Porch

Finished at last. What do you think?



At the very least, it's a lot better than the stained, dirty concrete that's under it.

Doin' the porch

My feet ache. My back aches. Ten hours on the back patio today and I'm not even done the measly 65 square feet that I'm tiling with slate 12x12s. I'm such an amateur. But I guess that's to be expected. I was hoping to at least get the tile laid today and be able to grout tomorrow, but it looks like my two day tiling experiment will turn into a three of four-day extravaganza. Slate is kind of a pain in the ass since it's uneven and some pieces are thinner than others. I hope the grout will help smooth it out a bit. All in all it's not too bad, if I do say so myself, though I'm glad I'm practicing on the porch before tackling the bathrooms and kitchen. 250 square feet versus 65. I don't even want to think about it right now. I need more Advil.

Kittens, Kittens, and more Kittens

I know I haven't posted in almost two months, so no one will probably read this. However, the kitten thing is getting a little out of hand, so I thought I'd post a few more pics of the 5, that's right, 5 kittens we now have living in my bathroom. We're hoping to get them adopted through Petsmart's program, but in the meantime we've got to find some money for basic vet stuff before they'll take them. It seems worth it at the moment, 'cause boy, are they cute! Just see for yourself.This was the day after we started putting food out for them. At first they were fighting each other for it, they were so hungry. Now everybody's happy and full, and we've got ourselves a pot full of kittens!
How could we keep this little bugger outside any longer?

So we brought them all inside and kept them in the bathtub for a little bit while we medicated some of their crusty eyes.


Hello! I'm too cute for words! Now bow to my commands!!!