Food, Flowers, Friends

 This is what our homemade vegetable pizza on Saturday looked like before it went into the oven. We have tomatoes, bell better, olives, zucchini and red onions.

 This is my southwest quiche with eggs, salsa, blackbeans, diced ham, bell peppers and cheddar cheese.

 Hubby brought me flowers and a new hairdrier last week. I love the autumn colors of the bouquet. He bought me a new hairdrier because I can't do my hair without it, and we thought our previous one had died. Odd enough the unit was fine, but the power to the sockets in the bathrooms somehow got disrupted and so the hairdrier wasn't turning on. He fixed it though so now we have a his and hers.

I came home from work the other day and found Misti and Santa Ana sharing my blankets. Apparently my side of the bed is hot real estate in the Cat World. I love how they are best friends!



Our Newest Fur Baby

Meet Maggie! She was a homeless kitty hanging out on our neighbor's porch for a few weeks when we decided to take her in our home because she was so loveable. We brought her in the week of my birthday, and she's been doing great ever since. Marshall took her to the vet to get her checked out. Her belly was poofed out on the sides, and we didn't have the time for a pregnant cat. Turns out she was not preggers, just had worms. She tested negative for all the other tests cats normally checked for as well. We went ahead and scheduled her spaying for the following day. She's done remarkable. She was pretty mellow the day after her surgery, but after that, she was back to exploring our house and her new big sibling cats.

It took awhile for Santa Ana, our orange cat, to not be scared of this new creature, but now we catch them playing and cat chirping at each other frequently throughout the day. Misti on the other hand, who is Daddy's girl and doesn't want to share his love, is still a bit jealous. Instead of keeping a 10 foot space between herself and Maggie, it's down to about one foot now. They like to look out the windows together. We haven't caught them playing yet, but one day it will come.

In fact, right now, Santa Ana and Maggie are playing hide and seek with each other around the couch in the living room. It's so cute!!

Here's another picture I snapped of Maggie after hopping down from the chair. Below is my attempt at catching her playing with a toy mouse.

Dan's Cats

We went to Jacksonville, Florida to visit friends and family who were unable to attend our wedding. We arrived late on Thursday August 12th, and left early on Monday the 16th. We stayed with Dan, who is Marshall's best friend of the Navy and was a groomsman. Dan has three cats. I'd like to introduce you to them: Stamos, Dinah and Potter.

Jessie aka Stamos

When Dan first got Stamos, a four year old Siamese, his name was Jessie. One night Dan could think of nothing else but Uncle Jessie from Full House when calling for his cat. Uncle Jessie lead to John Stamos, which has been shortened to Stamos. When we lived with Dan from Feb-May '09, our cats were best buddies with Stamos.

Dinah

Dinah (Dine-ah) is so sweet. She's half Absydian and half alley cat. Compared to her big brother Potter, she is ultra feminine. Her favorite hobby (besides napping) is playing with either a toy mouse or laser pointer.

Potter

I didn't get a good picture of Potter, but you can tell that he is much bigger than Stamos. He's a brute and loves to play. Dan's had Dinah and Potter since the end of May 2009 when they were tiny kittens. Now they are humguous!