I can't believe I am posting this, but yes, we broke down and got a new kitten this week. We told Devin if he could earn straight A's this year he could get a pet. I know it's not quite
the end of the school year yet, but I've been keeping an eye on his grades at school and visiting with his teacher and he's pretty confident that Devin's 4th term grades will be straight A's again when school ends 2 weeks from now.
The kids were shopping at Smith's on Thursday and a college kid was in front of the store trying to sell ($15) the kitten before he moved on. He was taking care of it for a friend, blah, blah, blah...I don't really know the rest of the story, but he
re he is. He is very calm and good natured. He's already litter box trained and he's good around the young kids. He doesn't seem to be scared of them or bothered by them at all.
Now if we could just decide on his name. We're still going back and forth between Tigger, Simba and Peanut. Which name do you like best?
woke up with a very red, puffy, swollen ear. He wasn't bothered by it and didn't seem to be in any pain, he just didn't want anyone touching it! Liz doesn't know what happened, but she's suspecting a bite of some kind. She took him to Insta Care to have it looked at. They gave him some 
amoxicillan (sp?) and marked with a pen where the swelling had spread. Then they sent him home with Liz and told her to watch the ear carefully to make sure the swelling and redness didn't spread any farther. Luckily now, a week lat
er, the swelling and redness has almost completely disappeared. The only thing left is a little bit of peeling skin on the outside of his ear that looks like the remains of a blister or sunburn. Has anyone ever had an experience like this before. We're all wondering what in the heck happened!?!?!?!
You create your own happy little farm, complete with fruit trees, crops, animals, barns, fences, ponds, etc. You can (but you don't have to) invite people to be your neighbors and help each other harvest crops, weed, water and rake for each other. You plant crops that take anywhere from 4 hours to 3 days to grow. If you hire someone else to harvest your crops, you both make money. 
Then you go to the market and sell your harvested crops. With the money you make you can buy more seed to plant and expand your farm as you go. It's so much fun being neighbors with people you know because you can chat with each other while you work on the farm together. It's a total blast! If you need any pointers or help getting started with your own farm, just let me know. I would be happy to help you!
Tonight was Ariel's night to cook. She made Stir-fried beef and bell peppers with rice and it was delicious! Do you have any idea how wonderful it is to have teenage girls who are willing to pitch in and help? Not only that, but make meals that taste delicious too?!?!
