I now have a greater appreciation for mothers with small children. My sweet darling Coco Chanel found one of the many catnip mice this afternoon. As the house is very quiet, Tom is in Connecticut with his children and the food chanel is not on, I decided to get some much needed stamping done. Hmmm, this was NOT to be! Coco had to keep bringing me her mouse and setting it in the middle of my project. Of course like any good mother I threw the mouse for her to play chase or fetch...which ever you choose. Coco is a bit like a dog...she loves to fetch...what kind of siamese is that??? Anyway she brought the mouse to me for the umpteenth time and I threw it from the Florida room into the hallway. You have to admire cats, they can really run fast if they can put their whole weight into a pounce...which is what she did and in the process scattered my watercolor crayons. Now, this should not be a big deal, but those that know me understand that I keep my stamps, pens and crayons in tip top shape. I like my pencils with a fine point at all times...no exceptions. To my horror three of my watercolor crayons have been broken in half!!! Such a tragedy and so trivial. I'm thankful it was just crayons that were broken in half and not a piece of china that I wouldn't be able to replace. So in a small way my heart goes out to those with toddlers that get into everything. I've never had to cat proof my home before Jasmine and Coco came along; my other children have always been well mannered. Somehow I think I have missed the boat with these two.
I decided to take a day for me. The intention was to stamp and scrap for the better part of the day, but that was not to be. I was up very early because the girls decided to play chase over me...sometimes it is safer to get up than to lie in a bed when cats are running over you. I did some cleaning, had some coffee and then decided to get a pedicure. I love pedicures. I went to Nail Creations and a gentleman by the name of Michael gave me the best foot and leg massage ever! I thought I was going to fall asleep in the spa chair. After the pedicure I went to Sherwin Williams to purchase some paint samples for the bedroom. Tom and I want our room to be yellow and we had selected a shade from the paint chips called "Glad Yellow" makes me think of a happy color. I decided to get one other shade "lantern light" just to be on the safe side...good thing I did. Glad Yellow looks like egg yolks on my wall. I can't wait for Tom's reaction. Lantern light isn't too bad, but I will be headed to Porter Paints some time next week to try Citizens Bank yellow on my walls....I can't wait until the painting is done!!!
Tomorrow I am headed to Clearwater with my Mom and Sister. We are going to visit our cat breeder, Mary. I can't wait to see all the kittens...always makes me want one, but on the other hand kittens are a lot of work. I don't think poor Rajah could take another girl in the house. He has all he can handle with the two that he has.
Enjoy the rest of the weekend. I'm going to catch up on some magazine reading and believe it or not, when I'm finished with them they are going in the trash. I am the ultimate pack rat and there comes a time when enough is enough. Good thing Tom is away this weekend....I'm not going to tell him how many cooking magazines went into the hobo today.
Saturday, August 18, 2007
Sunday, August 12, 2007
Curious Coco
Happy Sunday to All!!
I've a few new "tails" to tell, and mostly about my sweet Coco Chanel. Where to start, her newest so called trick is to jump on my back everytime I bend over. Last week I was doing the daily scooping and as usual the little sweetie landed on my back. Like any good mother I told her to get off, I'm beginning to look like a road map from scratches from the back claws...and I keep them trimmed too! Anyway, Coco listened and jumped from my back to the top of the shower curtain rod where she was teetering and trying her best to gain her balance. Of course I'm panicing because I don't want her to fall and hurt herself on the shower tile. She was rescued and told not to do that again.
The week before my Mom and Sister took a short trip to St. Simons Island and spent a day in Savannah. Mom brought back some pralines from the Riverstreet Candy Factory...ohh soooooooooooooo good and rich with all that butter..yummy! Mom had packaged them in two ziploc bags and I put them on the kitchen counter by my bread basket. The next afternoon I asked Tom if he took the pralines to work. He said no and didn't realize we had them. Go figure. I can smell candy a mile away. I didn't think too much of it because I thought maybe I had put them in the basket. The following morning as I made my way to the kitchen for a cup of tea I noticed something on the floor in the Florida room. And what do you think I found????? One ziploc bag containing a few remains and a few crumbs of pecans from two pralines. Yes, it is true, Coco strikes again!! It is a miracle that she wasn't sick. Mom asked if I called the vet and I have to admit it never crossed my mind...guess I better think about that the next time my pigopottamus eats something she shouldn't. I figured she survived a rubberband so pralines shouldn't be that bad...could she be part goat and can you believe a cat ate pecans???
And what else has happend in such a short time...hmm, there was the Sunday afternoon where I was relaxing on the sofa and she brought me the little bag with a button in it (the kind that comes with a new blouse), I thought that was thoughtful. Of course I had to take that away from her pdq. After the button incident she took it upon herself to bring me a whole jar of vaseline. I use vaseline on my lips at night, I guess she thought they looked dry. Isn't she considerate???
