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We won’t let a little thing like President’s Day stand in the way of Meow Monday. Maybe it’s delayed a little, but we’re here. I checked on Oreo to see if he was wearing a stovepipe hat and sporting an Abe Lincoln beard, but no such luck. Apparently, he’s on strike, taking a break. But if you stop by Small Town Mommy you can see some past photos of Oreo before he became so full of himself, went on break.
Speaking of lazy cats (not that Oreo is lazy), here is our Mean Coon Cat Kimmy. If the basement door isn’t open enough for her to fit through, she will sit there until one of us walks over and opens it enough for her to fit her emormous self through the door. It seems that it’s too much effort for her to reach one of her huge paws over and push the door open wider. We could just ignore her and let her figure it out for herself, but her litter box is down there and I don’t want anything standing in the way of her using her litter box.
Today’s Pet of the Week from Lollypop Farm is Tobi.
Tobie
Tobie is a 10-year-old female cat who is front declawed. She has been at Lollypop Farm more than once through no fault of her own! Tobie is a quiet and gentle girl who loves to sleep in her cat bed and loves getting attention (although she prefers not to be picked up). She would do best in a quiet home. Tobie is eligible for the Seniors-for-Seniors program, so adopters age 60 and older can take her home free of charge! Tobie would make a wonderful companion.
Wednesdays are great for Wordless and Wordful posts, but we decided to go a different route and create our own Wednesday fun. We figured what the hell. That’s how we started What The Hell Wednesday. Who are we kidding? That’s pretty much how we decide on almost everything. If you want to play along, grab our button on the sidebar, link up to us in your post and don’t forget to sign in to the linky below. Really, what the hell?
Elle
Here we are this morning dealing with homework issues again. J-Man was out sick last week and now has homework to make up. He has 2 tests this week, a complete spelling packet (that he only got yesterday) and math. Plus, he is supposed to be practicing his math facts each night and reading for 20 minutes. He was working on homework last night and I went out in the kitchen for a few minutes, came back to the room and he was sound asleep next to his homework. Now I am trying to get him to finish the homework and be able to catch the bus. I truly hate mornings like this because both of us are upset. I’m trying to push him to get it done so he doesn’t miss the bus and he is grumpy from being pressured and it all makes for a very stressful morning. Definitely not a fun way to start the day. Ugh!
Today Sissy needs to be picked up from school and she has a cell phone so she can text us and let us know when she is ready. This morning I reminded her to take her phone and she said “It died.” Aaargh! “Why didn’t you plug it in last night?” “I didn’t know it was going to die.” Just for the record, she left the phone in her Dad’s car on Saturday and conveniently forgot to mention that she couldn’t find it. He found it yesterday morning when it was buzzing from text messages. So basically it hasn’t been plugged in since at least Saturday morning and it died this morning. Hmmmm….. I wonder why.
Is it any wonder I’m having cake for breakfast?? At least it’s carrot cake. That’s healthy, right?
Update: J-Man finished his homework with time to spare and made the bus. He was very proud of himself!
If it’s Tuesday this must be Random Tuesday Thoughts. It used to be brought to you by Keely at The Un-Mom but she’s taking a hiatus. Okay, it’s been a really long hiatus but Random Tuesdays still rock on with help from Stacy.
Elle
I had been wearing a pedometer on my pants pocket for a couple weeks and getting discouraged with how few steps I take during the day. Then one day while I was working around the house I realized the damn counter hadn’t changed in an hour. Apparently I walk like Frankenstein with no hip action at all. I moved the pedometer to my shoe and then it started counting all my steps. The problem with having it on my shoe is the damn thing always falls off. One day last week I drove out of the garage and stopped in our driveway to get the mail out of the mailbox. I always set the emergency brake because our driveway slopes down to the road. As I got out the pedometer caught on the door and fell just under the truck. As I stood there looking at the damn thing realizing I was going to have to reach under the truck to get it, my thought was “If this was a horror movie then as soon as I reach under the truck it will start to roll forward and run over me.” I’m so glad I survived my brush with horror movie death.
Stacy
The greatest invention at this time is the electric blanket. Okay, maybe not the absolute greatest ever, but it is pretty damn nice to be all warm and toasty every night! Although it makes it really hard to get up in the morning!
I think I’m allergic to the new place. First I lost my voice, and now my sinuses are all stuffed up. I don’t know if it’s allergies or that I got sick at the same time, but it’s ridiculous. I spent all day Sunday vacumming the vents and washing them in hopes that there was too much dust and me removing it would help me. So far it hasn’t.
