October, 31, 2009
Hi,
I wanted to change my template to something Halloweenish, but nary a pumpkin or witch to be had, so we'll have to go with my very own black cat.
It's our official one year anniversary...mine and Bella's, that is. When she arrived on Halloween last year, she was a tiny little kitten of about 6 wks. I don't know her birthdate. She was in a "foster home" in Maine when I adopted her, but she and her sibs were all pretty new. I was able to take her after she reached 2 lbs and could be spayed. I didn't have a digital camera back then, so the only pictures I have of her were taken by Tammy before she drove her down to me.
Here's one of her from last Christmas...she looks so little! About 2 months old. Here's one from a few weeks ago:
She's grown quite a bit in the last year, huh? It's not noticeable for me because I see her everyday, but when I look at these 2 pictures, I realize that she really isn't a kitten anymore.
Linda likes to try to tell me that Bella is "better" now, but the truth is, she is just naughty in different ways. No, she doesn't use human legs to claw her way to the top, but she still bites. And she still claws and scratches the furniture. She also, like her mother (me), can't stand to have anything on the table or countertops, so she jumps up and nudges stuff onto the floor. I do wish I could potty train her though. Litter box cleaning is a drag.
It hasn't been an easy adjustment for me. The first few months that I had her, I was sure I was going to have to give her away. She's not just a cat doing cat things...she's a bit crazy. :) But we've managed to adjust (okay, I'VE managed to adjust) and relax a bit. Above all else, she makes me laugh (when she's not making me scream) and greets me every day by throwing herself at my feet first thing in the morning and when I get home from work.
Right now, she's lying behind me on the sofa with one paw on my shoulder, watching me type and wondering who that pretty black cat in the picture is. :)
I am going to see the Michael Jackson documentary this afternoon with Linda and Tammy and Pete and Megan, then we are going to The Alehouse for dinner. I've heard a lot of good things about it so far and have been looking forward to seeing it.
Stopped at the Rehab center behind my house to visit my cousin, Annette. She's looking much better and seems to be getting stronger by the day...yay! Pete hadn't seen her in awhile and is only in MA until Tues morning, so we skipped over to spend some time with her. Tammy met us there, and the two of us grabbed a quick lunch at Jumpin' Juice & Java.
I had big plans to spend the day cleaning before I go to the movies later on, but I think I'm going to divide the work between today and tomorrow. I got the laundry all done and will do the dishes and clean Bella's litter box before the movie...all of the drymopping, dusting, vacuuming will be done in the morning.
I'm currently reading Peace Like a River. Have just started it, actually, but enjoying the writing a lot. I think I'm just getting to the meat & potatoes of the story, so I expect it will really take off from here. Just finished Half Broke Horses and while I liked it well enough, it didn't draw me in like Glass Castles did. It was sort of the "back story" which might have been good to know first, but it does fill in a few blanks.
It was supposed to be 70 degrees and sunny today. I don't know what happened, but it's raw, windy and drizzly. A true New England fall day. While I was waiting for Pete to pick my up, I stood on the deck and watched the wind whip the leaves off of the trees and send them floating into the neighbors yard. :)
Food, Inc. will be available on DVD next week. On Wed, 11/11, Linda and I will be getting together to watch it here. I have it on my Netflix queue, so need to make sure it's near the top in order to come in on time. I'm going to make cheese pizza from scratch. Pulled some recipes for whole wheat pizza dough (which I will doctor up with some herbs and cheese) and homemade pizza sauce off the internet. Linda is bringing gingerbread and whipped cream. Will be a little heavy on the calorie scale, but...no meat! :)
I've invited my friend Beth, a lifelong vegetarian, to join us. I hope she can make it...I haven't seen her in a long time. She's very knowledgeable on the subject, so I hope to pick her brain. Lin and I will also be going through my vegetarian cookbooks and magazines. Not saying I'll never eat meat again, but am going to try to stay on the other side of that most of the time. I'll be a "flexitarian", I guess. :)
Well, I need to call Linda, iron some clothes and get in the shower.
Happy Halloween!
Peace,
Kay
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