If You Don't Want Idol Results, Don't Read This!

The right bottom 3 was chosen.
The right person sat down.
The right bottom 2.
But Lil should be gone, just based on the fact that she has not done anything that the judges have suggested she do to improve.
Matt's performance last night was worse than Lil's...BUT...Matt has had many weeks FAR better than Lil.
Matt's sing-for-his-life was better than last night, I thought.
I was holding my breath, willing the judges to save him.
THREE CHEERS FOR THE JUDGES!!!!!
Hooray for Matt!

Hopefully next week will bring farewells to Anoop and Lil.

Another round of good news: we found a very good home for our little boy kitty, Tucker. We'll have Tucker with us until he's weaned (around the first week of June). Then he'll go to his new family, a friend from work, whose elderly cat recently died. They fell in love with the pics of Tucker that I posted on Facebook and asked today if he was spoken for yet. Perfect! I'm so relieved!

Surprised on Easter

When our Momma Kitty's kittens were born almost 2 weeks ago, Matt and I told Pepper and Snapper that we would not be keeping the kittens. We would need to find homes for them. We did not tell the kids that we would be keeping one of the kittens. Yesterday, Snapper came downstairs to find Pixie, the little girl kitten, in her Easter basket. The conversation was priceless. Here's how it went.

Snapper: "Mommy, I found my basket!"


S: "Look! Pixie's in my basket!"


S:"Oh Mom, she's so cute! She has a bow on her neck!"


Me: "Why do you think Pixie is in your basket?"
S: "Because it's Easter."
Me: "But why would I put Pixie in your basket"
S: "Because it's Easter and she's cute."


Me: "Why do I put candy and toys in your basket?
S: "Because you want to give me presents."
Me: "That's right. Why do you think I put Pixie in your basket?"
S: "Because she's somebody's present."


Me: "That's right! Whose present do you think Pixie is?"
S: "I don't know. Some other little girl."
Me: "Why would I put a present for some other little girl in your Easter basket?"
S: "Because we are finding a new home for Pixie."
Me: "But wouldn't that be mean of me to put some other girl's present in your basket?"


Me: "Do you think I would do something that mean to you? Snapper, who do you think Pixie is a present for?"
S: "Wait....is she a present for me?"
Me: "Pixie is your kitty, Snapper!"


S: "WHAT!?! Are you KIDDING me?"
Me: "Why would I kid you about something like this?"


S: "Oh my gosh, oh my gosh! Pixie is really mine?"
Me: "Yes. We are keeping Pixie!"


S: "I can't believe it! (giggle, giggle) This is amazing! (giggle giggle) This is the best day of my life!"


S: "Oh Pixie, you are my very own kitty. I don't have to give you away! I love you, Baby!"




So we have a newly established member of our family, and an ecstatic 6-year-old who is still questioning me to make sure she is not dreaming! What a perfect Easter!

May I Have A Drum Roll Please!

After 48 hours of voting (Facebook and blog polls), and much deliberating at home, we have decided on the name for our little girl kitty.

Introducing the lovely...




Won't Snapper be thrilled to discover Pixie (with a big pink bow around her neck) in her Easter basket on Sunday? I can hardly wait!

I don't know how I'm ever going to let Tucker go to his new home. He's my favorite. Sob sob! I guess I'll just have to make sure that the people he goes to are good people who will love him and take good care of him.

As soon as the kittens are weaned, We're getting Zoe fixed. In case you haven't been following my little feline drama, we were told when we got Zoe 16 months ago that she was fixed. She was an indoor cat until December. Now it's April, and she quite obviously WASN'T fixed. That will soon be remedied.

Babies

Today I had the privilege of doing a photo shoot for my friends R and T. Their little boys, I and E, are adorable. I have to post a few of my favorite pics from this shoot.









On the other baby front, our kittens need names. One of the kittens is a temporary member of our family. But, though Snapper doesn't know it yet, the other kitten will be staying with us!!! We have decided on the name Tucker for the little boy kitty. The little girl (the gray and white one) has not been as easy to name. We have narrowed our list down to 5 names. Please cast your vote in my poll on the main page of the blog.

Happy Monday!

Announcing....

...the arrival of two adorable kittens. The proud momma is our sweet kitty, Zoe. Baby Black was born around 5:00 p.m. with Baby Gray arriving at around 5:20. We're still waiting on Baby #3. I can feel it in Zoe's belly. We're hoping it comes soon, and that it is alive and healthy like the other two.

Savoring Wednesday: The Final Edition

It has been one week since the event that turned life into a roller coaster. One week since I determined to intentionally savor something about each day, and then report on it here in my blog. Today will be my last daily savor post.

Today I savored:

1. PREGNANCY!!!!!

Okay, don't get too excited. I'm not pregnant. Ha ha! I bet I made you look twice, though!

Seriously though, I am loving watching our cat, Zoe, go through the final stages of her pregnancy. To make a long story short, we got Zoe a year ago. The woman who gave her to us assured us she had been fixed. We decided Zoe would be an indoor cat, primarily to avoid having fleas in the house. But Zoe had other ideas. Finally, after 10 months of trying to talk her out of her desire to go outside, we gave up. She has been a much happier cat since we have allowed her to go outside for a while every day. Back around Christmas, we had a scare...thought she might be pregnant. But nothing came of it, and we figured she was fixed. But then a couple of weeks ago, we noticed some changes in our kitty. She all of a sudden became very mellow. She "puts the kids to bed" at night. Yes, she climbs into bed with each of them for a few moments, grooming Pepper's hair and massaging Snapper with her paws. It has become this little nightly routine, and it's pretty cute. We also noticed that Zoe's belly was looking rounder, and her nipples had gotten larger and pinker. Then day before yesterday, I was rubbing Zoe's belly and felt a distinct lump. I had Deb Deb and Matt check to make sure I wasn't imagining things. Sure enough, they felt the lump too. And this evening, I was able to see other lumps...they were moving around! So off and on all evening, I have put my hand on Zoe's mommy-tummy, and enjoyed the movement of the kittens. Tonight Zoe has started nesting. I found her in a box on the top shelf of my closet. I found her in the laundry pile in my bathroom closet. I found her behind the big, comfy chair in the living room. I found her in a basket in the laundry room. So as I sit here writing, Matt is setting up a box for her in the downstairs bathroom. Who knows...maybe we'll wake up to kittens! It's going to be fun to watch them grow, but I am already dreading the day we have to send them to their new homes.

2. Zoe and her kittens, no matter how special and wonderful they are, pale in comparison to this:
Our friend Rocky who lost his daughter Nikki in a car wreck this week told us tonight that 4 of Nikki's friends gave their lives to Jesus at the memorial service yesterday.

I will never understand why Nikki's life ended at such a young age. I will never like what happened. My heart will continue to grieve for Nikki's family. But what this has reminded me of is that God always sees the big picture. He is all-powerful and all-good, and He can take the most painful, ugly situations and work in them to accomplish amazing things. What Satan intended for evil, God intended for good. What a comfort for Nikki's parents and sister to know that something beautiful and lasting has come out of their loss--life change for 4 precious kids. Though life is hard and life often hurts, I am sitting this evening and savoring the goodness of God, and the peace that comes from knowing Him.