Wednesday, February 12, 2025

January Misc.

Here are a few more pictures from January:

Work continued on the gingerbread playhouse 



When it was all done, it got moved to the front hall for display. There are lots of hearts on it, so it is also a perfect decoration for Valentine's Day

Juno checking out the shower - she is strangely fascinated by it

We did a D&D session before Nora went back to USU. It was quite an adventure, the highlights being the "moon" stone, and our bard (Ev) playing Yankee Doodle on her recorder


Finishing up the Fisherman's Tale 2

Oliver is still chillin' with his new scratcher


Dorie and her BFF Nora


Charlie peeking out from their brown paper nest


I made a new wreath for our door to use in January. It feels a little like false advertising because we haven't had snow on the ground for most of the month.

I thought the reflection in this puddle on our walk looked cool

Mike built new computers for Sam and Ev, and Sam and Ev helped out with some of it


One day I found the rats fast asleep curled up in little balls in their foraging box

When they heard me taking a picture of them...

They enjoyed trying out some unsweetened applesauce

The moon was super bright and looked cool with the snow dusted mountains on our drive up to Sunday dinner one week

My mom's January tablescape was inspired by a set Russian fairytale plates. During dinner we learned about the story behind some of them




My mom found this cute card that Nora had made for her many years ago

Dorie's little nap blep

We got Dorie's report card for her boarding stay over Thanksgiving break. She is very shy when she doesn't have her people with her.

Dorie LOVES the purple blanket so much


Sleeping with crossed paws

Juno in some of her favorite places:
Enjoying a sunny afternoon in the window

Snoozing in Mike's sock drawer

Hanging out on Mike's computer


Some pictures of Charlie exploring


The rats are obsessed with Mike

Max being very annoyed that we were Facetiming with Nora instead of preparing his dinner

Little one in hunting mode

Mike and I took down all the Christmas decorations, and put up the Valentines decor


Mike put together some new light modes with the new tree lights that feature Valentine colors

Sunset walk


Dorie sleeping with tangled up legs

Coco is very curious about this skeleton


The ratties with their Mama


Top-down view of Oll-z

I caught Juno peeking into Mike's bathroom cabinet

When she realized I was watching her

We started out the Family book club with "The Power of Vulnerability" by Brene Brown. It is not actually a book, but a recording of a lecture series. There were a lot of interesting things to discuss.

Oliver has started hanging out on Sam's new computer

The tablescape for Valentine's

The chandelier decorations

Coco exploring during free-roam time



Mike and I finally saw the new Wicked movie! We really liked it and are looking forward to part 2.