Long Overdue!

OK.  I know I've been slacking in the blog department.  OK! OK! slacking is being too generous.  I dropped off the face of the earth.  I have to say that it's not just my fault.  My yahoo account was virused, so I stopped using it, then when I tried to blog here on blogger I couldn't link the two accounts and it just seemed like way too much work and I said "eh, fuck it".  I realized that I've been depriving all of my family the joy of laughing at *with* me as I try to raise these kids of mine.

It's been so long since I've blogged that I'm not going to catch anyone up.  If I know you, you know what kind of shenanigans the boys have been up to. If I don't know you, my boys are 11, 9, and 7.  Do I really need to explain?

There's been a lot going on with my knitting.  I've been posting most of that on Facebook and I've updated all my projects and stash on Ravelry as well.  I'm considering starting a blog for my knitting but I think Facebook and Ravelry will suffice for now.

Chris and I have decided to renovate the kitchen.  Yes, I will be blogging that.  I will make sure to post pictures of the before, after and everything in between.  We've ordered appliances, picked cabinets and counter tops.  We have a color palate but haven't decided on the flooring, back splash, or paint.  Then as if that wasn't enough chaos in our little house, we're getting a dog.

Yes, you heard me right, we're getting a dog.  If you've looked at my profile pic, you can see my buddy, Seamus.  He's 1 of 2 cats we have.  Both were rescues.  Dublin is a very handsome long hair that we have lovingly renamed "fuzzy death".  He hates me.  No, I mean it.  Every morning when I come downstairs he looks at me as if to say "why are you still breathing my air?"  He is Ed's cat.  He follows that man around from the time he gets home from work until he goes to bed at night.  Seamus (the one in my pic) is my cat.  He plays fetch.  No, really, he plays fetch.  I will post video soon.  He has a puppy kong.  If you throw it, he will fetch it, bring it back, and if he really likes you, he will drop it in your hand or lap.

But, I digress.  We are getting a dog.  He is an almost 2 year old Belgian Shepherd, also known as a Malinois.  They are good working dogs.  The only reason we are bringing him into the house, well besides the fact that I love him, is I have a friend who is a professional dog trainer and is going to work with us to keep him trained.  This breed is high energy and doesn't usually do well in a "pet" home.  Meaning, they don't like to just hang around the house and do nothing all day.  Don't get me wrong, he will hang out, but he will be much happier getting me off my fat ass and out for a walk or for some training work.  And yes, I will post pics of him when he comes home tomorrow night.  The boys don't know so, Shhhhhhhh! don't tell.

I do solemnly swear that I am up to no good...... oh wait that's how to open the Marauder's Map.  What I mean to say is that I promise to keep posting here.