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Holiday Gifts!

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We are putting together gift bags for friends! Whoever invented gift bags is a genius! Sometimes people must end up with their own bag back but with different gifts in it (hopefully). We put some things in one bag we had and then noticed that it had a sticker on it with names of people we don’t know: from Amy to Frances. So that bag has been passed around!
We got some presents from Auntie Darcy! They have real wrapping paper on them. We use wrapping paper sometimes too and wonder if people notice that every year it is the same wrapping paper! Until the giant roll is gone and we buy a new one. Then I noticed that the black paper with holiday lights in the photo looks familiar…. I think that Auntie Darcy also has a giant roll of wrapping paper.

MORE Snow!

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It snowed all night and then it warmed up and even rained a little. We had to shovel a lot of wet heavy snow! Our awesome neighbor Blake cleared our sidewalk with his snowblower and then our awesome neighbor Steve helped us shovel!
Then later a plow came through and made a huge berm blocking the driveway. We had to go shovel again! There was a small lake of water at the end of the driveway so we made a trench for it to drain.
We went to the theater to see She Loves Me! Our friend David is playing the lead role of Georg Nowack!!! It is a very funny play and all the actors were amazing, David was terrific and is super handsome and sings wonderfully. Our friend Carolyn came with us to see the show but she did not want to be in the picture. She is very beautiful and also very funny. This photo is from afterwards when the actors changed into their regular clothes to go home.
We finished replacing part of the carpet in the basement! Mon did not want me to post a picture of it because it was not good. Mom says that somewhere, some other do-it-yourselfer who replaced carpeting must have done a worse job than she did. But I am not so sure! We have two pieces of advice for anyone who wants to replace their own carpeting. First, get a knife like the red one in the photo. Red is my favorite color but more importantly it is designed to cut carpet and does not have the blade thumb control like a regular utility knife that causes blisters on your hand when you cut a lot of carpeting. Second – hire a professional!

SnowStorm!

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We had the first big snowstorm of the season!
Here are some trees in the front yard – it sure is pretty!
The snow was very deep, even for a TIGER!
While we waited for the roads to get plowed we did indoor things such as replace a 3 x 12 strip of carpeting in the basement. Mom figured it would take a professional about an hour to do so she thought it would take us about 4 hours. We are now 5 hours into it and it still isn’t done. Mom thinks the pros must have a much better utility knife than the one we have and it is very fiddly to change the blades. At least one entire hour has been spent changing the blades in the knife. Mom has only stabbed herself once. We are taking a little break for a few days.

Fireplace Working Great!

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Here I am with John from Smith Heating, working on our gas fireplace. It is running great now! John came out a few weeks ago but never got to work on the fireplace because the furnace had some major issues and he spent the day on that. We now have a new furnace and it is also working great!
It is good to have reliable heat because winter is coming or already here depending on your viewpoint. It snowed! And it also gets very cold overnight. Here are some things that have happened recently that mom FORGOT to get pictures of. New furnace being installed. Yasmin had her first visit to the vet and she did great and was brave. Mom got a flu shot. We went to an arts fair and ran into our friends Betty and Dawn. There was a Veteran’s Day potluck at work and mom got a cool tote bag as a gift for being a veteran. Mom made roasted brussel sprouts (ha ha that is a joke, we do not need a picture of Brussel Sprouts!)

Farmers Market Ends

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Our local Farmers Market is over for the season. Winter is almost here and the vendors deserve a break! Here is our favorite vegie stand – Tolstoy Farms!
We will miss the amazing fresh and delicious produce!
Here is one of our new foster cats – her name is Felicity, she came from a hoarder and had some medical issues. Almost all her teeth had to be removed! She is petite and has the sweetest face! So far she has not let mom pet her.
Our other new foster cat is orange and white and may be a calico but we have not really seen her yet. She likes to hide in this donut. We’ve seen a little bit of her face and rear end when she is not completely hidden at the back of the donut. When mom leaves treats she eats them shortly after mom leaves the room. So we have hope that she will relax and be friendly eventually.

Grand Coulee Dam!

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We went to see the Grand Coulee Dam! It is enormous! This is about half of it! It is the largest hyrdopower producer in the United States and can power 4.2 million homes.
This is the Columbia River on the output side of the dam. It is spectacular!
Along the river there are all kinds of beautiful coves and bays. It is a really great area to explore!
We stopped at Steamboat Rock Park! It was a gorgeous day, sunny and warm. Cold weather is on the way!

Tigger and Leon!

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This is Tigger our new foster kitten! Another foster mom named him and it suits him. He is very active and bouncy. The other foster mom had to travel for work so we volunteered to take over!
This is Leon! He is Tigger’s brother. They are about 6-7 weeks old and are doing great!
This is the mama cat; she is super sweet and is doing a super job with the kittens but it is tiring work.
A couple weeks ago we had an overnight guest; this kitty was lost so we offered to put her up for the night. This is what happens when the neighborhood knows you foster cats. Our neighbor Jenn figured out who she belonged to so it was a happy reunion the next day!

A Visit From Cousin Bonita!!!!

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OMG the best thing happened !!! Our cousin Bonita came to visit us!!! She is so nice and so fun and so beautiful!
And OMG she brought Cousin Tiger with her!!!!!
We went to the giant red wagon and played!
Mom had some garbage saved up so we went to see the Garbage Goat! Yayyy!
We rode the Looff Carrousel!
There is a new playground I had not been to before! There was a SABER TOOTH CAT ride!!!!
We went to see The Addams Family at the Spokane Civic Theater!!! Our friend David was in the show but mom FORGOT to take a picture!!
On another day we went to Minecraft!! The local museum had an exhibit on Minecraft!
This is an actual cube that is the size of a Minecraft block. They are one meter per side.
Then we went to a farmers market in the area. Mom bought some potatoes and a watermelon – yum!
After that we had lunch at the Mango Tree an Indian restaurant I LOVE Indian food and here I am with Robert our server who was so knowledgeable and super handsome!
Oh wow we also went to the Jundt Art Museum on the Gonzaga campus.
And then we went to the Big Crosby House and Museum you may not know it but Bing Crosby grew up in Spokane! It was a crazy busy fun weekend! Cousin Bonita and Cousin Tiger are super fun!

A Long Bike Ride on a Hot Day!

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We went for a long bike ride and had a plan for where we were going but mom took a wrong turn! and we rode down a bumpy gravel road mom said she knew where we were but I’m not so sure. We ended up near some railroad tracks YAY! We ate our snack there while waiting hopefully for a train to go by I LOVE trains.
On the way home (after mom figured out where we were) we stopped at the Northland Rosarium. Look at these amazing dahlias!

A Turnbull Hike!

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It rained in the morning but we were headed to Turnbull for a hike anyway! Mom brought her rain jacket but the rain stopped before we got there. Good timing for once!
No more flowers on the wild roses, only rose hips which are the seed pods also considered the fruit and are used in things like jelly and tea.
Water is amazing. Look at these drops of water left on a leaf after the rain.
We saw lots of feathers! Maybe some of the birds are starting to molt. Later in the day after we got home it POURED rain. We need the rain but were happy to not get drenched while hiking.