Good Morning all! Happy Earth Day! Hope all is well. I snuck in to start the cafe as it wasn't started yet! We are having catering by Cracker Barrel and Coffee by Starbucks! Please come in, grab some breakfast, and chat!
Welcome, Happy Hump Day!
Good Morning all! Happy Earth Day! Hope all is well. I snuck in to start the cafe as it wasn't started yet! We are having catering by Cracker Barrel and Coffee by Starbucks! Please come in, grab some breakfast, and chat!
Welcome, Happy Hump Day!
Posted 2 years ago by mollycat71 #
Happy Earth Day!!!! For your daily smile here's Kitty-whack-a-mouse http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5zlHAWH8KI
Morning MC :)
Posted 2 years ago by AZDEBRA 5/27 & crew #
Morning MC and Deb.
Deb that was too cute!!!
mmmm Cracker Barrel...I will have some of everything from there :) And a large coffee.
Maddie had monsters again last night. So we got a spray bottle of "Monster Spray" that seemed to help finally. We put her to bed at 9 but she didn't go to sleep till after 11. I hope this is not an every night thing.... there's no manual for what to do for this one. She wanted the blue blanket off the couch to sleep with so I let her have that on her bed. She wanted her Dora blankets off. Maybe those scared her for some reason...who knows...
Posted 2 years ago by cricketsmama #
Hello everyone and Happy Earth Day!
and now for the big news...
We Passed! We Passed! We Passed! The voters of the town I work in approved our school budget! This is no small feat in this economy. It has been a grueling 6 months putting together a bare-bones budget and it's built on a zero budget, which means we don't do something just because "we did that last year". Much of it is bound by union contract, and special education, transportation and utilities which are uncontrollable.
*doing the happy dance while agency kittens look on like I'm nuts but attack my feet anyway*
I am going to plant something later today to give back to the Earth.
Posted 2 years ago by JoanfromNewJersey #
Joan!! That's wonderful..*happy dance*
That is really great...so many don't pass any more. Whoopie!!!!
Posted 2 years ago by cricketsmama #
Great news, Joan! Yay for education!
CM, sorry to hear about Maddie's rough night, but I had to smile at "Monster Spray". You are such a good mom.
Hubby was thinking of getting rid of one of George's cardboard boxes today, but when he put it near the door to take out, George attacked it and spent the rest of the morning killing the evil box monster, so I guess it's staying for now :)
Happy Wednesday, all.
Hi Kilroy :)
Awww, you can't throw away Georgie's box...he just got it the way he likes it. Maybe we should have George spend the night with Maddie and he can attack all the monsters..lol
The monster spray we gave to her to spray the monsters and of course she sprayed herself and her bed...but not too bad...then after we thought she was in bed for good. She knocked on her bedroom door and wanted Daddy to spray all the monsters. Then we put the bottle in her bed next to her pillow and she fell asleep....
Posted 2 years ago by cricketsmama #
YAY JOAN!!
CM, the Monster Spray is an excellent idea. Maybe add a touch of lavender oil to the water, it's sweet smelling and can aid in relaxation. A drop added to her bath water can be Monster-Away bathtime (lol). It can also make her sheets smell wonderful.
Apparently Tansey had a major wacka yesterday and was playing furiously with a couple of toys, then settled down in the kitty construct to bathe and chase her tail :-) She spins around and around on that top cubby. Sometimes it's hard to believe she's fifteen and not five months (lol)
Good morning/ afternoon MC, Deb, CM, Joan & Kilroy! Yum - Cracker Barrel!
LOL at Whack-a-Mouse, Deb! So funny!
CM - What a good idea - 'Monster Spray'! I love it!
Silly Mr. Kilroy, thinking he could get rid of George's box. What was he thinking? ;-)
Joan - Concats on getting your budget passed! Well done!
Posted 2 years ago by Rubia in CA, 4/28 #
Yes, George will guard Maddie!
We wanted to throw out a box from our living room for several months; our house, before the addition, was so small that anything extra seemed to cause great clutter. However, we could only toss (ahem, recycle) it when Shaddo was finished living in it.
MC, thanks for catering Cracker Barrell; everything looks delish!
