Precisely why:
1. The cats are not allowed in the bedroom, ergo, my office/nursery/walk-in closet.
2. I pre-emptively covered the stash before taking a nap this morning with the door open.

( Lulu and Chulie's Nappy Nap. )

Another random, rambling post because I've been up since 5:40am again ( Read more... )

Being up this early feeling well-rested is usually alright. I see John off to work and I can enjoy a nice cuppa on the porch before the sun and temperature rise. I love street-lamp lit mornings and makes me yearn harder for full-on autumn and winter ( Read more... )

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I haven't laughed out loud all weekend, until I saw this. The most hilarious part were the reactions of my three cats: Lulu and Boy lay all stretched out across the dresser in the middle of the room without batting an eye or ear, while Chulie looked around quizzically at my computer as the cartoon cat meowed, despite the fact that it was very ( Read more... )

One incredibly hot, sweaty, stressful, intense week later, I'm moved and plugged in. Internet was disconnected much sooner than I anticipated last week, and then everything else followed suit, totally without warning or mercy. I realized later that I forgot to post my phone number in case anyone wanted to stalk/love/help/check up on/harass me, oops ( Read more... )

I've been craving apples like mad. Bought a few varieties at the store, including one I'd never seen before: Paulared. I liked the name and how it looked (size and color of a Mc except speckled) and the taste is ok: tastes like a Mc but none of the crispness. Not mealy, just... not as firm as a Mc. Google turned up it is of the McIntosh "type". I ( Read more... )

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Poll A poll's poll kind of poll.

So much to do today:- Scrounge behind supermarkets in the county for empty boxes. Ancipiate making a few trips, hopefully ( Read more... )

A year and a half ago we bought a deliciously comfortable mattress from Sears and a bedframe from Ikea to support it. Less than a year later, the mattress started giving both of us terrible back pain, especially John. Mine was worse at the end of my pregnancy with Julia, but as soon as she was born, I was okay. John still has terrible back pain ( Read more... )