3/22/06

reading: Is That a Moose in Your Pocket?, by Kim Green. I’m not that into it, but I think I’ll keep reading just to see what happens. Finished recently: Rosie Dunn, by Cecelia Ahern. Good book, but my lord did it start to drag toward the end. Because you KNOW what’s going to happen at the end, just not how or when, and I think the book could have been edited down a bit. It’s really weird when it comes to Cecelia Ahern’s books – I don’t care for her writing style, but I like her books. Isn’t that strange?

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When I was in Maine over Christmas, I mentioned in passing that I’d love to have a lap quilt to (duh) put over my lap in the evening since that’s the time of day when Fred likes to ratchet the temperature in the house down to 45, and so I tend to get cold, but don’t want to have to drag one of the big quilts out of the basket in the corner of the room. At least I thought I was mentioning it in passing, but my mother must have heard it as a request, ’cause she made me one. And it works just perfectly! The cats seem to think it’s for them, and they like to drag it off the couch and hide under it (especially Sugarbutt), and I have to keep reclaiming it. Also, while I was taking pictures, someone asked last week (or maybe the week before?) if I’d take a picture of our couches (which I mentioned were very comfortable), so I did. Not the prettiest color, but SO comfy. We have two couches like this one (this one’s mine), because (I think I’ve mentioned) we were going to get a couch and a love seat, but it was only a few dollars more to just get two couches – so we did! I love love LOVE the fact that there are recliners on both ends of the couches. When I was in Maine recently, I mentioned that I’d like it if my mother passed these Pyrex bowls on to me someday (“Hey Mom, when you kick off, can I have those bowls?”) (NO, I didn’t say that*.) and she said “Oh, why don’t you just take them now?” So I did! They sit on the counter and I use them from time to time. I have no idea why I like them so much, but I do – it’s like the Fire-King bowls I got from my grandmother’s house after she died in September of 2004 – I like the way they look, and they make me smile when I look at ’em. *I think I actually said “You should leave these bowls to me.” Which isn’t something I say very often, I SWEAR, but I doubt my brothers or sister would be much interested in them, so I wanted to make my interest known (my sister looked at me like I was a freakin’ nutball when she saw I was shipping those bowls back home. Heh.). I swear I don’t walk around the house saying “You can leave me this and this and this…” like I’m shopping. Why do I feel like an ass all of a sudden?
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From my comments: Thanks for the heads up on Harlan Coben- I managed to get on the hold list at the library at #3 for 2 copies (I’m on a semi-rural library system now) thanks to the early warning. Anyone else got something coming out I should know about as we have fairly similar tastes? The only book that comes immediately to mind is Definitely Dead, by Charlaine Harris, which comes out on May 2nd. I’m sure there’ll be more as summer draws closer, so I’ll try to remember to mention them as I find out about ’em! just a quick question. are those claw covers on the kitty’s nails? i was looking into those for my cat a while ago. and..whats around the orange cat’s neck? just curious 🙂 People, people, people. I swear I’ve answered those same two questions 159 times. Are all the questions coming from brand-new readers, or are y’all just skimmers? The caps on the cats’ nails are Soft Paws, and they’re working out really well so far. And the collar with the box around the orange, black, and gray cats’ necks are collars that will shock them if they get too close to the fence; we installed an electric fence a few years ago since Mister Boogers kept jumping the fence and we’re pretty fond of him and don’t want him to get hurt. We assumed the kittens would try to jump the fence, too, so we got collars for them, and they’re trained to stay away from the fence. Though every once in a while one of them will haul ass through the cat door like the hounds of hell are after them, which means they probably got too close to the fence and got zapped. BTW – kudos for whoever recommended the body butter ribbon shower wash moisturizing stuff! I forgot the name – maybe Olay with jojoba? I bought some over the weekend and it rocks! That would be awesome reader Libby who suggested Olay’s Body Wash with Body Butter Ribbons with Jojoba Oil, and I agree with you – I bought some on Friday at the grocery store, and have been using it every other day (I don’t use it every day ’cause I’m sure my skin would give me hell), and it is AWESOME. My skin’s never been so soft!
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It’s hard out here for a Poo. He adores hanging out on top of the fridge. All of today’s uploaded pictures are here.
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Previously 2005: Damn. He saw through my wily scheme! 2004: She stood and let it sink in, then turned and flounced off. 2003: No entry. 2002: Cat pee, by the way, is the vilest-smelling stuff on this planet. 2001: Don’t you hate it when someone tries to be reasonable in the midst of your tightly choreographed hissy fit? 2000: “Of course they do, they like soft toilet paper. It’s the mafia, babe!”]]>

