Bathtub Buddies & Little Ted

What a week and it is only Tuesday! I've decided the 4 day work week works best for me, and I don't mean 10 hour days either! I'm so looking forward to the long weeken. Here we go with the paragraph thing again...sorry in advance for the rambling. On Sunday evening we decided that Coco's "Teddy" really needed to be retired. He had lost an arm, an ear, his eyes weren't right and his brains(the stuffing) were being pulled from his brown head. With a clean linen closet I was able to locate the new "Teddy." Of course both girls are in love with Little Ted as I call him, but Coco really adores the little guy. Last night while the Gators were playing the Buckeyes, Coco decided to play fetch with Little Ted. I think Tom and I were more tired than she was. I'm always amazed when cats play fetch...it's such a dog trick. Anyway, I went to bed at 10:15 to read (I really didn't care who won the ball game) the girls followed me to bed and by 12:30 when the Gators had claimed victory Tom made it into the bedroom. The girls decided it was time to play fetch. We tried to throw Little Ted out of the bedroom but it didn't work. Finally, we had to put Little Ted to bed inside of the nightstand drawer. Trust me, there is nothing worse than an unhappy Siamese kitten. Coco checked the nightstand for her buddy, she managed to open the bedroom closet sliding door(it was totally closed, so she is stronger than I thought)and then finally she and Jasmine decided to wrestle in the bathtub. I'm a quiet person. I prefer my home to be quiet...I make my husband turn the volume down on the television almost every night, so you can imagine at 12:45am I want the house to be quiet...not so last night. It was like a thundering herd of cattle in my bathtub. They even know how to pull the drain stopper out of the tub. On a daily basis I ask Tom where he got these kittens...and his reply is always the same...out of the back seat of the car, where you put them.

The Linen Closet

Oh happy day!!! I completed my 2006 New Year's resolution. I cleaned out the linen closet. My dear sweet husband went to Home Depot and bought lined willow baskets for me before he went to have my 30,000 mile check up at the Toyota dealership..and what was I doing while he did stuff for me....I went stamping!!! I had a wonderful time and spent more than I had planned for, but a girls gotta do what a girls gotta do. Anyway, it was a great way to spend Saturday morning. Saturday afternoon we went to a memorial service for a former co-workers husband..very sad. When we got home I decided to tackle the closet. Some stuff is going to a local high school's yard sale, some went in the trash and the rest is getting organized in the baskets. Of course all three kids helped me in the closet project. They each took a turn sitting in the baskets, jumping on the shelves and digging in the linens...so thoughtful of them. It is so nice to be able to walk in the closet. I guess I accomplished two resolutions, last years and the one about not procrastinating, which is very difficult for me.

This afternoon we had to go to another service for a customer of mine. My 94 year old friend passed away on the 3rd. He was a funny little man who had alienated his family. Very sad, as none of his family members were at the funeral home. My kitties are sound asleep after getting their bellies full of chicken and rice. They have been very well behaved today...scary!!!

We Broke A Resolution..Already

Well, we've already had to edit this post because someone by the name of Jasmine decided to walk on the key board...isn't she clever! Oh this paragraph problem is soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo annoying. The girls really were trying to be extra good for the New Year, but since their "Auntie Andi" mentioned something about the cat food can I've decided to share the story. Tuesday night, around 11:00pm, we were in bed reading and one of the girls was playing with something. It was a constant clicking and clattering noise, very annoying, so I looked over the side of the bed and my sweet little Coco Puff had a small can she was playing with. I reached over and took the can away from her and found that it was an empty can of kitten food. A brand that she hasn't eaten in months...God only knows where she has had this tin can hidden. Thankfully the cans are always rinsed out after we feed them. All I can say is that I have thieves for children and they hoard their little treasures. I handed the can to Tom and his response was, "what would you like for me to do with this?" I couldn't believe he said that...my response..."throw it away, you are closer to the kitchen." Now I want you all to know that I feel like a bad housekeeper because I really do try to stay on top of things, I just can't figure out where they hid that little can! My sister laughed and said I had forgotten what it was like to have a pair of kittens. I told her that when I had Won Ton and Cricket I never had such problems. She said WonTon and Cricket were duds and too well behaved. My sister is such a helpful girl, and of course I love her very much! I've spoken to Jasmine and Coco about stealing things out of the kitchen trash; they have promised not to steal again...until the next time.

The Girls

Our girls are just too cool. At the moment they are bathing in front of the dehumidifier in the front bedroom...such smart children, staying warm and cozy. The house was so cold when I came in from work this afternoon...okay, so it was around 70 degrees, but it was really damp and in Florida when it is really damp and 70 degrees it chills me right to the bones, in fact I had to put my flannel pants on (comfort clothes). Coco has pressed her little body to the dehumidifier just like my sweet lilac point siamese Robin Mary used to do. Robin Mary was an incredible little cat. The breeder named her after me and when she came to live with us at the age of 6 I added Mary to her name (after the breeder); two Robin's in one house is too confusing. I've decided the girls have made a resolution to be well behaved for the new year...no incidents to speak of unless you count the block of Irish Cheddar that Coco stole from the kitchen counter and gnawed on like a mouse. Okay, it was my fault for leaving the cheese on the kitchen counter, but I was trying to get it to room temperature...I have learned my lesson..and by the way, Coco is feeling fine after helping herself to a little appetizer. I still can't start a new paragraph so here's the latest scoop. My mother in law has found herself a cat. Somehow it followed her home from the neighbors yard and it was soooooooooo starved for attention that she let it in her house. She went to Publix and bought cat food and a disposable litter box and at the moment the cat is asleep on her sofa. The cat has a flea collar on so it might just be that my mother in law has cat-napped someones pet...we'll see what happens. I just bet that my mother in law will be sharing her bed with a grey kitty...more tomorrow.

Happy New Year!!

Another year gone by. Can you believe it? 2006 went by awfully fast...maybe it's because I'm getting older, but I swear Christmas comes sooner every year. We had a quiet New Year's Eve, which was fine with me. Usually we plan a special dinner but not this year. Tom had some oysters and I had left over pea soup. Sounds real exciting doesn't it? We spent the evening watching movies on the Hallmark channel...some party people we are. The neighbors had some bottle rockets and sparklers going off, Rajah wasn't fazed at all but the girls thought the firecrackers were just too rude. The noise interrupted their sleep and they did not appreciate being woken up...such spoiled children. The neighborhood is very quiet this morning. I feel very sorry for the ones that aren't feeling well this morning, but Tom and I feel great and are looking forward to an exciting year ahead. I have to admit that I did not achieve my 2006 New Year's resolution which was to clean out my walk in linen closet ( I can't walk in it). Perhaps this year I will get around to reorganizing it..I had a brainstorm yesterday as to how I could tackle the monster, so I think I will check out K-Mart, Lowes and Home Depot and JoAnne's for some inexpensive baskets to use for storage. Resolution #1...spend more time with family. Resolution #2...attempt to be more organized. ( this would include being less of a pack rat) Resolution #3...keep up with my friends. Resolution #4...be less of a procrastinator. Resolutin #5...exercise on a regular basis (I really need to get back on that treadmill). I have a lot more things I would like to accomplish this year so I might just do a scrapbook page of my goals for the year and see what I actually do accomplish. Off to write my thank you notes for the Christmas gifts we received (I'm a little behind). Wishing you all a healthy, happy and blessed New Year!!!!!