Kumquats and such

On Monday evening, we were hanging out before Reagan's bedtime and I got a text message. I excused myself from the couch and headed to the computer to take care of something and glanced out the window for a second. I thought I saw three HUGE dogs walking down the street (which wouldn't have been a shock since we've seen lots of dogs loose in the area), but upon closer inspection, I realized it wasn't a pack of dogs, it was three PIGS! I yelled to Jason to come look, grabbed my camera, and we headed outside to investigate. These random pigs had found their way to our front yard. Several neighbors were outside enjoying the show too! As they came closer, they started to use their snouts to dig at the base of our mailbox. Well that didn't suit Jason one bit! He shouted for me to grab a broom from the garage and proceeded to use it to shoo the pigs away. They wandered into the neighbor's yard, so Jason and two other men on the street used brooms and a bat to s...

About a month ago, the cul-de-sac was finally complete...as in we now have 7 neighbor families! We live in a great location full of Marine/Navy families and everyone is so nice here. We have one especially great neighbor who we trade favors with. I watch her dog when they travel and she picks up my mail whenever we are out of town. She also goes to Sam's Club a lot and brings me lots of unexpected treats when she buys in bulk:) Earlier this month, we made cookies and friendship tea and delivered them to the houses. This week, we have received a basket of fruit, a toy for Tommy, some delicious cupcakes, and a beautiful Christmas tupperware full of cute cookies. This brings back so many fond memories of growing up on Kendale Drive and delivering fruitcakes (made by my mom) to all our our neighbors. Here are a few pictures of the goodies: During a season typically marked by overeating, this was a welcome treat! And Reagan LOVES fruit! I've frozen these so I don't e...

Last week, our neighbor's cat climbed up a tree and could not figure out how to get down.  Seriously, he was up there without food or water for over 2 days!  There was much scheming and planning among the residents of Honey Court East as to how to get this cat down, but ultimately, they had to call in the big guns...no, not the fire department, but a tree service that happens to own an old fire truck.  The rescue went off smoothly and gathered a sizable audience.  And though the cat is now safe and sound inside, his little journey made me appreciate having a dog whose knowledge of trees is limited to marking them. It's difficult to see him, but he's up there on the left side of the tree. The rescue begins This poor man spent 2+ minutes trying to pry that crazy cat from his perch! Heading back down The cat is returned to his loving owners...wrapped in a towel to prevent him from using his claws to show his gratitude for the rescue!