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Spunky's new haircut makes her look like a bobble-head, and I can't help but laugh when I see her move her head like one! I'm not getting any better at the lion cut, but Spunky is always so good at letting me attempt to give her one.
This image also made me smile.
Have a great week!
Sweet Spunky has been alone since last Friday morning. I'm off to spend the night with her tonight.
Tomorrow I will be meeting my new third grade class and new mentor teacher. I'm very excited for that. I will also be in a paired teaching model with a friend of mine, so that means that all lesson planning will be cut in half!
I plan on hitting up a couple of thrift stores between teaching and tutoring tomorrow. After tutoring for a couple of hours in the evening, I'll be heading back to Los Angeles to spend the rest of my spring break with M.
Spunky has been so lovey that it's beginning to get a little annoying. Without my sisters here to play with her as well, she turns to me for all of her attention. Lex mailed both of us a Valentine (it was literally addressed to "Leni and Smushy Cat"). It was the cutest valentine I had ever seen and it even came with a heart shaped silly band!
I opend the card with Spunky in my lap, read it and then put in the coffee table. I walked into the kitchen to grad some dinner and came back to see this:
Her punishment was to take one more photo with it (which was difficult because all she wanted to do was bite and play with it!) 
The first graders had a Valentine's day party on Friday. Because I have class on day Friday, I'm not able to make it to the first grade classroom. Yesterday was Lincoln's birthday, and therefore a holiday, so I got my Valentine's today.
I spent the night going through all my Valentine's from the little first graders. They're so cute. Spunky really thought they were all for her. I tried to tell her that they were mine, but she wouldn't hear any of it!
While the little notes and candy were my favorite, Spunky loved the ribbons and bags.
My little Snoopy thinks that the Valentine's tent was set up for her. As soon as it was set up, she was playing in it. I even catch her taking little naps inside! 
This week has felt so long. I have a HUGE to-do list this weekend. M and I are going to Joshua Tree to spend some time with his god-parents. It's so peaceful there and I love their company. It's the perfect place for me to get started on my Teaching Event/PACT that is due in a few weeks.
I'll post more photos of the tent and decorations on Monday.
Have a great weekend!
I took a few pictures last week on my camera without the memory card in it. The problem is that I have no idea how to get these photos off the camera. Somehow, I am only able to get the off my memory card. It's crazy! I can browse through the photos on the camera, but can not figure out how to get them onto my computer.
Anyhow, I took this photo of Spunky. It's not as good as the ones I have on my camera, but it will have to do since I can't figure out how to get the other ones off.
I'm still pretty bad at the "Lion Cut". Poor Spunky is such a trooper, though. She doesn't bite me or scratch me at all. She complains a little, but not in an annoying way. Perhaps it's because she knows she gets lots of treats when it's done. And, bad or good worse, Spunky always owns her lion cut and never lets a bad haircut ruin her day!
The truth is, Spunky looks like a caricature kitty with the lion cut. Her face and tail look so much bigger than her body; it's not proportional at all. In fact, it's quite funny. She has the usual uneven spots. I'm not sure if I'll ever be able to master the lion cut (#15), but I'm definitely getting better each time. The best part is that it grows back; so any mistakes that I do make are not permanent!
It's the start of another week of teaching, classes, tutoring, babysitting, studying, lesson planing and tacking my ever-long to-do list. I hope this week involves more sleep than the last one did!
Yesterday was such a nice California winter day. It was a warm, sunny 72 degrees. I left the balcony open so Spunky could sunbathe. She loves to sunbathe; she's definitely a California kitty. Lucky for her, it's supposed to be warm all week!
This week has gone by pretty quickly for me. It's already Thursday. Yesterday was a great day, despite it's length. After class I was able to go home and finish all my assignments and planning for the week. It feels good to be back in the groove.I'm not sure what it was that did it, but I'm glad that I'm back to being ahead in my assignments. I even started on next week's readings!
Tonight I have my first soccer game of the quarter. Yes, on top of everything else that I'm doing, I decided to add on intramural soccer. It's my "me" thing for the quarter. Plus, it's a guaranteed workout at least once a week! A win-win.
I love this out-of-focus photos of Spunky. It's just barely in focus enough to tell what it is of.
Spunky has been extra loving lately -- especially since there is no one else in the house to give her love! I guess that's a good thing, because I've been getting pretty lonely myself. To keep myself happy, I've been spending my evenings reading through my favorite blogs. I'm slowly putting a dent on the 1000+ unread blog posts that I have. Here are a few posts that have stood out to me:
The best 2011 New Year's Resolution I've come across: building a fort. Just genius.
I enjoyed this article on body image.
Gandhi's top 10 fundamentals. My current computer background.
If it were to snow here, I'd definitely have a snow picnic! So adorable.
I was reunited with Spunky yesterday. It was so good to see her.Like she usually does when she's alone for a period of time, she played "I'm the King of the Mountain" all night last night. That's where she walks ON TOP of you while you're sleeping because: 1) she's excited she's not alone anymore. 2) she wants attention. 3) she wants attention. Did I mention that she does it for attention?!
She doesn't know it yet, but she's in for an hour-long car ride back home later today.
Tomorrow I will be posting a Project Me post about Resolutions, so stay tuned!
I'm really missing my Chunkers. I've been away from her since Wednesday. Which reminds me of a story I must tell you. As we were packing for our trip to M's parents (and then to mine), Spunky decided to explore M's closet (which she's never allowed in). I was already packed and was finishing up wrapping some presents. Before leaving, I made sure Spunky had a lot of food and water and cleaned out her litter box. As soon as Spunky notices someone packing up to leave, she gets angry and usually goes into another room to be alone. I didn't even notice her disappear, to be honest. I always feel bad leaving her unattended for a few days, so I wanted to give her some treats and pets before we left. I shook the treat bag (which almost always makes her come running in) but she was no where to be found. I looked under the bed, in all of her usual corners, hangouts and hiding spaces. Finally, I hear some rustling around from M's closet. Sure enough, Spunky had been locked inside. M had no idea she was ever inside the closet. She, of course, had no idea what she had done. She hadn't cried to be let out (she was probably still exploring). I doubt she would have been able to survive four days in that closet. She's chunky enough that food is not an issue, but the lack of water would be a definite threat to her life. I don't even like thinking about it; it makes me really sad.
I'm just glad she's safe and spends her nights cuddling with M.* I'm looking forward to being back with her on January 1 or 2.
*M informed me that Spunky threw up (hairballs) six times while we were gone! Poor M had to clean them up for me since I'm not there. I'm sending lots of love to both M and Spunky. XOXOX