Wubert is Lucy’s best friend, worst enemy, and favorite toy. He is a very patient cat.
He endures from her things which he would never tolerate from anyone else…like being dressed in hats and covered in blankets.
He has seen her grow from a tiny baby, and it seems he knows her vulnerability, and that she is little, and still growing.
He loves to play with her, and when she is asleep, he often sits next to her, watchfully, or if it has been a very long nap, prods her to wake up so he can play with her.
He rarely bites or scratches, unless he is really provoked. It takes a lot to get him to do it, and she almost always deserves it.
Even when he is napping, he always seems to have an ear cocked listening for her. The vet says this is the kind of interaction that will keep him young, keeping his mind active and occupied.
Madame has a habit of gleefully putting chunks of food in my tea or beverage of the moment. I have to watch my teacup at all times! This morning when we were having hot chocolate she decided to garnish it with choc-covered raisins.
Over the last year or so, our little garage has gotten a little messy, full of boxes piled on boxes, all crammed with random stuff. This in itself is bad enough, but to top that off, we had no idea what was inside said boxes unless we actually opened ‘em up and started rooting around.
It was the worst, especially when you were looking for something important. This video, taken in November, 2009, shows off some of the mess:
Jill knows me well enough to know that when things start getting messy and unstructured, I start getting antsy. Well, I must have hit my maximum capacity for messiness, because I spent much of the weekend (and part of the week) straightening out the garage.Though it’s still a work in progress, it’s a lot better than what it was.
When I first started cleaning up, I noticed that many of the cardboard moving boxes we’d been using for our junk were starting to break down. The cardboard was beginning to warp and sag. I decided to replace them with 18 gallon plastic tubs.
Though it took a while, during the transition from old, soggy cardboard to shiny, new plastic tubs, I made sure to inventory all of our junk and keep the data in a Google Docs spreadsheet.
Though our wireless network initially didn’t extend to our detached garage, I created a second wireless network with an old Airport Express access point I had and placed it as close as I could to our garage. Luckily, it worked out and I now had wireless access in the garage!
It’s so cool. I can bring a laptop into the garage and use Google Open Docs to help keep the garage in order. I share the spreadsheet with Jill so that at any time she can see if something she needs is in the garage. If she sees something she wants in the spreadsheet she can grab it herself or just say, “Hey, can you grab me that Diddy Kong Racing cartridge? It’s in bin #27.”
Yep, it’s a very satisfying feeling indeed when your techy, geeky, and Felix Unger sides can all meet and play nice.
BTW, this is our 400th post. Can ya believe it? 400 posts about cats, babies, and tv shows. In case you’re interested, here are some past ‘milestone’ posts:
Here are a few pics from a family get-together we had yesterday at Gma Vita’s place. Lucy always looks forward to these gatherings. She had a lot of fun, shouting, “I’m playing with my cousins!” as she ran to-and-fro.
She’s usually a non-stop blur when she’s around her cousins (yep, even blurrier than usual!) Luckily, we got her to sit still for a bit when we busted out the pies.
