It's (going to be) a Girl!

Confirmed - female baby lives in Maggie. And all chromosomes are doing what they should be doing. Except something wacky on #9, but the geneticist said that is actually fine. Thank you, scientist.

Why did we have genetic testing done? Well, save that for some other blog. Mine is only about cats.


more animals

Changes

Whoa, big changes coming.

We closed on the house and have started moving via a slow stream of boxes every few days. Paint is going on the walls starting this weekend and studio demo will start soon too. Plus, new furnace on Tuesday! With big time rebates! I am in love with this stimulus plan so far. We get an 8K tax credit that we can claim on our 2008 return. That is going to help a lot since we are OUT of cash. We were looking good for a while, then some idiot decided to buy a car and we got reamed on fees from both sides of the table at closing. Super fucking lame - but it is done. Cash under the bridge.

Also, I am leaving my job after 4 years. I will miss some things, but mostly be relieved to get out of there. I have the great fortune of joining the folks at Xtracycle in Oakland and I cannot wait. This will really be a treat for me. I love bikes and I love using bikes for good and awesome.

Did you know I also love coffee? Whew, too much this AM...ZING!

OK, lame post, no pics or nothing. Just sharing.

Er, grr?

Katie's blog has wet marsupials! Go read it. Terrible news about the fires there - lousy stuff.

I felt like this earlier this week with all the rain riding I did.



I have been crazy anxious about all kinds of stuff lately. We bought a car and I am having buyer's remorse even though it is awesome and exactly what we wanted. I still have to get the title and get it registered, so I am anxious about that. I am anxious about being broke now and for the rest of my life. I am anxious that I somehow managed to Nair all the hair on my body and it will keep coming off in the shower for ever. I am anxious that once our house finally closes, we won't like it and our life will be worse, not better than now. I am anxious about stuff in my work life too. Hoping somethings happen and mostly that other things do not.

Oh, did I mention there is a baby coming too? Holy heck this is getting out of hand. I am gonna take Tom Feix's advice and start to drill my core so I don't injure myself schlepping baby around. But we have a four door car now at least.

Pictures of Pictures

Here are some pictures of pictures from my Grandparent's house in St. Louis. Try to guess who is who?






Why are my pants falling down?

Drama

James and I see funny videos when checking test files on our DVRs. Removed from context they are humorous. They are probably humorous in context too.

Disfunctional Family

My dad starting riding bikes and is enjoying himself a lot. I figured I would get him some bib shorts for Christmas since sometimes newbies do not understand the awesomeness of bibs right away. I suffered too long in cheap shorts before seeing the light. So, I get some nice bibs, present them to my dad, and what does he do? Makes us take a disturbing picture showing off how much he likes his present.



I told him the rules for bibs - hopefully he is obeying. No underoos and straps INSIDE your shirt.

Just teasing Pop - enjoy!

Why Come to My Blog?

Cat pictures is why. I don't want to talk about anything else. About how I raced two cyclocross races last weekend and had a great time despite not great results. Or how I got sick and am still kind of sick. Or about how we still haven't heard about our house. Stuff like that is not interesting. Cat pictures are interesting.