Loki the kitty

The other day on my morning run I petted a kitty and followed me for 2 more miles (then got chased off by a stray dog and found me again) and home.  He was so cute and friendly.  I got the kids up so they could come in the garage and pet him.  London was especially excited.  When the cat wandered outside I closed the garage door but he would not leave.  He came around the back of the house to the patio and slept out there ALL day!

Finally we let him in, gave him some tuna and water and let him play with the kids.  We named him Loki.  But after the kids went to bed we put the cat back outside and he left for good.  We miss Loki.

Saturday morning we went to the Saturday Market in Nampa.  Afterwards the kids busied themselves looking through windows of abandoned buildings.

Sunday morning half of the family was sick so we stayed home from church and colored the day away.

London is not ready to share her high chair, haha!

Little Raccoon

This is my "little raccoon" or so she has be renamed by Hubbster.  I love this darling picture, but you may not be able to tell, she is on the table.  She is always climbing up on the table or dragging some toy into the kitchen to help give her a boost onto the counters.  Baaaaahhhhh!  I can't keep up with her, especially when I am feeding Lexi and she has a good 10 minute head start - although I do get Brooklyn to check on her sometimes.  I really don't know what I am going to do when she figures out how to open doors (since she loves making a mess of the pantry and playing in the toilet water - yuck).  

But for now I will just enjoy her pretty little face even though I see the mischief going on behind those beautiful green eyes of hers.

And I'll enjoy the times she isn't getting into trouble, and her sister is being lovey, instead of complaining that London is ruining her stuff.

Today we went outside and washed both cars by hand.  We had a storm about 2 weeks ago and it left the cars super dirty so I finally got out and did it.  It gets so hot here in the summer, the kids love any excuse for the kids to get on their swimsuits, they had a great time playing in the water.  We have a mini van and an SUV so I didn't get the tops cleaned very well (I'm only 5'5") but I figure only tall people will judge my dirty roof - like Hubbster, who happens to be 6'3".

How cute is this?  Yes, we have another thumb sucker.  Now it is time for me to join her la la land.  Goodnight y'all.

My First Post of My New Blog!

This blog is going to be a partly about me and my family, partly cooking, partly cleaning, partly self-help and partly whatever else makes me happy!  Hi there!

My friend has a great blog and every time I read it I am inspired to write too!  Up until a few months ago I had my own website just for my blog - but when we were having financial difficulties and someone offered me $500 for the domain name I sold it.  So here I am starting on a clean slate with a renewed resolve to post regularly.

I chose the title of this blog very deliberately.  Choose Happiness - this has been an important mantra in my life and something I am trying to ingrain in my children.  Choosing happiness is not always the easiest thing to do, especially when you are prone to depression (as I am) and when you just feel like throwing in the towel (as I often do!).  Choosing happiness can really be hard work!

Anyhow - please excuse my excessive use of dashes, exclamation points and smiley faces and enjoy the ride! :)