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Thing 1 just had her fourth birthday and was in her first dance recital! She is getting to be very grown up! This morning, she put on a pair of Alpha Female's three inch high heels and said, with excitement, "They almost fit me!" Then she walked over to Alpha Female, stood beside her, and from Alpha Female's hip height said, "I'm almost as tall as you. I'm almost grown up!" Alpha Female didn't burst her bubble. And while Thing 1 does have about two more feet to grow before she's as tall as Alpha Female, it is fun watching her enjoy being a big girl. Heck, she's a lot bigger than I'll ever be.

Before Thing 1's recital, the Alphas were afraid that she might get out on stage and forget how to dance. But they had no need to worry! She loved the spotlight and wanted to go back out on stage when it was over. I think she may get that from me. I was born to win Westminster, but I digress....

It is a little ridiculous how proud the Alphas are of her debut dance performance. To hear them tell it she is ready to win So You Think You Can Dance, but really all she did was not freak out when the lights came up. I think maybe they should raise their expectations a little. Alpha Male did record the performance, but only the last minute or so because he was so proud he forgot to press the record button! So without further ado, you may watch the debut performance for yourself.

Dance Recital 2010 from gauss dogg on Vimeo.

A House Full of Cats

The Things have been sharing a room for a while now and the Alphas are starting to get tired of them waking each other up early in the morning or keeping each other up late at night. So instead of teaching them good sleeping habits, the Alphas decided that it was time to buy a new house with another bedroom. No better time than now, right? I bet they could get a steal on a short sale, right? A new house will make our lives easier, right? Well it all sounded good in theory, then I saw the beauty they picked out for us.

It's hard to see it through all of the weeds, but it is our new home sweet home. Of course we won't be able to move in for a few more months because of all the remodeling that has to be done. The good news is that the pool is no longer green and the thumb-sized tadpoles are no longer living in it. The Alphas keep talking about how they are going to get the smell of cats out of the house, but I'm not sure why they want to do that. I love the smell of cats!

Alpha Male is spending a lot of his "free time" at the cat house doing demolition work. (Alpha Female doesn't like it when I say Alpha Male is at the cat house, but I'm not sure why.) All the Alphas talk about anymore is what they need to do to the new house. I'm not sure what the big deal is. After all, they have three months before they have to move out of this house. That's plenty of time to knock down a bunch of walls, build a bunch of new rooms, pick out some cabinets, and throw some paint on the walls, right? I just hope they get around to doing some landscaping. I might get lost in those weeds.