My other dependent

Long before I met Marc I had two cats-Mutt and Jeff. They were brothers that I got when they were about 6 weeks old. And while I clearly knew they were pets, they did fill in for family when I was living 5 hours away. They made me laugh, comforted me when I was sick and were good companions.

The cats were almost a deal breaker for Marc and I but Marc gave in and decided to take me and the cats. He loved Mutt-and they grew to have a nice bond. Jeff on the other hand, was always the dominate one and he has a clear bond with me and no one else.

We had to put Mutt to sleep on January 23, 2008. I still miss him. And even though the two cats often fought (someone was always walking away with clumps of fur missing), they provided company for each other. After Lucas was born, and we lost Mutt, Jeff didn't have a companion anymore. Marc clearly wasn't going to pay him any attention and I was, well, busy being a fulltime mom and fulltime employee. I know Jeff is lonely and I wish I could spend some time with him. Last night he laid on a pair of my jeans while I got ready for bed, his sad eyes just looking at me. I would love to get him a new friend and even found a beautiful 6 year old female cat who looks like she could go round for round with Jeff. She was also gentle which would be important for Lucas. Of course Marc is so turned off by cats now because of the way Jeff acts towards him. I don't know how many times I have told Marc that he has the more advanced problem solving skills and he should just walk away when Jeff acts up. I just don't want Jeff's remaining years to be lonely ones:(

Pumpkins, Friends and Why?

We have had some pretty nice things happen lately, nice and funny.

We went to go our pumpkins two weekends ago to this great family farm. It was the same place we went to last year but Lucas was so much more into it now. He wanted to help carry the pumpkins, got to ride a quarter horse, went on a hayride and climbed a giant pile of hay. What more can a little boy want? I think he is going to love pumpkins as much as his mommy does:) I decorated for Halloween this weekend and when Lucas goes into the Living Room, he says "Look what Mommy did." Too cute!





Lucas and I also got to have lunch with some of my Wheeling friends-three of them hadn't had the chance to meet him so it was a great time. They all loved his blonde hair. It is funny to think I have had these friends for 10 years and now they get to see me as a mom instead of some unattached activities director:)

And finally, we have hit the "Why" stage. Saturday I was telling Lucas something and he looked at me and asked "Why?" I stopped, looked at him and just laughed. I can't believe we have reached this point-maybe part of me thought we never would. Lucas wasn't too annoying with it. I had initially wanted to call Marc at work and let him know the newest fun but decided to let him experience it unwarned. When Marc got home Saturday, he was doing something with Lucas in the other room. He came back into the kitchen where I was making dinner and said, "When did Lucas start asking why?" I laughed and said, "This afternoon."