before April! On top of all that I will need to start studying for those supplemental nursing tests. This will be a very interesting time for me, but as I know, I sometimes work very well under pressure. Just take this as a warning - if you don't see me for a few months, you'll know why. :-)

More Knitted Stuff

Since I have been off school for the semester - I have been a knitting fool. This is yet another project I completed for another friend that is having a baby. The socks are pretty easy, I can knit the pair in about 8 hours if that's all I do. The blanket is something I have worked on for a while, and just now got it finished!