.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Cougie as stuffed animal, originally uploaded by shellipsm. This week's theme resonates with me, as (before Malka), ALL I could take pictures of was the cats - I have TONS of cat pictures - … Continue reading Photo Friday

At ALL costs, people! That's what I'm here to tell you.Yesterday, Malka and I made a lovely stroll down to the job, showed her sleeping cute self off, she was adminred by hundreds (ok, about 20, but still...), and then proceeded to meet her Auntie Cat who was going to come uptown and hang at … Continue reading Preserve the nap…

The lovely folks at Bom Quilts wanted me to post a reminder that if you were in the mind 'ta makin us a quilt square for Malka (either a block, or some fabric choices), da deadline has sure done passed! Now, I myself had started a block, and then, well, we got Malka. So even … Continue reading Quilt Reminder

The vet wants to amputate Juno's tail.Waaaaaaaaa.Her exploded cyst is not getting better. We were sent home with anti-biotics, and trimmed fur around the area on her tail. He reassures me it will bother US more than it does her, and it will prevent it from getting worse. I had been putting some topical antiobiotic … Continue reading Amputate!

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } the Staph infection!, originally uploaded by shellipsm. This is the result of nail clipping gone horribly wrong! My poor little girl now has a Staph infection in her finger! I am terrified, to say … Continue reading the Staph infection!

When we first started our adoption journey, after one and half years of TTC (trying to concieve) with the full gammut of medical support, we had NO idea how our path would unfold.We thought it would take 3 years for a birth mother to pick us, a Bi-racial, Jewish, lesbian couple. That's a LOT of … Continue reading The power of 30