New House Update

The house we bought was built in 1968. It has a lot of light pink, light green and light tan (??) walls. I have been trying to brighten it up.

This is what I have done so far.

My office:

The color is called Classic Turquoise. The room has a large window that overlooks the street.

This is the kitchen:

It is a similar color to my office, but it's a different shade. It's called Echo Lake Aqua, and  both Jasmine and Kayla's rooms will also be this color.

This is the master bedroom. I was tempted to paint it the same, but wanted something more "relaxing" rather than "energizing."

We share the room with the two mom cats and six kittens.

I am finishing the hall, and then starting the dining room/game room. I also have to go back and touch up the ceilings and woodwork where I've bumped them. Easier than taping the whole thing.

More to come. I'm still several posts behind, but I haven't had much down time.

Kitty Update

All of the kittens have grown so much since the last photos of them!

Kind of hard to pick them out on this blanket!

They are getting playful.

Litter one was born March 2.

And litter 2 was born March 11.

These two will be going to a new home together in a couple of weeks. 

This is their new mama, and she's excited to be adopting them. And I'm happy that two are going together. They are all so close that it's going to be hard to split them up to go to new homes. And I know the mama kitties are going to miss them. 

Same as last post, I'm going to plug a couple of my books. My royalties are pretty much non existent at this point due to changes in the industry.Please consider adding the books to your child's Easter basket.

my books

This first one is one of only two I have that are for both boys and girls.

Learn a little Bible trivia while learning more about God’s message within the Bible. This One Year book features 365 trivia questions that lead into meaningful devotions about the questions. Each devotion also includes a For You section, which gives a simple application to kid’s lives. And the answer to the opening question wraps up the devotion and gives readers biblical references to read.

This book will keep curious kids on their toes and give them a reason to open their devotional and Bible daily. They can also use their knowledge to test family members each day.

This gift book for young girls is the perfect next step in the Tyndale princess line. As young girls grow and leave behind some of the fully illustrated picture books, they still want to feel special, and they still need to know they are loved as God’s daughters. This is the book to share with them. This devotional book is full of Scriptures about God’s love, protection, and promises. The book’s 100 devotions tie in the Scriptures to help young girls apply them to their lives. This diary-style book will attract the growing girl while still making her feel like a princess, a special child of God.

More Updates

Abbi has two surviving kittens, and they both have their eyes open now! They were two weeks old yesterday.

Rosie's four are all doing well and will be one week old tomorrow.

Mommies and babies. We have a "large" and a small solid black kitty, a "large" and a small black and white kitty, and small calico and a small white and tiger.

The girls came over for a day, and we went to the park. Unfortunately I forgot my camera, so I just have photos at home before we went.

Tyler, Jasmine and I were on our way to NOLA for the St Patrick's Day parade but got in a pile up on I 10 west, so we are at a hotel in Moss Point, MS instead. :(

Quick Updates

 We have new fur babies. Abbi delivered her first kitten around 6 a.m. Saturday. Then there was a delay as she delivered a stillborn, and she removed it from the area. Then she delivered another kitten. I had to leave right after the first one, but Rick kept me informed. He told me all three kittens were black, and two were live births.

So when I got home, I reached into the kennel to lift one out and see it, and I pulled out an orange and white one!! No one had realized she'd had a third live birth!

This is right after the first one was born.

Mama with her three kitties.

I also painted  my office.

Keeping up with the kitty situation and getting moved into the new house has kept me really busy.
Abbi's sister Rosie should be delivering her kittens in the next couple of weeks. I had made spay appointments, but the cats were pregnant before appointment day came.

I am also working on the manuscript for The Christian Girl's Guide to Middle School which will release April 2020. I think it will be a fun and useful book for girls in grades 5-7.

Oh, and I also got my motorcycle endorsement yesterday. I had to retest. I tend to freeze up on tests and do stupid things even though I can do the skills. I also bought a 250cc Honda Rebel.
I'll post pictures of that later.