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Thursday, January 31, 2013

Keep Calm and CLEAN!

I few years ago, I discovered that spring cleaning in the winter was great!  I can get a lot of it done while the weather is cold and yucky and of course when the kids are in school.  So I start in January and hope to finish by the end of February with most of it.  Then when spring arrives, I just have to work on the outside!

It is the last day of the month and I am happy to report, all closets are cleaned out and organized.  All baseboards are cleaned, and all rooms are cleaned from top to bottom.  I just have the basement and garage which the basement will be done next week.

Then I organize and organize!  I love to have things organized and placed neatly where they belong.  However, I have 2 kids, a husband and a cat now.  Nothing is always in it's place all the time.  Now I am trying to place bins the kitchen pantry to organize it more and it looks nice.  Erik thinks I am OCD but the kids just throw things in there so if they have bins for each category, it will be easier.  Pictures to come when I am finished.

I also started an 'Important Papers' binder that has birth certificates, S.S cards for the kids, medical records (x-rays, and surgery info.), car title, jewelry appraisals, house warranty items.  This is for quick reference for us.  I saw this on Pinterest and thought it was a great idea!




Late last year I cleaned out my ugly bins and got matching white ones for my laundry room and placed cute little scrapbook paper and ribbon tags on them.  I am working on maybe getting cabinets and a new sink this year.










Wednesday, January 9, 2013

New Addition to the Kyre Family

Meet Buckeye!  Our kitten is almost 5 months old and full of energy...just like my kids!  We adopted him on December 23rd from Colony Cat Rescue off of Sawmill Road.  It is a very interesting place with 50+ cats running around and litter boxes galore.  I was about to leave when the lady said kittens were in another small room.  Emma found a kitten on their website and wanted to see if he was still there.  We went in but he was not.  However Emma fell in love with Darrel.  Well we all did not like that name so we changed it really quick.  Darrel reminded me of that show Storage Wars.  I kept thinking about "Yuuuppp!"  If you have watched the show, you know what I am talking about here!

Erik was still unsure about getting a new pet since we have not had one since our beloved first cat Boomer passed away.  Boomer became very ill when Emma was 2 years old and passed away at the vet.  It was very difficult on both of us so we decided no more pets for awhile.  However I did get 2 beta fish shortly after which I killed on accident changing the water in the bowls.  Apparently the water was too cold...okay I am not very good with fish.  Erik did come around with our constant nagging but he made very strict rules that the kids need to help take care of him.

The kids and I decided on Buckeye. We took him home that day and all of us spent two weeks with him.  Buckeye is a very loving and friendly kitten who just loves the kids.  We have closed all the bedrooms upstairs since he is teething and wants to chew.  I do not want him to swallow any little toys.  He is exploring everything so the trusty spray bottle is doing wonders.

I took Buckeye to the vet last week and he was sneezing a lot.  At first we thought he had allergies but he had a virus probably from the shelter.  So I have to give him some meds twice a day.  Not fun when he is clawing you and you are trying to have him drink medicine from a syringe.

Buckeye is fixed and microchipped. He is not declawed but we are going to have his front claws taken out.  He is scratching the carpet and us a little when he is playing.  Our kitty will be having surgery next month.

Here are some pictures of our little Buckeye...Emma and Ethan's first pet!







Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

The Kyre Family has been very busy with holiday gatherings and celebrating the new year.  The hubby gave in and we adopted a kitten for Christmas.  His name is Buckeye and the kids are in love!  Of course he has taken to me a lot and if I sit on the couch, he is laying right on me!  It is so cute!

Here are some pictures of our Christmas activities and New Year!  I am hoping for a great 2013!


Playing in the snow!

Festival of Lights


Ethan and Buckeye


Me and Buckeye


Our Shepherd and Angel

Christmas Miracle at church

Snacks for Santa and his reindeer

Santa came!

Buckeye had to test everything out!





Nan Kyre and her gifts


Nana and her Thirty One bag!


Guitars...oh no!

Ethan helping with the shoveling


SuperGames




Our little man's first set of stitches...luckily only 3.


Nativity Scene at State Auto


Happy New Year


Happy New Year


Emma and Buckeye