Heroes
The Governor of Louisiana is being driven by his bodyguards down the highway next to a bayou when they see a man in a New York Yankees shirt being carried in the mouth of a huge alligator. The limo...
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Aww Monday: My Baby!
The point of Aww Monday is to post a picture that makes you say, "Aww!"We sometimes have kittens that, when they get a bit bigger, will take care of the smaller ones, as if those were their...
View ArticleDriving Mom Crazy
Back in August, Little Girl went through the requisite Driver's Education 30-hour course, a step in that rite of passage known as "becoming a driver". (Also known as putting the parents in the poor...
View ArticleEntertaining
"Mom, have you ever enjoyed reading anything by Tolstoy?" Bigger Girl came in from school asking.Since when does one read Tolstoy for enjoyment or entertainment? i asked. When i read such books, it's...
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Learning Curve
A few days ago, i posted about my new toy, the NuWave induction cook top.The beauty of it is it uses less electricity and is more precise than a typical electric stove top. It uses magnets to interact...
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Feline Friday: Nyah!
Feline Friday was started by Steve, The Burnt Food Dude, and i'm going to believe it's because he likes cats.If anyone wants to know why even my good clothes that i iron are covered in cat hair, here's...
View ArticleMaking Memories
Our dentist is someone from out of town.If it sounds crazy to drive a few hours away to see a dentist, know this. Every local dentist we've been to has told us "you desperately need XXX at $$$$" and...
View ArticleSpeaking of...
...dentist visits, did you hear about the dentist who married a manicurist? It wasn't a happy union. They fought tooth and nail.And then there was the guy who needed physical therapy for his bad...
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Aww Monday: Gotta Keep Warm
We live in a swamp that is usually hot, and we tender Southern hothouse flowers don't do too well with cold.The kittens know what to do when cold.Rule number one is, snuggle up, preferably on a warm...
View ArticleSharp Observation
The driving lessons for Little Girl are preceding apace. She's very good, as her instructor told me she would be. She's very cautious, and very observant.The other day, we were coming home from an...
View ArticleCan They Really Compare?
Are children getting greedier? Or are children just children, no matter the century?That's the question i asked myself when i saw the story comparing the list of what children asked for back in 1913,...
View ArticleWelcome to the Kitty House at Christmas
On the first day of Christmas, foster kittens gave to me, garlands pulled off the Christmas tree. (they were strung between chairs so that they would trip us if we weren't careful) On the second...
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Feline Friday: Face of a Stray
Because people know i work in cat rescue, they often feel they can simply drop animals on me and expect me to take care of them. These people are called "irresponsible idiots."One such stray was...
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rEcess Flu
It was time for rEcess, and it was flu season.You have to know the two don't mix.We had already put it off a week because of another conflict in the church calendar, so that was just enough time for...
View ArticleSilly Sunday: Dear Boudreaux
Dear Boudreaux,Tanks, mon cher, fo' de pear tree, but i doan tink it will grow in de swamp, so i change it for a satsuma. De bird, what you call a "partridge", was good in de dirty rice.Dear...
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Aww Monday: Little Angels
Being away from home is so difficult for parents, and never more so than at a special holiday time.This can be true for parents who have to travel for work, and for those who are divorced and the...
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Runways for Santa
Every year, the south Louisiana levee system sees bonfires lit on Christmas Eve -- lighting the way for Pere Noel, or Te Clause, whichever French term you choose.In our neighborhood, a couple of weeks...
View ArticleHeard Here
Things i've heard around here lately.*********************"Mom, I think I want to know what it's like to be seriously sleep deprived. Do you think I could get into one of those studies where they keep...
View ArticleHow to Have a Cat Make You Crazy
Step 1: Get a call from Festus telling you there is a stray cat hanging around his workplace. It is friendly, and it is trying to eat one of the rats that had been poisoned at said workplace. (Said...
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Feline Friday: Face of a Stray, Part 2
Feline Friday was started by Steve, The Burnt Food Dude, and i'm going to believe it's because he likes cats.The Porch Kitty, it turns out, had the foster name "Doodle" while in the program with the...
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