Nothing better than family

Earlier this year I was hanging out with my family - my dad, my sister in law, and all the kids - and my dad casually mentioned he was a Pearl Harbor baby. Huh?
 

He believes he was conceived just after the bombing of Pearl Harbor in December of 1941, so that his dad would be less likely to go to war. Indeed - he was born September of 1942. Making him….. 70 YEARS OLD this year! Dang, I didn't even realize, I better do something special for his birthday!

So Jeff and I planned a surprise visit back home to my hometown. We told my mom, who was going to pick us up from the airport and chuckle, "Look who I found wandering around?" I could just imagine my dad - eyes open wide, mouth agape, mind boggled.

Well Mom is getting old too, and at age 64, left our flight itinerary up on the computer for when Dad got home, spilling the beans. 

Sigh… so much for a surprise...

This same weekend, one of my best friends, a wonderful person who everyone loves, Maggie, is getting married. (Made sense to combine both events in one weekend.) No one deserves happiness more than she does. 

Meanwhile, this will be Jeff and I's 3rd wedding to attend this year, two more to go. And yet, still not anywhere closer to the altar ourselves. Don't judge me for picking out a venue, setting a prospective date and creating a list of invitees….

Luna the Adventure Cat

My special kitty got out of the house sometime yesterday. Even now Jeff and I don't know how it was that she got out or which one of us she snuck by.
She always comes when I call or shake her food, so when I got home from work and she wasn't anywhere to be found we started panicking. We searched the neighborhood, called her name and shined flashlights on kitty hiding places. 

We went to bed at 1 am exhausted and trying to figure out our plan for the next day. Did someone take her in? Did she get lost? Did she get hurt? Did someone think she was a stray cuz she had no collar and turn her in to be euthanized? Did she -- sniff -- get hit by a car??? I was miserable!!
We left the garage open and put some food outside. At 5 a.m. I woke up and called for her through the garage. Nothing. I opened the front door and called for her -- and with just a moments hesitation she slinked into the house.
She looked like her normal self with her fur a little scruffed. But she was missing for 12-16 hours -- a lot for an indoor kitty. And somehow she found her way home. What a smart kitty!
I am very thankful for my Luna, and my boyfriend who helped me look for her even though she bites him sometimes.
We're very hopeful that she had a scary, lonely adventure instead of an exciting, lets-try-that-again adventure. Homeward bound, Luna!

Welcome!

I'm trying to think of a clever and catchy way to start this blog, but I don't have enough time or energy to rack my brain coming up with something unusual. So this little ditty is just, my life. Nothing real specific... just the things I spend my time doing and the people I spend my time with.