Theres a new kid....errr......I mean CAT in town!!

Sorry for the delayed posting...I feel like I hit the ground running since I got back in town!!
Stay tuned for an upcoming trip post...with lots of pictures...and corny commentary from yours truly:)

Yesterday was family day at the lake! My parents have had a lake house trailer since 1997. It's only about 5 minutes away from where they live now...although growing up, we drove nearly an hour to get there!  We got down there at about 11:30...weather wasn't too bad 80's...but there wasn't much of a breeze so it got pretty hot!  We did some fishing (without much luck) and Roy caught the biggest piece of lake-weed-algae I've ever seen!! Ha! Boy, he really thought he had a big one on the line!! I should've taken his picture with his big "catch"!  After grilling out we were all ready to cool off....and after much persuasion and many double-dog dares...we even got Roy to get in.  Don't believe the stereotypes!!....Roy CAN swim...he's just not a fan of big bodies of water (apparantly a 7 acre lake counts as a big body of water to him!). Ha!

view of the lake

Not the greatest pictures...but you get the point

No those aren't lochness monters! It's.....The Maney's

I probably should have censored my awkwardly buoy-like behind...

did I mention I fell off the diet-wagon back in Colorado?

Roy seemed to think he had perfected the floating backstroke...

he was showing me his Olympic caliber skills in this one

In other news....

I finally convinced Roy a couple weeks ago to let me bring my cat home from my parents house!

 Bella (whos unfortunately a male cat-long story-Roys insisting we call him something else),

 has been staying at my parents since I moved out in 2007. 

We were renting at the time, and I wasn't wanting to mess with paying extra for a cat, 

plus Bella had lots of cat friends at my parents. ...

But as of late (since moving to TimBukTu) my parents have had 4 of their cats go missing! Yikes! 

Including Bella's girlfriend Nala :( -don't worry, we're seeking therapy...

I decided it was probably time to bring the Beasto (Bella's more masculine nickname) home, 

before something happened to him!

Kelly, the animal expert, went to Petsmart with me on Saturday so we could get all the essentials.

I'm most worried about him shedding. I have a hard enough time keeping my floors clean-the last thing I need is little grey and white hairs everywhere! My solution to this problem??

Meet....

The FURMINATOR

Kelly swears these things are amazing...we shall see...for $42.99 it better turn his fur into a chain of gold!

Here's a picture of Bella's little corner in our office...

So far things are going great! 

He seems perfectly happy in his new home...he's probably thrilled to get away from the zoo that-is my parents house!

I'll definitely keep you posted on the new addition to the Maney family