baby pics...

this one is the first born...

it is a darker orange than this shows...

russian blue...

I think this one was the second one out...

here is the 3rd one out...

looks a lot like mama...

this is the last one out...

born yesterday right about dinner time...

this one is very pale...

so not hard telling it apart from the first born...

this is number 4...

looks like a little clown face...

and the all you can eat buffet is open 24/7...

currently serving 5...

Myra is such a good mama...

she is taking very good care of them...

and they are huge babies...

the stray toms around here are big enough to ride...

so these are going to be like daddy...

big...

they get around very good, considering they can't see where they are going yet...

so everyone is doing really good...

and its so nice to not have to bottle feed...

just came back from a walk and the neighbor's fall clematis is blooming...

smells so good...

pick tomatoes earlier and we need to get caught up in here...

second load of laundry in and got to get moving here...

have a good day!

its been a dandy birthday weekend!

well, as you know...

DH took Friday off for a 3 day weekend...

so we got up and headed out for a morning shopping in Paris...

hit Walmart first and got a cardigan, a denim shirt and a sweat shirt...

goofed around in the garden section and found little mums for less than a $1 each, so grabbed a purple one...

I was thrilled and excited that I had even gotten flowers for my birthday...

so we headed to rural king for bird seed...

and while DH wend in to get that...

Craig and I looked outside at the flowers...

and guess what we found!

we have been looking for 3 years for a yellow knock out rose...

and there they sat...

so we picked the best one...

this is called Radsunny and says is the only fragrant knock out rose...

isn't she pretty?

and I found this, too...

 a deeper color cone flower than what I have...

the color is PowWow Wild Berry...

and here is my baby mum...

cone flower and mum went into the front bed...

the knock out is on the west side of the shed facing the street...

and the sedum is really opening up...

and we have honey bees enjoying them...

so that was a good day...

My son, Doug, and Paula came in on Friday night to camp in the yard this weekend...

so they show up and set up the tent...

Paula had to meet an old friend from California Saturday morning for breakfast...

so we started painting the deck...

that lasted until lunch time when Myra went into labor...

and about 5pm, the first one finally popped out...

and then another...

Doug and Paula got back to see the 3rd one born...

Craig had to work, so he came in right before the 4th arrived...

DH and I were grabbing a quick hamburger in between babies when Doug came in...

he had brought chicken thighs to cook out...

so I told him to go ahead and cook them...

but we had to eat now and get back to helping Myra...

they were so good- stole a bite or two later on...

and we manned our stations again...

had to help a little with all of them...

and she was getting so tired...

I kept feeling another one in there...

so we slept in shifts last night...

and still nothing by this morning...

so while the kids were packing up...

we started working on tacos in here....

and right when we are about to eat...

someone hollered, there's another one!

and there is was...

so 5 babies...

4 born on my birthday...

yippee skippy...

and we all got to spend time together...

and eat and all that...

Myra is a good mama and is taking really good care of the babies...

they are fighting over nipples and slapping each other...

they are huge and strong and can't wait until they can run around and pounce...

so what I am planning is...

starting back on the painting tomorrow...

a little bit every day...

so I don't go down...

and keeping an eye on the new family...

got to clean house and get the laundry caught up sometime...

hope y'all had a great weekend, too!

I will get better photos of the babies this week!

;)

babies on my birthday!

just a quick post...

we have babies!

3 so far and waiting for at least one more...

and on my birthday!

I will be back sometime tomorrow with more photos and to catch you up on things...

but its been a great weekend and our plans got changed when Myra went into labor!

made a change...

moved the pink bike all the way over there...

and of course the white one is over here...

still feeding the birds...

yesterday breeze was awesome...

and our low last night was 49...

and now each day we will creep up a little warmer...

until we see 85 next week...

this looks ok without a bike in it...

and the back to school week is on at walmart...

the one Craig works at is in a college town...

and he was not looking forward to it...

some of the older employees have been telling horror stories of the past...

and have the newer ones wondering what they signed up for...

LOL

the guys are coming and going around here...

DH even got some over time in last night...

so, I am home alone again...

with 4 cats and a dog...

just puttering around here...

there is a load in the dryer that I keep walking by...

ever do that?

if I do that enough, someone else will come along and fold them...

really...

that happens here...

this is what we had last night for supper...

this was my little sample plate from the afternoon...

had to make sure they were edible...

this last patch we are picking from are called contender...

they are the best by far of any of the others...

so that's what I will plant from now on...

so off the finish washing the counters and a skillet...

might even sweep...

DH took tomorrow off for a 3 day weekend and if I am lucky...

that deck will get painted...

later...

;)

can you feel it in the air?

the whispers of fall are all around us...

sedum is blushing now...

leaves keep fallin'...

worked out here a little this morning...

met some new friends...

the leaves are disappearing fast now...

raked some...

and rearranged...

still loving the 70s...

saw 3 shooting stars last night...

visibility was not very good here...

here is the before...

and the after...

made a cake and some bread today...

took a nap...

went for a couple walks and puttered around here...

slow and steady wins the race, you know...

have a good evening!

;)