People who know me know that I am a huge NC State fan. I have loved them since the days of Jim Valvano (and was so saddened when he died from cancer). My brother graduating from there was a huge bonus. I am writing this with tear filled eyes. NC States women's basketball Kay Yow died early this morning from breast cancer. Kay had been battling breast cancer since the mid 80's. Her cancer had been in remission but then came back and spread to other parts of her body.
Besides my heart hurting for Kay, her family, and the wolfpack basketball team, I am pissed. It's bad enough that one has to suffer from this horrible cancer, but then to fight it and have it come back is totally unfair. I have had too many people that I know affected by breast cancer. My mother (and our family) lost her her dear friend that she had known for many many years from breast cancer. She like Kay, had fought this only to have it reoccur. My was heartbroken when her friend and passed. I have a good knitting buddy that had to go through this herself, but thank goodness she came through it like a trooper and is doing great!!!!
The passsing of Kay Yow is a huge blow not only to the wolfpack community, but also to the many cancer charities that Kay was involved in. But I have to believe that Kay Yow and Jim Valvano are in heaven starting up their own NC State basketball team. Who knows, maybe they are shooting hoops themselves. :0)

My snow dance worked!!!!

Let it snow Let it snow let it snow was what I was saying as I did my snow dance last night. When I heard that we were to get snow I was overjoyed. So before I went to bed I did a little snow dance in hopes that it would indeed snow. (Now all of you Northeners stop laughing at us. We do not get snow that often so when we do we have to have a little snow party.) My sister sent me a text around 5am to inform me that it was snowing. :0) So I jumped out of bed and looked out of the window to see that my happy dance worked!!!!

Then around 6am the phone rang and as I answered I heard the most beautiful words...Cumberland County Schools would be closed today!!!!

As soon as it was light outside, I ran outside to have some fun in the snow. My sister and I took sme pictures so that we could actually show people that every blue moon it really does snow in North Carolina.

As I sit here here still in my PJ'S I can't help but to smile adn think to myself.....gosh my happy dance really did work.

Haircut vs. Butchering

I take my Himalayian cat 2 times a year to the groomers to get her kitty haircut. In the Spring/Summer and Fall I usually get her a close shave. So basocally she is a naked kitty. This was the first time that I took her in the Winter to get a kitty haircut. My sister had to take her since I had to work. I gave her specific instructions on what I wanted done to her. She was to get her potty patch, her stomach could be shaved since that's where the majority of her mats are at. And to just "cut" the top part of her hair. So that's what my sister told the groomers. Well here are the before and after photos and you be the judge is this was just a "cut"

Here is my beautiful Priscillia. She is such a pretty cat. She has nice long white fur, and gray feet, tail and face. (yes I am a proud cat owner who thinks that thier kitties are the purrtiest cats in the world.) Well this is how Priscilla usually looks. She is just a little ball of fluff. She weighs 6 pounds but I would bet that it is mostly just fur.

Here is Priscilla after her haircut. My little ball of fluuf is gone. When she goes to the groomers she usually has and does have a lions tail, little "pom poms" on her feet and her face is usually trimmed. But look at the top of her. I asked for a "cut" and this is what I got. Is this really a cut? To me this is butchering. I paid $55.00 for this. I do not mind spending money on my pets but I should get at least what I asked for. The weather is a tad chilly and I am worried that she will be cold since she doesn't have very much hair on her. This was not a very good day for Priscilla and I