I had no choice but to go for groceries today unless I wanted to eat macaroni with ketchup for sauce and oatmeal for breakfast, noon and night. This happens when weather or laziness keep me away from the store and I run out of basics, like anything edible.
A trip to the grocery store restored my larder, but left me very tired. Some days are like that for me. I know one of two things will happen: I’ll continue to wear myself to a frazzle because there are too many things I need to get done…or…I’ll take a lesson from my cats.
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“La-la-la-la-la! Doing nothing! Doing nothing all day! See my paw!? Speak to the paw.”
“Doing my sphinx imitation. ‘Sphinx’ like an Egyptian!”
“Hope you learned something from this.”
“Yeah, Andy. When you get worn to a frazzle, stop, relax, and lick your butt till it sparkles!”
“Ohhh! You humans just don’t get it! Stop and put your feet up, but not on Dougy’s ottoman. You know how pissy he gets about that!”
So how much did they charge for the advice? 🙂
A new Neko wand toy and a box of various flavored Greenies treats…!
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“Doing my sphinx imitation. ‘Sphinx’ like an Egyptian!”… I Love that one!~. I should have posted it on my post on the Sphinxes 😛
Best wishes!~ Aquileana 😀
Andy occasionally does it even better than in that photo. I did a post one time last year where he really looked like the Sphinx! I’ll attach a link as soon as I find it.
http://phainopepla95.com/2014/05/31/post-422-theres-one-like-it-in-egypt/ [Of course, it took no effort at all when I typed “sphinx” in the search box!]
Hahaha (as to the last note)… I am checking it out right now 😛 Aquileana.
Cute, Doug. They supply an endless amount of entertainment and material to make posts out of!
That they do! Having two makes it just that much more entertaining.
Those boys are great teachers. One of the things I love about this little apt., is that it doesn”t take much to clean it as there is not a whole lot to clean.
That’s what I like about mine, too. Before, I had a regular house plus a driveway that ran 2/3rds the length of the lot.The driveway always had a drift the full length of it when it snowed, and was a miserable thing to clear because there wasn’t any good place to put the snow until you pushed it all toward the front or back end of the miserable thing, which meant you had to shovel the same snow more than once until you got it to a place to push it. A snow blower helped, but only if the snow wasn’t a wet one. Ugh! Glad that’s history!
Ha! Well I hope you’ve learned your lesson now! Listen to the cat!
I did, and the nap lasted two hours or so. I really needed it, I guess!
Pace yourself, Doug. Easier said than done, I know! The cats do have that one right for sure. There is no replacement for rest, and it does take its toll.
This time I listened to the cats and took that nap! They may be careful what the suggest in future, though, because I slept through their regular supper time, and they had to wait an extra hour to get fed…! Oops! Oh well. The boys aren’t fat, but they never miss a meal, if you know what I mean! 😉
LOL 🙂 so true haha
What a day! I got the nap, feel relaxed and refreshed, now feel like I can stay up all night and do kitty things in the dark! (Well, maybe not that, but I do feel much better for the little nap!)
Speaking of which… It is bed time almost half past 11 here lol. Goos night 🙂
Hope you had a great sleep, Marc-Andre! It was only seven hours earlier here, so I have to give some thought to supper and that new ice cream flavor I found at the store today that is mango-based. It should be very good! (Mango coconut I think it was. The coconut doesn’t sound that good in ice cream, but the mango should be!)
Mango and coconut sounds delicious actually! I had home made coconut ice cream a few months back with mango sauce 🙂
It is! Of course, the idea of mango sauce sounds even better because you could have a lot more mango in the mix that way. This has a swirl of coconut-mango puree through the vanilla ice cream, and though it is tasty, it would be a lot better with nice pieces of fruit in a sauce poured over it. Mango, that is!
Ah! The ice cream i had was completley coconut 🙂
Very tropical!
And makes me want another tub of it today 🙁
I’m thinking mango-coconut swirl ice cream for breakfast might be OK, too! LOL! 🙂
😮 hungry!
A very good motivator!
Ok you’ve had cats long enough that this should come s no surprise. You got your groceries, it’s after 12 here so pour a scotch, kick back on a clean bum and relax. 🙂
I think it was Nick Charles (“The Thin Man”)who poured himself a stiff one, was reminded it was early by Nora, and rejoined with something along the line of “…but it is after 12 somewhere! I’m having a drink!” If he didn’t, it was something he probably would agree to! I’ll skip the drink for now, but decided it is time to give Andy his medicine, then to get my feet up.
You may be right about the line. Oh Oh, after giving Andy his medicine, you really will need a rest. 🙂
I not only met no resistance today (surprise!), the little rascal walked right up to me and let himself be trapped! He was growly when he realized he was about to get medicine, but was a big boy about it and enjoyed the salmon-flavored kitty treats after. Good kitty! I think this is an encouraging change in his attitude, though one time does not a pattern make!
Just keep your fingers crossed. 😉
Yeah, it’d be great if we could do this without the drama. It doesn’t take long to give him the medicine, but there are some days it takes hours to catch him!
Well it certainly keeps you from getting bored! 😀
And how!
LOL, I’m currently dealing with a cold that 4 cats have and I have to give them medicine twice a day. My daughter helps, but it still takes an hour each time.
Gad! I believe it! Which reminds me, Andy hasn’t had his medicine yet, and it’s getting toward the time it’ll be too late if I don’t give it to him pretty soon…! Anyway, good luck with all those doses!
Thanks! I’m starting to think I should get a lab coat and stethoscope. 🙂
Just be glad you don’t have to take their temperature, too! (You’d need more than a lab jacket, if you approached it the smart way. LOL!)
OH my God! Thanks but no thanks!
Things could be worse, eh!?
Always! 😉
No mango pieces = 🙁
Mango pieces = 😉
He thought, he’d try reverse psychology … but you used reverse reverse psychology on him …
One has to keep at least one step ahead of them…!Or try to, anyway!
Such smart (and funny) kitties!
It works, too, putting one’s feet up!