27 thoughts on “3/22/06”

  2. I have the full set of those bowls (those two and the two pink with white pattern), and I love them too! My great-grandmother gave them to me, and she’s had them forever.
    I actually saw the smaller pink one (the one that goes in between yours) for sale at an antiques place for $15.

  3. What a gorgeous quilt!
    It’s hard out here for a Poo.
    Hee! And Miz Poo looks divine. I love the orange stripes on her forehead.

  4. Anyone who would refer to Mr. Butt o’ Sugar as “the orange cat” is obviously a skimmer.

  9. You prolly sleep in seperate beds cause Fred is a groper. He looks like a groper. One who gropes in his sleep. Paws all over the place with no sleep for the gropee. Heh. You could have worse problems I suppose.

  10. We have the EXACT SAME couch (same color!) and we love it! We got the couch and love seat because we don’t have room for 2 couches. And the reclining rocks!

  13. Shelly and Bonnie: I did have an FAQ, but found that people weren’t bothering to check it before they emailed me or left a comment. 🙂

  15. Robyn, don’t feel bad, I’ve done the same thing (re: asking for things to be left for me). For me, it was a cooking pot my grandmother always used to make pinto beans. It’s bright turquoise and made of some kind of steel, I believe. Years ago I asked her if she would leave me the pot and she also told me I could have it then. I don’t use it very often but it makes me happy to see it in my home. I also felt bad for asking but had a feeling it would probably be tossed or put in a yard sale at some point.

  16. Whenever I see something nice at my mom’s house, I tell her “I get it when you die.” We laugh and laugh. I have also been known to masking tape my name to the bottom of nice gifts I give her. Who’s the ass now?

  17. I like Cecelia Ahern, too, and I agree Rosie Dunn did drag a bit in the end. I had to put it down sometimes because it was a little depressing how bad things kept happening, over and over. But still worth reading 🙂

  18. Heidi – we too used masking tape to add our names to the bottom of items we wanted to have when my grandmother passed away. It actually made her feel good to know that her special things would be wanted and appreciated after she was gone.

  19. I have the opposite problem…my grandmother keeps piling things in a bag for me to take out of her house. It’s like ‘the end is near, take it now before the vultures come, quick, quick,’. But, it’s weird things, like a figurine of a toad, or an old, broke-ass picture frame that you can buy at the dollar store. My hubby and I like to open our bags of goodies to see what insanity lies within.
    By the way Robyn, um, what are those weird thingys on them there cats paws? Did you PAINT their nails? What the hell is WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE???
    ;D

  21. Did Spud get a job yet?
    Who’s this “Spud?” Is that what you call your CHILD? You must be the worst mother ever to refer to your child like she is a potato! Children are not tubers, they are blessings from god!

  23. I swear that Sugarbutt and my kitty Milo must be related. They look so much alike, and one of Milo’s favourite spots to hang out is on top of the fridge (especially when I’m in the kitchen).

  25. We have the same couches too! Like Martha, we have a couch and a loveseat. I can vouch for how comfy they are!

  26. I love the lap quilt. My sister quilts and I am the proud owner of two of the beauties. And each of my kids has one too. I wish I had the PATIENCE to quilt. Very kind of your mom to think of you like that, she can’t be all bad! 😉
    Love the bowls story; I have a similar one. Mom and I were shopping one day and I mentioned I wanted a memorable cookie jar like the one she had when I was growing up. “That silly old thing? You can have it!” A few years later my sister was buying an antique and noticed a cream and sugar to match the cookie jar. She managed to get them thrown into the deal and gifted me with them 🙂 BTW the cookie jar and c&s are blue cat heads and they are very dear to me.

  27. Robyn, I believe the pattern of your Pyrex bowls is called “Gooseberry” and you can pick them up on ebay. The sizes you don’t have are pink with the pattern in white.

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