Wow! Once again it has been months since I have written..... but I did NOT forget my password so I got back in!!
Biggest change for the Dillahunty crew is we moved! We are now living in a duplex... very much smaller than our house on Chelsea, but we fit, and we can afford it, and it is much nicer as well! The floor isn't cracked, the electricity is sound, and the plumbing is all as it should be!
We had to have Nellie put down, and Aron took Marsha to the Family Farm store, so we are down to Tabitha and Rufus and McGee.... sort of.
When we first moved in we were introduced to Mama cat... a stray that comes and goes and is fed by various neighbors. Well we hadn't been here too long before Mama brought two kittens to our front door! Turk (boy) and Elliott(girl). Mama disappeared but the kittens stayed. We made them a house out of a rubbermaid tub and they were very happy. A week or so later another kitten Donna appeared. She got along fine with Turk and Elliott, and there is still some debate about her origins - was she the same litter as Turk and Elli or not? The three of them braved the winter in their little house in the back yard. About once a month or so Mama cat would reappear and we would, of course, feed her too. So our home went from three kitties to one, and then very quickly up to four. And then one day a couple of weeks ago Mama reappeared in the front - very very pregnant. I felt her tummy and felt the kittens move! Awesome experience! Well the next day I came home at lunch and let Rufus out and discovered Mama in Turk, Elliott and Donna's house. She was panting and purring and had a glazed expression and I assumed she was in labor.... but she wasn't. She was nursing!!! Four little kittens!!! Oh they are soooo cute!
We will be giving them away, as 9 kitties is waaaay too many! Aaaannnd CG thinks Elliott is pg, and it is quite possible Donna is too! So if anyone wants to donate to a charity - please help us get Elliott Donna and Mama fixed!!! We do not need any more kittens!!!
Other changes... I took a 3 month job in the cafeteria at the hospital - I had never done that type of work before, but I think I did okay! I definitely developed some muscles I did not have before! In January I started working at EZMoney Loan Services. We do payday, title and installment loans. I am working with my friend Susan, who I worked with in Head Start. The money is good, and I don't have to bring ANYTHING home to do! I do work late hours though, and that sucks. Frequently when I get home from work the fam has already eaten, so I make a sandwich and go crawl in bed, spend a bit of time on the computer, and then go to bed. Not much time for anything else!
And the girls: Madi was diagnosed with inattentive ADHD - which is essentially ADD. She is on medication and is doing REALLY well! Grades in school are up, responsibility and listening skills are better at home. We are very pleased! Carey Grace is only a 10th grader but she has already double lettered in band and UIL academics! She is also going the new Dani Demon!!! We are so excited and proud of her!
Aron is still teaching 5th grade at the Intermediate school.....
and he just told me to go look at the clouds (we are in a tornado watch and it hailed so badly this afternoon they are trying to keep cars off the highway)
so I am going to go see if we are going to have a tornado!!! eek!
until next time,
~staci~
