The true meaning of being a fan

I'm not so sure about Ava being a cheerleader in 15 years, but she sure makes a cute one now!

PS- The actual pictures turned out really well, but these are pretty grainy since I had to scan them in.

Just an observation

Have you ever noticed that those who subscribe to beliefs that espouse tolerance and compassion are usually the least tolerant and compassionate?

That's all.





*The contents of this blog are the sole observation of the blog author, and not necessarily that of the Gillespie family as a whole*

Bye, kitties....

We finally found a home for our cats by posting them on craigslist. Dropping them off was one of the hardest things I've had to do in a long time, and that surprised me. I've wanted to get rid of them for months, yet when the day actually came, I cried like a baby. The lady we gave them to seems a little off, but I guess you'd have to be to take three adult cats. They'll be the only cats in the home and they have a little dog that I'm sure Oreo will love playing with. In social work land, we would call the home minimally adequate. The upshot is that they're probably going to get to play outside again, they'll have plenty of places to hide, and the family was very excited to have them and love them. We cleaned the house last night to start the process of ridding ourselves of the cat hair, and I have to admit, it feels nice. Here's to hoping that they live out long, happy lives with their new family.

Teething!

Ava started to cut her first tooth yesterday! You can't really see it yet, but her gum is pretty white and swollen. You can feel the little ridges popping through though. As always, she's being a trooper about it. She didn't sleep very good for her grandma yesterday, but otherwise, she's not being overly fussy. As soon as it pops through enough to take a picture, you know it'll be posted!

The cutest ladybug ever

Ava thoroughly enjoyed her first Halloween (well, I decided that). She came to work with me and went "trick or treating" (which mostly involved everyone oohing and aahing over her). It was a pretty low key night- we took her voting with us, then we picked up some pizza and passed out candy. She was simply adorable in her costume, especially with "love bug" on her feet. And you gotta love how Ava and her cousin Kendall matched!