As a joke, my brother used to hang a pair of panty hose over his
fireplace before Christmas. He said all he wanted was for Santa to fill
them. What they say about Santa checking the list twice must be true
because every Christmas morning, although Jay's kids' stockings were

Wreck the Halls
Wreck the halls with two cats running
Fa-la-la-la-la. . . la-la-la-la
Fur goes flying, lamps get done in,

Abelard slipped out this morning, I sure hope he'll show back up so we don't
have to miss his appointment! I'll go feed the horses then look one more
time. We're supposed to be there at 2:30, it's nearly 1:00, and it's a
45-minute drive. Meaning if he hasn't come back within the ...

...when Persia is sitting on the pillow next to my computer chair, staring
up and me and purring because she thinks it's time for me to feed her... her
face changes.  It changes from the fluffy little contented cat to the "I'm
so sleek and skinny Siamese" cat.  I have no idea how ...

My son and I were "having a little chat" as he calls it, before I tucked him
in.  Somehow we got onto the subject that my dad had taken our cat away when
I was young and that it made me very sad and that I will always take care of
our cats now.  As he calls it, he had "water ...

OK, Mommy fooled me last night, and the night before, and the night before
that, and the night before that!  I was determined that she wouldn't fool me
again tonight.  But I couldn't resist those micey scuttling noises I heard
coming from inside the tub filled with water that she ...

Dear everyone
After today I am probably off-line for 10 days (If I can wangle a go on
Dave's PC or maybe finally get our network sorted out perhaps I can pop
online) time I plan to spend stroking and skritching the Furballs. (I

....when i felt something tickling my nose.
I opened my eyes and saw Mayhem's cute little face right in front of
me.  She was practically giving me a nose kiss.  Then she started
meowing and nipping my hand to be petted.

Here are  a couple of pictures of small garden statures in my yard. We have
about 8 inches of snow on the ground right now. DH took then a few days ago.
They can be seen at the same link as Sam's pictures.
Ann

A pod of 125 pilot whales stranded near  Farewell Spit not too far from
where I used to live.  The area of Golden Bay is probably one of the most
beautiful places in New Zealand but unfortunately can be a whale death trap.
The last stranding was in 1998 and there have been many ...

THE BIG DOOD GETS AWAY WIF ALL KINDSA STUFF.  HE GETS AWAY WIF YELLIN
AT ME.  AND NOW HE IS SITTIN ON THE PIZZA BOX AN MOMMY DON SAY NUFFIN.
DANTE
Theresa

Our next door neighbors also have a second story deck, but unlike ours their
doesn't have stairs down to the back yard.  They can only get to it through
the kitchen.
Ben was in our living room playing a game when he heard screams coming from

Liana Dakota came into the world today at 3:57 p.m. eastern time,
weighing 7 lbs and measuring 19" long. She is a weeny baby! (Her
sister weighed 10 lbs 8 oz.) My daughter says she has dark hair, and
is adorable. I hope to have some photos tomorrow - can't wait to see

Last night became a bit of a panic scenario.  I got home from the
firm's Xmas do a bit (read a lot) worse for wear, and, as usual, the
first thing I do when I get in if it's late is Otis's insulin shot, as
it would have been a couple of hours late.  I noticed he had a full

I went to PetsMart today to pick up some cat food and I also got the cats
their Christmas presents while I was there.  I like to take them out of
their packaging, cut off the tags and all attachments that might come off
and be choked on.  I also like to spray the soft toys with ...