{ ferocious kitty }

yet again another furry sibling face-off over the greatest thing ever invented since turkey jerky.

i look outside because i hear what sounded like a very sad sea otter…i’ve really never heard a sad sea otter, but i’m pretty sure that’s what it would sound like.  Joo was staring into her dog house with her tail wagging frantically, so i thought…omg, is a baby sea otter trapped in there?!  impossible, i know, but you should’ve heard the noises.

it turns out it was just Joo trying to get my attention.

mmmoooommmmm…c’meeeeeeere…looooooooooook.

so i go out and check out the scene and see what all the ruckus is about. i see that Joo’s ball was being guarded by the ferocious Fozzie and there was no way that Joo was goin’ in there alone.  sure, Fozzie looks sweet, but he must be some kinda devil kitty when i’m not looking.

do you see it?! it’s right there!

i tell Joo to go and get her ball; which in most cases, she would actually go get it, because that means play time!  this time, it took a little convincing.

are you sure about this?

finally, after a good pep talk, she finally went in.  the look on her face pretty much tells you how unsure she is about the whole thing.

i can’t believe you made me come in here.

after a couple of minutes, she realizes it’s really not so bad with him in there and gets a little comfy.

but alas, she realizes…what am i doing laying around in here!? it’s play time!

wooooo! i got it!

yay for happy endings…but that’s not the end!  after i threw the ball for her, she brought it back, walked past me and went right back into her house even with the devil kitty guarding the entrance.

what?

fine…i guess he’s not THAT crazy.

{ mine! }

those of you who know Joo…she’s not a really big fan of sharing her ball.  when i say not a big fan, it means…if you have 4 legs, don’t even LOOK at my ball, fluffy!

i was inside trying to finish a pair of baby booties for my brand new nephew that’s due this week ( i’ll be posting pics of those little guys soon, too) when i spotted Fozzie (our kitty) with a death grip around one of Joo’s balls.  i was like…uh ooohhh. i know Joo would never hurt the little Foz, but i knew there was going to be a little ruckus or at least a funny photo op.

i know i have two right in front of me, but that’s my faaaavorite from auntie Brooke!

if i let go, she’ll take it from me!

Joo, can i just play with it for a little while, pleeeease?!

okay, but i’m keeping my eye on you, you little fuzzball.

…and i’m keeping this one close by, so don’t even think about it.

i knew i could break her. hehehe.

thank you BPB for this song!

{ little ottoman }

in a recent storage unit clear out of the in-laws, Sajo scored a few good potential projects for me.  this little ottoman was one of those finds.

it’s unfortunate that you can’t see the lovely black and gold tassle trim that went around it…yikes!  i couldn’t even stand to look at it long enough before that had to go.  as you can see, Juneau was having nothing to do with the ottoman … mom’s outside that means soccer time!?

i’ve had some fabric that i’ve been wanting to use and this was a perfect size.  being my first upholstery job, i was a little nervous.  i think it was a good rookie starter project…i think it turned out pretty good!

{edmonds}

first day of spring was a beautiful day here in the Pacific Northwest … temperatures almost up in the 70s!  we decided to head up to Edmonds to the waterfront dog park and let the pup run around for a while.  it was a great day to be on the water, the breeze was warm and it wasn’t that crowded.  normally, when the temperature gets above 60 people swarm the beaches of the Puget Sound.

juneau LOVES to fetch … i don’t know that love is a strong enough word … maybe obsessed is a better term.  even better is fetching in water.  she’s always so hesistant the first few throws, but then once she gets warmed up, you can’t get her out of the water.

juneau had a little boyfriend that kept chasing her around, but didn’t want anything to do with him.  he was so cute!  he was like a giant labradoodle, super soft.  he was a little water shy so he just stayed along the water while she fetched.

so handy, they have a hose to wash the salt water off the swimming pups.

after the dog park, we headed to Arnie’s, a restaurant/bar on the waterfront, to watch March Madness.   UW was playing and it was supposed to be a really good game.   we had dinner waiting at home, so we did drinks and appetizers to start: crab and artichoke dip and coconut crusted prawns…MMMM.

we were still a little hungry around half time, so we decided that we could get dessert and still have an appetite for dinner later.  we browsed the menu and woah … almond joy sundae.  coconut ice cream, chocolate, toasted coconut and almonds (which i’m allergic to, but those are easy to scrape off : )

other photos from the day:

oh and UW won!

{eplekake}

otherwise known as Norwegian apple cake.  i came across this recipe from yumsugar.com and it looked easy enough for me to tackle.  since my other half is part Norwegian, I thought it’d be fun to make something that he might have had when he was little.   come to find out, he’s never even heard of it!  oh well, i already bought the ingredients and a special baking pan where the bottom comes out.   since i’m new to the baking game, this fancy pan was all new to me.  i actually found a great deal at Ross on them – 3 different sizes (Oneida) for $10…score!

ready for the oven!

thirty-five minutes later, the toothpick came out clean and it was time to cool.

it turned out pretty good!  we taste tested it warm with vanilla bean ice cream…highly recommended.

{3pm sweet treats}

every work day, we try and get out at lunch for a walk…even if it’s for just 20 minutes.  i find that my brain needs some fresh air every four or so hours, otherwise, it’s bad news bears for me and everyone around me.

our office sits along the waterfront in Seattle and a 5 minute walk to the famous tourist ridden Pike Place market.  on rainy days, it’s nice to browse, because everyone hides at home or inside because they’re afraid to melt.  me?  love the rain.  the city needs a shower every so often, especially after the weekend.

yesterday, me and my lunch buddy, Ellen, walked to Cost Plus World Market…never a good place if you’re hungry.  they have a great selection of chocolates, candies, snacks from all of the world.   i was craving chocolate, so i browsed that section for a little while and found Lindt’s raisin and nut milk chocolate bar.  how good does that sound? and on sale…score!  made my way over to the gummy section – i will admit that i need to find a gummy rehab.   i found some that i’d never seen and had to have, so those went into the basket too.

i almost made it out of there with just the two treats, but then saw another great sale on cookies…again, had to have.  you just can’t beat a variety pack of cookies for 2.99.

we opened them up for a sweet treat around 3.  we had a taste test and the consensus was YUM. we will definitely be back for those.