Thank you 😊 Yes, we are back home. It was intense, I am tired so I need to take it easy. But it was fun.

Thank you! 😊

Thank you! 😊

Oh! You are lucky to be able to ride in January! Enjoy your first ride of 2025! Ride safe!

It is, really. I did have a good Christmas, but I am now exhausted... which will take a bit of time to come back from. But I was really happy to see everyone.

The cardigan ended up well! Fortunately! Our kitten was skittish at first, but as the days went by, she came out of her shell. The fact that they are 3, together, it is harder to make a connection. Christmas was hard with all the family, noise, games... I'm glad it is over, even though we had fun. Wow! A year! Already?! Time sure fly!!!! Hope you are having nice holidays.

​​​@@LivingLifewithJudith I never get alerted for response messages so always need to go back and check. Thanks for your reply as always 😊 Yay for the cardigan working out! Where there's a will there's a way! Well done! 👏 Yeah, the kitties are very groupie (it's also nice to know that they have eachother while I'm not there though). One is the leader of the pack, which helps sometimes as the other kitties get braver following his lead. Tricky feeding them all the same though he's a wolf! 😄 I haven't managed to pet Blacky much yet, he's the most fearful. But we'll get there. I don't want to rush them too much. They'll all get there in their own sweet time 😊 So was Dash also feral and about the same age when you got her? If you can't keep her I bet you will get a new kitty! Hehe. Dash is a cute name! Blacky still needs a more original name but his owners can name him. I like the names Olly and Buddy. Although today I heard myself call Olly Louie in the video... so who knows maybe I'll switch to that. Olly was the name of my childhood ginger cat 😊 OK sorry I can go on and on about kittens I'm obsessed 😂 Good on you for being honest re Christmas. I live alone so I can't handle doing the celebration thing for long either and I don't want to be fake about it. Ended up taking my desert home with me. Hopefully my family weren't too offended but at least I showed face! Was keen to get back to the kitties. Hope you feel OK energetically Judith! Good you still had a good time, while it lasted 😊

You are right. They will get out of their shell at their own paste. I love the name you chose. Louis is very cute, too. Dask was found outside by my brother, so we have no idea about her story, if the mother had a home or not. She was skittish at first, but food won her over! Lol. She was living in my bathroom at first, and we would sit and stay there (well, mostly my kids did) without saying nothing. My son slep on a camping mattress on the floor in the bathroom at night (his decision). It took about a week. We had toys and found one that she really liked (the furry tail on the video, hanging from the hockey net... it was on a stick), and with that toy, we became best friends with her. Lol I am very very low energy. Won't be doing much these next few days.

​@@LivingLifewithJudithThanks for your prompt response Judith 😊 Sounds like you and your kids did really well with Dash! Sweet that your son chose to sleep in the bathroom with her 😄 Yikes, I bet they don't wanna let her go now! Is she fine around your dog? Yeah in hindsight I kinda wished I had kept them in one small room like you said, but it felt a bit late for that. They quickly got used to running between rooms and if I kept one or two in the small room the other one would meow and scratch (no biggy - the house still needs a paint job!) Thankfully it's all working out though. I think. Am hoping my sister will take the bravest of the bunch. Tempted to keep two though if she doesn't (praying I get the job I applied for 😄). Sorry to hear you are really low energy. I am too, not as much as you though. Am taking it easy editing all my Shorts! Have had a too much screen time lately, that's also energy zapping. You take it easy lovely! Hope you feel better soon ❤

I hope too! Joyeux Noël et Bonne année aussi, mon ami!

She is cute. For now, we grab her by the scruff with firm no, and she understands... but she tries again to see where the boundaries are. We can even make her sit to receive her food! She is a smart kitty!!! ♡

I am really enjoying her presence, for sure. I still feel tired, but not a bad a it was. That kitten was helping me, all right! Lol

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Thank you, Tracie. It's probably the stress of the trip we are about to make that's making me not sleep well. I'll will shoe thenzevra once it's done. Yeah, it took so much time to undo and redo the cardigan... I almost wish I didn't accept that project. Hopefully, it fits her ok. It's harder to make something when you don't know the person's measurements. Dash... 😒😆 I am happy to have my daughter for Christmas as well!

That's awesome!!! Enjoy!!! 🎄

Lol Puppies are also very entertaining!

@LivingLifewithJudith INDEED

Thanks! Dash is super cute! Yeah, hopefully, the pipes will stay clean... it made such a mess. I should have recorded it. 🤦‍♀️

Thank you! 😊 That kitten is EVERYWHERE!!! I can't even open my fridge without her running inside! 😳

I never thought about listening to a book in the car. That's a good idea. I should try that. The ride back was, listening to my daughter singing and her friends yapping in the back seat, lol, pur chaos of 3 theater kids! 😂

Indeed! ♡

She is so funny! ♡

They really are cute together. ♡

Loll They certainly can! They acted exactly like human siblings! Lolll And when the kitten is not around, he looks for her... lol

Oh, I totally agree! Lol He looks annoyed, but interiorly, he likes it! 😆 He looks for her when she's not around. ♡

Yes, kittens are funny and annoying 😂 Look it up, the cat stitch, super easy to do! The cardigan is almost done... almost! Tea time anytime!!!! Lol

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Yeah, Dash is more like a boy's name... but my brother thought she was a boy at first. But we kept the name because of her story. But to tell you the truth, nobody calls her that. We all call her any cute name we come up with. 😆 She is quite the clown! I've always made the gifts for the family. It's my favorite one to receive, too!

@ same! We have the cat that adopted us and her name is supposed to be Stella and I’m the only one who calls her that but not to her face only when I refer to her. She looks a lot like Chewbacca so we call her chewy lots. They tend to take on their personality in nick name form lots.

