Scrap layout I did yesterday

I thought this so cute. I tweaked a lot of the colors and made it suit. I love digi scrapping! If you like this scrap, check out my new "other" blog, Vegiemama's Digi Scraps

Krazy Kat

OK, some of you know we adopted a cat in April. Yes, me, the sworn cat-hater. OK, really I didn't HATE cats, as long as they were someone else's cat and they weren't trying to eat the wildlife around my birdfeeders. I just didn't want to be owned by a cat myself! But, after much prodding, whining, and cajoling from my beloved offspring, I gave in to their desire to be pet owners. Having been down the dog ownership road before(kennel fees when we went on vacation, dog hair everywhere, dog lying on the floor waiting to trip me in the middle of the night when I got up to tend to babies, falling OVER dog on floor with baby in arms, being awakened to let dog out to use Mother Nature one too many times!) I really had no desire to repeat that experience any time soon. Sooooooo I gave in and we are owned by our cat, Butterscotch. And I love him to bits. Some days he's almost like a dog, even ;-) Except he never begs to go outside. Well, almost never. At least not at Dark-thirty o'clock ;-)

Anyway, the whole reason for this long-windedness is to say that he's silly. I know cats are supposed to like bags to be in. Butterscotch mostly prefers boxes. And the tops of chairs, preferably if you're sitting in said chair so he can thump your head with his tail a time or two ;-) Last night ds5 and I were snuggled in my bed reading stories and I kept hearing the rustle of a plastic bag. I couldn't figure out where it was coming from, until I finally discovered Butterscotch in the corner in a plastic garbage bag where I've been collecting outgrown clothing to be donated! When he discovered we'd spotted him, he just stopped and sat there so cute with his little face peaking out. The kids were in stitches over his antics. Guess next time we can't find him, there'll be yet another place to look ;-)

A mom's peaceful morning

Oy, a mom can't even get peace for her morning shower anymore. I was basking in the warmth and heard the potty in use. Got out, the door was wide open (this was at 6:20 am, mind you) and #2 intruder, the cat, was walking in. I closed the door to a fashionable crack that cat could still get out of (and heard the micro going so I knew who intruder #1 had been because he was now procuring warm coffee ;-) Meanwhile, #3 intruder walked in as I was drying off and used the potty as well. So when I left, #1 & #3 were going to snuggle on the couch and read. #2 had finished his morning soft kitty food and was probably going to find a perch from which to rule the world. I told all three to let #4 sleep until a fashionable hour, on pain of death, ROFL ;-) I'm told that the snugglers read and dozed on the couch, then went and dozed in bed, where they were joined by #4 for a giggle/tickle session in which they beat up #1, as usual. Poor #1, he always gets the brunt of it. He claims he enjoys it, tho ;-)

I'm tagging myself!

Is that legal? I don't know, and I don't care. I liked this tag on Elena Jane's blog so I'm stealing it for myself. If you read this, consider yourself tagged. Post me a coment so I can come to your blog and read yours!

1. Your rock star name: (first pet, current car) - Ami Uplander (huh, that'd draw the crowds!)
2. Your gangster name: (favorite ice cream, favorite cookie) - Mackinaw Island Fudge Oatmeal (whaaaaat? That's about like Bozo, rofl!)
3. Your fly guy/girl name: (first initial first name, first 3 letters last name) - smer
4. Your detective name: (favorite color, favorite animal) - red giraffe
5. Your soap opera name: (middle name, birth city) - Marie Midland
6. Your Star Wars name (first three letter last name, first 2 letter of first name) - MerSu
7. Superhero Name: (2nd favorite color, favorite drink and add "the") - The Pink Root Beer (??????????)
8.Nascar name (first names of your grandfathers) - Robert Harold, or Harold Robert, if you like that better ;-)
9. Stripper Name: (favorite perfume, favorite candy) - Vanilla Musketeer
10. Witness Protection Name: (mother's and father's middle name) Elizabeth Glenn