Still going!

Rhett comes down from eating a snack
to check on Paw's progress

Does this look OK, little buddy?

Yes, this is coming along nicely

Go HERE for to see the finished product

Home Improvement, continued

Things are coming along pretty good with
Rhett in charge of quality control

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Shopping: Tax Free!

Texans are loading up on back-to-school clothes and enjoying the Tax Free Holiday.

Don't look for me at the mall this weekend though, because I won't be there.
No Way.

Home Improvement

Something we have been wanting to do since we moved here
is carpet the stairs.

John has been cutting the wood
and we will go get the carpet in the morning.

I'm thinking The Boyz will enjoy the new cat tree...ha.

Continued

Wordless Wednesday

Thanks everyone for your comments,
This is Lezley and her kissin' cousin Lou

Our Anniversary

13 years ago today we were married at the San Jose Mission
in San Antonio, Texas

It was about 110 degrees in the shade

Chandra and Jessi were my bridesmaids,
John II was John's best man and
Joshua was in charge of music which is a whole 'nother story

We went back last year and were sad to see
this great old tree has fallen down

Our love is unconditional
We knew it from the start
I can see it in your eyes
You can feel it from my heart
From here on after
Let's stay the way we are right now
And share all the love and laughter
That a lifetime will allow

Work Related: He comes with the house

I was showing a house this morning that features a screened in patio area in the back.
I unlocked the door and the client stepped out ahead of me.
"Boy, look at that big 'ole snake!" he said.

Sure enough a huge black snake was making his way around the perimeter of the patio like that is a normal thing for him to be doing in the heat of the day on a closed in patio in a vacant house.

OH, yes he comes with the house, I joked and somehow resisted the urge to scream and run.
Boy am I glad the client saw it first though....Ha.

Kitty Movie Monday: On The Porch

Kitty Movie Monday is a popular feature at CatCall

Father in-Law Day

I don't have a father in law, but you do today is his day.
Here are some great ideas for celebrating

Fun With Google

A search for empty sack in a language I do not recognize turns up some cute pics of Rhett.
I didn't try it in English.

and

Someone searched for cat + swallowing paper clip.
I would think if your cat did eat a paper clip it would be best to take him to the vet, not be searching around on the internet about it first.
Poor Kitty!

On the Coast: Windstorm Insurance

I learned something today.

My insurance agent called me, it is time to renew our windstorm and the rates had gone up.
No surprise here, Allstate and others dropping waterfront dwellers and raising rates have been all over the news.

So she gives me the quotes, one for replacement at our appraised value and one for 40k more than our little house is assessed.

Both of those numbers are too high so I tell her I want the minimum coverage my lender requires.

Well, guess what?
By taking only a 2% deductible I can save $700.00 a year on my premium.

I wish I had asked for that plan a couple of years ago because it sure was not offered to us when we purchased this house.

I will pass this information on to my clients now.

I must be getting smarter in my old age.

Friday Cat Blogging: Sleepy Boyz

Join Rico and Rafe and all their blogging buds
at The Friday Ark.
Then on Sunday head over
to The Scratching Post for the Carnival of Cats

It's my birthday

Regular blogging will resume following a brief mid life crisis

Wordless Wednesday

Thanks everyone for your comments.
This is our youngest grand, the very independent
21 month old Lezley Mariah

Blogging is light because

Real life is bogging me down this week.

Also, I am so premenstrual I think I could kill somebody.

Just thought I would share.

Shopping: Cat Stuff

Poor Baby Rico Loco needs a kitty bed and it just so happens that an online friend, Bendy has a store that carries kitty beds.



All the proceeds from A Little TLC go to help pay for the needs of rescued and handicapped kitties.

Sounds like a win win to me!

National Hot Dog Day around the WWW

The Official Site

The History of the Hot Dog

The Definition of a Hot Dog

Make your own Hot Dog

More Hot Dog History
and
Hot Dog Blogging



Photo from FactMonster.Com

The Apprentice: Judge Sean

The newest apprentice will join Ex-Dallas Cowboy Emmitt Smith, a model from Deal or No Deal, and other not very important people as judges on tonight's Trump owned Miss Universe pageant.
Of course you can not have a big show
without a little controversy going in


Should be fun.

Photo from Newsday.com

Friday Cat Blogging:Rico "Sticky Paws" Loco

So I am working and Rico is playing at my feet when I look down I see he has a paperclip.

"No, baby that is not a cat toy", I say and take it away.

A few minutes later, he goes trotting by like he has just captured prey and sure enough he has a paper clip again.

Now, the first one is still sitting next to me and now I am looking to see if I had spilled some clips on the floor somewhere.
I take it away and give him a mousie.
Well,
It was not long until the little shit dropped something at my feet.

A paper clip.

Now it took me long enough, but realized I needed to watch him to see where he is so happily stealing my office supplies from.

I sure don't want to be running him to the animal ER from him choking on or swallowing a stupid paper clip for goodness sake.

OH No, bad kitty

So now I will just have to remember to keep the paperclips in the cabinet.

OK, make that the drawer.

If you want to see Rico Loco's side of the story, it's right HERE

See all the helpful pets today at the Friday Ark
Then
It's all cats at Creatures of the Earth for Sunday's Carnival of Cats

Wordless Wednesday

Thanks everyone for your comments

These are two of my granddaughters, both age 7 and they had
a LOT more tickets by the end of that trip to the arcade.