We interrupt this family for tax season

We're well into Tax Season now and Bryan is busy working harder than ever. We are so grateful to his wonderful clients who have stuck with him through the years and wouldn't trust anyone else to do their taxes! Bryan's little business is growing and he now has two offices in Corona and Irvine. He also has a nice layout for working at home and he tries to be here with us as much as he can.

I am so happy to continue writing a weekly newspaper column, Mom About Town, for The Friday Flyer. I have received so much positive feedback from readers and endless support from my editor and the owner of the paper. I have so much fun just writing about my little family and the stuff we do and it is so gratifying to know that people actually like reading it! You can check it out at http://www.fridayflyer.com/!

Here is a photo from a recent column on my favorite subject: bathing!

We are also being kept busy with the addition brother and sister kittens, Sam and Beana (started out as Sabrina, but it kept getting shorter!). They are wild and sweet, and keep the older cats on their toes. We said good-bye to Cole's cat Pepper a few weeks ago, when she died suddenly. She had health problems for some time, but was always sweet-tempered. Cole was heartbroken to lose the cat he called his own, and we buried her under the pepper trees at my parents' house. An appropriate spot for a sweet kitty named Pepper! Rest in peace.

This is Sabrina, AKA Beans or Beana


This is Mr. Sam, who we thought was a girl when got him! The vet informed us otherwise! He is ALL BOY, and getting to be such a big guy. He's more like a puppy than a kitten!

Poor Hermione. Can't you just read her mind: "Seriously?? TWO KITTENS? Are you kidding me?"