Kari's Facebook Posts
2017

zoo, as seen from the dining room

brother penguins, elephant, blue tree, palm tree, and flamingo say... "helloooo?"

thew zoo, sheltering from the wind on the patio

sweet snuggly brother cats

icicles! enjoying the light snow today. The cats have been confused and milling around the house. I promised them I am just on vacation. :)

Penguin on parade at the Denver Zoo lights

cool tree lights at Denver Zoo Lights

Video of Valerie and Maddie on the carousel at Denver Zoo Lights

thanks go to Princess Reina for the newest addition to the zoo!

I went out to shovel this morning and was like,"what's that weird spot by the door? oh right, from when I went outside barefoot last night to take pictures"

feeling like such a data lightweight... I am not the one who filled up our 3Tb storage drive. My stuff only accounts for 8% of it.

cute little Muggins, listening about the Nuggets game

hello, from the rabbit who lives under our shed

quiet day cleaning up after the Solstice party.... many thanks to all who came, we had a great time! also stopped by the lab with my hubby after lunch. Mines is doing some major renovations on campus and he had to power everything off

the crows are happy I put some peanuts and corn out

more decorations? you betcha! last part is a collection of annual, gift, and souvenir decorations, plus the ones Grandma Buzzo made.

my helper has arrived..

balloon animals at Red Robin

Valerie with her unicorn

Maddie with her fish!

had a lovely evening yesterday with my hubby at the Project Management Institute's holiday party. maybe too fun? poor Mike is not feeling well tonight.

Vladimir is enjoying his new digs. This is the first time I have moved him where he didn't get all yellow leafy in protest. (yes, "Vladimir" because he takes over things that don't belong to him)

grrr. attack the mitt

grrr. attack the mitt

another new resident of the laundry room. I call this one "the orphan" because it literally showed up in my cubicle at Ball, in a basket, with a note asking me to take care of it. I have, and it is doing quite well!

Mike's catellite phone..... "hello? you'll have to speak up...."

Maddie playing "Keep talking and nobody explodes" on the Oculus

Valerie playing "Keep talking and nobody explodes" on the Oculus

Mike laughed when he realized I was whistling "the effervescing elephant" while putting this guy together. He will join the zoo tomorrow.

Mike is calling it the "Fancy Ball" - the peacock has friends now! They live near but not in "the tropics", which is good. I hear a sneaky raptor lives there. I just need to put up the elephant and decorate the maple tree for the zoo to be complete!

5-birthday dinner

5-birthday dinner

Happy birthday to Princess!

Party-goers part 1, including birthday celebrants Terry and Dale

Party-goers part 2, including birthday celebrants Princess, Mike, and Tony

bath time for Cirrus

trying to take it easy, since I am not feeling so well. My hubby and I did a puzzle.

sales pitch: "As you can see, I would be no trouble at all...."

Muggins finds the intruder

I think the hashtag is #thisisnotmycat someone showed up to help with the zoo

the zoo is coming down from the attic. It got an in-progress inspection from Cirrus.

Muggins thinks Jurassic Park sounds scary

started my 5- day break in grand fashion! lovely wine tasting at Balistreri with my hubby, @[1213528253:2048:Diana Mann], and Nate. picked up the wine we ordered at the spring barrel tasting.... tasty! They do such good work.

Muggins doesn't like to hang out in the study... or Cirrus doesn't like Muggins to hang out in the study. something like that

Going all pinky-up with this year's additions to the zoo! Mike says they are all set for an evening at the opera

decisions...

Muggins is keeping his feet warm

wrist warmer

snow! :)

my shadow.... (cirrus says moof to you)

tough game - they won by a single point!

Happy birthday, Katrina!

Happy birthday, Katrina!

Tashi watches the birthday jubilee from a safe distance...

I think I am supposed to be doing something, but I am not sure what it is. Both cats just showed up and Muggins is gently pawing at me.

Mike and Val with Chloe

Many thanks to @[184905306:2048:Ann Deml] for a fantastic dinner. It was great to see you guys and the pups!

got back from my conference yesterday - very valuable! There were classes on my new role as a board member for PMI as well as best practices from other chapters. I have lots of pictures! This is of (most) of the group from the Denver chapter.

thanks go to @[100001847848825:2048:Suellen Scott] for sending my hubby this 2003 picture of Cirrus with his sister, Windup. The picture is faded - Cirrus is on the left.

my little buddy, Cirrus

a fun Friday! I had a blast at the Office of Economic Development committee meeting - such a knowledgeable and enthusiastic group of people to work with. always love being downtown and the view from our conference room. Afterward, I picked up my new glasses (much better!), stopped by the bank to deposit a check from the Boulder Book Store for Fuzzy Cat sales (@[500930896:2048:Mariah Jessen-Priestle]?), was able to return the 1/2 ton of rock from this weekend's experiment and got a deal on pink rock that is the right consistency (2 tons for $45!), munched up some leaves with the lawn mower, had a productive PMI telecon on lessons learned and the director transition for the North workshop, watched some of Casino Royale with my hubby, had a nice chat with @[100002119399665:2048:Mike Rawluk], and spent some time on some resume updates a friend asked for....

loved spending time with my hubby at the Fillmore. We saw the Pixies - nice set with a lot of songs we haven't seen recently. Thinking of Chloe, it was great to hear them open with her song - "Wave of Mutilation". Those who knew Chloe know why we used to sing that song to her. (in addition to Ignoreland and The Passenger)

Muggins has mixed feelings on today's activities....he has been having trouble jumping onto the bed. Being told to take the stairs is embarrassing, but a shower of accolades for doing so is certainly welcome.

