Ah yes, let's get sick before Christmas

Well we have all had colds between the 4 of us for at least a month. Quinn has been over it for about 2 weeks, I am at the tale end, Mark is in the middle.....Neil on the other hand who should have been over it last week, thought you know getting severe pneumonia would be WAY more fun for Christmas.
I told him on Friday not to come home until he saw a Dr. he sounded horrible and his chest was SO sore! So he called me after and says that he has severe pneumonia, his right lung is (according to the Dr) obliterated, completely full of liquid, and his left is well on it's way. So he is on some very strong antibiotics (1000mg a day) and cough medicine with codeine. Of course I question why they didn't admit him, but hey what do i know.
And being a man he thought he should go to work, so he went this morning, and suprise suprise was sent home and back in bed by 11:30. Where he promptly slept for 3 hours! He seems to be a better tonight, it's been 48 hours on the meds now.
Here's hoping Christmas is a healthy one!

My annual bookmarks

I make bookmarks for my girls in my bookclub.....well this is my second year doing it, and they all just love getting them. So I had a blast making them up yesterday, quite easy but doing 13 of them took some time. Definatley will make more soon. Here are a few and how they work, I did take a photo of all the different ones but I guess I didn't download it yet from the camera.

Ah the gingerbread house tradition

Well I honestly tried to start out this year with our tradition to go well, to have the perfect gingerbread house.....Neil and I have been doing this for probably 12 years now. And really the houses are quite pathetic every year.
See I was really concentrating, to try and do the windows and icicles so nicely.....

But then something tweaked....and things got crazier.....

and crazier hahhahaha!!!

And I thought hey, if the gingerbread house can't be perfect....let's make Quinn into a gingerbread boy!

He found this quite amusing!!! So yes the house did get done, and we had lots of laughs as you can see.

Wooo no longer out numbered!

Dukie still has not returned, so we have now considered him gone....whether that means someone took him or he's gone to kitty heaven.....he is gone.

So we have Angus, who we got 2 weeks ago. He is about 4 months old we think. Very affectionate and loves to snuggle on your shoulder.

And Daisy who we got on Sunday, she is about 5 or 6 weeks old, although the SPCA is adamant she is 8 weeks. Daisy is very feisty and rules the roost....that's my GIRL!

The first day and night was tough, lots of hissing and growling from Daisy at Angus, and the couch, the scratching post...you know anything. But by yesterday she and Angus were playing and chasing each other, and having fun. So it was a quick transition.