*firewall blocks kitty whack a mouse, bummer*
Posted 2 years ago by JoanfromNewJersey #
MC - How are you feeling today? I'm a bit behind on things - I know you will be having surgery soon. When will it be?
Posted 2 years ago by Rubia in CA, 4/28 #
LOL - have a look at the "Quick thinking averts near cat-astrophe..." thread I posted. Very lucky kitty indeed! :-D
Posted 2 years ago by Rubia in CA, 4/28 #
Hi Siobhan and Rubia!!! How are you both?
I like the lavender idea..where do I buy lavender oil?
Rubia, MC is scheduled for surgery on May 13th.
Awww Tansey..she's a kitten at heart. :)
Posted 2 years ago by cricketsmama #
Not too bad, thanks for asking CM... foot is hurting in a different place, at my ankle, in a little depression at the front. I'm not sure anymore WHAT I have going on...(sigh)
Do you have a health food store nearby, CM? Or a metaphysical shop? Those are two places you can start to look for lavender essential oil. It's used a lot in aromatherapy.
G'morn Peeps! CM, years ago I bought at the grocery store "The Healing Garden" lavendar therapy spray. It is quite nice. I think it is still available. It lasts a long time with frugality! ;). The buffet looks great, thanks Molly.
Posted 2 years ago by SammyandOliversmama #
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rooyt3ptNco
I hope this link works....got this from JROC. I have always loved this song, makes me cry or smile, depending on how I am feeling, I guess! Check it out!
CM, the ladies are right on track with the lavender advice. It really aids in falling asleep and if you can get room spray and bath gel in the same scent...and repackage it as monster-away spray it can really help. When one of my nieces was Maddie's age she developed a fear of something she called the "mop-thing" Do you remember the McDonalds Fry Guys? The mop-thing looked like those and hid under her bed and would laugh evilly at her.
Posted 2 years ago by KYKAT 12 23 #
Morning all!..... I used to keep a spray bottle of lavender oil/water in my steam shower......I'd spritz the air a few times before I turned the steam on and lay down on the bench!..... very nice smell and relaxing..... I bought it at Wild Oats .......
...yay Joan, the budget passes!
... hi everyone else!...
Can I Come In? cute video although how could the owner not let the kitty in??? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjiLb1n7714
Squirrels go nuts
http://icanhascheezburger.com/2009/04/21/funny-pictures-video-squirrel-goes-nuts/
Posted 2 years ago by AZDEBRA 5/27 & crew #
I have some bath stuff for Maddie with Lavender with lotion...I will have to get the lavender oil for her Monsters...
She sees a dinosaur now...that and the tickle monster...
Sorry I am in and out...had to do dishes, feed Abbie, bathe Abbie..got Maddie dressed...Now I have to get dressed..it's 11am and I am in my pjs...that is absurd..but I am tired and still sick..My voice still is gone..
I remember the healing garden. i will have to get some I think it's still at the store..I think...
Posted 2 years ago by cricketsmama #
CM, tonight add a drop of vanilla to the water and to her bath. Vanilla is also something that can help you sleep and you probably have it in the house.
Keep an eye on your email. I'm sending you something.
Posted 2 years ago by KYKAT 12 23 #
Vanilla ? I have that!!
Posted 2 years ago by cricketsmama #
I have posted a bedtime story I wrote for Maddie on its own thread.
Posted 2 years ago by KYKAT 12 23 #
.....*sighs*.... I think my cup of motivation is empty today!.... can't seem to get focused to do anything!......a million things started though! LOL
.... just finished the 6th, yes 6TH! load of daughter's only clothes!!!!.... I told her I'd help her out (I usually make her do her own laundry) because she has finals and exams!....... little did I know the last time she washed clothes must have been Christmas!!........ I've never seen so much stuff!.....she has enough clothes to last her all four years at college! LOL
I just washed down the high chair...and set it back up. Abbie will be tasting her first taste of Rice cereal next week! She won't really eat it, yet, but she will be getting a taste of it and feel the texture...I did that with Maddie to ease her into the whole cereal thing. :) Where did the time go that she's old enough for that...
Posted 2 years ago by cricketsmama #
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