Monday night, I took Balto to visit Mom and Dad.  It was a little tricky getting Balto past the (neighbor's) cat who was lying on the bed by the door.  They both seemed very surprised to see each other.  Once inside, Balto tip-toed to the door and watched the cat sleep.  

Mac Tabby Cat Cafe

I've been wanting to visit the Mac Tabby Cat Cafe ever since it opened last year.  Today, I did.  My awesome next door neighbors, Malissa and Samantha, were kind enough to join me for some feline fun.

November 16th

What a week it has been!  It rained rather heavily Monday through Thursday and I am overjoyed to finally see the sun again today.  I like rainy days every once in a while but, not FOUR IN A ROW.  Even Blossom was starting to get crabby.  

My neighbors went out of town this week so I got to spend some fun time with Ty.  I miss having a cat in my life.  For this trip they boarded their Australian Shepherd, Kacey, so it was just Ty and me.  For the life of me, I could not figure out how to use their television.  I did find an advertisement on their TV home page for "Cats 24/7" which also said "Free", so I clicked on it.  I was not expecting what happened next.  

Ty was mesmerized!  He couldn't take his eyes off of the television.  One clip showed a kitten stalking another cat.  When the kitten finally pounced, Ty jumped!  

Daylight Savings Time

Let's be honest, if I didn't teach a Sunday School class I would have slept in today.  Thankfully my class of four year olds had enough energy to spare.  

I feel a little drained.  I need to catch you up.  The week before last, I pet-sat for my neighbors who went on a 5 day trip to Sedona, Arizona.  You might remember meeting Ty...

November, Already?

This year has been a blur.  I can't believe it is already November.  Is there a way to stop time?  As I type this, there is an episode of The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson on from November 1, 1983.  I wonder what I was doing on November 1, 1983.  Whatever it was, I'm sure it involved eating Halloween candy.  I would have been in the 5th grade.  Hmm...I wonder what I dressed up as that year.  

I've been pet sitting this week for my new neighbors.  Meet Kacey:

And Ty:

Blossom saw me outside with Kacey and had a lot to say about it.

I don't know if you can see her or but she is barking at me.  Here she is keeping an eye on our yard.

In other news, I can't remember if I told you about the cat that keeps showing up at my brother's house and also at my parents' house.  Well, here it is...Daniel has named the cat "Fuzzy".

When I was growing up, animals were NOT allowed in our house.  Fast forward to now...Mom and Dad have been letting Fuzzy come in for visits.

The cat is on their bed....(Dad does not know about this).

Fuzzy really is the sweetest cat.  I have no idea who he/she belongs to.  He/she shows up every few days and gets a nice meal and hangs around inside the house for a while.  

Several weeks ago, Mom and I were sitting at her kitchen table when we heard a knock at the door.  It was late at night so I wondered who it could be.  When I turned around to look, Fuzzy was peeping through the glass.  

Daniel was a Firefighter for Halloween this year (again).  He told me it is good to use your Halloween costumes for several years in a row because it saves money.  

Johnny (Carson) is reading lists from 5th graders about the "10 Strange Things That I Hate".  Hmmm...I'm going to try to come up with a list for you. 

1.  Hearing anything about the Kardashians.

2.  Getting stuck behind the same exact cars in traffic every day.

3.  Having my blood pressure taken at the doctor's office (I get white coat syndrome). 

4.  Chit Chatting with people in the bathroom at work.  

5.  That the same person parks beside me every day at work.  I don't know why this bothers me but, it does.  I groan every time I see his car beside mine.  

6.  That they rarely make family friendly TV shows anymore.  

7.  That processed food is bad for you.

8.  TV Personalities that talk too loud.  (I'm looking at you Steve Harvey etc.)

9.  The News.

10. That no matter how much I clean, the dirt keeps coming back.  

Maybe next time I'll post 10 Strange Things That I Love.  I'm not one to dwell on the negatives so posting 10 things that I don't like feels very uncomfortable to me.