Meet the new kitties!

A few days ago, my dad saw a posting at work for two older male cats that needed a good home. 

We decided since we only have one cat now, (we lost Gertrude back in November), that we could take them in.  Now, their names were Cue-Cue and Bam-Bam, but we didn't like these names so we're changing them to.....

Shawn

and....

Gus


Shawn - is the more friendly of the two and loves attention. He's very sweet, loves to rub you, be petted, and if you sit next to him but don't pet him, he'll rub you to death and then pat you with his paws. =)
He's more nervous than Gus, but he comes around easier because of his love of attention.
He is black short hair with white on his paws, bib and stomach. He has white whiskers and gold eyes.

Gus - is a little less friendly, and not as photogenic. He had trouble settling in, and often got so scared he bit or scratched on the first day. He is nervous like Shawn, but more bold and he knows what he wants and doesn't want. At first he growled and hissed at us, but now he likes being petted and enjoys the attention almost as much as Shawn does. =)
He is all black longer hair and looks like an owl or a lion. He has black whiskers, and gold eyes.

Today was the first day they were allowed to roam the house as they pleased. They came on Wednesday, and stayed in a cage most of the day, my parents took them out that night and Shawn came around really quickly.  The next day they roamed my sister's room the whole day and we started taking them one by one upstairs to the main floor and closing off bedrooms and such so they couldn't run and hide.

Now they are allowed to roam the house as they please, but we find that they always go back to my sister's room when they get nervous.  Shawn and Gunther get along okay now, not so scared of each other, but Gus and Gunther aren't on "speaking terms" quite yet. I hope they all become buds after awhile.

Just a few minutes ago (and again now) Shawn ventured into my room just to explore a little, and now Gus came in and left again too. They are getting so brave! =) I'm glad.

Note:
All the photos were taken by my sister. I seem to have lost miss placed my camera somehow and haven't been able to take pictures of the new kitties only once since they got here! I'm so sad! ='(

Can you guess which TV show we got Shawn & Gus from?

Did you have a good weekend?

Disney Button Contest - My Entries!

I'm entering in Stephanie's Disney Button Contest.

I made 5 entries. Here they are:

This one I thought up while my sister and I were talking about entering this contest:

Picture from: The Aristocats

Quote from: Emma (2009)

I personally didn't think this was as funny, but I'm still entering it, you never know who might think it's hilarious! 

Picture from: Enchanted

Quote from: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)

While looking through quotes on IMDB from one of my favorite movies, I found this quote and thought it would go perfectly with this picture:

Picture from: Tangled

Quote from: Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium

Looking through quotes on IMDB again, I found this quote, but I wasn't sure if it exactly went with the picture, so I showed it to my sister to get her opinion. She laughed hysterically when she saw it so I decided it went perfectly. =)

Picture from: Home on the Range

Quote from: Pride & Prejudice (2005)

And lastly, another Tangled one. I love, love, love this quote! And it goes perfectly, what can I say?

Picture from: Tangled

Quote from: Night at the Museum 2

So, I hope you like them! It took me awhile to figure out what quotes went with what pictures, but then all at once I found a few good quotes and the pictures to go with them. =)

On another note:

Okay, I admit it. I'm a bad blogger. Yup.

I haven't posted my Photo-A-Day in10 days. Ugh....I really don't know what happened!

I didn't even really take pictures every day either. I'm just bad... ='(

Anyways. I'm gonna post the pictures from the first few days I missed and some older pictures to make up for the lack of picture taking. Hopefully those will be posted sometime soon. You know me though, sometimes I don't get around to it. Like the literature blog post I was supposed to do on my school blog. I had all weekend to do it, but I didn't. Why? I don't know. I'm just strange like that.

Instead I listen to songs on the computer and think about doing what I need to do, but never do it.

I have another announcement too, that I haven't posted about yet. :-|

I'm going to! But I'm not promising anything. I probably won't do it if I promise.... =P

Did you have a good weekend?

Do you like my Disney buttons?

Do you procrastinate as much as I do?

Day 19

Day 19, January 19, 2012

Today we made Fried Dough.

