Stowaway

We're off to meet Maria, who is on her way from Russia to live in Oxford. While we thought we were excited about finally meeting that little one, who turns two next month, someone else tried to sneak away to meet her...




I don't think we will win any points with this frightening stowaway! We'll be sure to check our luggage for attack cats before embarking on our journey...again.

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Minds out of the Gutters

Move over, Mike Rowe, Lauchlin has been tackling dirty jobs all on her own and for no monetary compensation! Our Memorial Day was supposed to be all about rescreening the porch, which we did: one panel.

With staples still going into the wood, however, Lauchlin decided to attempt removal of the gutters sagging in the front of the house. Surprisingly, the only skill set required is ability to get on a ladder (which one of us refuses to do), use of whatever tools are in your house, and a healthy dose of humility. By humility, we mean posting these pictures! No, those are not spots on the camera lens. That's filth.
Check out the action shot! We're just lucky VIP was busy somewhere else that day.

Windows 2010

The same weekend we were at the Renaissance Fine Arts Festival, our pal, Tom, removed our crank-to-open window (that never completely closed) and installed a new, vinyl window. We're hoping that the window installation will pay for itself over time. The back room (where we blog) was always extremely hot during the summer and freezing during the winter. We'd eventually like to replace all the windows, but financial limitations have prevented us from doing just that.
Here is our new view of the Japanese Magnolia in our backyard!
When we got home, Mojo couldn't wait to show us! Unoffically, the window is in the cats' room, and they know it's for their benefit that we had this done!

V.I. People

While we recently attended the Renaissance Fine Arts Festival in Ridgeland, Mississippi, we were spotted by VIP, Jackson's premiere (free) who's who magazine. Photographers from this magazine cover only the finest social events, and they usually capture Jacksonians who are dressed to impress. Okay, so Lauchlin did mostly design our t-shirts. This photo rivals the one from "Bluffs and Bayous" with Gov. Haley Barbour from last year.
Don't we look hot? Well, we were!

Tell Her About It

We attended May's last dance recital. She's decided to move on to gymnastics from here. Still, she is one of the better dancers we saw dancing through the decades. Here she is dancing to one of Billy Joel's 1980s hits...


And the dancer after the performance...


We had cupcakes with green icing after the show...


We also had story time with May...



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Home Grown

The successful first fruit of our labor. We called him "Tom," and then we called him delicious! We look forward to many more hearty tomatoes and herbs this summer. We will enjoy them with the other fresh veggies we plan to buy by the boat load at the VFM!

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Bring On the Art...

We're all geared up to work another Renaissance Fine Arts Festival. It's this weekend at The Renaissance at Colony Park in Ridgeland. If you're in the market for some art, it's a great place to shop. You can always just look or come simply to see us.
We hope to see everybody there. Here is one of the ads Lauchlin designed for the festival this year...


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