New little man

We decided our house was too quiet, so we searched around and found the perfect new little man. He was at the local Humane Society. He has a sad story of being left, see here http://www.hscipets.org/tragictail06.htm. (He is the one on the far left although this isn't a very flattering pic as he looks mad!)

They estimated him to be about 1 1/2 years old, so he is still very young. He has a ton of energy, so he keeps us on our toes. His HSCI name was Koala, but Dan insisted it was a "girly name," so we named him Lightning, because he is super-fast (and I want another Lightning truck, but for now, he will do :)

In this picture, he looks like he's making a pirate face, but he just really hates the flash. I don't blame him, it is kind-of like staring directly at the sun.


More annoyance with the flash...














He is really fast and has some pretty sharp claws. He would make one heck of a tug-of-war player!












Demonstrating his stretching skills














Reverse stretch to reach the toys in the corner.















We think he is all right!

Brrrr...

Not too much new to report today, just that it is still cold here. Technically, it's in the teens, so after the -30 windchills off an on for the past month, maybe I shouldn't complain too much. Now I understand why people move to Florida!! :)

RIP Sweet Little Man!!

As many of you already know, December was a bittersweet month for us. We had a great Christmas with our family and friends, but also had to have Lucky, our 13-year-old cat put to sleep after he became ill. Luck was our baby, we have had him since about 3 months after we got married, so needless to say, our house is not the same without him. Here are a few of my favorite pics. He was quite the little guy!!

New Year's Resolution

Hi, everyone! Happy New Year (a few weeks late)! Hope this finds everyone happy, healthy, and warm!

My new year's resolution for this year is to be better about staying in touch with everyone, so I decided to create a blog to share our adventures through the year with everyone.


Hope everyone has a great new year!