Happy 24 years of togetherness to my hubby! Time flies! :)

I saw a dragon while on my walk tonight. :>0

I laughed so hard and wish I had a picture. I came out the front door and 3 squirrels scattered, each with a little pumpkin in their mouth.

Family picture from our visit to Dole on Oah'u

Muggins the dragon (photo credit: @[100002119399665:2048:Mike Rawluk])

From left to right: Eleanor's friend Jessie Eleanor's cousin, Bea. She and her husband Don used to watch my brother and me after school and Eleanor

From left to right: Eleanor's friend Jessie Eleanor's cousin, Bea. She and her husband Don used to watch my brother and me after school and Eleanor

so much smoke in the air... poor Montana! Mike has been joking that no special glasses are needed to see the sun today. The sunbeam on our floor is a weird orange color...

sleepy Cirrus

couch time:)

what a weird summer! can't believe our maple tree is turning red already

Muggins says, "Am I my brother's pillow?"

I have heard the internet was invented for cat pictures... sleepiness abounds!

Good news! Fuzzy Cat will be in the Boulder Bookstore starting on Wednesday! :) I definitely plan to visit to see it on the shelf.

how I love my sweet little Cirrus

had a fun dinner with Linda and @[1820492179:2048:Tony Rawluk], @[100002119399665:2048:Mike Rawluk], @[100002038713191:2048:Princess Reina], and my hubby. ... but Muggins missed Mike.

I am thinking of renaming this plant Edgar (from @[1691812504:2048:Gwenn Sanders]). Moving to a bigger pot was an ordeal. I am feeling like I wasn't very helpful... but am assuming he will perk back up soon.

I have now learned that hornet bites swell up 2-3 days later. At least the interwebs think this is normal. hoping it clears up before my big meeting on Thursday. I had the perfect idea for an outfit, but it wouldn't look as good with a red lump on my ankle.

loved watching a bat fly around in this scene while taking a break from digging. it's almost like fall!

Mike has help doing the code for his lab equipment

these guys are so sweet - I love having brother cats! Last night, we had one heck of a thunderstorm at 2 am. Muggins went behind the couch. and he was still there when I got up this morning. Like he did the first morning they were with us, Cirrus went and flushed him out to eat breakfast. He may be a grumblecake, but he is still a good big brother.

my little buddy

so bright! Mike said we can reassess lighting after everything is placed in the room. We already planned the color scheme to match the giraffe lamps Uncle Dale gave us, so guests staying overnight will have more subdued lighting.

thanks to the constant encouragement of @[1408823048:2048:Jill Rignola Savino],I did my first installment of a 3-week exercise program. and how could I not? my hubby even cleaned up my exercise area and turned on an air filter to help with my asthma

The ceiling is coming along!

"Fuzzy Cat and the Noisy Neighbor" is getting a bonus feature!

my laundry "helpers" are pretty convinced the pile stays...

pretty wildflower

done! Mike and I did the last two pieces at the same time.... cause, you know, anniversary puzzle. :)

just the water is left on our puzzle :)

many thanks to my hubby for going to Balistreri today to find a replacement for the souvenir wine glass I broke....plus picking up extras, cause, you know...

had a lovely dinner with Linda and @[1820492179:2048:Tony Rawluk].... and my after dinner activity was getting the first coat of paint on the accent wall!

it has been quite a while since Mike and I did a puzzle together. The one we decided to start for our anniversary is a tough one! making progress....

sleepiness abounds!

puzzle time!

Wishing my hubby a very happy 19th Anniversary! This picture is from our second reception in New York.

Thanks to @[100002119399665:2048:Mike Rawluk] and @[100002038713191:2048:Princess Reina] for their help with the primer! can 1 didn't quite finish the job, so we got more tonight.

and this is the Cirrus side of the story... "My brother and I were mobbed by two small children who INSISTED that we eat a toy mouse. Sure, Kari came to save us, but she never came fast enough. Things quieted down after she closed the dog gate... until she brought the dog over! Wasn't Zeke here for dinner yesterday? That should have been enough. After she brought the dog home, they watched "Rise of the Planet of the Apes".... so much screeching anbd growling, I was terrified. I got a lot of snuggles off of that - Mike accused me of pretending to be terrified to prolong the attention - no comment."

poor buddy must miss his family. Zeke has been my shadow all evening

lovely evening for a walk