Romeo the cat playing fetch.

Christmas Cookies

I have always wanted to take pictures of the cookies I bake every Christmas to deliver to the neighbors. This year, I remembered! I tried a new candycane shortbread cookie recipe this year, and they are delicious.

Mystery Cat

Ron and Kelsey found Romeo like this early one morning. Apparently he found a box of packing chips in the garage. We thought this "mustache" was hysterical! Who is this disguised cat? We don't recognize him.

Vegas Birthday Trip

Let me apologize for not posting very often-I discovered Facebook. Now I am trying to catch up on blogging. My mom and 2 of my sisters (Sue and Michelle) planned a Vegas/St. George trip for my birthday this year. It was very fun! I loved it! We shopped/ate/played. AND Michelle announced that she was pregnant, due on my anniversary, May 20th.

They don't call me Crazy Cat Lady for nothing!

I saw this cat costume/hat and HAD to get it! Of course the cats hate it, but we did corner Dory and get it on her for LITTLE while. She also hates the Santa hat.....

Just Fifteen More Minutes....

We recently returned from a vacation to Orlando, Florida. We had a wonderful time, but our vacation had a rocky start. We arrived in Orlando on a Saturday night just before midnight. My sisters Sue and Michelle met us there, having flown in from Salt Lake. Sue had reserved a rental car, and when we went up to the counter we were told it would be ready in 15 minutes. After being assured the van would be ready in 15 minutes for AN HOUR AND A HALF we were ready to go nuts. Finally, we got our car. Next step: FOOD! We were all starving, and how busy can a restaurant be at 1:30am? We go to a restaurant/take out spot called Steak & Shake that my sister Michelle remembered from her mission. It is NOT busy. About 40 minutes later we leave with our food. THEN we head to the resort. I had called the resort 3 times to make sure a late check in was okay. SURE, no problem, you can check in 24 hours a day!! Well, we arrive, and because it is after midnight, our reservation is in a "different category" and the only manager that can check us in has left the property to find food. YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!
We finally get to our unit at 3:30 am.

We had several opportunities to "wait 15 minutes" on this trip-while rides broke down, waiting for food, etc. When we left Orlando, we waited on the airplane for a part repair (just 15 minutes folks) that turned into an hour wait. Then weather delayed our arrival in Houston. We left Houston about an hour late and by the time we returned home it was 2am.

In spite of the craziness we had a great time.

Pictures!

This baby sea lion is 1 month old.

Us in front of our new favorite SeaWorld ride-Manta!!