MEOW

he was wild today. It prompted me to look into it a bit more. I found a questionairre that helps you determine if your cat is depressed. 7 questions.... i answered no to 1-6. and here is the last question......

7) Excessive vocalization often occurs when a cat loses a close companion, whether it’s another cat, dog or person. The cat will roam around the house meowing, as if trying to find her missing buddy. Does your cat cry or meow more than normal?

yes yes yes yes yes yes and yes.

apparently Sagan is still trying to 'find' Tara.

Dervid.

LOOK WE HAVE THE SAME BIG HEAD!

wow! dervid has quite the eye...
he commented on the photo from the kitchen paint job, asking if the paint was satin finish.

Right on Derv! i must say thats pretty impressive.. considering how old you are. ;)

and thank you for carrying my new coffee table into mi casa! and tightening the pipe under the sink and for offering your big scary self to threaten the little shit upstairs.

the visit!

Erk finally came all the way down to Hingham with Tyler and Lilly! I talk about these kids non stop at work and everyone wants to put faces to the stories... they've seen photos and stuff but, you know its not the same.
She came to be my hero and pick up the new coffee table i bought. No i did not need a new table but i HATE mine and this one is beautiful. It's a maria yee. the peices are made with traditional chinese joinery.. ooooooh.
Anyways she came to load it into her car for me (because my lil nugget wouldn't do.) And yipee she brought the kiddies. We rode the escalator... got m&m's... walked to panera.... ate lunch.... walked all the back to the barrel (well erk and i walked back. tyler made in known he was "done walkin" as he stodd in front of me and wouldn't let me move out of his way). All and all a great day. And the perfect thing to break up my usually long wednesday!
thank you!

and my commute home took a nice hour and thirty minutes today. lovely.

nice timing

Papa and Phyllis gave Tara and I the old metal patio set they had up in Maine. It's been sitting on the deck waiting for my lazy ass to get it ready for use since last year.
I went to town scraping it all today... I had the metal brush going like crazy. I got all of the chunks and loose paint off so it was ready for the rustoleum. i head in to get the rustoleum. I brought it onto the grass so that i wouldn't stain the deck. I started with the table.
The sky was cloudy and i knew that the forecast had mentioned humidity and potential rain but of course I am dumb and continued anyway. I was so happy with my table job that I grabbed two chairs and started to spray them. when i was about to do start on the third chair i felt a drop on my left shoulder. GREAT. it takes a good 20 minutes for the rustoleum to dry and i had probably finished the table 5 minutes before the rain came. oh well. like every other project i attempt its a mess of a job.
at least two chairs will be in super condition because I'll wait for it to be a clear day.

winter lake

I painted my kitchen. this is the first coat and its a bit of a mess. But you get the idea.

It was a mint chocolate chip green color previously.
GROSS.

I am covered in paint.

the boys.

here they are in their favorite seat.

this is why i'm hot.

TJ, Amy and I after the wedding.... you can see our bouquets... light pink peonys (thank you erk)... the bright one amy has was not part of the bouquet.... it was a stray she picked up.

the Bride

Kevin and Maryanne Hill.

She'll probably kill me for putting this up... BUT you can see the fabric and details of her dress in this picture the best.

CABLE...

ok so for as long as i have known people to live in this apt, 17 suffolk ave, there has been free cable. ERica and Brian lived here before they were married 02-03 i believe, john and lauren after that.... some weird cat lady... and then tara 06-08. I now live here alone and have been enjoying the long time free cable...
Sunday, when i got home from the wedding my TV was alllllll FUZZY. i thought hmmmm thats weird! lo and behold the cable has officially been CUT. Mark saw a cable guy out side on saturday while getting ready for the wedding.... up on a ladder. He said it looked like he was hooking up new cable for the new neighbors next door... well they must have finally noticed that there was an old wire still hooked up. SO bye bye cable.
I bought an antenna for my tv to be able to watch the playoffs....
i cant afford cable alone so i am in a pretty sad spot. :(

i hate him

The kid upstairs from me is screaming like an A-HOLE. i really dont know how they put up with him. I can hear him from in my living room and i am pretty sure he's all the way on the second floor of his apt... (fourth for the house). It's ridiculous. If he was mine i would have banged his head against the wall. (so not allowed to spawn children).

There is a member of the family on the porch talking to another saying "oh can you hear him scream?" like its a suprise that he is screaming!?!?!? really? really?
HE DOES IT ALL THE TIME.... when he's not stomping all over the floor like a 300 lb person.

Joy.

