The kitten terrorizing Bonnie Dog! Jodie has a new kitten! She has been in search of a name but she really wanted to get a feel for the little one's personality before she gave her a name. Let's just say this little girl is a wrecking ball...climbing up the back of the couch, then the curtains and now the insulation in the unfinished basement. BUT, I have been loving being entertained by here when I come to pick up and leave my soap and display stuff in the basement.
So, I suggested the name, Nakita--which I see now is actually spelled Nikita. I liked it because the kitten reminded me of the spy assassin played by Petra Wilson is the TV series, La Femme Nikita. (I saw the original French version, but, I don't think it was Petra who played the lead) Jodie didn't have any idea what the series was about but when I described Nikita as a female Jack Bauer (think the TV series "24"), she got it. So, the kitten is now named Nikita or Nikki for short.
Then, I remembered another "Nakita" reference that I was sure Jodie would know. The Animal Planet series, "Meerkat Manor". It features a dominant female meerkat named, Nikita, who leads the Commando group. Sounded perfect for the little kitten too...but Jodie didn't know anything about this series either. LOL
The big project this summer was repainting the living room and hallway at Mom and Dad's house. Matt, my nephew had helped them do a water leak repair in the living room and I was up to bat to help repaint. Of course, once we found some new furniture a whole makeover was under way. With my team (Mom and Dad!!), we moved almost everything out, taped off the trim and patched the walls the night before painting. We painted the ceiling and the walls one day and then shampooed the carpets the next day. Two days later the furniture was delivered. Jodie helped Mom redecorate with her existing items. On Monday when I returned from the show, the nieces, Aly and Skyler, helped spray paint the big couch sized mirror and we hung it the morning I left for Florida. Whew! We did it!!!
The only trouble is I didn't take any after pictures!!! LOL So, this is the repainted room before the new furniture arrived with a patio set from the porch doing double duty. The old furniture went to Matt for his apartment. I will update pictures on the next trip to Illinois early in August.
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