Outside Cat, In

It was inevitable. Teeny made it into the house.
Not by sneaking in. Not by mastering the cat door. He made it in by melting Mark's heart and by a door being opened just for him.

Neither "inside" pet was pleased. Oscar harrumphed and promptly left. Bandit was blissfully ignorant for about half an hour and then was very concerned for our safety, whining all the while.

Teeny was just typical Teeny; happy, curious, finding things to play with, indulging himself in the creature comforts of carpet (his favorite discovery).

So, we enter a new era. Not sure how it's going to play out. Teeny did master the cat door once I shut the front door. Our control is tenuous, at best. Why we ever delude ourselves otherwise, I'm not sure.

Here are snaps of Teeny when he finally realized his favorite pal, Oscar, was on the couch and relishing in the cushiness of a wool rug (Oscar has left by this point).











In other news:
Progress on the studio continues. Drywall continues to strain my patience. I'll post more pics once it doesn't seem like I'm loading the same picture over and over. Let's face it, how many pictures of drywall can anyone stand. We did advance to some insulation (woo-hoo!) this past weekend.

Big Red, the Land Cruiser, has been getting a bit of a face lift. In addition to some routine maintenance, Mark has been banging dents and grinding metal. Sounds just like Xtreme 4x4 in our garage. I have gotten a whole new familiarity with Checker, the local auto parts store. Lucky for Mark (or maybe for me) Checker is just a few doors down from H&R Block.

A Guy Thing?

The addition of our newest family member has made me suspicious of the off-road and 4x4 TV shows that my beloved watches. I think they may be sending subliminal messages to bolster the pre-owned vehicle and after-market accessory industries.

We are now the proud owners of a 1989 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ62. I think it was once bright red, but is now a more muted shade of oxidized orange. It seems to run okay. No stereo, but a 3" lift kit.

I can't pin-point exactly when he decided that this was a must-have, but I am sure that it was after watching dozens of hours of Xtreme 4x4 on the Spike channel.