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It is spring here
I can tell when spring finally rolls around and slaps us in the butt. My
allergies go ballistic as do the cats. So far today, we have had three cat arguments, most of them Merlin picking on Tanada. My grouchy old girl is no longer interested in fighting for her rightful leadership role. She can still whop a bad kitten, as Hermione has found out, to her dismay. Hermione has discovered mentors. In her case, QC and Pine Cone. QC is teaching her to act cute and Pine Cone has been teaching her the kamikaze method of human and cat control. No tails, feet, hands, paws, clothing, backs, or property is safe. She is still teething, but generally stops when I bellow out "OW!!!" at the top of my lungs and follow up with a hiss. The squirt bottle is used to stop her from scratching at furniture or other undesired places. She adores her mousies, but QC keeps biting the tails off of them, making them only half as fun. She also loves her tinkle balls, foil balls, and any other item she can play with. Chasing Qui Gun Kit is always fun and Hermione has tried to chase the dog. Speedy outweighs her by at least 50 pounds and thinks that she is crazy but harmless. Wait until she grows up a little more. She tried to unroll the toilet paper in our bathroom, but didn't have enough weight to make the roller go around. A few days ago, Mandy Lynn put her glasses on the dining room table, got asked to help Mike with something and found Merlin sitting on them when she came back. Needless to say, fat butt broke them. Her mom is still in hospital, but her dad yelled at her for being "irresponsible" and leaving them where one of the animals could get them. Our big question, is Merlin an act of God, a force of nature, or an accident waiting to happen. We will be paying for an optometrist visit and a new pair of glasses. Her parents my or may not reimburse us. Whatever, Merlin is our responsibility. I will find it interesting when Mandy Lynn has to tell the optometrist what happened. Pine Cone is getting that look in his eyes again, and I have been putting off sending out his annual call to pirate crew. He wants to set sail on April 2 as Rob has a chemo appointment on the first. I expect him to be inspecting the ship this weekend. The rest of the clowder is feeling their cheeriotes and spending plenty of time outside in the kitty gaol. QC showed Hermione how to go in and out of it and now Hermione is spending time in the out too. Pam S. |
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It is spring here
"tanadashoes" wrote in message m... A few days ago, Mandy Lynn put her glasses on the dining room table, got asked to help Mike with something and found Merlin sitting on them when she came back. Needless to say, fat butt broke them. Her mom is still in hospital, but her dad yelled at her for being "irresponsible" and leaving them where one of the animals could get them. Our big question, is Merlin an act of God, a force of nature, or an accident waiting to happen. We will be paying for an optometrist visit and a new pair of glasses. Her parents my or may not reimburse us. Whatever, Merlin is our responsibility. I will find it interesting when Mandy Lynn has to tell the optometrist what happened. Tell Mandy Lynn for me that sometimes stuff just happens. Why is irrelevant. The day Charlie and I were married, I was carrying one of those 'envelope' type purses, Think 1967 styles. Immediately after the ceremony, my big brother gave me a big hug. The purse was in between us, and my glasses were in the purse. I felt the 'crunch' and my glasses were toast. Brother and the rest of the family other than Charlie never knew that it happened. Funny thing is, because of the glasses breaking, I still remember that hug so vividly. That is worth all the glasses in the world and then some. Jo |
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"Jofirey" wrote in message ... Tell Mandy Lynn for me that sometimes stuff just happens. Why is irrelevant. The day Charlie and I were married, I was carrying one of those 'envelope' type purses, Think 1967 styles. Immediately after the ceremony, my big brother gave me a big hug. The purse was in between us, and my glasses were in the purse. I felt the 'crunch' and my glasses were toast. Brother and the rest of the family other than Charlie never knew that it happened. Funny thing is, because of the glasses breaking, I still remember that hug so vividly. That is worth all the glasses in the world and then some. Jo Mandy Lynn totally understands and, if it weren't for the expense would have found the whole thing hilarious. Her dad, however, may take out a contract on Merlin. Pam S. |
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It is spring here
tanadashoes wrote:
I can tell when spring finally rolls around and slaps us in the butt. jealous It snowed again last night. I'm so tired of the white stuff! My allergies go ballistic Ok, not jealous about that. Purrs! snippage A few days ago, Mandy Lynn put her glasses on the dining room table, got asked to help Mike with something and found Merlin sitting on them when she came back. Needless to say, fat butt broke them. Her mom is still in hospital, but her dad yelled at her for being "irresponsible" and leaving them where one of the animals could get them. Our big question, is Merlin an act of God, a force of nature, or an accident waiting to happen. We will be paying for an optometrist visit and a new pair of glasses. Her parents my or may not reimburse us. Whatever, Merlin is our responsibility. I will find it interesting when Mandy Lynn has to tell the optometrist what happened. More than once, I've had to tell my optician that the cats dropped my glasses on the floor during the night and I stepped on them (the glasses, not the cats) in the morning. Luckily, I haven't broken a pair of glasses yet, just bent them out of shape. -- Marina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. |
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It is spring here
