On Friday night we went to a house party thrown by Tim's co-worker and his family. They live in an older Portland neighborhood, in a very cosy older house. Everyone brought in a dish to share and everything was very good. Tim and I made some salsa, in two strengths, Hot and Extra Hot.
Kids had great time playing at the detached playhouse, above the garage. After a little while Larissa returned wearing a Superman costume, which caused everyone a great laugh.
On Saturday I did the typical cleaning, cooking, shopping, but this time we got something "special" for Tim at the Trader Joe's. A Brussels sprouts "Christmas" tree (at least that's what we decided it looked like). It tastes the same as a typical cut ones in a bag, but a whole lot more fun to look at
Miranda had a school party to attend, so we went out and got a "white elephant gift" for the gift exchange. A recorder and a set of drum sticks to give away. She came home with a candle holder shaped like a snow covered Christmas house.
Saturday night we finally decided to go ahead and adopt a kitten. We went to a Bonnie Hays Animal Shelter by our house. That where we actually got denied!! Why you ask? Because we were open on our application and marked "yes" in "we plan on de-clawing the cat" box.
Now, everyone is entitled to their opinion and everyone is free to talk about their religious believes, political opinions, etc. I won't stop them. But, seriously, without even having a good argument, a lady at the shelter said that she won't let us adopt a kitten! She even admitted that we could have lied and marked "no" and would have been free to take the kitten home and do as we pleased later, but in this case honesty was not the best policy.
SO, basically, they rather kill a cat (since they ARE a kill shelter, meaning they will put an animal down is not adopted), than give it to a loving family. I just don't get it! Kids were pretty bummed out too. This was their Christmas gift. We thought since we are all home for the next two weeks, that it would be a good time to introduce a new animal to the new environment...
Sunday was pretty much spent at IKEA. The place is too big to do a quick shopping. Between their delicious food, and a maze-like floor layout, you end up spending a whole day walking around... & trying fun hats on?..
We did get a few things for the girls' room, that tie into my original theme. Plus, it's nice to have matching sets for the beds.
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