I have often felt that I would end up with -t's home for wayward calicos. Jadzia is a muted tabby calico and Pixie is mostly white with just a bit of brown and black on her ears and tail. I do guard against the tendency some, but I'm not made of stone. And Miss Kitty is fluffy!

Uh oh, she's declawed. I have pet doors that my current cats can go in and out of at will, I guess that might be a problem? A solvable problem? Hm.

I fell asleep as I was working this morning. I was chugging along for one of my projects and next thing I knew, CJ was waking me up to take him to work. I thought I had a good night's sleep last night. I still feel like I could zonk out if I just closed my eyes.

I'll take her -t. There, problem solved!

I'll just scan her and email her over, Burrell.

I want to redo my kitchen so it has a pantry like space. Maybe some day

It seems to fit here:

I spent last week with my folks and sister . DH was there too. I et along with my family really well. We all like each other. However, I noticed some major communication issues. Despite being taught manners - we all speak very abruptly with out please and thank you . DH and i decided along time ago that the person we should be most polite to is our spouse. the person we have chosen to live with. I am not perfect. And despite the fact that many people have a really high opinion of my DH ,neither is he. so matter how often he drives me crazy, I try to speak respectfully and politely. Being with my family made me recognizes that I need to remember how much being polite makes everything betterr. I need to practice more

Uh oh, she's declawed. I have pet doors that my current cats can go in and out of at will, I guess that might be a problem? A solvable problem? Hm.

Oz is declawed and I let him out, but mostly supervised. (Sometimes I am inside while he is out, but I am never not home.) He is however, 20 pounds and overly territorial, so he's a huge ball of fury when strange cats come in the yard. They don't stand a chance.

so matter how often he drives me crazy, I try to speak respectfully and politely.

There was a lot that was wrong with the freak-ass church (obviously), but one thing that I noted that was fairly uniform was how respectfully spouses (or boyfriends/girlfriends) treated each other, especially in public. Because we've all seen couples who are just flat-out MEAN to each other, or constantly criticize and make barbed comments to each other, and it's really awful to see (and, frankly, I don't want to be around people like that). But even when a couple in the FAC had a disagreement, they were respectful to each other. I did -- and still do -- really admire that.

And I try REALLY hard to be respectful to Tim. I was raised in a family that has...less than healthy communication styles, and so I am SUPER QUICK with a mean comeback or nasty remark. But, like Beth and Matt, I realized -- why on earth would I want to hurt the one person who is most important to me? It's been a serious work in progress, and I still have to bite back when I want to answer sarcastically (or worse). But it's worth it. Our *relationship* is worth it.

But (I feel like I need to emphasize this) -- it's been HARD WORK on my part, because I am a DICK. I sometimes tell Tim he's made me a better person, but I really think the relationship has just taught me to think before I speak, because I still have the sarcastic/mean response in my head; I just don't say it out loud. My goal is to not even have the sarcastic/mean response in my head. Someday, maybe.

Uh oh, she's declawed. I have pet doors that my current cats can go in and out of at will, I guess that might be a problem? A solvable problem? Hm.

-t, is it possible that your new cat is my current cat?? Miss Hazel is a declawed calico! I'd guess the question is where they get to when they go outside and who they might find there? I kind of bet Hazel would fight with the neighborhood asshole cat if she had the opportunity, and that would Not Go Well.

Jesse, I just got some art from the same place. [link]

I just read that in his letter of support, Tom Delay called Dennis Hastert his "right hand man". Surely I'm not the only one to question this phrasing in this context.