"Pickles" understands N8's frustration

Hahaha! My mom sent me this cartoon today from the newspaper. This could seriously be me, Nate, and Jack. (Hint: If you click on the image you should be able to see a larger version.)

(Source of this image: http://olive.columbian.com/Repository/ml.asp?Ref=VENMLzIwMTEvMDEvMjgjUGMwMjIwNw%3D%3D&Mode=Gif&Locale=english-skin-custom)

Jack sits anywhere...

This post makes it at least one too many "Jack and Nate" posts, but seriously, how cute is this?

Don't you love it?

I love it. I would love to have a wall of build-in bookshelves just like this in my house. I think we'll add it to the list :o)

Nate and Jack

I owe a longer post that this, but alas, all the posts I start only ever seem to get halfway done. So, for now, enjoy some pictures!

Cats curled up as they sleep? Always cute.

But here's the real "story" -- a continuation of a previous post: Jack really loves Nate. Jack will do anything and everything he can to be near Nate. Sometimes that means balancing precariously on the back of a chair:

He's constantly "asking" to be in Nate's lap. Sometimes Nate actually allows this:

And Jack's newest favorite thing is to steal Nate's chair as soon as Nate gets up.... but only when Nate is intending to return. Just a minute ago, for instance, Nate got up to go brush his teeth and get ready for bed. Jack did not steal Nate's chair. But earlier this evening Nate got up at one point to go wash his hands, and he came back 90 seconds later to find his chair stolen: