And I kept thinking they looked like something useful. I mean really - there has to be something you can do with a cardboard whatever the fuck you call it. Right? RIGHT?
So now I have six of them, two in the house and four in my car. Along with a couple of packages of Cottenelle that were on sale. Because when the really good shit-paper is on sale I stock up.
They've been rattling around for the past couple of months - I could have two more tomorrow from work too - but no idea of what to do with them. One of the workers - who is Jamaican - said they would make good pot planters. I've always preferred my buzz in liquid form, so I'll pass on that idea and stick to growing vegetables I'll never get around to cooking, and weeds.
So I still had no crafty ideas of what to do with them, but then Mother's day came and with me and me in a funk. I posted the following:
And honestly when all you want to do is cry, how can you pass up a kitty?
So I messaged her and her husband went under the deck and caught one. He may have had more than one, except he figured I didn't want the one that bit him.
So now we have a new member in the household.
I waited to see if she was going to eat and all of that before announcing her arrival, but she's found her feisty so I think she's going to make it. She smells kind of poopy right now, but I don't want to overstress her by giving her a bath.
I'm totally going to build a cat fort out of those whatchamacallits.
No name yet. Asshat #1 wants to call her Hobbes. Firstly she isn't orange. Secondly we had a Hobbes already. In the cat world Hobbes rode the short bus and totally would have licked the windows too. He would spend the entire day chasing squirrels he could never catch and was always skinny as a rail. He needed Ritalin in a major way.
Asshat #2 wants to call her Pooter, since she really does smell like poo.
Myself, I just want to be silly and call her Cutie or Sweetie because I need some silly in my life right now. Anything other than tears would be nice.
Please excuse me, I've got a frisky kitty to go snicker at.
I. Love. KITTENS. It's hard to feel sorry for yourself with a kitten bouncing around the house. And such a sweet face! Ok, I have kitten fever now.
ReplyDeleteI'm still blue, but at least there are some grins in there. She's cute, I'm still leaning to call her Cutie.
ReplyDeleteKittens are fun and dogs eat cat shit, so double win. Name her Freckles, since she has stripes. And feel better, Xanax is nice, I could use some too, after the week we had, We went from (lower)Middle Class to white trash in less than 24 hours.. Tomorrows another day though, it'll get better. Right?
ReplyDeleteI don't know if I'll get any Xanax, since I'm not the type to complain at the doctors often (there's too many germy people there!) but I hope I get something. Four weeks of crying is getting tired - fast.
DeleteI'm so sorry about your last 24 hours, as a single mom I live in fear of that one catastrophe that will send my house of cards tumbling.
My mom always says "this too shall pass", I'm banking on it.
Oh, the cuteness!! I can hardly stand it!! You name that cutie pie something as silly as you can! You deserve it.
ReplyDeleteHope the doctor's visit goes well. You deserve to feel better.
Cutie pie is a perfect name! She is adorable. I hope the doctor's visit goes well too. I need to be able to function during the week and keep my job.
DeleteKittens are so adorable! Even though the ones I feed are stray. Mama kitty just had her 3rd litter in a year & now 3 from the first litter all had kittens. Mama let us play with them till they were about 5 weeks & moved them to wherever the rest of the family is at. Of course, they still come around for food. I can't wait till she brings my kitties back to eat the real food. I love having them around. Cutie Pie is a great, silly name for a kitty!
ReplyDeleteShe's beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI love kittens n' cats unfortunately my allergies do not. :( I hope your dr. visit goes well and you find something to help you thru this sad, confusing, frustrating, exhausting time. And don't forget to mourn the loss. A lot of people think it's silly but losing a relationship has so many levels of loss and all levels deserve to be mourned. Take care of you.
ReplyDeleteYou're right kittens do fix everything. Although I can't help you much with the name. I did have a cat named Outdoor Kitty once. Sadly I never got around to have a cat named Indoor Kitty to go with her.
ReplyDeleteHow absolutely adorable!! She's so cute and sweet.
DeleteHugs!
Valerie
What a cutie!! And I hope you start to feel better soon!
ReplyDeleteOooohhhh! A kitten! That's the perfect pick me up. They are so dang naughty and cute :) Have fun with that little peanut, and definitely, definitely give her a silly name :)
ReplyDeleteMeds can be good. They changed my life. Good luck at the docs!