Relax

Sometimes you just need to remember to relax 

and be comfortable in your own fur skin.

Be yourself today.

Hedgehog Games

Jason, like so many of you out there, held onto his childhood beanie babies thinking perhaps one day they would be worth MILLION$$$!!!

Well... sadly they are either selling for only $0.05 on Ebay or not at all... doh. 

Anywho, I finally convinced him to get rid of the giant box of worthless nostalgic stuffed toys, but he decided to keep one. His name is Pierre, and he is a cantankerous French hedgehog. (note: we have no qualms with the French, it's just more fun if Pierre has an accent and an attitude problem). 

Pierre likes to hide places... 

It started with my bed.
I would be all snuggly and then my foot would hit something beanie and lumpy and I would scream... because you don't want to be finding things in your sheets at night. (and also, he kind of looks like a rat)

And then he was in my purse. 

And the other night, I found him here when I went to brush my teeth before bed:

I gasped.... and then laughed... a lot. 

And then I thought about how lucky I am to be marrying a man that makes me laugh (and shares my ridiculous sense of humor). Because, really, that's the kind of stuff that lasts. 


#mushyover
#gottafindsomeplaceawesometohidethathedgehog
 

Steve Drew a Cat...

... or Four

Any Sharktank fans out there?

(for anyone who has not seen the show, it's a reality show where small/new business owners/inventors try to get "5 self-made, filthy-rich investors" (the "sharks") to invest in their new companies/ideas.)

My fiance loves it; personally I find it very hard to watch. The whole concept of people begging for money just makes me squirm... mostly because I will be paying the government all of my income until I'm at least 80, so money and I aren't on speaking terms right now. #schoolloansarekiller #whydidigotogradschool

Anywho, a month or so ago, Jason, in hopes of introducing me to a new career option, showed me this video of a guy he saw on Sharktank

His name is Steve, and he wants to draw a cat for you. 
(***spoiler alert*** yes, he got an investor. #ineedagimmick)

Truly, the video and entire concept is pretty entertaining. Here's his website if you've never seen it. He numbers all the drawings and gives a description of what kind of cat was requested. 

So long story short, I was unable to make it to my parents' for Christmas this year, so when I finally arrived a couple of days ago, I had this gift waiting for me from my brother Mike:

 

Yup, Steve drew a cat 4 cats for us! I love that he accurately depicted James next to Jason and Red and next to me. (psbtw am I wearing an awesome skirt or what??) 

 Here is the link to the drawing on his site (you can search any "cat" by the drawing number).

The description for the drawing is "<Mike> GIFTED a cat to Jen & Jason. He wanted two cats in love in Washington, DC! They have two cats, one's orange and one's grey!" 

Best. Gift. Ever. 

I can't wait to find a special place for it in our home. 

psst... here's a link to the episode if you want to commit to a whole 10 minutes.

Kitties in Boxes

 Step 1: Find empty box. 

.Step 2: Get in some sniffs.

 Step 3: Stealthily observe everyone else as you claim Master of your Domain. 

Red has loved boxes ever since he was a wee kitten with ginormous Will Smith ears. 

Quite the resemblance, no?

Warning: Do not attempt with bags:

(Image of Will Smith from here)

The Adventures of Nip Froggie

The Amazing Adventures of Nip Froggie and Skinny Pete 

This is Red and Nip Froggie. 
Nip Froggie is Red's favorite toy.

 Skinny Pete is Red's brother and was jealous of Red's special toy. 

Red sensed Skinny Pete's jealousy and was very protective of Nip Froggie. 

But Skinny Pete continued his stalking, and tensions grew. 

One day, Skinny Pete attacked! Red did all he could to protect Nip Froggie.

But Red eventually realized that he could only save Nip Froggie by walking away. Skinny Pete toyed with his prey, pawing at him incessantly.

 Red could only watch from afar as his beloved Nip Froggie was taken prisoner by Pete. His heart was broken.

Nip Froggie was batted around, treated like a mere wad of paper. Red could do nothing. Skinny Pete was relentless. 

 Skinny Pete became more and more violent as Nip Froggie was tossed about all over the room. It seemed all hope was lost.

But what was that? Nip Froggie got away! Slipping out of Skinny Pete's grasp, he landed under the couch.

At least for tonight, Nip Froggie could rest knowing he was safe...but what would happen in the morning?


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