Michelle and Mannie (GA)
Member Since 2009
Good Morning LL!!! 
(Elsa: best make the quad shots today.... one sleepy bean!), and Happy Furday!
LL! It's is I, Elsa, Lil Bit, kitteh barista!, president and CEO of Coffee Cat! Life is GOOD! GUESS WHAT! today is TPIF Day! YUPP! Thank Pizza It's Friday! Lola and Bug, aka Paw Prints Pizza, love Friday's so they decided that since it is TPIF day that anyone can have any kind of pizza they wants - anythings!!! All with extra nip cheese!!! So get your orders in early! They say this is the way Furday's should be! I am exited too that it's Furday - so... I will make my Coffee Cat special of the day! FRAPPE FRIDAY! YUM!!!! Anything you want - just let me know. OOOOOO this will be such a good day. Everyone rest up - I hear that the Full Moon Party was one fine affair, and all kitties were home very late.... You beans should know better than to wait up..... seriously..... so. well. anyways. Coffee time! For today, I proudly offer Elsa's special 10 hour energy coffee, and triple shot Cappuccinos with extra foam, made from beans from High in the mountains of Jamaica. And for all my mocha fans: a Venti quad dutch apple infused white mocha, with caramel whip, garnished with caramelized apple clusters, white chocolate shavings and a caramel drizzle...... SWEET! OH! No worries, a dollop of apple and vanilla and chocolate and caramel swirl ice cream, on top of a dollop of fudge, sprinkled with crystallized apple bits and a chocolate caramel drizzle.... Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh....... mega good! TJ's dunking cookies and Cronuts are along for the ride. OH! LOOK! We gots a awesome view on the full moon from the treehouse last night too! see? fll_moon , treehouse style
WOO HOO!!!! IT ISFRIDAY FURDAY! 
I hope everyone had a great day yesterday. We did well here. The weather was SO NICE that I knew we had to make it an outdoor day for the boys, and what better place than on a river. It was sunny, and warm, and 75 here at home. There is something magical about sunlight on a river, one that is nested in the mountains, surrounded by vistas and trees and a very nice shoreline. The drive there was so great too, passing through several small towns. I evolved it! Here's what I wrote in last night's post about the day: "Hi everyone! I hope your day has been a good one. Nicholas and William and I had the best of times. We did go to the river, but not the salmon run part. Nicholas was so involved with where he was that I just couldn't see pulling him away from that, and well we also had some time restraints. We did the Skykomish River out of Gold Bar today, a small town on HWY 2. What a beautiful day there today, sunny and warm. The river is low right now, so lots of opportunities for the little guy to have fun in the water, wade out what he viewed as far. We only had a couple of "I can'ts" today, a relief. They seem to stem from missing his mom, having her home, now that she's gone back to work. He really liked having her home so she could come and see him do his stuff, in the pool, at the river, etc. All is OK, as he will adjust in time , and once again back to the old routine oh always saying "Let's go!" He one excited kid to be going to the river today. I asked him where he wanted to go, and out came "Jack's Pass!!!", which I would have done but not enough time to do that (it's a two hour drive) and meet erin at the house when she got there. so.... he settled for the sand and rocks of Big Eddy at Gold Bar (only an hours drive). It is a very good spot for him: easy river access, a gorgeous river, sandy shorelines, RR tracks that cross the river down stream, small rivulets, and tons of tossable rocks. On the way there he's calling out the towns as we go through them: "Monroe!" Sultan!" "Startup!" "Gold Bar!" Too funny: he knows then all. It was a non-stop commentary from the back seat. What a hoot. And then I got "Grammie! Look! There's a coffee place. You better get some!" oh HAHAHAHAHA. We spent the two hours we were there playing in the sand, tossing and retrieving sticks from the river, running barefoot in the puddles, watching the eagles fly. William slept through 2/3 of it. oh well, that's OK too. What a great day on the river." Picassa link: A Day on the Skykomish River...
Nicholas can sometimes really make life fun, amaze me in the process. Yesterday he got out a set of colored blocks and proceeded to build, or rather stacked, them into towers. His focus was so intent, strong, determined. It was fun to watch him build tall ones,and have them not fall over. Those got high fives. The ones that did fall over... well... we laughed and laughed and he built them again. Fun stuff: Construction RULES!
Normalcy in MusketeerVille!!
With such good weather Elsa was more than insistent that she spend the afternoon out on her deck, so I let her. She was a good girl, stayed there with only one yard excursion to make sure all was well, check the perimeter, and then back onto the deck. It's funny that she follows the same route that Mannie did. I wonder... perhaps he has asked her to make sure all is well in NannerVille, that small suburb of MannieLand. ;-) And Lola and bug.... oh well... time for extra marathon runs yesterday it seems. It was no stop. :roll: :roll: :roll: I especially enjoy the 3AM ones. Yesterday Lola decided the easiest way to catch some high flying bugs was to climb the window screens and then bat at them.... shessh! So far we had avoided that. not anymore.... :shock: :shock: She still seems partial to Nicholas. Every time he'd move she was there. Sometimes just sitting by him. Kinda cute! Bug is more at ease with both of the boys as the days go by. YAY! on that. Yupp! Normalcy in MusketerrVille! cat_pet_icon
Have a great day everyone! Nicholas and William are with me again today. It will be a swim day for Nicholas. William will spend the morning with my DMIL. I am so grateful to her for taking on some William time so Nicholas and I can go to the pool. YAY! SO so cool! I will try and get to condos when I can.
