I missed those little kitties when I got back here. But I but 3 small mugho pines and I'm planting one for each of them. I KNOW they will be adopted - they're so darn cute but they were developing little personalities and following me around.
I have not heard anything of JamesJohn in a long long time. He used to even pop in our chatroom from time to time.
And really - my cottage is no mansion - just a little place that I feel so at home in. My little piece of heaven. You will make your house that way too - personalizing it into a home. I like that your boys are decorating in their own way. My kids went through years of rock posters etc both here and at home. It's all part of their identity. They LOVE it.