"tanadashoes" wrote in message m... I can tell when spring finally rolls around and slaps us in the butt. My allergies go ballistic as do the cats. So far today, we have had three cat arguments, most of them Merlin picking on Tanada. My grouchy old girl is no longer interested in fighting for her rightful leadership role. She can still whop a bad kitten, as Hermione has found out, to her dismay. Hermione has discovered mentors. In her case, QC and Pine Cone. QC is teaching her to act cute and Pine Cone has been teaching her the kamikaze method of human and cat control. No tails, feet, hands, paws, clothing, backs, or property is safe. She is still teething, but generally stops when I bellow out "OW!!!" at the top of my lungs and follow up with a hiss. The squirt bottle is used to stop her from scratching at furniture or other undesired places. She adores her mousies, but QC keeps biting the tails off of them, making them only half as fun. She also loves her tinkle balls, foil balls, and any other item she can play with. Chasing Qui Gun Kit is always fun and Hermione has tried to chase the dog. Speedy outweighs her by at least 50 pounds and thinks that she is crazy but harmless. Wait until she grows up a little more. She tried to unroll the toilet paper in our bathroom, but didn't have enough weight to make the roller go around. A few days ago, Mandy Lynn put her glasses on the dining room table, got asked to help Mike with something and found Merlin sitting on them when she came back. Needless to say, fat butt broke them. Her mom is still in hospital, but her dad yelled at her for being "irresponsible" and leaving them where one of the animals could get them. Our big question, is Merlin an act of God, a force of nature, or an accident waiting to happen. We will be paying for an optometrist visit and a new pair of glasses. Her parents my or may not reimburse us. Whatever, Merlin is our responsibility. I will find it interesting when Mandy Lynn has to tell the optometrist what happened. Pine Cone is getting that look in his eyes again, and I have been putting off sending out his annual call to pirate crew. He wants to set sail on April 2 as Rob has a chemo appointment on the first. I expect him to be inspecting the ship this weekend. The rest of the clowder is feeling their cheeriotes and spending plenty of time outside in the kitty gaol. QC showed Hermione how to go in and out of it and now Hermione is spending time in the out too. Pam S. Dante knows too, although it is (ahem) 28F here this morning. And the feral (still unapproachable) knows too, although *he's* out in the cold. He has a chair to sleep in now, and he's just sitting in a sunbeam, soaking it up. Despite the still-cold weather, the crocuses are coming up, and trees are budding. -- Theresa and Dante Stinky Forever: http://pets.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh |
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It is spring here
Kreisleriana wrote:
"tanadashoes" wrote in message m... I can tell when spring finally rolls around and slaps us in the butt. My allergies go ballistic as do the cats. So far today, we have had three cat arguments, most of them Merlin picking on Tanada. My grouchy old girl is no longer interested in fighting for her rightful leadership role. She can still whop a bad kitten, as Hermione has found out, to her dismay. Hermione has discovered mentors. In her case, QC and Pine Cone. QC is teaching her to act cute and Pine Cone has been teaching her the kamikaze method of human and cat control. No tails, feet, hands, paws, clothing, backs, or property is safe. She is still teething, but generally stops when I bellow out "OW!!!" at the top of my lungs and follow up with a hiss. The squirt bottle is used to stop her from scratching at furniture or other undesired places. She adores her mousies, but QC keeps biting the tails off of them, making them only half as fun. She also loves her tinkle balls, foil balls, and any other item she can play with. Chasing Qui Gun Kit is always fun and Hermione has tried to chase the dog. Speedy outweighs her by at least 50 pounds and thinks that she is crazy but harmless. Wait until she grows up a little more. She tried to unroll the toilet paper in our bathroom, but didn't have enough weight to make the roller go around. A few days ago, Mandy Lynn put her glasses on the dining room table, got asked to help Mike with something and found Merlin sitting on them when she came back. Needless to say, fat butt broke them. Her mom is still in hospital, but her dad yelled at her for being "irresponsible" and leaving them where one of the animals could get them. Our big question, is Merlin an act of God, a force of nature, or an accident waiting to happen. We will be paying for an optometrist visit and a new pair of glasses. Her parents my or may not reimburse us. Whatever, Merlin is our responsibility. I will find it interesting when Mandy Lynn has to tell the optometrist what happened. Pine Cone is getting that look in his eyes again, and I have been putting off sending out his annual call to pirate crew. He wants to set sail on April 2 as Rob has a chemo appointment on the first. I expect him to be inspecting the ship this weekend. The rest of the clowder is feeling their cheeriotes and spending plenty of time outside in the kitty gaol. QC showed Hermione how to go in and out of it and now Hermione is spending time in the out too. Pam S. Dante knows too, although it is (ahem) 28F here this morning. And the feral (still unapproachable) knows too, although *he's* out in the cold. He has a chair to sleep in now, and he's just sitting in a sunbeam, soaking it up. Despite the still-cold weather, the crocuses are coming up, and trees are budding. Winter has returned to the Rockies. After a few short days of springlike weather, we had quite a lot of snow -- 22 inches at Alta (ski resort). Another storm predicted for tomorrow -- tulips are about six inches high. MLB |
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