An up to the minute update...all three of my precious babies are snuggled together on one bed pillow taking much needed naps. Rajah is in the middle surrounded by his girls, such a sweet picture. My sister just sent me a link to a cattery in Massachusettes. It seems my Jasmine's brother has won several awards and has been named cat of the year! How cool! He looks just like Jasmine. The neat thing is that my sweet Robin Mary, who I lost last year,is their great grandmother...makes me proud!
Andi had mentioned Stuff The Bus which is an awesome project. My sister, Beth, is a teacher in Polk County. She has participated in a project called Fill-A-Bucket for several years and encouraged me to do the same.
I started three years ago and love it! This project is for children who are from very low income families. Each Christmas,buckets are filled with soap, shampoo, conditioner, deoderant, combs, brushes, face clothes and towels, toothpaste and toothbrushes, and a small toy/book. It has been said that some of the children that receive these buckets take some of the items and give them as Christmas presents to other family members. How thoughtful is that? So...today I was reading the circulars in the paper. CVS was having a bang-up sale on shampoo and conditioner and toothpaste. Can you imagine shampoo and conditioner for .77 cents? Aim Toothpaste for .99 cents! I was so excited. I went to CVS this afternoon and had a field day...the best part,no limits as to how many you could buy! I can't wait to go tomorrow!!! My point is, the simple things that we take for granted and can't imagine living without like soap and toothpaste are so appreciated by those who really have to struggle to get by. If you know of a similar project in your area or have a local mission or homeless shelter please consider donating everyday items...it means so much more than you know to those in need.
Hugs to All and Wishing you a Wonderful Week!
I've a few new "tails" to tell, and mostly about my sweet Coco Chanel. Where to start, her newest so called trick is to jump on my back everytime I bend over. Last week I was doing the daily scooping and as usual the little sweetie landed on my back. Like any good mother I told her to get off, I'm beginning to look like a road map from scratches from the back claws...and I keep them trimmed too! Anyway, Coco listened and jumped from my back to the top of the shower curtain rod where she was teetering and trying her best to gain her balance. Of course I'm panicing because I don't want her to fall and hurt herself on the shower tile. She was rescued and told not to do that again.
The week before my Mom and Sister took a short trip to St. Simons Island and spent a day in Savannah. Mom brought back some pralines from the Riverstreet Candy Factory...ohh soooooooooooooo good and rich with all that butter..yummy! Mom had packaged them in two ziploc bags and I put them on the kitchen counter by my bread basket. The next afternoon I asked Tom if he took the pralines to work. He said no and didn't realize we had them. Go figure. I can smell candy a mile away. I didn't think too much of it because I thought maybe I had put them in the basket. The following morning as I made my way to the kitchen for a cup of tea I noticed something on the floor in the Florida room. And what do you think I found????? One ziploc bag containing a few remains and a few crumbs of pecans from two pralines. Yes, it is true, Coco strikes again!! It is a miracle that she wasn't sick. Mom asked if I called the vet and I have to admit it never crossed my mind...guess I better think about that the next time my pigopottamus eats something she shouldn't. I figured she survived a rubberband so pralines shouldn't be that bad...could she be part goat and can you believe a cat ate pecans???
And what else has happend in such a short time...hmm, there was the Sunday afternoon where I was relaxing on the sofa and she brought me the little bag with a button in it (the kind that comes with a new blouse), I thought that was thoughtful. Of course I had to take that away from her pdq. After the button incident she took it upon herself to bring me a whole jar of vaseline. I use vaseline on my lips at night, I guess she thought they looked dry. Isn't she considerate???
An up to the minute update...all three of my precious babies are snuggled together on one bed pillow taking much needed naps. Rajah is in the middle surrounded by his girls, such a sweet picture. My sister just sent me a link to a cattery in Massachusettes. It seems my Jasmine's brother has won several awards and has been named cat of the year! How cool! He looks just like Jasmine. The neat thing is that my sweet Robin Mary, who I lost last year,is their great grandmother...makes me proud!
Andi had mentioned Stuff The Bus which is an awesome project. My sister, Beth, is a teacher in Polk County. She has participated in a project called Fill-A-Bucket for several years and encouraged me to do the same.
I started three years ago and love it! This project is for children who are from very low income families. Each Christmas,buckets are filled with soap, shampoo, conditioner, deoderant, combs, brushes, face clothes and towels, toothpaste and toothbrushes, and a small toy/book. It has been said that some of the children that receive these buckets take some of the items and give them as Christmas presents to other family members. How thoughtful is that? So...today I was reading the circulars in the paper. CVS was having a bang-up sale on shampoo and conditioner and toothpaste. Can you imagine shampoo and conditioner for .77 cents? Aim Toothpaste for .99 cents! I was so excited. I went to CVS this afternoon and had a field day...the best part,no limits as to how many you could buy! I can't wait to go tomorrow!!! My point is, the simple things that we take for granted and can't imagine living without like soap and toothpaste are so appreciated by those who really have to struggle to get by. If you know of a similar project in your area or have a local mission or homeless shelter please consider donating everyday items...it means so much more than you know to those in need.
Hugs to All and Wishing you a Wonderful Week!
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