Chat with Ewbliette

I gabbed with Ewbliette today, she filled me in on the details of her wedding to Brotherkurt in Las Vegas on the third of this month. I felt like a turd for not keeping in touch more.  She also told me some shocking news: her sister's house burned down over the holidays!  Fortunately no one was injured, but her brother-in-law had some mild smoke inhalation from rescuing the dog. I simply cannot imagine anything so terrible happening to someone I know. Apparently the fire started from fireworks igniting the front porch. Both Ewbliette and I made plans to buy smoke alarms. Brrr!

Baby Jumper

  

He's such a serious baby, but he's getting the hang of the jumper. I imagine he'll outgrow it in about two weeks!

First Cereal

I didn't post the unlovely picture I snapped, but Tyoma had his first taste or rice cereal today. Initially, he was a not pleased with the taste, but then he perked up and ate heartily. Oh, I changed my mind. Here he is:

Snowday!

I woke up this morning to about three inches of snow. It was completely unbelievable. I should have taken a photo of our house and yard. As it was, Mom volunteered to babysit for us while Tennisfiend and I raced off to the mountains to use our new Nikon. We discovered that the snow was uncharacteristically limited to the lower elevations and that the mountains looked rather scruffy, except from a distance as seen in this shot by Tennisfiend. The two of us relished the outing since we have had so few since Tyoma was born. We wound up trekking the abandoned lot of a local landscaper taking pictures of his inventory of rocks and stone, making big plans for our backyard.

Misty's Surgery

Poor Misty went in for surgery today to have a cactus spine removed. The almost two inch long spine has been lodged in her chest for over three years but only recently altered its position dangerously. Instead of lying benignly along her ribcage, it flipped perpendicularly and is a hazard to her vital organs. Anyway, Misty is just fine and is recovering at my folks place where she can receive an abunbance of affection and my Mom's vet triage skills.

Happy Anniversary Momfiend and Dadfiend!

Thirty four years ago today, my folks were mountain climbing in Southern New Mexico. This shot is from one of the summits or the Organ mountains.

Congratulations!

To my best friend Ewbliette and her honey Brotherkurt who married today in Las Vegas! I am looking forward to the upcoming wedding reception/bacchanal in May.

Happy New Year!

Why not start things off with a baby picture?
Little Tyoma on the couch with a toy from A & I, that is already his favorite.

Ruby Red Cheeks!

Those cheeks are rosy since the little one's been teething. I thought for sure he had Fifth's disease, but intensive internet searches do have their benefits!

Dinner and Drinks with A & I

I treated myself to a cut and style with Rodeo today since I've been feeling so stressed out. He really brightened my day with his outrageous observations and hilarious jokes. All I needed was a reflexology foot massage by Ewbliette!

On the way home, I dropped by the store to pick  up goodies to bring over to the housewarming party A & I would have tonight. I felt very pretty.

"A" was the best man at our wedding a zillion years ago and "I" is his Russian girlfriend of six years. They moved to an upscale apartment complex at the end of last month and have been lavishing attention on their new home by way of new furniture and linens.

Their place was tastefully decorated in a sleek, modern style. Although "I" would cringe at my description, it looked very Ikea to me (she considers Ikea to be "too middle class"). I like their style very much, and I'm not ashamed to be an Ikea patron. Heck, if it looks cool, I'll buy it at Target, K-Mart or Walmart.  I save my money for books!

Anyway...I loved their apartment and classy furniture. "I" fixed us a simple but delicious meal and served it on elegant tableware. We relaxed with drinks afterward, while "A" showed us a scrapbook he had made to celebrate the years he and "I" have had together. I was truly impressed with the effort he put into the project. I was initially under the impression that all of the intricate cut-outs and decals were made on his computer and hand etched by him until he explained that he bought them at Hobby Lobby. On the way home that night, Tennisfiend observed that if they had a child, they would have little time for such pursuits. We laughed the way many parents before us have laughed at those without children (or dogs!).