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.