May 15, 2006

.......Saturday night we went to dinner with my friend Kathy, who I went to school with and who now lives in San Diego. She and her husband Bill are up visiting grandkids. So I set up a dinner at Puerto Vallarta in Gig Harbor as it was a central location for all of us. There is a sign at the off ramp saying the resteraunt is that way and a big new shopping center there so I figured we could all find it. I gave Kathy and Rose (another schoolmate in Tacoma) my cell #. Origionally we were supposed to meet on Sunday but had to change to Saturday. So I emailed Lorna and Rose. As Roy and I were on the road Kathy called and said what is the name of the jplace cause we can't find it. So I told her and she said oh we passed that, so we can find it again. So now I know it is not in the shopping center so we tour around and around and finally I had to call Kathy to ask her where it is!! Well we had a great time tho I would have liked to visit with her more but still it was good to see her. Rose didn't make it and when I called her on Sunday to be sure she didn't go on Sunday... she told me she had not checked her email in days. Darn. I would have like to see her. I will have to call her and make her meet me for lunch one day.
.....On Thursday Lorna called me to confirm everything and told me I was to go back to my blond hair cause she doesn't like the red. So of course on Friday night I added more red to it. Roy says he doesn't care what color it is as long as it is not blue. And Kara at the dance studio says it is "Sassy". I will wait to see what Gina says. Tho Kathy said she wasn't fond of it either. Robin doesnt' like it..... the odds are adding up against me.
........Today the long awaited envelopes were handed out at dance. Instead of having the kids try out for Performance Team, they decided this year it will be by invitation and just because you are on the team dosen't mean you will be back. Well Aundrea got invited to do competition level jazz which would make her a company dancer. Much as we would have liked that for her, the cost is MUCH, and also the time commitment. She says she just wants to stay on the Performance Team and not have to take 5 or 6 dance classes a week. She is only almost 8 and that is a lot. Maybe in a couple of years she will want it and then we can find a sponser for her as most of the girls have to have a sponser. It can run as high as $300 a month just for classes and then travel and show fees and costumes. I wonder if Paula Abdul wants to mentor a little girl?? Probably not.

What Happened To My Blog???

........I posted a blog on April 28. Did anyone see it? I sure didn't. I can't even remember what it was about. Makes me mad.......... Oh Well. But if it happens again I will have to move maybe??

Mama June & the Blue Fuzzy Snood

.....First I know I will have to enlighten some of you to what a Snood is. It is a lacy kind of bun cover for you hair. Ballerinas sometimes use them to keep the hair out of the face. Well I got a pattern to knit them and it takes about an hour so I thought I would make some for Aundrea and some of the other dancers. I chose a lovely blue fuzzy yarn. I made it and it was on the end table near my chair, waiting for me to find some ribbon for it.

......I had removed June from the table several times as she was hunting for a treasure to play with. She does this alot... a small bead is worthy of several days of attention. A ball that lights up or her furry green mouse are all time favorites. We have to watch her and her choices as she sometimes swallows the treasure and then urps them up, always in the window on the sill so it can drip to the floor. (Sorry if I ruined you lunch there!). A couple of days ago I looked and the blue snood was gone. I spent considerable time looking for it and could not find it. I knew Mama June had taken it but where to was the question. Roy finally found it under my table. It had NOT been there earlier as Aundrea had looked. So apparently June had just 'borrowed' it.

.........This silly cat has been no end of entertainment since she joined our group. Cleo and Nick get a treat at bedtime every night and Mama June caught on to this quickly and now follows us upstairs, meowing for her treat just as Cleo runs up barking for hers.

............. It is spring and in our house that means that there are new born kittens to be taken care of. Our first batch of the season arrived Sunday. We have named the mom Sami. She is part siamese and is really a pretty cat. She has 4 kittens... 2 orange, 1 black/white and 1 that is either going to be gray or brown tabby. I will try to add a pic of them. I am not very good at that yet so bear with me.

.............I waited several minutes and No photo. What? You say I have to push buttons and stuff? Well I did. So what I will do is post this and then see what happens and try the photo later.