Good-Bye, Sweet Friend

This sweet soul crossed the rainbow bridge today. She lived an incredible eighteen years, of which she was part of our world for twelve. In those twelve years a lot of life happned and Gretchen was my constant companion through it all. I will miss my friend, my co-worker, my sidekick, my sweet girl. My lap will be a little cooler without her around, and my office won't be the same without my beloved co-worker to keep an eye on me and all I do. They say grief is the debt you pay for having loved. I don't think I will ever be able to pay this off. Rest well, Miss Gretchen. Word on the street is that you had a dog and a cat waiting to welcome over. Until we meet again, sweet girl. xo  

Our Week

On Monday, I arrived home from work to discover that Emma had created a beautiful bouquet of flowers for me from the flowers we brought home from Easter. It was such a lovely surprise! 

Tuesday saw Clove and Violet spending more time together. They are doing really well and while it's a slow thing this bonding process I have no doubt that in the end they will be besties! 

On Thursday we spy the rare Emma bird in her natural habitat. Perched on the counter enjoying the remains of the banana bread bowl! 

Thursday and Friday evening both looked like the above pictures. With the temperatures unseasonably hot (annoyingly so for us who don't love summer weather) we sought refuge outside on the deck where it was cooler than inside. Even Gretchen joined in the fun! Pizza followed by peach popsicles rounded out the day. 

And on Saturday I put the finishing touches on the final project for the two classes I took this semester. I love my doctoral program, cohort and school and these two classes were some of my favorites thus far! Here's to hoping that I can stay on track and finish up by summer 2024! xo 

In

9:41am

 

There's some serious Friday vibes happening here. xo 

Waldorf Kitty

 

Just a Waldorf kitty and her gnomes. xo 

Meanwhile, Sunday Morning.....

someone was doing her best to keep the girls from leaving. xo 

 

Day And Night

 

Gretchen's new favorite spot! One day we'll be able to play chess again! xo

Foiled

 

When you are trying to finish the trimester report but the cat has other plans. xo

My Co-Worker This Week

 With the girls away I have had a near constant companion this week. 

She usually spends time with me when I get up in the morning (around 5:30am) We sit on the couch and watch TV together or enjoy the quiet (and she purrs). But this spending time with me during work has rarely (and possibly never) happened before! 

And yet she joined me each day. Staying right next to me (or in this case, on me) for hours! 

Of course, Gretchen being ON my lap made it rather challenging. 

Today she upped the ante and decided she had to lay ON my computer. Clearly, she needed to keep a close eye on what I was working on! It's been lovely to have her company but I think it's safe to say that she is really missing the girls! xo 

Wordless Wednesday::Bunny and Kitty

 

Orientation Kitty

My first day of orientation (back at The New England Center for Children) was made better by my trusty sidekick keeping me company during eight hours of Zoom meetings! So grateful for Dave, the girls, Gretchen and everyone's texts! Y'all made my first day back wonderful!  xo

Investigating

 In which Gretchen checks out the newest members of the family! xo

What The World Needs Now....

is love, sweet love....xo

Catching Up

Gracious! I have been such a blog slacker this year! I have been meaning to "catch up" for days now and somehow it hasn't happend. Today, though, I made it one of my goals to do so before a new week began and I got even more behind.

Mostly life has been just keeping us far too busy. The girls are doing well with their lessons, I am still getting to the gym (almost daily) and the new semester started at Northeastern so Dr. Tscherne is back in action over there.

When I went to look through the pictures on my phone to see what I hadn't shared yet, I realized that mostly it was memes and inspirational quotes that were in my photos section. Below are the few pictures I have taken recently. The fist three are from the holiday show (a week ago) and the one where the girls are curling their hair is from a few days after that. 

And then of course, there was this random picture of Gretchen sitting on the hot water bottle taken by one of the girls on my phone: 

Such a funny kitty!

So, that's about it from here! Have a wonderful rest of the long weekend! xo

In The Laundry

No worries Gretchen. It's not like I was trying to fold that laundry or anything! xo 

Cat Nap

No sooner did Grace take her ukulele out of the case than did Gretchen decide it would be the perfect place to take her afternoon nap. xo 

In The Window

One of these days the lovely spring weather will arrive, right!? xo

Friends

 We've been bunny sitting since last Friday. Caroline is the sweetest rabbit ever! The first couple of days Gretchen wasn't so sure about her. She spent a fair amount of time watching her from a distance. And then tonight this happened.....

We're pretty sure that Gretchen wants a bunny of her own! xo