I'm Ready for Winter!!!

Just thought I would share my WeeMee, who is very excited for fall and winter to arrive!

(To get your own WeeMee, just go to WeeWorld.com)

Ruthie, aka The Cat with Thumbs

The other day I caught Ruthie drinking out of the kitchen sink, which she apparently is able to turn on herself. She is such a cute cat (maybe I'm biased), so I grabbed my camera on the off chance I might catch something good. And I did get some interesting pictures, that's for sure:

I'm not sure this is classified as 'good' but it does make me laugh...

I never really noticed how freakish Ruthie's paws were until I saw this shot on my computer!

My cat has thumbs!

Sarah Bought a House!!!

Okay, let me clarify that...I bought another house...down the road from my parents...sight unseen...at a foreclosure auction. So naturally, now that I own 10% of it, my mother and I felt the need to snoop around a little bit. Because who doesn't want to see if they made a huge mistake? Or start making plans for all the remodeling they are going to get to do? Certainly not me! And of course, my camera came with me, to document the experience that may or may not have been legal.

And our journey begins!

We decided to take the long way, walking all the way down to camp, and then hiking back up the gully path, which gave me ample opportunity for my daily picture taking resolution:

One the way down to camp, we saw wild asters, which happen to be my birthday flower!


Scary caterpillar...this guy was freakin' HUGE and trucking across the driveway like nothing I've ever seen...


Camp!!! (So sad that summer is over.)

Queen Anne's Lace

The secret road between camp and my new house...

My new house, from the top of Secret Camp Road...

Very deep gully that I apparently own as well...

The back of my new house!!!

Someone's abandoned hot tub...any ideas on how I am supposed to dispose of this?

An unlocked door, begging us to go inside...

My future movie/billards/mini bar entertainment compound...

Random toilet within what I can only imagine was a 90% unfinished bathroom...

Tiny Basement Bedroom #1

Tiny Basement Bedroom #2...

Sarah's Future Scrapbooking/Crafting Nook

View from foyer...

View of dining area from stairs...

View of Owasco Lake from dining area...

Very dirty living room...could this house be Sarah's Folly???

Tiny Upstairs Bedroom #3...

Incredibly Bright (even by Sarah Standards) Bedroom #4...

Barbie Bedroom #5

Barbie Bathroom off Barbie Bedroom...now I know this is not Sarah's Folly...I have finally found where I belong!

Rather messy, but ultimately kick-ass, ginormous garage so that Sarah's Sea-Doo doesn't have to sit outside all winter anymore!

SARAH'S GREAT PURCHASE, from the front...

My beautiful lake view!

My new neighbors' gazebo...some day I will have one too!

So I know, it looks a little ghetto, especially compared to my current house. But it's a great project for me, since I get to pick out all new flooring (I'm thinking Pergo), paint the walls, and install a completely new kitchen. Oh, and let's not forget the entertainment room in the basement! And it's on two acres in the country, so Izzy, Emma, and Casey will have plenty of room to play with their future yellow lab brother! And once it's done, I can sell it, and buy my condo in Ithaca! As Tracy would say, "Whoot!!!!"

How awesome is Captial One's new idea?

I went online yesterday to pay my Capital One bill of $6.86 (okay, so I don't use it very much) and was greeted with a new offer from them: design your own credit card. They give you two options: pick a photo from thousands already on their website, or upload your own picture. Note: nudity and pornographic images are not allowed, nor are photos of celebrities, so no, you won't be able to make a card with John Krasinski's picture on it. Believe me, if it was allowed, I would totally have done that! Anyhow, I went through my favorite pictures to find one that would fit on a credit card, and came up with an adorable picture of Izzy from when she was about 3 months old. My photo was approved today, and Capital One emailed me a picture of what my new card will look like:

Needless to say, I am pretty excited about my new card, which will arrive in 7 business days and was totally free! I might actually start using Capital One more often...although those 10% coupons from Target do make using their card very worthwhile.

Taylor Swift Sings in the Subway

So I'll admit, I was stunned when Kanye West hopped on stage during Taylor Swift's acceptance of her Best Female Video at the MTV VMAs this year and basically said to the world that she didn't deserve the award. I was disgusted, and felt horrible for poor Taylor, who was speechless and apparently had to be led off the stage after being so rudely interrupted.

What was amazing about the entire incident was Taylor's performance, just minutes later, of 'You Belong With Me' on the New York Subway. This was the song that Kanye felt didn't deserve to win, performed by a 19 year old who actually writes her own music. She did an awesome job, and now I know that there is a reason why I'll listen to Kanye on the radio (and sometimes enjoy it) but I actually will go out and buy Taylor Swift's music!

To watch Taylor's awesome performance of one of my favorite songs, just click the link:

Taylor Swift sings in the subway

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