Snickers

Yes, that is one good candy bar, milk chocolaty on the outside, creamy nougat in the middle and just a of chocked full of nuts.... and great when frozen. Well, almost all of this goes for our newest member of our family (until December). We are now proudly 'owned' by a new little chocolate point Siamese kitten. My big toe will never be the same, it seems that it is a great teething toy!

It took us over a week to come up with the perfect name. I even turned to friends on Facebook to add suggestions, all were great. Brent came up with Dip-Stick, just like her tail was one. So then it was Dipsey-Doodle, but just not quite right. We went through new names each day, Coco (then Coco-Nut from Kaiden, but Coco-Puff might have worked) Minx, Belle, Kitiyakara, Mardi, Sukey or Purr-Ball. Nobody could come up with the 'just right" name. Roy came up with a few good ones, but just not her, until he called her little Snicker-Snack, and it just fit her completely, but extremely heavy on the nuts!

We haven't had a kitten since Spot and Sweetie were little, like 14 years ago. We had forgotten just how much fun and how much mayhem they cause. Now our birds are oh-so glad they have a cage and the fish bowl is just like a TV show to her. She thinks one of my plants is for chewing and digging in, just to get the dirt out of the pot and onto the end table... A feather or a milk jug ring can keep her entertained for minutes.....

Spot is funny, just puts up with the little whipper-snapper. She hissed at him at first, he just looked at her and turned and walked away, now they are saying hello with the old nose sniff, nose touch. The second night we had her, Spot brought us a toes up vole as a present, must have been feeling a bit unappreciated. It's hard to share your kingdom with a princess. But now they will even share the foot of our bed. And Spot loves kitten food!

Brent said I must have had too much HRT and just needed to fulfill my maternal nurturing needs. Who knows, he may be right. I think I was just really missing Rocky and Sweetie, no friends out in the yard to keep me company. But our home is not the same and we are all glad for all the laughs and joy she has brought into our lives..... if we only survive all the trashed plants, sore toes, and kitten curiosity.

Sleepovers

Sleepovers are FUN! Makayla had a sleepover here and what a joy. It is always fun to have some one on one with a grandchild or even our own sons, but this was even better. Having four sons, you don't get to play with nail polish or go shopping to try on girley things or help with hair do-dahs.

She stayed over after the Sunday dinner, played with the new no-name kitty, slept upstairs in "her" room. Having her here in the morning was great, had to make pink pancakes. She tried the brown sugar roll-up kind and liked them.

A spa treatment came next with a luxurious bath in Grandma's deep whirlpool bath, and we did hair and nails. It took a bit of time to decide on just the right color for her toes and hands. This was fun for me, too. Then we headed out to find something to do, around and around and then decided on lunch at Mackey-D's and playing on the jungle gym.

After that we went shopping for some school clothes and a summer purse. But she did need some fancy new pink flip-flops. It was great to watch her try on clothes and make decisions on her own and it was lots of fun for me. She is just growing up way to fast and so smart!

It was fun to see eyes sparkle when she modeled her clothes for her Daddy when he came to pick her up. Granddaughters are so very special!

(Sorry couldn't figure our how to make this rotate to show upright, but boy is she cute in any angle!)