WNBP: The Green Edition

Boy, Wednesday sure can creep up on a girl!  Hard to believe we are already at the midweek point in the festivities...

But, there is no denying it and that means it is time for the weekly dose of Sheepie Randomness.  Let's see what today has brung unto me:

*A word of warning to anyone out there who happens to have an Absurdly Gi-normous Kitty living with them:  Even if you are very tired when you get home from Knit Night, if you fail to fill the food bowls before retiring for the evening, you do so at your peril.

*You might find yourself being awoken at 4:40 in the godforsaken AM by the melodic trills and chirps of your AGK.  

*The melodic part may sound kind of nice, but you should also know that this comes with a side of bouncing, pouncing and chasing the feet that are under the covers.

*Did I mention that he is absurdly gi-normous?  I feared for my very life.

*I tried to stay in bed.  But it became clear that this was not going to be an option.  I got up and dutifully filled the bowls.  I know my place.

*Since I was up, I thought I might try to knit a bit upon The Thing That Will Never Grow Up To Be A Sweater.  

*Well-fed Absurdly Gi-normous Kitties like yarn.  They like it a lot.  And they are very strong.  

*I had to turn on The Kitty Distractor.

I guess the pre-dawn hours make for nice sharing of toys.  

*Not surprisingly, that didn't last long.

*I have been trying to make a weekly trip to the Farmer's Market near my house.  It seems like a healthy thing to do and supporting the local farmers makes me feel superior.

*I don't like vegetables.  I get there and find that I have no earthly idea what to do with the produce.  

*Having a theme helps.  Today I told myself that we would be focusing on "Green."  

Peas are green.  Cucumbers are green.  Heavy cream is not so much with the green...

*But I had to buy it.  

*Now I realize that "had to" is maybe an exaggeration.  For that matter, it is also probably an exaggeration to say that I "had to" buy the Disney Ice Cream Maker that I found at the discount store which happens to be right by the Farmer's Market.  

*But once you are so firmly looped into the "had to" mode, it is kind of hard to find your way out of it.  

*I am hopeless in the face of discount-priced gadgets.  If there is anyone out there who specializes in the treatment of shop-a-holics with a penchant for gee-gaws, you might want to look me up.

*I'll probably put your kids through college.

*The AGK had a very full day today.  He decided to go back to his old hobby of trying to open the cupboards and his repeated efforts at getting into the ones with the rubber band holding them together was rather impressive.

*He timed this to coincide with my afternoon nap.

*BANG!!!  BANG!!! BANG!!!  (meow...meow...meow...)  BANG!!!!!!!!!!

*I got up.  I then tried to knit.

*He abandoned the cupboards for some nice yarn chewing.  Nothing would dissuade him.  Not The Distractor.  Not my forcefully removing him. Not my use of a firm tone and every other trick that I've been told will surely work.   Not my pleading.  Not nuthin'.  

*When I went into the kitchen to empty the dishwasher (where his water dish was waiting, thankyouverymuch) he chewed through the yarn.

*And had the gall to look surprised when I expressed displeasure.

*He is resting now.  It's been a big day.

Don't be fooled by the cuteness.  This is a very, very naughty cat.  

*Tonight I am making steamed peas for dinner and having sliced cukes with a dip made from a soft homemade cheese flavored with last week's garlic purchase and some herbs I growed all by my widdle self.

*That doesn't seem like enough to make up for the day with the AGK.

*I may need to make some Disney Ice Cream...

*In spite of it all, I will still give him his good-night snuggle and kiss on the head tonight before I go to bed.  I will still tell him that I love him and that it makes me happy that he came to live with us.

*I will also remember to fill the food bowls.

Happy Wednesday to all and to all a Green Day.  May your produce be fresh as all get-out and your yarn unsullied by cat spit.

SA