Getting Ready for Winter

So, I realized that it is getting awfully cold outside for when we send Heston out to go potty or get some exercise but he has NO body fat (wouldn't that be nice?!?) and very short fur so he needed a coat. But any store bought ones don't fit him because he is so weirdly shaped. I downloaded a pattern and sewed him one. We got some boots for him too.

Isn't he handsome.


Except he can't (or won't) walk up the stairs with his boots on so Kaytee had to carry him.

Alicyn's Art Show!

***** C A U T I O N ! ! ! *****
Blog below for Mature Audiences only!



So, last weekend we went to Laramie to see Alicyn's Art Show at The University of Wyoming. It was pretty amazing. It has been fun to watch her develop her talents in different art mediums. Although this wasn't really what we were expecting . . .



Oh, wait, those aren't Alicyn's work - they were just all over the outside of the gallery showcasing her art show so as we stood outside and Alicyn invited her guests in to see her artwork she kept pointing to this wall and saying, "Come and enjoy my art" indicating the door to the room to enter her gallery, but looking like the above wall of paintings was what she wanted people to come see. Most of the paintings were unsigned but we did find one with an artist signature - didn't know we had TWO budding artists in the family!

Yes - this is more like it. Alicyn and her wall of amazing fish. She does lots of really big art (takes up a lot of space) but has lots of little pieces to hang. Mike was such an amazing support to her in getting it all set up. (We love you Mike!)

Here she is pointing out one of her favorite pieces . . . actually they are ALL her favorites!

This one was really cool from both far away and up close - left lots of interpretation up to the viewer. . . fish eyes? fish eggs? planets? abstract designs with no meaning whatsoever? Who cares . . . it looks really cool.

Of course there were some that wanted the artist herself to explain each piece and it was so much fun to listen to Alicyn explain the biological significance of each section of her print.


And how fun to have old friends come to support. Here is another amazing artist from Worland, Mark Bartholomew and he and Alicyn have been friends since they used to argue over who had the correct answer for their math problems in 6th grade.


Dad manned the reception table and helped serve all the amazing food . . . For all her denying it when she was younger, Alicyn has turned into an amazing cook. Everyone raved over her Chicken Enchilada Soup and Sopapilla Cheesecake bars.


And where was Kaytee in all of this - waiting for us back in Casper with her friend Chantel as they cheered on friends from other schools in the State Volleyball Championship games.