I RAN!

It wasn't necessarily the best idea, though.
It was too much for my weak muscles and ligaments,
and even though it's already been a week since I did anything
very active, I'm still much more sore than I was beforehand.
Not only are my ankle and tendon area (up the side of my leg) aching,
but my KNEE has joined the rebellion.

Let's end this little story on a GOOD note:
IT WAS AMAZING to run, even just a little bit!
I will keep the dream alive.
Hopefully someday I'll be able to run regularly again.


A lot of weather things have been going on around here
because our favorite time of the year has arrived!
Here are Juvy and Greg enjoying the patio.

 Cindy and I drove out to enjoy Canyon Lake.
I didn't hike or climb around on the rocks much,
and I enjoyed being outside!

We took a picnic and had a lovely time.

Awwww! 

Four cats enjoying my office with the window wide open:

Cute little Stephen:

Allistair yawning:

Allistair being cute:

More cuteness -
I was cooking and baking and had Beethoven turned up VERY loud on the stereo
and Allistair wasn't sure he enjoyed it.
He was begging with his eyes that I would turn it down.

"Momma - look at my fangies!  Does that convince you?!"

Juvy being cute - we think she scratched her eye or something

because it keeps watering, so it's a little squinty.

Juvy yawning (she has pretty patterns on the inside of her mouth!):

Here's what I was making - potato veggie chowder:

and banana bread muffins and doughnuts.  Yum!

This was my favorite outfit lately.

sweater: Charter Club (Macy's) - it has tiny bows!
skirt: Rekucci (Amazon)
sandals: Sketcher's (Amazon)
bag: Betsey Johnson (Amazon)

Here's what I wore yesterday, when it was chilly and rainy:

bag: Betsey Johnson (Amazon)
sweater: Ross
blouse: Target
pants: Inc (Macy's)

Here is one of our Thanksgiving artworks - this
student pasted leaves all up and down the trunk and it was cute.

More cuddling!

One cat: 

TWO CATS!

Stephen wanted to be underneath the scarf I was crocheting.

Isn't it pretty?

Our weather has been great.
The last three days have been quite rainy.
On Thursday THREE different thunderstorms came through!

The sky has been beautiful throughout all the storming.

The flowers were pretty too.

These are two different lantana plants.

After the storms,
these cute birds were picking up seeds
and dipping them in the puddles.  It was fun to watch!

I love the rain!

The cats need to be tucked in when it's chilly and damp!

Allistair runs around, doing every naughty thing he can think of
until I sit down, cover him up so he's warm, and snuggle him.
It's definitely not the worst problem in the world!

Bonus cuteness: Squirrel!

And bonus scary thing: the for-sale house across the street has been
broken into multiple times, again today.
The police and the forensics unit came.
So far we haven't seen or experienced anything, but it's a bit scary.



Stay safe and lock your doors and windows!
Happy weekend!