Mental Meanderings

Well it was a quiet day for work. And I actually had some fun and got to laugh alot. They had Arianna Huffington on campus today to give a talk as it were. While I didn't get to stay and listen to the whole thing, what I did catch did intrigue me. I may have learn more about her and her views.

Ah well.... this morning I certainly wasn't ready for the alarm clock. It about scared the heck out of me, enough to cause me to sit bolt upright in bed. And while I sat there waiting for my heart to slow down and become aware of my surroundings, Yummy (aka the Beast) decided that there was invisible things to chase around the bed. I am surprised the husband slept through all that. It did have the added effect of getting me out of bed quicker though. And let me tell you there is nothing in the morning like trying to put your contacts in your eyes and avoiding the two cats walking back and forth across the counter or running off with the case cap. Furry lenses bad.....

Or try to find your comb when Djinn has run off with it because he thinks it's something to attack even though he likes being combed. And one of the best ways he can help in the mornings is when he is still on the counter and you bend over to put yourself into your bra and he thinks you want loving head butts. I think he has made my nose pop more than I care to think about. Hey he needs better aim.

They are almost as fun at bedtime. They are hooked on routine, and come around 9pm here, they think it's bedtime. They will get pesty and talk alot. Of course the dogs would be happy if there were no bedtime, they like being out of their kennels for the night. The fun part is when you head upstairs to try to go to bed, and you have this moving obstacle course of cats on the stairs. They will run a few steps up and stop in the middle of the step and wait for you to catch up to them. Then when you get there, Yummy usually refuses to move so you have to try to go round him, then he'll move as you do. Djinn will scrunch up and then rocket up the rest of the stairs the second you move to put the foot down on that step. Mushy, he can do a couple of tricks here, you see the stairs are a gauntlet, so they can all get the chance to get you. Mush will either lay in wait on top of the bookshelves next to the stairs and grab you if you don't acknowledge he's there, or as you go up, and you are halfway up he run up and shoot for trying to go between your feet. I am surprised I haven't had a heart attack yet or fallen down the stairs backwards. Goofy kids. Life is definitely more interesting with pets. Not always the best but definitely more interesting.

And tonight's supper was a excellent improvisational experiment. It is one that will have to go into the cookbook for main meal. :o) Now I just have to think what to call it. Yum! Gee can you tell we enjoy our food? But I do notice overall we are eating less of what I am making that used to use things that had wheat and now don't. Normal foods for us though like our tacos or steak and such, well..... that isn't smaller portions yet. LOL.... But they will be if I don't cook them as often.