KITTIES! Remember: think BLUE, think GREEN!! cat_pet_icon
(Elsa: best make the quad shots today.... one sleepy bean!), and Happy Furday! LL! It's is I, Elsa, Lil Bit, kitteh barista!, president and CEO of Coffee Cat! Life is GOOD! GUESS WHAT! today is TPIF Day! YUPP! Thank Pizza It's Friday! Lola and Bug, aka Paw Prints Pizza, love Friday's so they decided that since it is TPIF day that anyone can have any kind of pizza they wants - anythings!!! All with extra nip cheese!!! So get your orders in early! They say this is the way Furday's should be! I am exited too that it's Furday - so... I will make my Coffee Cat special of the day! FRAPPE FRIDAY! YUM!!!! Anything you want - just let me know. OOOOOO this will be such a good day. Everyone rest up - I hear that the Full Moon Party was one fine affair, and all kitties were home very late.... You beans should know better than to wait up..... seriously..... so. well. anyways.
Coffee time! For today, I proudly offer Elsa's special 10 hour energy coffee, and triple shot Cappuccinos with extra foam, made from beans from High in the mountains of Jamaica. And for all my mocha fans: a Venti quad dutch apple infused white mocha, with caramel whip, garnished with caramelized apple clusters, white chocolate shavings and a caramel drizzle...... SWEET! OH! No worries, a dollop of apple and vanilla and chocolate and caramel swirl ice cream, on top of a dollop of fudge, sprinkled with crystallized apple bits and a chocolate caramel drizzle.... Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh....... mega good! TJ's dunking cookies and Cronuts are along for the ride. OH! LOOK! We gots a awesome view on the full moon from the treehouse last night too! see? fll_moon , treehouse styleWOO HOO!!!! IT IS
I hope everyone had a great day yesterday. We did well here. The weather was SO NICE that I knew we had to make it an outdoor day for the boys, and what better place than on a river. It was sunny, and warm, and 75 here at home. There is something magical about sunlight on a river, one that is nested in the mountains, surrounded by vistas and trees and a very nice shoreline. The drive there was so great too, passing through several small towns. I evolved it! Here's what I wrote in last night's post about the day: "Hi everyone! I hope your day has been a good one. Nicholas and William and I had the best of times. We did go to the river, but not the salmon run part. Nicholas was so involved with where he was that I just couldn't see pulling him away from that, and well we also had some time restraints. We did the Skykomish River out of Gold Bar today, a small town on HWY 2. What a beautiful day there today, sunny and warm. The river is low right now, so lots of opportunities for the little guy to have fun in the water, wade out what he viewed as far. We only had a couple of "I can'ts" today, a relief. They seem to stem from missing his mom, having her home, now that she's gone back to work. He really liked having her home so she could come and see him do his stuff, in the pool, at the river, etc. All is OK, as he will adjust in time , and once again back to the old routine oh always saying "Let's go!" He one excited kid to be going to the river today. I asked him where he wanted to go, and out came "Jack's Pass!!!", which I would have done but not enough time to do that (it's a two hour drive) and meet erin at the house when she got there. so.... he settled for the sand and rocks of Big Eddy at Gold Bar (only an hours drive). It is a very good spot for him: easy river access, a gorgeous river, sandy shorelines, RR tracks that cross the river down stream, small rivulets, and tons of tossable rocks. On the way there he's calling out the towns as we go through them: "Monroe!" Sultan!" "Startup!" "Gold Bar!" Too funny: he knows then all. It was a non-stop commentary from the back seat. What a hoot. And then I got "Grammie! Look! There's a coffee place. You better get some!" oh HAHAHAHAHA. We spent the two hours we were there playing in the sand, tossing and retrieving sticks from the river, running barefoot in the puddles, watching the eagles fly. William slept through 2/3 of it. oh well, that's OK too. What a great day on the river." Picassa link: A Day on the Skykomish River...Nicholas can sometimes really make life fun, amaze me in the process. Yesterday he got out a set of colored blocks and proceeded to build, or rather stacked, them into towers. His focus was so intent, strong, determined. It was fun to watch him build tall ones,and have them not fall over. Those got high fives. The ones that did fall over... well... we laughed and laughed and he built them again. Fun stuff: Construction RULES!
Normalcy in MusketeerVille!!
With such good weather Elsa was more than insistent that she spend the afternoon out on her deck, so I let her. She was a good girl, stayed there with only one yard excursion to make sure all was well, check the perimeter, and then back onto the deck. It's funny that she follows the same route that Mannie did. I wonder... perhaps he has asked her to make sure all is well in NannerVille, that small suburb of MannieLand. ;-) And Lola and bug.... oh well... time for extra marathon runs yesterday it seems. It was no stop. :roll: :roll: :roll: I especially enjoy the 3AM ones. Yesterday Lola decided the easiest way to catch some high flying bugs was to climb the window screens and then bat at them.... shessh! So far we had avoided that. not anymore.... :shock: :shock: She still seems partial to Nicholas. Every time he'd move she was there. Sometimes just sitting by him. Kinda cute! Bug is more at ease with both of the boys as the days go by. YAY! on that. Yupp! Normalcy in MusketerrVille! cat_pet_icon Have a great day everyone! Nicholas and William are with me again today. It will be a swim day for Nicholas. William will spend the morning with my DMIL. I am so grateful to her for taking on some William time so Nicholas and I can go to the pool. YAY! SO so cool! I will try and get to condos when I can.
KITTIES! Remember: think BLUE, think GREEN!! cat_pet_icon
