Friday, April 3, 2026

Brings back memories

Ruby is still skittish, but she's sweet. The other day she cuddled up to me and rested her paw on my arm. Reminded me of August.

Thursday, April 2, 2026

Bridesmaid dress

After months of me sending reminder texts, L finally went to try on bridesmaid dresses for Cousin C's wedding in June. She waited almost too late to order the dress for E's wedding, but it arrived in time. I didn't want a repeat of that.
She really liked this one, as did W. Andy was being sent the pictures too and didn't give father approval for that slit. I thought the color was too light but she said Cousin C said it would work with her shades of green color scheme:
Pretty.
I wasn't sure (at first) about the ruffle on this one though the fabric is interesting and it looks good on her.
This was nice too. It has a similar neckline to what she chose for E's wedding. I'm not going to say which one she chose so watch for wedding pictures in June.

Wednesday, April 1, 2026

Album deal

Kind of surprised this popped out to me from the shelf at Goodwill. It's a Creative Memories travel destination album that came new with a set of natural pages, but this pre-owned one had three sets of natural pages in it. There was also a package of white pages shoved in there with no price tag so I assumed they were selling it all together? Made the $4 purchase even sweeter.
I'll take the pages out of this to use but I'll donate or pitch the album itself. It's kind of ugly.

Tuesday, March 31, 2026

Yes, I’ll wash it

The problem with getting the linens out early for a holiday is that the cats think I've given them a new place to rest.

Monday, March 30, 2026

Palm Sunday

My artsy Palm Sunday photo.
They had us march into church yesterday with our palms.
Not really my thing, but I do like how the sanctuary looks in these pictures.

Sunday, March 29, 2026

What a game!

It didn't look great for the Illini in the first half against Iowa yesterday, but they won 71-59!! They're going to the Final Four in the NCAA tournament. I-L-L...

Saturday, March 28, 2026

I blame Ruby

I grabbed my coat to go move my car during work yesterday and noticed a slit in the back. The stuffing was poking out!
Pretty easy to put the blame on Ruby who loves to sit on the backs of the dining room chairs. And look at those claws! Maybe I'll learn to hang my coat up? Probably not.

Friday, March 27, 2026

‘Loud cat’ is back

"Loud cat" loves to sit on our railing. He hasn't been around much during winter but with the temperatures warming up, he's back.

Thursday, March 26, 2026

Another wedding

We're so excited to celebrate these two this summer!
Piper kept going after the wax seal so I had to put everything back in the envelope. Weirdo.

Wednesday, March 25, 2026

Yoga cats puzzle

This was one of the puzzles I picked up a week or so ago.
It's all there. It was still wrapped, new in the box, but with these cats you never know if a piece or two will go missing. Now, I get to clean off the table and start preparing for Easter so no puzzles for a while.