Mimi Conway Hill

Mimi got married this past saturday.... it was beautiful... SHE was beautiful...
The weather was gorgeous. and it was all around a good time. Tj was able to come from LA to go to the wedding. He got to meet Mark. I was excited about this because they both mean a lot to me and i talk about them both a lot to each other so they finally got to put real live faces to the person. They seemed to like each other and i was thrilled.
Tom (amy's bf) and Mark also finally got to hang out... they've only ever really met in passing... and this was the first time they really spent time together! And god they spent a lot together... Amy and I were in the wedding so the guys were on their own for a while and they too seemed to get along! (unlike our last significant others...they didnt like each other at all)

She was beautiful and everything worked out wonderful... pictures to follow.

MEOW

Sagan is a freak about this meowing thing... he kind of slowed down for a bit but the past two days its been a bit on the crazy side. I looked up articles about why they do it...

1. he's hungry
2. he's doing it because he knows i'll respond
3. he misses something

I think I'm going to choose a mix of 2 and 3. The cat is fed plenty (unless fat boy a.k.a Elton eats it all before Sagan gets any... unlikely) He knows that when he meows i attempt to 'fix' whatever is bugging him... i smother him with affection by picking him up and flipping him onto his back and petting his belly. I don't do it every time but it's what i did when the meowing first started around the time Tara left. I think he also misses Tara (the staple in his life from October to may). i am unsure of how much affection and attention she actually gave them while she was home with them...... But whatever I'm doing is not enough.

I also think one of the cats got poison ivy oils on them... I pick them up a lot and the other day i noticed little bumps on my arm.... i have not scratched them! but they have the ivy look to them... i took Benadryl and rinse it with salty hot water when i want to scratch it. Hopefully it goes away and doesn't spread by the wedding! SATURDAY.. yikes! Mimi is getting married!

And its hot as balls.

bust cups.

The bridesmaid dress for Mimi's wedding is gorgeous. I'll post pictures when i have camera that works. There is, however, one problem with the dress!...... the top of the dress sticks off of my chest in a weird way... i can make it look normal while standing upright but if I'm busting a move (which is inevitable) there may be a ta-ta sighting! And I'm pretty sure this is the same issue for all of the bridesmaids. hmmmm. is there a solution???
BUST CUPS. aka chicken cutlets
Nancy Hughes sewed in some 'chix cutlets' to add some extra filler. Thank god i listened to Jessica and ordered them with the dress... i mean we all know my breasts are UGE... but.... a little extra doesn't hurt. Its funny because the breast area is loose and the waist area is SNUG. perfect. I also bought spanx to smooth out all of my fatty lumps.. The first time i put them on i felt like a sausage. this means i can't eat at the wedding! woooo!

dirty tissues

I can't shake this stuffy nose. I blow it non stop. I was driving to work and forgot to bring my "carry everywhere" tissue box so i was rummaging through my already been used tissues (yes i know this is gross) I was desperate for a good blow... my nose was chock full. I found a not so used tissue and god was i glad!
I've been taking the 'crystal meth' claritin (you know, the one you have to get from the pharmacist b.c stupid kids were getting high off of it) and its not much of a help.
I think Sagan is having sympathy nose issues... he does this weird breathe out of his nose thing repeatedly. It's almost as if he isnt breathing in he is just pushing breath out of his nose. Mark thought it could be a hair ball but there was no cough action going on. Who knows.

grrr

did i mention that i threw the glass across the room after it broke the stove and shattered it into 4 peices? I called it a JERK as i threw it.
normal, right?!?!

WHipped cream

"Say whip"... "WIP".... "now say whipped cream"..." WHipped cream."

I'm eating homemade whipped cream and berries for breakfast. Mmmm. It was supposed to be dessert but of course i ate entirely way too many taco's. i know i eat too much, in general, but come on it's taco's.... I think i could probably eat a whole family pack.
Thank God for Mark... he's been keeping me properly nourished when he's here! As I've already mentioned.... I've been known to eat a pepper for dinner. He makes real dinner (and its really good) ...... he puts all the nice knives that i never use to good use and he uses the stove!... speaking of the stove....
I was organizing a cabinet last night that has plastic cups and travel mugs in it. As i was pulling things out and moving things around a long acrylic glass got away from me. As it slipped from the shelf i watched as it fell directly onto my ceramic top stove! When i saw it hit I was shocked.... the plastic cup had cracked/shattered a section of my stove!!!! (the good, speedy burner).
ONLY ME. I think i am the only person capable of breaking a ceramic stove top.. i know they're fragile but really i think i am the one person that can say i broke it with a plastic cup. Lorraine is checking on the warranty for me this morning.. :(