Look What the Cat Dragged In

I have a confession to make: Rodney and I are not cat-lovers. This has not generally been a problem before - we just avoid them and they avoid us. However, with the purchase of this house we seemed to have inherited a large number of neighbourhood cats who think of our casa as their "home away from home." Traces are everywhere: spray (the worst possible smell, in our minds) at various places around our house and yard, "gifts" in the garden, footprints, flashes of disappearance, and outright sightings.
We are unsure of how best to get rid of them: I did some online research and the best possible solution that was mentioned was "lion manure." Sure. I'll be right on that.
Today, as I was hanging some things on the line, I heard a faint "meowing" sound.

Yup...our cat troubles are far from over. This little guy (his mother anyway) decided that the corner of our yard would be a great place to grow.
We disagree. Too bad we don't have much say in the matter.

Hard-Knock Life

Dear Spring,
You are cruel, unkind and fickle. Just when I thought it realistic enough to hope that warm weather really was here to stay, you send us snow.
I am not impressed.
Sincerely
B

A New Record

It is 9:00 am. The munchkin *just* woke up.
I'm not sure this has ever happened before.

An Update of Odds and Ends

It seems like an awfully long time to have not updated the last post. Almost egotistical. That wasn't the intention...mostly I just had nothing else to write about, and it got a bit busy. Excuses, excuses.

Just a few of the things I love about this time of year:
-tulips
-daffodils
-fresh cut grass
-sunshine
-clothes on the line
-going for walks
-walking to church
-bbq's

The last week or two have been filled with "life events." As bookends to a week, we celebrated Rod's grandma's 80th birthday, and my Oma's 88th birthday. In between, we celebrated the life and death of a dear family friend, who died at the beautiful age of 93. She lived and died in the comfort of Christ. We also celebrated the birth of friends' first born, a perfectly made miracle. We visited with friends and family; heard of struggles, concerns, and joys; worked hard. God is a faithful God.

Just Because

We don't usually dress up; we don't usually go out for dinner; we don't usually take pictures of the two of us; we don't always look passable in the pictures....but, because we managed to do all four in one night...here you go:

Happy Spring

These lovelies popped up last week.

(But have since "popped down.")
I am very curious to see what else will come up this year.

Happy Birthday

To my lovely wife, Rebecca. You are a joy and a blessing to me