Half of the month down, half to go! :)

I have had an eventful last few weeks and am not sure exactly where to start on this one...Okay....I am usually never sure where to start. I will start with the bad and work my way up!

A few weeks ago I came home from work and noticed that Alex's eyes were extremely cloudy. I asked Chris what he thought about it and he said, "You know, now that you say that, they were like that yesterday..." :/  We called the vet that night and they were pretty sure I could just bring him in the next day.  I made an appointment for 2:00 and loaded him in to his new carrier...

I think it might be a little small....what do you think? ;)

He cried all the way to the vet, but did not make a peep once we arrived.  They were astonished to take the lid off (the only reasonable way to get him out) and find what was underneath.  They tried to find every kind way to let me know that my cat was just SO beautiful and SO......overweight.  They placed him on the scale and he weighed in at 19 lbs. YIKES! About 4-5 lbs over his "ideal" weight.  (No surprise to the Rodriguez's). While the doctor left to go read up on what Alex might have, he jumped down and tried to find a good safe spot.

..which just so happened to be under a chair in the corner.

I think he's thinking, "Surely if I cant see them, they can't see me!" ;)

She came back in and just couldn't quite figure out what might be troubling him, but she was concerned about the cloudiness.  She suggested a steroid shot and an antibiotic shot as opposed to a diagnostics check that would cost the same and might not get us any further in exactly what was wrong.  I gave her the go ahead on the shots (double of each because of his weight...cha ching$$$$$), and then we went on our way...

but not before purchasing a prescription cat food to help him lose some of his weight. :)  He is adjusting to only eating twice a day, and only a half a cup at each serving.  He wasn't too thrilled about his new food, but quickly obliged when he realized that was all he would get.  His eyes cleared up the very next day and we were so very thankful! We just love our little man! He brings so much joy to our household.

The next event is that of our friend's Kyle and Kristin.  I was at the grocery store grabbing some meat to cook for dinner and I got a call from Chelsea saying that K & K's house had been broken into that day! She said she was bringing dinner to them and going to help clean up, so I put the meat away, asked Chris to heat up some left-overs, and headed over with Chelsea. Most of their electronics were taken (except for Kyle's Mac) and their home was destroyed.  Broken doors, glass, and every drawer completely emptied of its contents. And then to get fingerprints, they had to dust, which left black charcoal dust on the cabinets and even some on the carpets. :(

 This is where their tv and wii once were........

After a little while of talking about the situation and cleaning, we were able to sqeeze out several laughs.  Below are the girls putting away some of their clothing that was thrown around the room.

Note: Objects in the picture are smaller than they appear ;)

The Basham's are doing fine and are just thankful that they were not at home when the incident occured.  They are working with police to find out more details and getting things squared away with home owners insurance.

On Friday I had to work in Jonesboro and while leaving to come back to Little Rock around 4:30 I came to a light that I probably could've gone through, but played the safe route.  A few seconds later I see something squirming in the road and cars swirving not to hit a little kitten.  I immediately screamed and covered my eyes because I couldnt bear to see it get hit.  I looked over to the car next to me and motioned for the guy to get out and get the kitten.  I rolled my window down and he brought her to my window. I  thought she was really bad hurt, but didn't see blood and I asked him to put her in.  I then headed back to Little Rock with her in the passenger seat floorboard the whole time. She was so scared.

I got her home and called my neighbor who has TONS of animals at her house and asked if she would help me give her a bath to get the flea's off.  She was over here in about 3 minutes and took care of everything for me.  Brought the shampoo and spray that I needed and cleaned her so well! Twice! And then we realized she was barely hurt at all. She had one little pad on her foot that seemed to be cut, but it eventually got a scab and I think will heal up just fine. Over the next few days we had to decide if we would keep her or find a good home for her. 

I decided to post pictures on facebook to see if someone really wanted her.  If they did, then I would send her to another loving home, and if not, we would keep her and all adjust to a 2 cat household.  She was such a sweetie! Loved to cuddle and play and was just so bold.  Jumped off the bed, couch, counter.....pretty much whatever, she didn't care.  And she was not too terribly afraid of Alex either.  We decided not to name her so that we would not get attached in case someone wanted her.  Within 3 days of posting the pictures on facebook, she was picked up by a girl from our hometown.  She had been looking for a calico kitten and fell in love with her pictures! She contacted me this morning and was at my house at 7:30 to pick her up.  She had already been to the store to get kitten food and kitty litter! She was ready! It was bittersweet, but we know a better time will come for us to get the perfect kitten.  Chris is about to have a break and I am going to be SO busy with work, that it just didn't seem fair to me for him to have to look after a little kitten while I was at work.  We are just happy that she was rescued and found a good home...even if it was 2 hours away! ;)

And lastly! :) Woo. I am fading quickly...it is now 1:45 a.m. Chelsea took some Christmas pictures of us the Saturday before last (hours before I became sick for an entire week)! She picked us up at 10 a.m. and we headed to downtown little rock. What a fun time we had.  I am so thankful for a friend that takes 2 hours out of her day to take such precious pictures of us, and for a husband who takes 2 hours out of his day because he knows how much it means to me! :) I am blessed.

We are so ecstatic about adding new pictures to our collection. I was able to do my Christmas cards and drop them in the mail this morning. :) I love checking things off of my to-do list. Next up..Chistmas Shopping!

I am working like crazy the next few weeks and spending much needed time with family and friends! I will post again in the next couple of weeks.