Today is Tuesday September 21, 2010.
Today is the 79th anniversary of when Britain went off the gold standard.
Today is the last day of summer.
Today is Bill Murray's birthday.
Today is the day that I've been married for two months!
and a good day it is.
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Friday, September 10, 2010
PUNKin
What was that sound? .. There! There it was again! I walked into the living room and found my cat fast asleep, and snoring.
Keep in mind this is after I spent the morning rescuing him from behind the washer and dryer..
My cat, Punkin, is a lot of things; wired, obsessed with straws, a pain in the butt, and sometimes he can even be sweet. My history with this cat goes way back to a time when I had no one in the world. He was the only thing there when I came home to my empty one bedroom apartment.
When I started dating Dan and found out that he was allergic to cats, I told him to not make me choose between him and Punkin - because I'd choose my cat.
My cat is not a normal cat. I have never met an animal with as much personality in my entire life. First off, he is obsessed with straws. If you bring a drink home and it has a straw, he will stalk it until you are done. Just the sound of a straw dragging across the carpet with wake him from anywhere in the hose and have him within two feet in a matter of seconds.
It might be a coincidence, but Punkin is also obsessed with shoes. He loves to lay on shoes, especially if they are Dan's boat sized shoes.
When I found out that Dan and I were moving to Idaho, naturally I was worried. Dan is not deathly allergic - but who wants to live with a sore throat and congestion for the rest of their life? I did some research and found a bunch of things I can do to minimize the allergens. I have a vacuum with HEPA filters, we keep him out of the bedroom, I use allergen reducing Pledge surface cleaner when I dust, I brush the cat on a regular basis, and I rub him with a solution that neutralizes the allergens in his fur. Luckily, the combination of all of this seems to have worked well.
I didn't expect Dan to bond with Punkin because Dan doesn't share my fondness of pets and he is physically repulsed by them. I was surprised when I found Dan playing on the stairs with him for a half hour, and shocked when I heard him say, "He is pretty adorable."
I love my husband more than anything in the world, and I could have never imagined the warm fuzzy feeling I get when I see him playing my cat.
Keep in mind this is after I spent the morning rescuing him from behind the washer and dryer..
My cat, Punkin, is a lot of things; wired, obsessed with straws, a pain in the butt, and sometimes he can even be sweet. My history with this cat goes way back to a time when I had no one in the world. He was the only thing there when I came home to my empty one bedroom apartment.
When I started dating Dan and found out that he was allergic to cats, I told him to not make me choose between him and Punkin - because I'd choose my cat.
My cat is not a normal cat. I have never met an animal with as much personality in my entire life. First off, he is obsessed with straws. If you bring a drink home and it has a straw, he will stalk it until you are done. Just the sound of a straw dragging across the carpet with wake him from anywhere in the hose and have him within two feet in a matter of seconds.
It might be a coincidence, but Punkin is also obsessed with shoes. He loves to lay on shoes, especially if they are Dan's boat sized shoes.
When I found out that Dan and I were moving to Idaho, naturally I was worried. Dan is not deathly allergic - but who wants to live with a sore throat and congestion for the rest of their life? I did some research and found a bunch of things I can do to minimize the allergens. I have a vacuum with HEPA filters, we keep him out of the bedroom, I use allergen reducing Pledge surface cleaner when I dust, I brush the cat on a regular basis, and I rub him with a solution that neutralizes the allergens in his fur. Luckily, the combination of all of this seems to have worked well.
I didn't expect Dan to bond with Punkin because Dan doesn't share my fondness of pets and he is physically repulsed by them. I was surprised when I found Dan playing on the stairs with him for a half hour, and shocked when I heard him say, "He is pretty adorable."
I love my husband more than anything in the world, and I could have never imagined the warm fuzzy feeling I get when I see him playing my cat.
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