Update

We have not fallen off the edge of the earth. We had an enjoyable Christmas at home then headed to my parents for a week of fun and family. There is a lot of pictures and posts to do, but this last week that we have been home has been very busy. We had the unfortunate experience of having our kitten get locked in the house for the week we were gone to my parents. :-(! We loaded our car the day after Christmas, John fed the cats one last time and then we took the food to our neighbors for them to feed the cats while we were gone. We did not feel comfortable giving our neighbor a house key, and since the cats are outside cats (they do sneak in every chance they get so John says he feels live Fred Flinstone always throwing out the cat)anyway they are fed outside. We started to leave and John forgot something so he ran back in the house. I though I saw the kitten run in out of the corner of my eye, but John didn't think so. I decided to check anyway and walked through the house and could not find the kitten so thought it was just my imagination. We left on our trip and had a wonderful time. When we got home and I opened the door it dashed out in between my legs and the smell all came with it! YUCK! We have spent these last five days (to my husbands dismay) deep cleaning every room. We left the house clean when we left on our trip, but these last couple of days have been spent steam cleaning carpets, steam cleaning mattresses (John's and my bed got the wost of it), washing curtains, and wiping down walls and baseboards. We are heading back to my parents house again this weekend as my brother came from up North this week and we want to see him and he and his wife want to see the kids so when we get back from this next trip and I get kids back in school and the norm of life kicks back in I will start catching up! And yes, this time we will make sure the cat and kitten are outside before we leave town!