I just found out my nephew Evan, just over one year old, is starting to walk. Evan likes to dance, so does Roxie, she loves music of all kinds. Evan like his “cousin” Jean Claude also likes to make noise. Give Evan a spoon and a pan and sit him in the middle of the floor and bang – bang/pop pop. Recently I’ve had a few deliveries…this has meant empty boxes much to Jean Claude’s delight and while he can’t quite manage a spoon he does love the sound of the box as he pounds against it with his paws.
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This is My House – Dog Gone It
Right now I have two buckets and a trash can, collecting water from my roof. A mishap I feel would have been avoided had I determined (after seven visits, several leaks and now two ceiling collapses in eleven years) that my roofer and likely my roof were not to be trusted. I have now discovered Angie’s list. The result of this dilemna, buckets leaking water means that Jean Claude and Roxie no longer visit me in my bedroom. Roxie who liked to cuddle and watch movies has been particularly disturbed by this development. She visits me frequently when I’m in the kitchen and has a forlorn and puzzled look on her face. The other day when I bent down under the kitchen sink she hopped on my back for a ride. A guilty pleasure up until now she reserved for my daughter CCL. I now have to bounce around on all fours to accomodate la chat. (please note I have Angie’s List -DC on speed dial)
When the Cats Are Away
Roxie and Jean Claude are at their other residence. I miss them but I do welcome the chance to reclaim my home. When they go to CCL’s house, I undercover furniture and put away their toys and their scratching posts . I visit them at CCL’s house. We all need time for solitude and renewal. It allows us to recapture our spirit and reflect on the many blessings from God.
And It’s Good for Me Because??
Roxie was sick for a time and had several prescriptions. I or CCL would give her the medication in her food or treats but the joke was on us as she always discovered the hidden pills and ate them anyway. Now she’s better and while the vet wants her to stay on medication for a bit longer, Roxie’s not having it. Drama queen that she is she no longer willingly take the pills without force and much drama and hollering. Here for pet lovers and pill givers everywhere are instructions on “How to Give A Pill to A Cat.”
| How to Give a Pill to a Cat
1. Pick cat up and cradle it in the crook of your left arm as if 2. Retrieve pill from floor and cat from behind sofa. Cradle cat in 3. Retrieve cat from bedroom, and throw soggy pill away. 4. Take new pill from foil wrap, cradle cat in left arm holding rear 5. Retrieve pill from goldfish bowl and cat from top of wardrobe. 6. Kneel on floor with cat wedged firmly between knees, hold front and 7. Retrieve cat from curtain rail, get another pill from foil wrap. 8. Wrap cat in large towel and get spouse to lie on cat with head 9. Check label to make sure pill not harmful to humans, drink 1 beer 10. Retrieve cat from roof of neighbor’s shed. Get another pill. 11. Fetch screwdriver from garage and put cupboard door back on 12. Call fire department to retrieve the cat from tree across the 13. Tie the cat’s front paws to rear paws with twine and bind tightly 14. Consume remainder of Scotch. Get spouse to drive you to 15. Arrange for Humane Society to collect mutant cat and call local How to Give A Dog A Pill: |

