So here I am with Mr. Buster Kitty. One of the two new kitties that came to live at our house. He seems to think getting a kiss on the check is something he likes to do. Thankfully he doesn't do it very often. He likes sitting on my shoulders and watching me sew, write my emails and just plain talk anytime I will let him. He is a rowdy character and runs up and down our house quite often. He loves when we bring out the laser light and move it all around for him to chase. He enjoys a good romping with his sister and his two dogie buddies that live here also.

So some of you have been asking my about pictures. Here is my first attempt and no I have absolutely no idea what I am doing. I know you can get them in some kind of order but this was my first going for it.

On the right is a picture of Caleb at 3 weeks old with my mother and father. We were at my brothers after the Barbershop Show that my dad preforms in every year. He is where I learned to sing and go for it. He said, Just belt it out there and you learn from it. He was encouraging me about learning alto and harmonies. I love singing and always will because of him.

This is Miss Chloe, Busters sister. She is sleeping in Caleb's chair. She and her brother Buster tend to try to both sleep in it at one time. One of them ends up on the floor. This time Miss Chloe wins.

This is Caleb a couple of weeks ago with Miss Chloe. I was holding Caleb and Miss Chloe decided it looked like a great spot to be and joined in. Caleb got to giggling after a bit of staring at the kitty. Fun was had by all.

As you can see, my house can be a little nutty at times, but we tend to enjoy every minute with the animals and the grand girls and boy and each other.

Having family whether by blood or adopted into, it is what keeps us going on the good and bad days. Because we will have bad days, hopefully not a lot of them all in a row. Bad meaning, news that wasn't what you were expecting, a friend who is ill and the prospect isn't good, a loss in income, each of those events causes us to reevaluate where we are at. It does for me, it makes me remember what truly is important. Laughter each day, a hug given and received, a quiet moment cherished, a good meal and tasting really tasting every bite of it, a book that uplifts and encourages, emails from my friends. All of those activities are important to me. It changes how the outcome of my day is. I hope I give that to others each day as well.

So here is to the important things in our lives.

cs