I wonder if Elle is typing her RTT as I am typing mine. My screen keeps jumping all weird. I don’t think that’ll be a good thing if she is…..someone’s post will not save
I joined a couple Freecycle groups in hopes of scoring some free furniture. Let me just tell you, if you join any of these groups, don’t choose to get individual emails when people post stuff. Your email will just fill up completely! And if you’re one of those people who gets email notifications on your phone….well, prepare for it to go off like every 5 minutes!!
I’m getting later and later posting Meow Monday. I hope Oreo and Small Town Mommy don’t mind. They started Meow Monday and are nice enough to let us participate.
George wanted a special picture in honor of Valentine’s Day
Also, don’t forget our Pet of the Week from Lollypop Farm!
Emmaline, #14356014
Emmaline is a 2-year-old cat who is available at Lollypop Farm’s adoption center at The Mall at Greece Ridge. She was brought to the shelter with her five kittens after they were abandoned. The whole litter has been adopted, and now it’s Emmaline’s turn for a new home! She has lived with other cats and with kids of all ages and did well with everyone. She’d make a great companion!
Apparently I’ve been living under a rock or more likely just busy taking care of my family and minding my own business. In doing so I’ve been totally taken by surprise by the controversy over Ellen Degeneres being a spokesperson for JC Penney. It seems she’s a threat to American families. No, seriously, you can’t make this stuff up.
I’m not one to jump on a bandwagon, stand on a soapbox or get on a high horse. In fact, just this week I was yelled at for being “so neutral”. Ya, call me Switzerland. I was raised to not talk about politics or religion, to not judge other people and if you can’t say something nice, don’t say anthing at all (that last one I stole from Thumper). So it really irritates me when a group that is supposedly speaking for American Families, and Mothers in particular, turns out to be nothing more than a bunch of bigoted, small minded, mean-spirited busybodies.
Honestly, before yesterday I had never heard of “A Million Moms”, but now that I have, I want to stand up and say that “A Million Moms does not represent me or my family.” It saddens me to think of the wasted resources of these supposed million moms. Can you imagine the force for good that could come out of a million moms? They could tackle child abuse, homelessness, hunger in America, but no, instead they have chosen to focus on JC Penney and Ellen Degeneres because she is such a threat to their way of life. Really? I’d let Ellen babysit my kids.
Seriously, I could use a night out with my husband.
How are we supposed to combat bullying in schools when so many children are learning it’s okay to be a bully from their own mothers? Because this is what their campaigns are all about, bullying companies into complying with their views. I don’t want to shop or eat at any business that caves into this hate group.
I have read that JC Penney hasn’t backed down from keeping Ellen as their spokesperson and I sincerely hope they don’t.
Time for a little Meow Monday.
Go visit Oreo over at Small Town Mommy.
He might be gloating over the Giants Superbowl win just a bit.
George didn’t want to talk to the media today so we ended up with his “Talk to the Paw” pose.
Although he was happy to hear that Magpie was adopted!
Which brings us to “Pet of the Week“
Marsha
#14887903
Marsha is a beautiful 1-year-old cat who was brought to Lollypop Farm after being found as a stray in Wayland. Lollypop Farm staff don’t know anything about her history, but they say she’s a wonderful cat! Marsha loves to play and is fun to watch as she bats toys around! She likes being held and she will start purring right away! Marsha likes getting attention and is a very sweet cat.
Lollypop Farm Pet of the Week
Elle
Being a wife and mother is great but it’s also a big giant magnet for blame when something goes missing.
“The last time I saw it you had it.”
“I remember giving it to you and I haven’t seen it since.”
For example, at 6:20 yesterday morning my husband started with “I guess my good black pants must be in some pile of dirty clothes in the laundry room?”
At 6:20 I’m not even awake, but whatev. “If they are dirty they’re in the hamper right there.”
“I threw them in the dirty clothes when I got back from Florida.”
“I already washed the Florida stuff. You must have them somewhere”
“No, I remember putting them in the dirty clothes and I haven’t seen them since then.”
And there it is the “I haven’t seen them since blah blah blah”
“Well I haven’t seen them or washed them”
To make a long story short he found them last night on the floor of the closet. “I guess they fell off the hook.”
Aaargh!
Then Sissy comes in and says “Have you seen my black vest with the ruffles? Last time I saw it, I put it in the dirty clothes”
Aaargh! Seriously, What the hell??!!
If it’s Tuesday this must be Random Tuesday Thoughts. It used to be brought to you by Keely at The Un-Mom but she’s taking a hiatus. Okay, it’s been a really long hiatus but Random Tuesdays still rock on with help from Stacy.
