way too much going on right now

we need a vacation and we need it now! we will be making a trip to phoenix, az in april. we're driving over for phoenix pride. it's nice over there and hopefully we will have some time to ourselves.

we are ready to take up the carpet in the craft/guest room. so far the hardwood floor looks good. kaiser steele put pretty good oak in these houses. we have paint colors picked out and i'm not looking for any more for this room. right now smokey considers the room hers. she takes 'giggles' in there to play, we think she likes the echo.

we are learning that we can't play rough with her anymore, she likes it too much. carole takes the brunt of it which isn't good for a diabetic. smokey can learn how to play like a girl now. she's such a joy.

after being bombarded by a lot of people i'm trying facebook. we'll see how it turns out. some of this internet stuff seems like a violation of privacy to me. guess it's all in how willing you are to step out there. there are people we'd both love to reconnect with. will keep you all posted.

ok, i'm doing this at 11:45pm and i really need to go to bed now. later everyone, sweet dreams!

a bedroom is unearthed in long beach!

well, furniture is temporarily out of the spare bedroom in anticipation of painting, ripping out carpet and other assorted fun things. it's going to be a craft room/guest room. we are sorting and sifting thru some of mom's stuff too. i might start a second blog with photos of mom's paintings and see if anyone wants them.

we've had much needed rain and our spring flowering plants are blooming! the freesias are opening up and smelling so nice. we want to bring some inside but have to figure out where to put them so that smokey doesn't decide it's lunch!

we never did get to go to british columbia last year. gas prices just got out of hand. we tried 2 other trips and canceled them due to gas prices. we decided that a week in palm springs would do quite nicely. 2 hours from home, sunshine, pool, olympic viewing from the pool. did i say time in the pool? drove around and looked at 'mid-century' homes. it was an awesome trip.

we are leaving may 20 for 9 days at yellowstone. we are flying into jackson hole, wy, spending one night there and driving thru the park to cody for the rest of the stay. carole has never been there and it's been a long time for me. tickets are purchased, hotel reserved and soon will reserve a car. it will still be cool but not intolerable.

yes, we haven't disappeared from sight!

ok, so no apologies for being absent. needless to say life has been full and very good.

a new year, a new life as legally married women and a new addition to our family. we have a kitty now, named smokey. came to us thru friends. she's almost 10 months old and yes, she owns us and everything to do with us, the house, our hearts.

there will be pictures of smokey, our wedding and other stuff soon. in the meantime please check our flickr site. www.flickr.com/cnjfrogs