chochiyo_sama

I haven't really felt much like posting since I found out Dave had passed away. All I can think about is how I promised him I was going to stay in better touch with him, and how I just kept putting off calling him because I was "too busy."

Now it is too late and there is nothing I can do about it.

Sigh.

Stewey was snoozing one day, and I couldn't resist putting all of my stuffed kitties around him. He looks soooo cute.

Here is my handsome young nephew Erik. This was taken at hisgraduation party. I can't believe my little punkin is graduated from high school. These guys grew up way too fast.

:(

Here is Joni's new Siamese kitten, Cricket. Cricket is hell on wheels, but very adorable. She enjoys snuggling with me for some reason. She must be catching the "kitty-mama" vibe I am currently projecting.

After the graduation party, Kim and Mom and I went to see the chick-flick The Proposal. It was short on plot and believability, but strong on cuteness. I enjoyed it. Mindlessly.

After the movie, as we were pulling out of the theater parking area, we caught a glimpse of a hot air balloon in the distance. In a fit of silliness, we decided to chase it down, and I documented the progress we had with my digital camera.

You can see the balloon above the tree tops just to the left of the middle of the picture.

Here it is viewed from the parking lot of he farm store across the street from the drug store on Rose Street.

Another shot from the same parking lot.

Here is a view of the balloon over a side street--I think it was Willow.

This was by the ravine by Joni's old house, on Rose Street. The balloon was definitely descending. We pulled over to look at it and take pictures, and pretty soon a whole bunch of people were also pulled over watching.

Here it is lowering over the trees.

You can see the guy in the basket pretty clearly now.

A really nice picture of the balloon descending.

And there it is settling down into the trees.

This one is a little fuzzy, but you can sort of see the people climbing out of it.

It is surprising how big these things are when they are on the ground.

And that concludes my photo essay of the hot air balloon chase.

And now for some more kitten pictures.

Stewey and Peaches. So sweet and cuddly. Peaches is even now snuggled right up against my leg, snoozing. She and Tyger Lilly have their little arms wrapped around each other's necks.

They are the sweetest little kitties EVAH.

Here the three of them are in my bed, waiting for me to finish getting dressed so that I could give them their treats.

Stewart in one of his classic completely blissed out poses.

One of my doll collecting associates was thinning out her massive collection, didn't want this little girl any more, and offered her to me. She is so precious. Her face is soooo sweet. I am going to call her Sachi, which means "Child of Bliss" in Japanese.

Here is another victim of a culling expedition. I had waffled about getting this doll when she first came out but decided against it sinceI already had the straight haired version--but when my dolly pal decided to give her away...well, I couldn't resist. I am either going to call her Adele or Nimue. She reminds me of Winona Ryder a little.

Last Saturday, Kim and I met Jack, Kari, and Caleb at the theater in Owatonna to see the movie "Transformers 2." I brought Viktor and Edgar along--they seemed to enjoy the movie. :D

Kim made sure that they had refreshments. LOL

When we got home, the boys discussed the movie in detail.