Tummy Tuesday: Cool Front!

We finally got a break from the heat when a nice little
cool front came in.

Kate and Sawyer think this is good time for

a cuddly little nap.

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On The Canal: Spots and Stripes

It 's always amazing how many kinds of fish we can pull out of our canal and have taken to having a little light hearted competition in the evenings.
We ended up today with at tie 4 to 4.

John only caught 3 little Sand Trout
but finished up with this beautiful Red Fish.

I caught a drum, a smaller Redfish and and two of these striped fish.
John says they are Black Drum, but I had not seen one before.

The photo is the smaller of the two.
I know all fisherman say that, but it's the truth.
The OTHER Stripey fish was MUCH bigger!
Really!

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I sent the fish to the Friday Ark, but
no worries they did all live to swim another day.

Happy Birthday Gabbie!

From Cute baby....

To adventuresome young lady....

We hope your day is wonderful!!

Blogging Realted: User Profile Page

I was just goofing around in my blog dashboard and happened to notice my profile says I am 251 years old. I'm not sure how I managed to set it up that way, but I guess that's close enough..ha.

On The Canal: Being Neighborly

This was on my porch today!

It is a tradition in our subdivision that goes back a few years.

My task now is to make up two treat baskets and leave them at my neighbor's homes.

Each household hangs the little ghost cutout in a front window, so others know this home has already been "treated".

The idea is that by Halloween every house will have a ghosty in the window.

Cool, huh?

Shopping: Yet another Uselessful Kitchen Gadget

I picked this apple cutter up thingy the other day and

Expecting to be disappointed

Was pleased with the results!

GoodCook.com

Wordless Wednesday

The WW Hub

Work Related: Tough Couple of Weeks

If it's not one drama lately it's been another.
Yup....
I am having one of those "maybe I am not cut out for this after all" periods again.
In fact, a google search for beat up Realtor goes to my blog.
Ok....it goes to my scarecrow....but still.

Tummy Tuesday: Sawyer

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at

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Happy Birthday Kelsey!

We hope your day is as special as you are!

Shopping: Wide Leg Pants

I need some dressy work pants really bad and tried some of these on yesterday at NY and Co
They looked really awful.
Maybe this cut of pant looks better on young people, or maybe tall people but I have my doubts.



SO..I bought a basic black skirt and this cute sweater.
Skirts are nice too, but now I need shoes.
Or boots.
Yeah I definitely need boots now.

Friday Cat Blogging: Little Miss Innocent

KatieDon't will be boarding

The Friday Ark

and don't miss Sunday's Carnival of the Cats

hosted this weekend by

Momma Grace and Company

Tummy Tuesday: Then and Now

June 2006
October 2007

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Tuesday at
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Friday Cat Blogging

Something cat related came in this box

See it HERE

A little Halloween Fun

Your Halloween Costume Should Be

A Martini

What Should You Be For Halloween?

Wordless Wednesday

The WW Hub

Blog related: So Sorry!

NO deep thoughts and no shallow ones either.
End of the month, end of the sales quarter.
Scooping for six.
OK, enough excuses.
I'll be back...thanks for your patience...PJ:)

Tummy Tuesday Trio

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Adoption Day

The adoption thing was a bust.
We are just keeping them.

Wordless Wednesday

Tummy Tuesday: Charley

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New Digs For Jack!

And A new Sisfur Too!!

Jack and Desi are heading out to
the Friday Ark
and
The Carnival of the Cats
is hosted this Sunday by
The House of Mostly Black Cats
See you there!!

In The Gulf: Humberto

There was much excitement yesterday when a simple tropical depression suddenly became stronger and set it's sights on Galveston. The wind and rain really picked up during the late evening hours, but the storm passed on by and made landfall farther up the coast.
I had loaded up on snacks and beer thinking we would have the day off today to watch the rain, but all is well and we had to get up and go to work.....phooey.

Humberto Slams into Texas

Wordless Wednesday

Happy Ending...see above!!!!

Tummy Tuesday!!

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Work Related: Open House

I hate open house.

It's funny when you watch those house flipper shows on HGTV (you know you do) they always have about a zillion people show up for the open house and almost always they sell it that day.

My open houses usually go two ways.
Seller wants an open house like they have on TV

1.Nobody shows up.
or
2.Only nosey neighbors show up
Seller is mad because the house didn't sell at open house like it does on TV

Now yesterday I held one of my listings open at the request of my client.

