hedgehogs, a new love.

i keep seeing them everywhere i look, here are a few of my favorite etsy finds.

i think a new collection may be in my future... i hope owls and hedgehogs play well together.

the real ones are good too.

my best friend {at my third school} in the 7th grade had a pet hedgehog, he was the sweetest thing.

i had another friend when i was in high school who also had a pet hedgehog.

he liked to climb up your pant leg to cuddle, it was pretty adorable.

i wonder how the kitties would feel about a funny little prickly thing running around the house... 

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it is G O R G E O U S outside!!

i'm gonna go play outside with the ladies...

... aren't they purdy?!!

what are your plans for the day?

today was like, whoa...

... in mostly an "i might ralph at any moment due to stress/anxiety/frustration/worry/tension/heartache" sort of way...

... but there was good found in simple, beautiful things...

... and an extraordinary almost 5 year old...

... and an artistically experimental roommate...

... and chicks...

*deep breath*

oh, easter is this sunday?!!

this was new information to me when the squirrels came home this past sunday chirping all about it excitedly. i was quite certain it was the sweet treats that had them on pins and needles, but i was quickly reassured that what they wanted more than just about anything in the world was to paint and dye hard-boiled eggs. 

better get to it.

we like to use teas, fruits and veggies for the dye, renders the most beautiful colors over brown eggs, and i was thinking about using blown out eggs this year, utilizing the eggs for a quiche or scramble. last year we learned that none of us are terribly fond of the hard boiled variety.

spoonful is having a bunny drawing contest if you like bunnies and drawing you should enter. this drawing is one i did recently as 'thank you' gift to someone i appreciate an awful lot.

this sunday is also the 2nd birthday of our resident bunny, Otto. isn't he a handsome fella?!

we're all a little exhausted...

there has been an awful lot of non-zephyr related stuff going on in zephyr land lately. we got busy, the kiddos got sick, the stress started building... and we just pooped out.

But we're back and everyone's well and we want to give a BIG shout out to all of the fabulous people that pulled through at the last minute to join us for the race for the cure! We are ridiculously excited!!!! THANK YOU!!!!

Just in case there is anyone left that still wants to join here's what you can do:

Since the online team registration was shutoff on August 29th, all additional participants will need to register as individuals. Anyone who missed the deadline can still run or walk with a team, they simply need to register as an individual participant and pickup their t-shirt, bib, and pin at Will Call at either the Health Expo or on Race day. So, if you register and want to hang out with us, just let us know and we'll add your name to our team roster!

It's gonna be FUN!!!

photo: this is Sarah's kitty, Milo, doing what he does best.