this and that: pets

Not only shopping and baking are on the agenda, but also getting CC groomed for Christmas. I was hoping to do this closer to Christmas, but she was in dire need of a clipping. Maybe she'll be just as beautiful at Christmas.

In addition to getting CC groomed we also did what we call "a Sam's run". Sam's is about 45 minutes away and we don't go there that much since we moved out to the Valley. I keep wondering if it's worth maintaining the membership. One thing we bought for ourselves is a new home phone. I've been looking for one for several months and they are so expensive. The one we got has two handsets so hubby said he had to put one out in the garage. This morning he has been reading the directions and telling me of all the neat features. Remember when the phone company provided us with a phone?

Last week my son Brian, his girlfriend Amber and her daughter Katie spent the week vacationing at the Outter Banks in North Carolina. This was Brian's first time to the Outter Banks and he said it was beautiful, not crowded like Myrtle Beach, and looks forward to going again. Brian is 37 and has never been married. I for one am hoping Amber will be the one!! They have been together for a little more than a year. He met her shortly after moving back to West Virgina.

Brian has a cat named Dot. He asked if I would go over to his house and "hang out" with her while he was gone. I went over and spent time with Dot every other day. We would sit in the great room and play for an hour or so until she got bored with me.

Brian found Dot abandoned by her mother in a shed at his house in Alabama. He took her in, cleaned her up and began feeding her every couple hours with a bottle for a few weeks. He had to take her to work in order to feed her during the day. Dot was so small when he found her that she didn't have her eyes open yet. He would also have to push on her tummy to make her poop. I didn't realize that was what the Mommy cat does for her babies.

After all this attention you would think this cat would be affectionate. She is one of the most temperamental cats I have ever seen. When Brian gets home from work he is allowed to pick her up for a couple minutes, then she hisses and wants down. She will come up to you and rub up against your legs, but forget about petting her. On my visits we would just play and before I left I would ask her if she wanted a treat and she would run and jump up on the kitchen counter meowing, yes yes!! She takes the treat very gently out of your hand, but don't try to pet her.

Dot was entertained while I wasn't there by the birds at the bird feeder and the chipmunks that run around on the back patio.

Brian doesn't have any children, but I guess I'm a Maw maw to Dot.

I haven't heard from my doctor regarding my test. I'll post as soon as I hear.