True!!! Loll

Oh, she is a decoration, all right! Lol, but she brings us joy, that's for sure. My multi talent gets me in trouble 😒 I have too much to do! 😆 I think I'll be able to finish them this week, though, so that's good. My husband is definitely a handyman. We save A LOT of money because he knows to do so much stuff. I'm glad you have one of those, too. Lol

The tree is a real playground for her for sure. She won't destroy anything as everything is plastic or wood made. Yes, we get attached for sure. But, I keep in the back of my mind that she is not mine. Thank you 😊 I saw I had 600. It is hard to believe. I'm happy. I'll try to make dandelion tea this summer. I've never tried it. Have fun finishing your diamond art!

​@@LivingLifewithJudith It's really strange how KZbin never alerts me of your response messages. I always have to go back to the video to check. Ah yes, I did hear you say that you used plastic or wooden ornaments but for some reason I thought that you added breakable decorations after that. Yeah, I have been looking after my brothers fat ginger cat for years now but also always keep in mind that he (likely) won't be with me forever. Have nicknamed him "Chub Chub" and "Tim Tam" 😄 He is the most talkative cat - very cuddly. But I still feel closest to my baby boy Eddie who always sleeps with me (wakes me up sometimes - but I tolerate it out of love 😊) Definitely make dandelion tea in the summer! I love it with honey 🍵🍯

Very strange, indeed. 🤔 Nope, no breakable decorations. "Destroy my tree" in the sense that she will remove all the decorations. Lol Ginger cats have brains of their own! But sooo affectionnate. It's nice to have cuddly cats.

Thank you 😊 Yeah I woke up to 600 subs. It made me smile for sure. Omgosh, I could not imagine having my tree naked on the ground! 😳 What a mess that must have made!!!! I'm sorry to hear you are not feeling well today. I hope you'll be able to rest and enjoy your day the way you are able to. Please take care! ♡

Loll I still have some decorations, but this year, that will be enough. I play the piano but I need music sheets, my husband and daughter play a little bit by ear.

My dad was very very sick, and that for 20+ year... So a much as I miss him terribly, it is better for him that way. ♡ But I do miss him. I love car rides with my kids! I was very happy to see her!

My dog loves the snow! He prefer winter to summer. But I totally agree, I wouldn't want to go outside to do my business! Lol My husband and I play the piano, he plays by ear, I play with music sheets, and my daughter can fiddle with it also!

Thank you! I did too much that day, though. 😒 I should know better by now... It takes me 2 to 3 hours to edit the vlogs, 8-10 hours for the motocycle vlogs. The vlogs, I film only the things I need, so it is faster to edit, but the motorcycle vlogs, I have a lot of footage to go through... but I'm getting better at choosing what I want to keep. Your mother was clever to by decorations after christmas. They are soooo expensive before. I have way too much, too. I didn't put them all... Putting up the tree will make your place more festive, I'm sure. You're doing pillow cases!? That's awesome! I also have some unfinish projets... so don't beat up yourself about it! The little kitten is a she and my brother found her at his work and brought her home. He lives with my mom, and she doesn't want any cats, so... I am keeping her for him... for I don't know how long. Take care!!!!

Ahhh thank you ♡ I hope you are doing well! I had to store my bike for the winter. I almost shed some tears. 😆

@@LivingLifewithJudith 🤣 I can imagine! Mines is still theoretically available to ride but it's just too damp atm but I live in hope 😊

Well, if you are able to ride... do a ride for me... or no... do multipe rides for me. Lol

@@LivingLifewithJudith I will!

Thank you! 😊 I really like how it turned out! It was made with a yarn similar to the one you looked at on one of your vlog.

Oh, that dog... let me tell you. Lol. When I called him in, he was looking at me like nothing was wrong. Loll Fortunately, his recall is good. I think the cardigan turned out well. I can't wait to see the star, too. Lol, I hope my idea will work! I also like to see others decorations. It gives me ideas!

Hey... my reply is not here anymore... 🤔 My dog is a funny dude! Lol Thank you for the compliment in my decorations. ♡

Thank you! I wish I had learned to crochet much sooner. I would have loved to crochet some baby blankets. The yarn made for babies is sooo soft. I might try to find something to do with it sometime. Here, too, the temperature is supposed to be warmer this weekend. So, I will follow your path by decorating outside this weekend. Those dogs with the snowballs... a trick that I saw is to use a whisk and whisk the snowballs off... I'll have to try it. It's crazy how similar our lives are!!!!! When we did our around the Canada/USA tour, we passed through the prairies. It was beautiful! I loved it!

Thank you 😊 That little kitten is driving my dog nuts! 😆 But she is really cute. I still have a few decorations I would like to add, but not much. I hope you'll be able to finish to decorate. And I hope you are feeling better!

Thank you! I did have a great trip and a good weekend. I was happy to see her. I am happy to know I am not the only one feeling overwhelmed! I also drive standard, and yes, when I learned I had to be soooo focused!!!

@ oh that’s so good to hear!! Yay :)

Yeah, 2 his is ok. I wish you could see your daughter more often. Can't wait to see you!

That is the best advice I've received when I started, and I didn't listen and got the scared of my life. But now, I do ride in my comfort zone, always.

Being able to sing in the car is the best!!!!! 🎶

So you know exactly how I feel. ♡ It is so nice to have them on weekends!

Thanks! I wish she would go to school closer... I miss her terribly.

Lol. Sharing is the best part!!! Yes, I do miss her a lot. I wish she would go to school closer...

We are back home! And I was very happy to see her! ♡