BYU Rocks!

Wow, that was the best football game . . . ever! I can't believe that BYU just beat #3 Oklahoma. That was an awesome game. I was especially excited because the game was shown on ESPN so we could watch it out here in Illinois. Greg and I had a football party, and what a party it was when BYU won! That was so great. Today as Greg and I ran errands in Springfield, I was all decked out in my BYU gear. :-) I love BYU. I am so happy that they won!!!

This was a busy week at work, and I am grateful it is the weekend. Yesterday at the Lincoln Home, this cute cat (whom we named Tad) was wandering around. He had been in the neighborhood for about a week, and some of the rangers were getting concerned because he kept trying to get into the houses. The last time a stray cat got inside the Lincoln Home, it went straight for the original horse hair furniture! So Melissa and I volunteered to take Tad to the Animal Protective League (where Greg and I got Tiger Lily). When we got there, they said that they had no room for any more cats! :-( We didn't want to take him back to the Lincoln neighborhood because we were afraid he would get hit by a car, run into the Lincoln Home, or something of the sort. So we brought Tad up here to Athens, and Greg helped us set up a cage for him in the laundry room. Then we all had to go back to work. When Greg and I got home later in the day, we could see that Tad was not happy. He didn't like being inside, and he really didn't like Lily or the Spikes. He was very upset. I called my boss Mike back at the Lincoln Home to ask him what we should do, and he said that he thought Tad might like living outside here in Athens. So Greg and I took him outside, and he seemed very happy. He's a natural explorer. We left food out for him, but I think he just kind of ran off into the sunset to find a new adventure because we haven't seen him today. I feel bad and hope that he will be okay and that I did the right thing, but I couldn't see keeping him inside. There are a lot of cats here in Athens, so he should be able to find some nice friends. I love cats. Lily has been extra cuddly since Tad left. She was very upset when he was here, and I think she is trying to remind us of how cute she is so we don't bring any more cats home. :-) And Happy Birthday last Wednesday to Riley!!! And Happy Birthday tomorrow to Grandma Cathy!!!