I am trying to "go green" more. I have always been environmentally conscious, but not necessarily when I go to the grocery store. I always have used paper bags since they can be used to put recycling in; however, now that I have single-sort recycling, there's no need for those extra grocery bags. Now I have gathered up some reusable bags and take them to the grocery store.

The other day when I got home from the grocery store and was unpacking my stuff, my cat jumped into the bag. When I reached down to get the next item out of the bag, I ended up with a Fred-the-cat instead.

After a little internet research I found out what my caterpillar friend is. He (or she) is a Cecropia Moth. It looks he is already making a cocoon on my deck. In the spring he (or she) will emerge into a big moth like this. Here's a link to find out more. http://www.geocities.com/rainforest/5479/

This week we got a new patio. James and I have already made s'mores and just "hung out" on it. Even though I first balked at getting it, I really love it and it already adds so much to our backyard.

This little guy was hanging out on my patio tonight. Look at his colors...isn't he cool!

Frustration

The city keeps saying that they are going to come back and fix the side of the yard so that we won't have water in our basement anymore. It seems to be taking forever!!! Until that time, I guess with each big rainfall we'll just have to realize our basement will have water in it.

Yes, it's been two weeks since my last entry. I had an excuse though! I went to see the zoo last weekend. Okay, well kind of the zoo. Just my sister's house...with her and her husband, and their two cats and one puppy. Yes, it was chaos. I have really cute pics of them, but just need to figure out how to get them downloaded to the computer. I love technology!

The Olympics

I love the Olympics. I love watching the athletes compete and just taking in the sites from far away lands. Since the Olympics are in Beijing this year I recognize many of the sites as I have been there before just 8 years ago.

The Great Wall

As an aspiring gymnast a long time ago, I dreamed of being in the Olympics. Watching Mary Lou in 1984 and the Mag 7 in 1996. I still love watching the gymnastics events and follow everything that's happening even to this day.

Winning the Level 6 state all-around title in 1990 (Yes, that's me on the 1 spot)