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and the Earth shook

It has been a very busy and eventful couple of weeks.

First off, Anthony has been really sick. I already posted a video of him wheezing and telling you about him being diagnosed with Bronchitis and a Sinus Infection. Well, the doctor at the student health center gave Anthony some antibiotics and a steroid and told him that if he got worse to go to the ER. Anthony sang at the Saturday evening session of Stake Conference and was feeling horribly and couldn't catch his breath so we spent our extra time change sleep-in hour in the ER. After a chest x-ray he got a new diagnosis - Bacterial Pneumonia. Yeah. So now he's on a different course of antibiotics and is supposed to go to the doctor if he isn't feeling better in three days. We're halfway through the second day, and I foresee us going back to the doctor.

After Stake Conf. on Sunday I was standing in the kitchen and Anthony was at his computer in the living room when something moved all weird like. I had no idea what was going on and Anthony & I just stared at one another for a second... then I realized the water in the fish bowl was sloshing around and our walls were swaying and creaking. I felt my first big earthquake. It was a 5.6 about 65 miles to the NW of us...pause, we're having another small one right this second. Also, there is a tornado warning for our area. Wanna come visit?

Work is going well. One of these days I'll actually explain what I do.

Hemingway and Winston are doing well. They went to the vet last week and Hemingway weighs 2.4 pounds and Winston weighs 1.8 pounds. That's almost a pound each in the last three weeks. Hemingway has started making these cute noises, and Winston purred for the third time today!

That's what going in this neck of the woods, how about you?

Time Flies!

So I was looking at pictures today and here are pictures of the boys first day of school from 2006 and 2011 They grow up so fast!!

An author and a statesman

Thanks to everyone who gave name suggestions for the kittens.  After two weeks of observing their personalities and mannerisms (and not wanting to get attached with names in case we had to give them away due to Anthony's allergies) we have finally named the little men.

The kittens were living in squalor and I've had a heck of a time litter box training them. They have been quarantined in the bathroom for 4 days, apparently that will help them grow accustomed to going in the litter box.

I had some inklings the kittens had worms so I took them to the veterinarian. They were weighed ( H is 1.5 lbs, W is 1 lb) and given their first set of shots. After a little testing it turned out they have roundworms, which the majority of kittens are born with, so they got a little medicine.


Anthony is SO good to let me keep the kittens even though he's pretty sneezy and his eyes get red and itchy when he holds the kittens.  We had to go buy allergy meds & eyedrops that seem to be helping, but sometimes he's still pretty miserable.  I'm grateful he loves me enough to try to manage his allergies so I can keep the kittens.

Back to the kittens, let me tell you an awesome thing about each one.
Winston is unique in the way he climbs off his platform, it's so dang cute.

Hemingway is unique because he is polydactyl, meaning he has extra toes.  It looks like a little thumb, which cats don't ordinarily have.  It doesn't hinder him at all, and the vet called him "mittens" all day because of it.  Apparently Ernest Hemingway, (author of A Farewell to Arms, For Whom the Bell Tolls, The Old Man and the Sea) owned several polydactyl cats which is why they are often called Hemingway cats.  Interesting huh?

New additions

After my hamsters sadly perished in this Oklahoma heat I needed something to love on. So we got a fish.

Meet our Crowntail Beta, Little Chunk.

However, a fish just wasn't fulfilling my need to . . . mother (for lack of a better word). So, today I talked my husband into getting kittens. Yes, you read that correctly. This dog lover and that allergic to cats man now have two adorable kittens. Itty bitty ones.

(No, I'm not pregnant, just chunky)

Tonight while Anthony was in the Priesthood Session of General Conference I ran some errands with Erica. I got home about two minutes before Anthony, and there were no kittens to be found. The door was locked, the bedroom & bathroom & patio doors were closed and there was no explanation of where two living breathing creatures could have gone. We scoured our entire apartment, took apart bedding, pulled out and looked under furniture, kitchen appliances, etc. No kittens. Anthony thought he heard some squeaking in the couch so it now has some large window cutouts in various areas of the back and sides. You also read that right. My allergic to cats husband literally ripped our couch apart trying to find lost kitties, to no avail. By this point I'm getting a little emotional and we decided to say a quick prayer.

Anthony decided to check under the ledges of the drawers and guess what he found under the bottom drawer?

The little stinkers found a gap we didn't even know existed and climbed right on in. If Anthony hadn't felt that gap and thought to pull the drawers out I don't think we would have found the naughty little fuzz balls.

See how they climbed in? The drawer was still out at this point because I found the following items jammed in the back, must have been falling out of drawers over time.
A ton of grocery bags, a washcloth, soup can label, alarm system agreement, and a ladle.

After a prayer of thanks our little storm clouds are now hiding/napping under the ripped up couch while I clean.

Now, if you're read this far you get to partake in a little fun!

We can't think of names for these cuties. Want to help?

We want to stay away from cutesy stuff like; Tiger, Cloudy, Fluffy and so on.

Please leave your name ideas in the comments and we'll let you know what we decide!

P.s. since Anthony is allergic to cats and we don't know how well my "you have a cat when you're allergic" method is going to work... so I have heavy-heartedly agreed to give them away if his allergies get bad. If that's not love on both of our parts I don't know what is.

Chickens, camels, and pigs! Oh my!!!

You know, you wouldn't think Oklahoma would be so exciting, but let me tell you - it is. You wanna know why it is so exciting? Because they have State Fairs (granted, there is a State Fair in every state, but I've just never been able to go before) where you see huge horses, tiny pigs, chickens hatching out of eggs, and life-cycles of butterflies! Ok, so maybe it's not that exciting, but guess what is? RIDING A CAMEL!!!! That's right, I paid $5 to ride a big, soft camel named Tantor around a ring 3 times, and it was AWESOME!!!!!!!!!


Never in my life did I think I would ever ride a camel... and now I have! In Oklahoma. Also, this guy captured my attention and heart as soon as I saw him. *sigh*

No, not the farmer you sickos, the pig!!! He sure did squeal like he thought the Grim Reaper was coming after him, but he finally settled down once he was with his mama and 16 brothers and sisters. That's right, that mama pig had 17 babies. Can you even imagine!?!?

Did I ever mention that I went fishing? Well I did, and this is us fishing.


And this is my new best friend out here, Megan. Seriously, you would be so lucky to meet her!


And this, this is the view of our little fishing hole. Gorgeous right!? I stood in that little patch of mud all night and caught 8 fish. That's right, 8. And they were accidental too. I didn't even want to catch anything. Still though, it was a super fun experience that I hope to repeat in the near future!

The Lone Star State

I FINALLY made it to Texas!!

Anthony & I haven't been to the temple in a while and decided before Saturday rehearsals are in full swing this is a perfect time to go. While the Oklahoma City Temple is about 45 minutes away from where we live in Norman, the nearest Distribution Center is three hours away in Dallas. Anthony & I needed some things from the Distribution Center so at 6:30 this morning we headed out.

We were lucky enough to watch the sun rise as we drove.

We also saw the "mountains" here in Oklahoma as we drove West.

We made it into Texas, a first for both of us!

First we went to the Distribution Center, which is handily located in the temple. However, they only had clothing and such so after getting a few things we headed down the street to a tiny little LDS bookstore to get a book I've been eying and little plastic holders for our recommends.

The Corner Market and Bakery was down the street & around the corner so we stopped there for lunch. The Paninis were phenomenal.

Even though we ended up in a Spanish session it was such a magnificent and beautiful afternoon. I love learning new things :)