Is my cat spoiled?

We let him sleep like this every night. :-)






--Heather

Off Broadway, Extra Virgin, and Stinky Rabbits

Hi everyone out there in blog land! It's 11pm and I'm not tried...very out of the ordinary...so, thought I'd write.

Jeff and I are on our 3-day weekend. We live for these weekends! However, Jeff has been fairly busy with studying. His PE exam is at the end of this month; a day before his parents visit for the NASCAR race. I'm sure Jeff will be happy once the exam is over. He has been studying so much!

Today I ran some errands including buying a much needed new pair of work shoes at Off Broadway. I really love that place. I'm so picky when it comes to buying shoes...I can rarely find anything I like but at Off Broadway I always seem to find a lot! So, went shoe shopping, to Chick-Fil-A (only had a garden salad, no meat for me on Good Friday) to Hobby Lobby, and Price Chopper. I cooked Mahi Mahi tonight. I know...not that hard but it really is rare that I cook. We are trying some new dishes lately...some healthy dishes.

At Hobby Lobby, I bought 2 tan mats for my BigKick machine. My nestibilitie collection now consists of two designs - scalloped ovals and rectangles. My MOM informed me I can emboss with those and not just cut. Thanks MOM! I did a lot of practicing tonight and finally made a card I was happy with. I still have a long ways to go but I'm glad I have a neat tool that I can use the correct way now! =o)

Tomorrow night I am trying a new restaurant with some girlfriends. Well, it's new to me. They may have been there already but I don't know. The place is called Extra Virgin and it's in downtown KC. I can't wait to try some Mediterranean dishes! Looks yummy!


On Easter Sunday, Jeff and I are going to church at either 7:30 or 9...I can't decide yet. Then, we are doing our traditional eating out at a Mexican restaurant. We've done this the past two years so I'm calling it a tradition now. Mexican for Easter. Sounds good to me! I imagine the tradition will change when we have kiddos but I like it for now the way it is. =o) My family is organizing a little Easter egg hunt for my nieces, Claire and Autumn. Katie got them some Easter dresses and my mom is making them some little capes since it might be chilly out. I am soooo looking forward to the pictures of this!! =o)

We had a visitor tonight in our flower bed...a fluffy orange and white kitty that looked like our own Fozzy! He didn't seem to mind the visitor and neither did I. I welcome any animal that comes my way...even the rabbits that dig a hole in our mulch and poop under our front step. Stinky! But, I'm a huge animal person so it doesn't really bother me! =o)

I am done rambling now! Happy Easter everyone!

March for Babies

Hello -

I've joined March for Babies because the March of Dimes champions the needs of moms and babies in our community and across the nations.

My small team at Black & Veatch will be walking in May and are seeking support for this cause.

The money we raise for March for Babies will help:

...support all important research offering preventions and solutions for babies born too soon or with birth defects...

...provide comfort and information to families with a newborn in intensive care...

...push for newborn screening and health insurance for all pregnant women and children...

Any donated amount helps...and it's easy, safe, and secure - just click my personal link below to sponsor me and my B&V Powerful Footsteps team in our 1 mile Kansas City Power & Light walk this May.

http://www.marchforbabies.org/HeatherRaggett

Thank you for your consideration!

Look What I Got!

My mom got me some awesome card making supplies!

She also got me 50 sheets of solid cardstock all from Papertrey Ink. Made my day! I can't wait to make some new cards...I've been slacking lately!

Thanks MOM! =-D It was such a nice "just because" gift!!

Company and Kitties

Last weekend my aunt, uncle and cousin stopped by for the night on their way home to Iowa from their vacation in Texas. Fozzy was a big hit. He let Aunt Marie hold him for quite a long time and normally he doesn't tolerate too much holding. I think cats can sense a "cat person" easily, so I'm sure he felt a sense of comfort with her for sure.

Tonight Jennifer and Lisa will arrive. They'll also be meeting Foz for the first time. He'll enjoy the attention. He loves the attention!

Here are some Fozzy pics from today and over the past couple of months.

Have a good weekend everyone!

Hola! Haven't blogged in awhile...but really don't have too much to blog about. As my profile says, I lead a simple life...not much to report here! This entry will be quite random. Enjoy! :-)

One of my favorite reality shows, The Bachelor, has ended it's season with Jason, the bachelor, proposing to Melissa but dumping her on national TV 6 weeks later and asking out Molly instead. Made me furious. But, what I'm excited about tonight is that Melissa took a spur of the moment offer to be on "Dancing with the Stars." I don't watch too much of that show but will this season since she is on it and so is some gorgeous eye candy from "Sex in the City"...or is it "and the City?" I'm not sure...can you believe it...I've never seen one episode of that show!

What else...oh, we paid off the truck. We originally were just going to make the payments and pay it off by January of 2010 but decided to pay it off in one lump sum instead. According to Dave Ramsey, it was the best thing to do. Dave is coming to KC in May. I am going to get tickets for Jeff and I and maybe Megan and someone of her choice if they can make it down here. I agree with about 95% of Dave Ramsey's teachings...he's a great financial adviser.

Fozzy has some bad chin acne. I need to get him some Stridex pads at the pharmacy according to my vet, Dr. Warwick. See? Random! I told ya!

Jeff's trying to spend an hour an evening studying for his Professional Engineer exam. That's in Topeka at the end of April. I tried to put Fozzy on his desk to "help" him study but for some reason, Jeff wasn't amused.

My mom got me and my sisters each a spoon from the Garlic Press for Halloween a couple years ago. I really love the spoon and use it all the time. I usually incorporate it into dishes that I take to gatherings also. It makes for a funny conversation piece. =-D

I know I've advertised these Etsy pages before but stop by and check them out...there are some new items!!

www.dishtoweldame.etsy.com

www.coiled.etsy.com

Jeff sent this to me at work. I think I remind him of Calvin. ;-)