I didn't write much of anything last week because I didn't want to write about this, and I was hoping I wouldn't have to. I still don't feel much like writing, honestly, but maybe some catharsis will help. Last Wednesday, after a full day of hustling and bustling for everyone, late at night Matt realized our cat Marbles wasn't home. I thought...
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Things I Think About at 4 AM…
... while Marbles is scaling the bedroom walls trying to get at the window, successfully getting at the window, meowing at the world outside, and whacking his tail off of the sill while he's at it.
- Did a cat just fall on my head? Why is there a cat on my head?
- I wonder if his claws are going to dig into the...
Stray Cat Strut
The weather has been nice enough lately that we're letting the cats out in the morning before work, checking on them over lunch, and bringing them back in before dark. Marbles is usually our roamer but he's been spending time in the yard, so I wasn't really surprised when I came home last Friday and my dad, who is visiting us, told me he...
Marbles the Cat, Autumn 2012
Marbles is known to be a skittish cat. He immediately velcroed himself to us when we picked him up at the shelter, and displayed no signs of nervousness -- until one day, we had house guests, and he tried to jump through a second-floor window. We've since discovered that he's a bit of a scaredy-cat, especially around strangers, and especially...
Here comes Santa Paws
I did something on the weekend that took all of twenty minutes and made me feel a bit more festive about this whole Christmas thing. Oh yeah, and it was pretty much free.
I've had this tree for many years now, and its made many moves with me. It was never stored properly and I think this may be its last year standing. I figured I'd bring...