Introducing......

Otis! Here's the story, we weren't really planning on getting a kitten. We had talked it over and over and decided that it just wouldn't be a good idea, given my allergies to get ANOTHER cat. Well, we went out on Father's day to get his Dad a gift card to Petsmart (we're slackers...waiting till the last minute!) and we were actually glancing at materials needed and the cost to get a lizard because we think they are pretty cool. Well, after looking at everything, we knew what we would need to save (upwards of $200 to get started) and we started to head out the door. Well...everytime I go to Petsmart, I have to "say goodbye" to the kitties (okay, go ahead...chuckle) so I told Erich just to come with me....he sighed...

Well...this is when we met Cheeto. He was a snuggler and he just loved us. I was googling over him, and I looked up at Erich and he had this smile on his face... and he said "We can get him!" This is about when I started jumping up and down saying "Really!?!? Are you SERIOUS!??!" And he was....so, we adopted Cheeto.

We got Cheeto home and decided we didn't like his name. So, he was nameless for a while. We observed him and realized that he has huge paws and he is very clutzy. Erich said... that he reminded him of an Otis....and so became his name...Otis. (Also, he has these very cool orange o-shaped marks on his sides :)

So, here is a little bit about Otis...he is 7 months old and was a stray picked up in a not so great neighborhood. Right now, he's a little sick. It is very common for kitties who have had an extended stay at the Humane Society to get a respiratory infection, he has been on anti-biotics and we hope he gets better soon so we can work on getting Libby and Otis used to each other because his "cold" is contagious to other cats and we do not want two sick kitties :) So, for now he has been hanging out in our bathroom some days and our bedroom others.

So how is Libby responding? Not so hot. I am hoping though with time she will come around. We looked into many sources about how to introduce cats and we are following them quite religiously. So, we hope they become life long buddies.


So...here are the pictures!

RIP Fridge.

There is one really, really nice thing about living in an apartment... if it breaks, we don't have to replace it. We've had a lot of experience with that lately, and really...it is nobodies fault because things break, but on Friday, our fridge when out. Everything spoiled in the fridge part before we could find a place to keep it cool. Total, we threw out 2 garbage bags worth of food. We were lucky though that the freezer part continued to work so we did not loose our meat. We were four days without a fridge...we were given the keys to an apartment a couple doors down so we could use that one, but by that time...everything was spoiled so it didn't matter.

But, good things come to those who wait....

We got a BRAND NEW fridge that is way, way bigger than our original one! Woo hoo!

So....rest in peace old little fridge...we'll miss you (not.)

Circus!

As I mentioned last blog, I have been slacking on keeping up with this thing! So, here is the update with me.

As I mentioned last time...school is trying to kill me...and the update is that school is STILL trying to kill me...no big changes there!

Also, a couple weeks ago Jen, Jaimie, Junior, my Aunt Janice and I went to the circus! I had never been to the Barnam and Bailey's circus. I have actually always been leery of circuses because of how they treat the animals. This time, I did not feel like the animals were mistreated, but I still felt very sad for them!

Junior had a blast! His attention span was WONDERFUL and he loved the "Lelephants." When the acrobats were doing tricks he would exclaim "Oh my!" He stuffed his face with popcorn and sat on everyone's laps for a little while! It was a lot of fun! Check out the picture show I made below!

Someone Cares!

I realized a few days ago that I have neglected my blog for quite some time, but then moved onto things I SHOULD be doing and forgot about it! Well, I thought that the only person who read this was my sister, even though I have sent this to all my family members to keep updated on me...well, I was wrong! I got a little friendly Facebook reminder from a good friend of mine that I needed to update! So, I guess there is someone else out there who reads this!

Anyways! I have some pictures I need to upload from recent events, but for now I think I will just do a little writing for now and maybe do those later (because I actually have the opportunity to go to bed at a decent hour tonight...)

So, why have I been neglecting my blog? SUMMER. SCHOOL. IS. TRYING. TO. KILL. ME.
That's why. I have a whole lot more on my plate than I thought and to be honest it kinda sucks right now. I am hoping for the best right now though, because noting would suck more than to call my cooperating teacher and tell her I cannot student teach because of not passing *insert any of the five classes here.* Embarrassing, especially considering I am typically an A student...but right now, I am in SURVIVIAL MODE (which is sad considering it is only week 2!!!) But, I am gonna crack down, BE POSITIVE and STUDY my TUSH off! I can do this!! :)

So...for now, that's all she wrote, but I do plan on uploading some pics and talking about stuff as of late here very, very soon! Thanks readers! :)

Memorial Day! (a little late...)

BBQ...
Water balloon fight...
Duck feeding...
What more could you ask for!?

Now for the good stuff...pictures!
(I've become a fan of these slide shows! So much easier!)