Our Nemesis

Our nemesis is a woodpecker. The woodpecker loves our house and loves to peck at it over and over and over. When it gets done, it lands on our deck to show off. The only ones in our house who enjoy the woodpecker is our cats.

This bird is noisy!

Christmas, 2025

I didn't take a lot of pictures on Christmas this year, but I took one of Katie with a bigger gift. She was very excited to get a new desk chair that was more comfortable than her other one.

It's a win when your work chair comes with it's own foot stool!

The North Pole Village

Jennifer and Katie made sure to put up the North Pole Village at Jennifer's house. It takes a long time, but it sure is cute!

I loved the final result!

An Advent Calendar

Katie always has fun with an advent calendar. This year she received one that had lots of lotions, bath bombs, and other similar items in it.

This was my first gift from my calendar.

It was full of pretty silver boxes!

A New Favorite

Katie recently got interested in antique stores, and she found one that she really likes.

I was looking for some good vinyls for Jennifer and me.

Decorating for the Holidays

Katie is always excited when it's time to decorate Jennifer's tree because hers goes up way before ours. Ours goes up last minute because the cats can't seem to leave it alone.

Jennifer's Disney tree makes me happy!

Thanksgiving 2025

You can't let an old tradition die. We now know that Katie can no longer fit in the stuffing-mixing pot, but we can't stop putting her in it anyway!

This isn't my favorite tradition, but I play along with it for everyone else!

Homework with a Cat

 Sometimes it's hard to sit and relax to do homework when a cat is close by.

The cats like to walk across my keyboard if I sit back to do my work.

Katie's Happy Spot

Katie is always happy when she's in front of a bookshelf!

I could spend hours just looking.

Her Cat Friends

As much as Katie loves the cats, she usually keeps them out of her room because of her allergies. Every once in awhile, she lets one in to visit, and it was General Washington's turn.

I was just trying to lie down on my pillow, but General Washington thought that he deserved the place of honor.

Homecoming

Katie was very excited for her first high school homecoming dance. She went with her group of friends and had a lot of fun.

I love hanging out with friends. We all have such a good time together!

Sick

Katie and I seemed to go back and forth getting sick this fall.

I knew something was wrong when I woke up. Then I took my temperature, and it was 103 degrees.

First Day of School

Here was Katie on the first day of ninth grade.

How is it already time for high school?

A Treat

 On the second day of Comic Con, Katie got to eat at her very first food truck.

My grilled cheese had more cheese than I prefer, but it was still good.

Comic Con

Katie and Jennifer went on their yearly adventure to Comic Con. Of course that provides a good opportunity for a costume!

We were ready for exploring!

I decided to dress as Furina, one of my favorite characters from the Genshin Impact game.

What Did She Get?

In addition to the birthday gifts that she received, Katie, of course, got some gifts at the Japanese store. She tried two of the popular drinks that they have in Japan, and she really wanted to try moon cakes that were in stock for the Autumn Festival.

I found out that moon cakes come in all sorts of flavors. The box we got were moon cakes with nuts. I liked the cake, but not as much as I liked the drinks I got.