Fotos On Friday...

Hanging With Grampa - drinking some juice

Gramma and Grampa Repp

"Ready" Gramma - Gimme a Push!

My new office assistant

Happy Girl

Look Mom! New Wheels!!

The Other Girls of the house -- getting along!!! Two calico peas in a pod....

I know it's supposed to be "Favorite Foto Friday" but there was too much going on this week to have just ONE favorite!!

T met Grampa and Gramma Repp this week finally! They came up from Florida to meet Miss T. Everyone had a blast - especially gramma and grampa! I warned them that they'd laugh a lot. She's a real stitch. And she LOVED showing off for extra people this week (gramma, grampa, gramma GG - Great Gramma!!, and more of mom's aunts and uncles!).

It's hard to believe that today officially marks two months that we've been home. She's adjusting AMAZINGLY!! Seems like she's been here for so much longer...

Have a great weekend all...

Parents Needed!!!

Ok you great networking adopters....

I have a situation AGAIN that I want to pass along. My agency has 4 "WAITING" referrals that they are looking for paper ready families for... here's the list!

Sibling group of 3: 4yo girl, 3yo boy and 2yo girl

Sibling group of 3: 8yo girl, 7yo boy and 5 1/2 yo girl

Little boy born Sept 07

5 yo boy

We were successful in placing the last 3 yr old girl with a potential new mommy - can we do it again??? :)

Please holler if you know ANYONE who might be interested. Even if it's just some one's blog you read!! These kids need homes...

(enter comment from Ondrea here about cats AND kids!!)

Tatiana's First Memorial Day

Don't you just LOVE long weekends?

We started the weekend out with a bang - Jenni (my cousin) and I had our 2nd annual garage sale on Friday and Saturday. Last year during this time, I had just told my family about my intent to adopt a little one. In the "slow" periods of our sale, I was reading "The Russian Adoption Handbook". This year's sale was another hit. I cleared over $325 in profit -- BONUS!!

Sunday was a catch up day after the busy craziness of setting up, having and taking down the garage sale. After Wednesday and Thursday fantastic weather the private pool in the neighborhood opened this weekend - I bought out some one's membership this year (there can only be 10 families as members) because T is a little fish in the tub. I am hoping she loves the pool just as much. And luckily it's almost right across the road from my house - so it's SUPER handy.

Today T experienced her FIRST Memorial Day and her FIRST parade. It was a short one, but a good one - so it was a good first parade. Someone was handing out balloons - which she LOVES. All in all it was a great weekend. Last, a thank you to all the veterans - including those close to my heart - family: my dad, my Great-Uncle Lyle (see below) and my cousin Thad.

T's first parade and big red balloon!!!

Great Uncle Lyle - a Veteran & my grandpa's brother!

What's In a Name?

Quick updates for the week. Please meet CASEY!! Thank you for ALL your great suggestions! I had thought of koshka, but it's rather a mouthful when calling a kitty. I love all the G's and P's you sent.... especially Ondrea, who I think should publish a name suggestion book! Too funny!

The other night in my half asleep delusional state, I thought, "why not rhyme with Gracie"? (my other calico). So it came to me - Casey, Lacy or Macy. Casey is the easiest for Tatiana to say - although she calls her "new new" because I kept calling her "new kitty".

She's SUCH a sweet girl. She LOVES attention and cuddling and even let's a two year pet her with no nerves! We visited the vet on Monday and she has NO ear mites, NO parasites, and passed both blood tests. WOW! Talk about a healthy girl!

Speaking of girls -- I can't post again with out an updated picture of T. She's been sporting a partial hair pigtail the last couple days and of course is super cute (although I may be a little prejudiced!) I'll have to snap a picture of it - but we've been crazy busy getting ready for this weekend's garage sale and fully enjoying this great weather. Have a great weekend all!

Need Help With a Name

I have another mouth to feed. Can you believe this gorgeous girl was a stray? I went and got her from the "bad" shelter in my county this morning - they are NOT a no-kill shelter. Because I have adopted from there before (my Gracie is from there as well), I am basically pre-approved and didn't even have to pay the fees. With that type of deal, how can I NOT save another life?

This makes my feline headcount stable at THREE again. For those of you that remember Sunny - the little kitten my mom and I first saved and then had to re save from the good shelter in the county, she never left mom's house after Russia as I suspected. She and Chloe, my mom's calico (yes we have an affinity for the calico's), are bestest buddies and could NOT be separated.

Now, I need your help. I need a good name for her. I currently have Gracie and Roo. My last calico was Gertie, so I do have a "G" thing going. I like Gabby, but my mom poo-pooed it. My first calico was Prissy -- and I just can't think of something close enough to that. So -- suggestions being taken!!

Non-Puke Related Post

I swear I won't talk about puke this time... other than to mention that T seems fine. No remaining effects of last night's "incident".

She's totally enthralled with the "ABC" song these days. It's a sure fire way to get her to settle down for a minute. She tries to sing it back -- but it's all A's and C's right now. She's also loving counting to 5 - but her version is "2" and "5" and that's it.

Tatiana also wanted me to tell you all "LET'S GO RED WINGS". After all, she's Russian, hockey is in her blood, right?

Let's Go Red Wings!!!!

Playing at cousin Mary's birthday party

Stinky Car

Well it's confirmed. I must be completely in love with this little child that came into my life because I passed a HUGE test tonight for the 2nd time.

Tonight on the way home from dinner out with a friend, T was SUPER crabby. In fact, the crabbies started at the restaurant, which isn't really like her. Crabby to the point that I asked the waitress for the bill - STAT!

Suddenly from the backseat I hear it. PUKE. VOMIT. You get the picture. Well maybe not, and that's probably best!! Needless to say I had winner, winner, chicken dinner ALL over my darling sweet girl AND her clean car-seat! Awww man.

I pull over at a Wendy's stripped her down to the onesie and took the car-seat out to wipe down with the wipes from her diaper bag. And I am proud to say that I didn't even gag once. I was horrified, disgusted and seriously grossed out by touching puke, mind you. But I didn't gag once!

Those of you parent-types reading this may say "Yeah? So what? That's no biggie!". It is for me! See, I am a sympathetic puker. I don't even have to smell it sometimes -- just the noise will get me going. And this incident in the car is actually puke #2. Go mom!!

So my car is being fumigated tonight in the garage with a 2nd wipe down of the seat, febr**ze party on the seat and windows down. Laundry is running and my hands have been washed - thrice ;)