Happy New Year

It's 2009 and I've just hung my Songbirds 09 calendar on the wall in the pantry, replacing the one I had last year. (both were xmas gifts from jen's mom, thanks michelle!) Today's bird is the Black Capped Chickadee. I skipped ahead to April to see what Jen's birthday bird is- this year is it the Northern Cardinal. Over a few pages to August, mine is the Painted Bunting. 

I miss having the birds in the backyard, the Shepherd's Hook looks so lonely in the snow with no feeder on it. I'm thinking of putting some suet on the fence. 

Today is a lazy Saturday. Jen's working at O'Nats and I've got

 a few hours to kill until I pick up some Salmon and go cook for the Thomsens. Tonight we're planning on having date night at home, and I'm excited to not being going outside in this zero degree weather! 

Fluffy Butt (Daxter) is resting at my feet on the bed. When I came home from bringing Jen to work earlier I was surprised not to find him at the door, wagging his tail and jumping up on me. I looked around the house and called him, but he didn't respond. I walked into our bedroom to find him sprawled out at the top of our bed on Jen's pillow! What a spoiled prince.  Take a look,