I Love New York Travel

I spoil this cat, I do. Because for all my other cats, I wouldn’t DARE let them sit on my table or hop onto my counters! Maybe it’s old age, maybe I’m finally becoming more tolerant, lol…

My kitty, Livvy, is a Tabby Point Siamese. Which is a fancy way of saying that she is half Siamese, half plain ol’ tabby cat. But the blend is a nice one: she’s elegant and personable like the Siamese; she’ll chase mice like the tabby cat. And the markings are lovely. She has blue eyes. And six toes. And a queer little kink at the end of her tail.

Looking back now, I wish I had also adopted her siblings. She has a sister that looks like her, and two brothers that were black (this was when they were kittens; I don’t know what they look like now). But we already had two tabbies at home, plus a dog and a bird (whew). And transporting four rambunctious kitties halfway across the state would have required long distance movers or something. :-p

So Livvy is an only child, a pampered, spoiled only child. So far, it hasn’t gone to her head. Although, she does like me to lift her up every morning so she can see out the bathroom window…

The kids are into school high-gear these days. The holidays are officially behind us, and therefore we are chugging along full steam. I have to be careful that the kids don’t burn out– they need to pause during the day, just to get their eyes off their books and cool off their brains. :D But the breaks are short and don’t afford a great deal of time to relax. So, the children have devised small diversions. Like wrapping a resin parakeet in a hat and jacket made of Silly Putty. LOL. When I saw that hat, I burst out laughing.

We finally got some nicer office furniture for desks– some of the kids had been relying on old shelving boards for desktops– I picked up a very inexpensive student desk for $20! And an office chair was half off! Slowly but surely, we are moving out the old (some of the furniture I’ve had since I was a teen) and introducing the new. Thank God for my new job that has made this possible. I also need to save up for my new kitchen that we’re renovating this year! ;)

The kids have their computers in various places in the house. We keep in contact through an instant messenger (its better than yelling). My 16 year-old, who had been with me for the longest time in the living room, was recently moved to a desk in the dining room. He is relatively new to instant messenger, and is still learning the ropes in making quick, succinct messages. We had this conversation today…. kind of…. the IM doesn’t show it, but the time lapse between his responses to mine were about 20-30 seconds. That’s nearly an eternity in IM-time. lol.

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What a funny guy! I should have known- it was about lunch!