New friend

I got home from work yesterday around 5 pm. As I got out of my car and started to walk towards the front door, I noticed a cat, obviously belonging to someone as it had a collar on, sitting by our downstairs neighbor's deck. 

She is a very friendly cat and was very insistent that I pet her and give her plenty of attention.

You'd think she was attention starved, the way she curled around my feet and refused to leave me alone. Of course, being the animal lover that I am, I crouched down and gave her the attention she so badly needed. 

This, however, was the reaction I got when I stood up to go upstairs. 

She was less than pleased. I honestly thought she was going to follow me all the way into the house. She was right beside me until I got to the front deck. 

Oliver was not happy with me when I got inside. He ignored me the rest of the night. I must have stunk of other feline. 

A night at the Gardens

We spent the night Tuesday at Frederick Meijer Gardens with my two aunts, Karla and Diane. They hadn't been there in a while and there have been a lot of new additions lately, and we have a lot of fun together!

We spent most of the night at the Japanese Garden, as it is the newest and fairly large. 

Here are Aunt Karla and Aunt Diane doing their best meditative pose. 

There is a large hill at one end that gives you a great view of the whole area. 

There is a walkway that goes around the whole garden. Along the path there are a couple little waterfalls.

It was a perfect night to wander through the gardens. Great weather, beautiful flowers, and fantastic company!

Pizza Enchiladas

What do you do when you want pizza for dinner, but all you have is cheese and pepperoni, but no crust? 

You use what you have available, which for us happened to be tortillas. 

A little sauce in the bottom of the pan, roll up your favorite pizza toppings and cheese in the tortilla and top with more sauce and cheese and you have pizza enchiladas. 

We did decide that the shredded mozzarella didn't give us enough cheese in the enchilada. Next time we are going to try string cheese. Just slice one in half lengthwise and put in with your toppings. 

They were really good and much better for my blood sugar than regular pizza! It's a win-win! 

Cute little frog!

Some of my shifts at work mean that I am there at 3:30 am. It isn't always fun, but sometimes you get to see things in the early morning hours that you wouldn't otherwise.

Like this little, tiny frog. 

It had been raining Saturday morning and this little guy was hanging out on the window ledge outside my laundry room. Luckily he hung around long enough for my to get a picture!

Mashed Potatoes!

When you have been craving KFC mashed potatoes and your wonderful husband comes home with KFC for dinner.

Thank you Mom!

Can I take a minute to brag about my mom? Not only did she help out so much with our wedding, but she has also taken time (a lot of it) to put together a wedding book for us. I am not nearly as talented at that sort of thing as she is. 

The front cover

The pages are nice and thick. No worries that they will bend!

And the back cover. 

I wish I could share the whole book with you. It is exactly what I wanted. But, since I can't, you will all just have to come and visit and see it for yourselves!

We can't thank you enough, Mom. We love you!

What a life.

The other day I found a cat tent that I had bought at Ikea a few years ago. Oliver has decided he likes it.