Cat update

It appears that Zach is getting the cat door. The past few days they've been stuck in the garage when Brian leaves for work and when he comes home at lunch, they are in the house.

So I guess he's not as stubborn as I thought.

2 out of 3 animals

We installed a cat/dog door from our house to the garage. My husband insisted because he doesn't want to smell the litter box while working from home (but he can work with piles of clutter and band equipment in his office -- go figure). When I live in Nebraska, I had a cat door that Zach used all the time to get to his litter box in the basement. Brian installed the door and put all three animals in the garage. None of them really got the concept so he tacked the door up so they could prance back and forth.

Charlie has now figured out he can TRY to come with us everytime we leave. Someone usually has to tell him to stay while one person backs the car out. We put the plastic back down and all day while Brian worked on the yard, Charlie went in and out, never leaving the yard and sitting on the driveway.

The cats were bewildered by the door until last night. That bright cat Sage, after sitting in the garage for an hour, decided to brave the plastic and go through. Zach, on the other hand, meowed like a school girl until we couldn't stand it so the tack went back up. That's all I need is the cat meowing all night in the garage because he's not to bright esp when I'm trying to get precious sleep before this baby comes. This cat used a cat door for 4 years. What's the deal?

So, two out of three animals get the animal door while the cranky 12 year old cat is either an idiot or being stubborn.

Brian stuck the cats in the garage before he left today. We'll see who's in the garage when I come home tonight. Maybe Zach will figure it out?

Mother's Day

When I lived in Nebraska, I would spend Mother's Day planting flowers in honor of my mother. Since moving to Bend, planting flowers don't happen until after Memorial Day and the last few years, I've been at a loss. Mostly we do something for my MIL (lunch around 2 p.m.) or go for a walk (which Charlie and I are heading out to do).

Even though I'm 33 days away from having this kid, my husband made me breakfast and then "went to work." (I think he went to get me something though I said not to) I guess I'm not at a loss anymore now that there is a little one on the way. He's definitely restricting my breathing and keeping me up at night but I'm 100% sure he's all worth it.

Now to get out and enjoy the day with my little doggy.

Save the date

My husband's band is playing at Silver Moon Brewing on Saturday May 24th! I'm pretty sure the last time they played at Silver Moon in September was the evening I got knocked up.

I plan on being there -- what about you?

Google Reader: It's not you, it's me

Since I'm prepping for baby and working like a dog, I have no time to read blogs anymore. Today there were 2000 in there. YIKES. I hit up the usual -- Bend Blogs, LOL Cats and Dooce.com's Daily Chuck but that seems about it. I've started to trim my blog reading list. I don't need those 10 indie rock rss feeds anymore. And all those entertainment blogs -- I'll stick with Perez. All the food ones --bye bye. I have to cut back because I just don't have time. It's not you, it's me.

What a year a difference makes

When I started my job last year, I knew Adobe Photoshop and Pagemaker and that was about it. Over the past year, I've taken classes to help me fine tune what I self taught myself in Adobe Illustrator and InDesign. To make it all come full circle, one of the design projects I did last year was making certificates for our employee appreciation dinner. Last year, it took me all day, struggling with InDesign. This year , a piece of cake -- 1 hour and there were even nicer than last year.

I used to really HATE Illustrator and now I'm embracing the layers and clipping masks. I dreaded opening the program but now I seem to work in it many times a day as I prepare to leave for 12 weeks next month.

Now, I just have to learn Dreamweaver and I'll be satisfied.

So, YAY for me.

Central Oregon Blogger Meet-up

Central Oregon Blogger Meet-up
Wednesday, April 30, 5:30ish at the Summit, Downtown Bend
To RSVP visit this event's page on Upcoming and click "I'm Going!", leave a comment, or email me at jenblackledge at gmail.com

The first blogger meetup was a big success! Since then there's been a lot of growth and new folks have popped up in our local "blogosphere". Meetups like this are a nice chance for all of us to gather, unwind, and put some faces together with the blogs.

This event is primarily intended for bloggers who wish to meet other bloggers. If you don't have a blog, then this may not be the get-together for you. So, if you just can't stand not being there and don't already have a blog... what are you waiting for?!