mi familia de colorado

so i am almost completely over the flu.
i am still coughing a bit, especially after going to a bar last night in tucker where folks were smoking like crazy while playing poker.
but overall i am feeling so much better. ESPECIALLY since it was warm and sunny all day. the house was just flooded with sunlight and the kitties moved from sunbeam to sunbeam. so cute.

jes left today which stinks. we got to spend more quality time with each other toward the end of the week and today we went for a walk in the warm morning sun so that was nice. we got to spend some time with sarah and kim last night at the smoky bar in tucker and then back here to play dominoes. and earlier in the week we got to eat with dawn and the boys and see some bands play at eyedrum, so that was good. larry has been hanging out in various rooms meowing. i think he is wondering where jes is hiding. sweet buddy. i keep telling him its only a few more weeks until her next visit. i don't think he is hearing it right now.

so while this weekend is about relaxing in the sun and getting the house in order, last weekend was about relaxing in the warmth of my sister's house while it was blustery and snowy outside. last saturday i traveled to colorado springs to see my sister, her husband greg, their two boys ben and zach and my mom. we mostly just hung out, made food and watched tv b/c it was so cold and gross out. i got to spend some quality time with ben, who at one point said " i really love you a lot auntie donna" to which i replied "i really love you a lot ben." i also got to love on my brand new nephew zach who is a little muffin.

kath was getting over an infection in her uterus (from the birth) and so she was pretty tired and on huge doses of antibiotics. this meant no breastfeeding, so baby zach was drinking formula and it was messing with his belly a bit. he finally had a blow out the second day i was there and seemed much happier once the funk exited his butt.

so here are some pics of me and the boys. somewhat serious ben and me:



and then a goofy one of him and me:



and here is one of me and zach. it was kind of cute b/c a few times when i got up close to him, i would squeeze his cheeks and ask him to give me a smile and he did. now maybe it was just gas, but he looked cute either way:



and then here is one of the whole family (at least all the folks without tails):



and lastly, but certainly not leastly, here is the picture kath gave out with zach's birth announcement. what a cute muffin:



it was a short trip, but it was good to see everyone and get to meet zach. there is talk of them coming this way to visit the beach this summer.

oh jebus i am watching this show called "high school reunion" its a hot tranny mess.