I brought the cookies and the drinks and of course some contracts and expecting the worst, set up my computer to play on POGO.

Well guess what?

People came! All buyers!

I didn't write a contract BUT not only did I get very important feedback on the property (good and bad) I also picked up 3 new clients who have not yet chosen a realtor to work with and 2 of those have loans set up already.

I love open house!

On The Island: Remembering 1900

Long before Katrina inflicted
her wrath ....
There was Isaac's Storm.

In Houston: Go Texans Day

Mayor White has requested that everyone wear white today to kick off the new season of our very own Houston Texans.

Now is IS after Labor Day so .....what to do?

Houston Texans Offiicial Site

Friday Cat Blogging: Kate Loves Rhett

Now it is not clear if Rhett loves Kate,
but he does let her hang out with him.

See more cute couples at the Friday Ark

and on Sunday it's all cats at
The Carnival of the Cats
hosted this week at

Mind of Mog

Happy Birthday Josh

circa 1980

Hope your day is Awesome
Love, Mom

On The Island: How John spent his

Summer!

Maybe after this week he will have a life again!

Wordless Wednesday: Spooky Eyes

Click for larger view

Sorry for the words but.....

Last chance for free kittens!
Houston/Galveston we deliver!

Email rafe@heckyeah.net

Happy Labor Day

Busy weekend for us.
John has been working to finish up a big project and I have been working with out of town clients. The BabyCats got fixed on Friday and are doing fine.
Today, we all rest.
Have a nice holiday everyone.

Wordless Wednesday

Home Improvements

It's hard to believe that as of this week we have been

in the house for three whole years.

I remember one of the first things we wanted to do

and STILL have NOT done is take down the
borders above the kitchen cabinets

It's that yucky contact paper that you would
line shelves with.

It came down pretty easy!

Snoopervisers!

To be continued....

Project Babycats Update

The babycats are quickly becoming big cats!

Tomorrow they go to the adoption group to be

tested for disease, evaluated for adoption,

and if accepted into the program, fixed for free.

Charlie

Kate

Sawyer

Jack

Please keep good thoughts that they do not

pull the "we are feral" routine tomorrow!

UPDATE:

I loaded them up around 6:30am and headed for Houston.

About half way I checked my voicemail and there was one from late last night from the adoption group changing the appt to Sept 12th. I've already been on a waiting list for 3 weeks...sigh.
So, I turned around and went down to the clinic where I had taken their Momma and they could not take them today, but let me make an appointment for Friday.
I just don't want to wait two more weeks.

Hopefully the group will still let us take them to the adoption events.

Work Related: Just Busy

I'm around....just trying to get something sold by the end of the month.
I'm getting a little beat up out there right now.
Such is the world of sales I suppose.

Regular blogging will resume soon...:)

Tummy Tuesday!

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Shopping: Yet Another Useless Gadget

I usually do not fall for thingys hanging on pegs hoping to catch the eye of that impulse shopper, but there next to some huge ripe tomatoes was a handy dandy tomato slicer for the tempting price of only $3.99!

Yes, it's stuck.

I never learn.

Fun With SiteMeter

A Google search for Kitty Photo Shoot brings up some classic Rafe n Rhett.
I can hardly remember having only 2 cats around here...ha.

Eye on the Gulf: Dean

Hurricane Dean is predicted to......

*hands over ears*

enter the gulf.....

*la la la*

could become a cat5 storm by.....

*La La La*

Weather.com

Shopping: Texas Tax Free Weekend

Texans are once again enjoying shopping for back to school during the annual Tax Free Shopping Holiday.

Many stores are having sales and staying open late.

It's a win win for customers and retailers.


If you are shopping this weekend....have fun!

I'm so blonde: and forgetful too

Today was the last day of my workshop.
Acutally it was more like the last 2 hours because it was clear the speaker was just there to sell us stuff today and having no money for stuff I skipped out after the morning break.
But this is not about that.

I was starving when I came in and put a bowl of soup in the microwave so I could eat fast.
Then I proceeded to answer some emails and take care of a couple of things while it heated up.

About 3 pm I realized I was starving.
How could I be so hungry when I had just eaten a whole can of soup 2 hours ago, I thought?

Then I see the bowl still in the microwave.
I pushed the buttons once again, but this time I kept a spoon in my hand.
Sometimes you just need to stay on task.