There! I said it.

Dear Kittens,

I did not mean to let so much time pass inbetween posts. I don't know what happens sometimes. The stories are there, I just don't write them out. I'ma list it out so we get to everything. You guys know that you can click on any of my photos and see larger versions, right? Well now you do.

1. I went to my mom's class for the first time this school year. She's got another lovely set of kids. A little while ago she had a horrible bunch and it made her life so miserable. The nice thing about this group and last year's group is that they're fairly creative and so doing crafts with them is a lot of fun.

2. For the last several months Roo has gotten into the habit of meowing very loudly for me to get up and turn on the water in the tub to the perfect amount of trickle. And then sit on the toilet and keep him company. It's been going on for so long that my body had been trained to need to go pee at 5 am. A full hour before I want to be up. Andy finally decided to get a kitty water fountain that simulates a faucet. HAHA. Roo wants nothing to do with this "kitty water fountain" and had turned up his assholery to a whole new level. Instead of making him go cold turkey, I'm weaning him from the tub water. Today I put a fresh bowl of water into the tub. The best thing is that he kept looking at the bowl of water, then at the faucet, then at me. Like. "what the fuck do you think you're up to?" He did finally drink and I admit to feeling a small triumph over the smallest member of the family.

3. My sister came down over the weekend and we did Catie's Girly Package of Fun. Which means manicures and pedicures, lunch and shopping. We were celebrating her birthday a little early. It was a lovely day and I'm so glda that we got to do it. I meant to take photos of our Girly fun, but I didn't. 

4. I've been doing a number of paper crafts lately. It's all in an effort to spark my creativity to finish my line of Christmas stuff for my business. This year has been particularly frustrating for me because, Kittens, the ideas just are Not working out. My dead line is Oct 20th (set by me), so I really need to get the show on the road and what not.

5. I should write about my family history. I worry about you Kittens getting confused.

6. This weekend we're going to Yosemite. We're staying in a hotel just outside the park, at the south end. We're celebrating my mom's 60 (!) birthday. When I was a kid we went to Yosemite every year in the fall. The last time we went was when my parents were camping there for 2 weeks and we visited them one weekend. During their camping vacation they had a bear peel down their truck door and steal some food AND there was an earthquake. That was something like 10 years ago, so we're long overdue for a visit to Yosemite.

7. So, my mom is turning 60, which means I am turning 40 and neither of us are particularly thrilled about the whole thing. I remember HER 40th birthday like it was just a few years ago. My grandpa died 5 months before her birthday and in total Grandpa Geoge style, his dying wish was that we throw a surprise birthday for my mom's 40th. So my grandma, her sister and Danny and I planned a surprise party for her. She was surprised and deeply touched by everyone who showed up to celebrate with her and she also let me know, in no uncertain terms, that there would never be another surprise party. And so, you know, there has not. Instead we go on trips or have tea parties and go shopping for antiques.

8. When people talk about cats being aloof and self sufficient- I know immediately that this talking person has never had cats. We have three cats, none of them are aloof or self sufficient. They all need huge amount of affection RIGHT! THIS! SECOND! and while I believe Petey and Seamus could keep their bellies full by hunting, Roo cannot. Speaking of hunting, there was a dead, headless baby squirrel on our walkway yesterday. When I asked Seamus what happened to the head, he said he had no idea what I was talking about. I'm pretty sure he's lying. Petey is absolutely my kitty boyfriend. He loves me so much, neither of us can barely stand it. In fact, as I sit in this chair and type, he is on top of me mushing my boobs and then my stomach and looking up at me wondering how I can continue to type with a fluffy black love machine on top of me. Seamus is more like a massage client. A few times a day he comes around looking for a particular amount of love, but he does not give love. Seamus believes his orange stripy presence is enough. Roo is a tiny furry human. Bacon and shrimps are love to Roo. And Andy. Roo loves Andy so very, very much. (Not in a gay way, though)

9. I'm participating in a group on Flickr where you take a self portrait every day for 7 days. I've been having a very good time playing around with my photo editor and even though I fully admit to such when I post my photos, there are members of this group who do not bother to read descriptions of the photos and so they're all- Your eyes! Dudes- my eyes and dare I say, nobody's eyes, are that color! C'est Impossible!

10. Do you feel updated? You LOOK updated. I do my best to be better this week with the updates.

Love, Love, Love,

Catie