Elle
Last week I was all stressed out because of an email I received from our host telling me that we were in violation of their “Terms of Service“. After lots of stress, emails back and forth, headaches and frustration it turns out that we were never in violation of any “Terms of Service”! No, just some other sites that use them were targeted by spammers and they wanted us to make sure we weren’t. Ugh!! Why couldn’t they have just said that in the first email, not the 4th and after hours of me trying to figure out an issue that was totally unfigureoutable because there wasn’t any issue to begin with! Apparently we have used the word viagra a few too many times. Who knew?
Yesterday I went to the doctor because I’m still having issues from my slip and fall on the ice from January 2nd. I can tell I have a pinched nerve and I’m not sleeping well at all because of it. She poked the hell out of my upper shoulder. Each time, “does this hurt?’ was followed by a “Hell Yes That Hurts!!!!” Which was followed by even harder poking and more “Does this hurt?” Seriously! If it hurt a second ago and you’re poking even harder now, what do you think???? She finally diagnosed me with a strained rhombus muscle related to my fall. She said heat, massage and a chiropractor would be the best treatment.
At the store I picked up a package of a heat wraps. The directions said to not adhere it directly to your skin. I put it on the outside of my shirt and now it looks like I have a giant maxi pad accidentally stuck to the back of my shirt.
I think there might be a market for stickers that say “I know this looks like a giant maxi pad but it’s really a heating pad disguised as a giant maxi pad. Until they invent those stickers, I’ll be wearing more than one shirt.
It’s Monday and that means we join Oreo, from Small Town Mommy, for a what he calls Meow Monday.
One of George’s favorite pastimes is to help J-Man with his homework.
- George notices J-Man is doing his homework
George is stalking J-Man's pencil
George attacks J-Man's pencil
Sneakers
#12085138
Sneakers was seized in the Riga cruelty investigation in 2010 and had to
wait more than a year before the courts turned over custody of the animals
to Lollypop Farm. Sneakers is an independent kitty who likes to watch
everything that’s going on. When he’s ready, he seeks you out for petting
and attention! This sweet boy is 8 years old and eligible for the
Seniors-for-Seniors program, which means that adopters age 60 and older can
take him home free of charge!
Somebody noticed that Sneakers bears a striking resemblance to Dewey the Library Cat and when you put them side by side you can really see it.
Wednesdays are great for Wordless and Wordful posts, but we decided to go a different route and create our own Wednesday fun. We figured what the hell. That’s how we started What The Hell Wednesday. Who are we kidding? That’s pretty much how we decide on almost everything. If you want to play along, grab our button on the sidebar, link up to us in your post and don’t forget to sign in to the linky below. Really, what the hell?
Elle
My husband is in Florida with our DD (Disney Daughter) while I’m here in the frozen north holding down the fort. Tonight I even had to take out the trash! What the Hell??!! I’m not good at taking out the trash. It’s bad enough he’s down there, but every text, picture or Facebook status update always about the great food he’s having, how wonderful the weather is and how much fun he’s having. Ugh! What The Hell??!! I don’t want to see every delicious bite you eat while I’m at home taking out the trash, cleaning the litterbox and exciting things like that. He did say “Aren’t you happy for me?” Umm..no, no I’m not.
I’m still waiting for a response from our hosting company regarding our “violation of Terms of Service”. What the Hell??!! I can’t quite figure out how we are violating it. The whole thing is pretty annoying and by pretty annoying I mean totally annoying!
What’s the deal with the toilet paper commercials and the whole “respect the roll” thing? Have you seen the one where the neighbor is looking out his window into the neighbor’s bathroom and notices they don’t have a cover for their extra roll of toilet paper. What The Hell??!! Why the hell doesn’t somebody have a problem with the peeping tom neighbor?? That seems to me to be a bigger issue than an uncovered roll of toilet paper. Just sayin’
Stacy
I know we need to have a Presidential Address every now and then. I mean at least tonight there wasn’t anything good on t.v. and all. I don’t watch them because I really don’t care. The thing is I wanted to watch the rerun of Modern Family afterwards but noooooooooooo. What the Hell? They had everyone analyzing what the hell he had said. And then you had to have the Republican response to it. Who cares??? Shut up! Ugh, I hate politics. Don’t email me, I really don’t care.
Two weeks after getting my latest cold I feel okay but still can’t breathe through my sinuses. What The Hell? And now Thing 2 is sick with it! It’s the never ending cold season this year!
The kittens are adorable, and have been here for 4 months now. The only problem is that they get into everything!! Just the other day one of them ate Thing 1′s headphones and the headset for the Wii!! What The Hell? You can’t leave anything out without them tipping it over and chewing it!!
Did you hear about the worker in NY that had to spell “SCHOOL XING” on the road outside a school? He actually spelled it, “SHCOOL”. But, NO ONE from the school noticed!! What The Hell? Were the teachers and students just not paying attention or is that a sign that you don’t want to send your kids to that shcool school?
Stumble it!
