Tidbits

Violet decided to draw one of her favorite characters - pretty darn good, huh?

She also decided to dig her finger around the new loaf of fresh-baked bread, before I'd sliced it.

Sometimes, you really need a cat on your lap at dinner time.

We are now a house without a mouse.

Sadly, Barley seemed unwell one morning this week, so I took her outside with me to sit in the sun, and to let her get some fresh outside air for once. 

She seemed to perk up and was OK the rest of the day, but died the next day, For now, I think our rodent days are behind us. Violet was always excited to get a new pet, but didn't get excited to get her out or clean the cage. 

Anyway, our mice were all sweet and I'm glad we had the experience.

Our friend is the new advertising spokesman for Advance Auto Parts - this is a national campaign, so it's a huge deal. We chose to drive to Canyon Country when we needed a few new wiper blades, and took this photo for him.