It was wonderful. My mom made the dough but my brother and I helped fry it. 

Then we "decorated" it and ate it. It was rather yummy. =)

This was mine. I put way too much powdered sugar on it! 

(Okay, so the stuff on the plate was leftover from the first ones I had)

We also put cinnamon/sugar on it...

And! We made pizza out of it!

Look, see? Look look!

This was my brother's attempt at fried dough pizza. 

I'll just say right now, it was deliciousness.

(I know, it look like chicken with sauce and cheese right?)

Anyway, it was yummy-full, and I should get the recipe for you but I'm too lazy to ask my mom for it. So...you'll just have to wait. ;)

Tomorrow dear readers! Along with those pictures I promised you a while ago. 

So today, I went to get the mail, and I *didn't* slip and fall in a snowbank. (yay me!)

Also, last night, I did some exercising. I.am.so.sore. My poor legs. When I got up this morning my back was sore too. I can barely walk but I'm doing okay (yes I'm fine. I'm exaggerating).

My dot-to-dot today was a crown. I wish it had been a tiara!

Hmm.....anyways. I guess that's all. 

Oh! I watched the rest of Emma (2009) with my sister last night. 

(I'm pretty sure there's going to be a post about that tomorrow....we'll see)

"I guess you'll just have to stay there forever. Bye bye." ~ Frank Churchill, Emma ('96)

Have you ever made fried dough?

Would you be interested in having the recipe?

Day 18

Day 18, January 18, 2012

These are some of my favorite Bible verses ~ Philippians 4: 12, 13 & 19

It has been SO cold today. Well, in the 20's but it's been so windy it feels a lot colder.

I went to get the mail today and there was ice on the walkway. I slipped all over the place but thankfully didn't fall. So, ice melt was applied and the ice was soon gone. Except on the driveway. I fell down in a snow bank. 

My legs slipped out from under me and there I went. Down. Thankfully it wasn't too hard of a landing. Snow's pretty soft if there's a lot of it. =D

Anyway, time for me to scoot. I gotta date with Emma...I mean the movie! 

Do you have any favorite Bible Verses?

Have you ever fallen in a snowbank?

Day 17

Day 17

I don't exactly know how I came across this warning label, but it struck me funny.

This is on the bench thingy we use for our piano.

Have you every stood or jumped on a throne before? =D

Day 16

Day 16

I made macaroni & cheese on Monday. It was so super yummy.

Delish!

Have you ever made mac & cheese?

Day 15 Is A Reading Day

Day 15, January 15, 2012

Guess what! I finally finished reading Emma! Now I'm free to read any book I want! (and I do have a few planned!)

I read the last 3 1/2 chapters of Emma tonight. This book was good, although I found it less interesting then Northanger Abbey (which I loved).

Now my sister and I are watching all the Emma movie adaptions. My favorite is the newest one with Ramola Garai and Johnny Lee Miller (we're saving this one for last). Tonight we watched one of the old ones...which we call "The dark haired Emma" it's the one with Kate Beckinsale and Mark Strong playing the main roles.

It's an old favorite. I've always loved the Frank Churchill in that one. Especially when I was younger I liked him and even though I didn't know the story, I remembered the scene where he goes to buy gloves from Ford's. =)

So lately, my sister and I have been watching movies/mini series together. So far we've watched: Lark Rise to Candleford, Amazing Grace, Little Dorrit, Cranford, Return to Cranford, Wives & Daughters, Persuasion ('07), Mansfield Park ('07), Bleak House, North & South, and Emma ('96).

What accomplishments! We are planning to watch two more Emma adaptions, a Pride & Prejudice (with Colin Firth), Sense & Sensibility (the newest), Our Mutual Friend, and Under the Greenwood Tree. I think my sister has a few others planned but I'm not sure what they are.

I think I'll go, because it's getting late. I'll have school tomorrow and my little cousin is also coming for a visit. 

And, I didn't get around to those photos I took on Friday, but I will soon.

Have you ever read Emma? Did you like it?

What movies you watched lately?