Our newest member

So since Josh and I don't have any children (yet), our family is made up of our black lab Bowie, our black cat Neimi, and our latest member Sirius Black, Neimi's all black son. He has been such a fun kitten to watch. He also is quite mischievous. We have discovered that one of his favorite toys is a fresh roll of toilet paper. Oh its so much fun to shred when josh and I are sleeping. The other day I caught him carrying a brand big roll out of the bathroom. I really wish I had a camera because even though this habit is wastful and makes a mess, seeing him carrying a huge roll of tp was just too cute- of course I took it away from him the second after I saw it. He is best friends with Bowie, they snuggle and sleep together, and play. I think he thinks he is a dog..hence the name and nod to harry potter. That and he's all black(yes, there is a pattern to our choice of pets). Its nice having a cat who isn't afraid of strangers, and loves being held and purrs so loud when you put him near bowie or just pick him up. After he's out of his kitten playfulness he should be an amazing and wonderful cat. He also likes sleeping on the monitor, probably because it is warm and cats have a thing for that. I feel kinda like a dork for blogging about our cat, but I just wanted say welcome to our clan Sirius Black.

have you ever

Did you ever think you were fat in high school? Only to see yourself now and think, Why did I think I was fat? It happened to me. I even thought I was fat when I was in the Army and prolly in the best shape of my life. I sort of regret feeling that way, and when I think about it, it makes me angry- Yeah, I wasn't the skinniest girl in my class, but I could still shop in the juniors department, and dresses looked ok on me. I started working out again, and working on my cholesterol- and it is helping my work be a little less painful. There is a lot of bending, stooping and lifting in my job. I have been saving money on not eating out,and learning new delicious recipes and earning extra $$ working on my parents yard projects with Joshua. That was my arm and back workout yesterday. I ripped up tree roots, dug holes and planted bamboo starts. I have to workout to keep up my energy for my new schedule up.
I work now Fri, sat and sun, 4p-10p fri, 6a-10p sat & sun. Sat and sun are pretty rough, I don't get to go to my new awesome ward- if I new this building was so cute I would of had our wedding there instead of in monmouth. But working 2 16 hour shifts is very draining, and monday feels like a recovery day. During the week I cook, clean, paint (feels so good to be doing that again), and now force myself to go to the gym. Next term (winter) I might look at going back to school, and take some psych classes. This term doesn't seem feasable. I need my body to be more used to this shift. I also might seek a different shift/house when one is available so I can actually go to church. That would be nice