I love the rain. I love curling up with a good book and some chocolate (in my case, chocolate covered raisins) while it drizzles outside. 

It's perfect for getting a few pictures too...

The rain is also a good excuse for not getting out of my pjs. It's past three and I have yet to change into something else...

What do you love about the rain?

-carlotta

Random fact #1 - I know what you're thinking...oh great it's another list...but I can't help it! I love lists:)

Random fact #2 - The first rose bloomed yesterday!!!! 

Random fact #3 - Exactly one year ago today we saw our house for the first time! I still can't believe it's been a year...

(Read how we got our house here)

Random fact #4 - MeMe (top picture) and Lilly (bottom picture) drew some rather...interesting people on the sidewalk...

Random fact #5 - We went to the outdoor mall yesterday after going to the dentist (no one has cavities!)...I found these blossoms extremely cool.

Random fact #6 - Jeremiah and my dad were shooting rubber bands in each other's mouths last night. Someone please save me.

(I have video evidence, but I'll spare you the interestingness of it)

Random fact #7 - Chocolate ice cream and frozen raspberries make a really good combination. Yum.

What are some random facts of your past few days?

-carlotta

PS What do you think of my new header?

Meet our cat, Patches (We've had her for about a year and a half, but I realized I haven't really posted about her before).

On MeMe's 5th birthday (Sept 2008), some friends of ours slept over. The next morning we saw a tiny, malnourished, timid kitten running around the garage.

We tried to coax her to come to us to no avail. We left out some food and hoped for the best.

Later that night, as we were eating dinner, we thought about a name for her if she did stay with us. We came up with Patches. 

Over the next few weeks, she stuck around. We fed her and gradually she became less timid, until she let us hold her.

Now, Patches is one and a half and such a sweet cat! She still is a little timid, but she lets us hold her. She loves to tease Sarge...it's pretty hilarious.

Do you have any cats?

-carlotta

I got tagged for a blog award by Ann...thank you! :)

I need to write down ten things that make me happy... 

1. Spring. But...that's kind of obvious if you look around my blog... ;)

2. Photography.

3. Blogging. ;)

4. IKEA. What?! You knew it was coming! ;)

5. Soft summer nights.

6. Giraffes.

7. Silly parents. Hehe.

8. Sour candy.

9. Office supplies. 

10. Europe.

I just looked at this list again...office supplies?! It's true, though...they do make me happy ;)

I tag Ashley, Monica, Emily, and Lauren.

-carlotta