another oops! jeez!

i just viewed my own blog and didn't know that if i sent multiple pictures that they would be sent as separate blog entries! the time is also off by two hours! let me try this again... too funny!

The kitty made it!

I have got to remember to rename my pictures BEFORE i save them and/or publish them! all that this number tells you is that i have taken about 726 pictures with my camera! SO?

Anywhooo... This picture shows the white kitty that made it! He is in the foreground there resting after a long feeding and play session! It is hard to imagine that when I picked him up, he was so cold and limp! It's amazing what some TLC and warmth can do! There are six of these little buggers and they get LOUD when they are hungry and momma kitty isn't there! Three white and three leopard print kittens made a corner of the room their own. Of course, the electric blanket under them helps!

We will leave for China in just a few days and in the mean time, a friend of ours will take care of the place. I don't think that I will recognize all these babies when I return! The six kittens and the 30 or so chickens, ducks and geese will be much larger two weeks from now! I'll just take more pictures and post them on Flickr for all to peruse at will...

I love this stuff!

THE HOUSE IS OURS!!!

yesterday was a huge emotional rollercoaster ride for me! we were very busy at work and i thought that i would not be able to make it to the closing of the house! we had several emergency cases and by 3 p.m. (the closing was scheduled for about 3:20) i called kim to tell her 'forget it'! i can't and won't make it! i was not about to leave my crew or the patients there in their time of need! i was very upset, to say the least. my coworkers sent me away though saying that everything was going fine and that they would be o.k. whew! i owe you, huh? at the signing, well, what a mess that was! our side seemed to have it all together. the other party? hmmm. very interesting. we got it done though and the property is officially ours! we will move out soon!

this morning i finally got to go to the property! the last time that i had gone, it was all brown with no leaves on the trees. i wasn't terribly impressed but Kim loved it! she sees things better than i do! (I usually have to see the dress on her before I can truly appreciate it!) Kim told me that the place had plenty of potential though and she was very excited about it. well let me tell you something folks! check out the pictures and make your own decision but today i absolutely fell for it! wait! we went to the property right after closing on it! how could i forget!? oh yes. i was just a little stressed yesterday... wow! the place has 'greened up' nicely! trees and wildlife are abundant! 60+ acres of pure fun! the landscape is awesome to me! Dallas and i can go play paintball all over the place! camping out back will never be the same! this is gonna be so much fun! there is a lot of work to do now! holy smokes.

the town of Mccracken has a pool, a golf course, a library, a nice little restaurant... some people have told me that it is a dirty town but i found it quaint. quite cute, actually. an anual rodeo is held there too! that should be interesting!

life is good

Thursday 4-28-05

I'm tired! yesterday was a long day! where are those kittens? while packing stuff last night, i heard some loud meowing coming from the living room! i went to investigate and lo and behold our Egyptian Mao momma kitty had her litter of kittens! by the time that i put boxes down and made my way to her, she had rejected one so i picked it up and cuddled it for a while to warm it up as it was one cold little kitty! wife came shortly thereafter and found the electric warmer and placed it over my (buddha) belly to give kitty additional warmth. wife is so smart. it only took a few minutes under that blanket to really get the motor running! to have been a popsicle just minutes before to a feisty little kitty in 5 minutes flat was amazing! we gave him some kitty formula from a small slip-tip syringe and after about 1mL it was full! Buddha belly for the baby kitty! so cute... then we proceeded to reintroduce him to momma and kitty, now lively, latched firmly on to a teet and started eating dinner! Today they are all one big happy family. I'll post a picture later. i need to head to our meeting tonight!

This will be the last meeting that we have for the next two weeks as Kim, her mother, Dallas and myself are heading to China in just a few short days! Oh yes, we close on the property down south tomorrow also! I hear that it's nice! I love my wife so much!

I had to buy an additional water dispersal system for my baby chickens, ducks and geese! those darn ducks and geese just absolutely HOG the water trough! jeez! little pigs! the poor little chickens, which are absolutely dwarfed by these larger brethren, rarely get a chance at the water! the ducks and geese are kinda fond of it. they will need their own pond soon. the Bantam chickens are absolutely the cutest! miniature chickens. too funny.

How do i post an audio blog? Dallas is headed to Topeka tomorrow to sing at the capitol building with the Singing Irish Falcons! What a day that will be! they will be gone for the weekend. that leaves me alone with the wife! oh. yeah. we are moving this weekend. nevermind...

Look what we got today!!!

now THIS is cool! look who is coming back with us from China! everything is falling into place! i love it! i'm gonna pack the gift that i recieved today and Mei Mei will be wearing it on our return trip! it is SUCH a cute outfit! soft too, Le Mei will love wearing it... it will be her Mothers Day outfit! only 9 more days to takeoff... 13 to GOTCHA!