Okay, I guess I'm feeling better & can come out of blogger hidding. I just needed a few days where I didn't feel like I *HAD* to post. Thanks for understanding! :)



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Now, on to the craziness...

Let me share something about my cat, Mia. This cat will play with and eat almost ANYTHING. She especially loves boxes, newspapers, and plastic bags...and has been known to get Gracie & Heathcliff in trouble by knocking stuff in the floor for them to find. One of the oddest things she loves is curly ribbon - and it's not so odd that she likes to play with it. But THIS cat likes to EAT the ribbon. In short, we have to watch her carefully...she is the proverbial cat whose curiosity will eventually kill her.

Here are a few pictures of some of her silliness:

So...BACK to this morning...

As I was getting ready, I noticed Mia scratching at something on the nightstand - I thought she was preparing herself to get a drink (she does this weird, scratchy thing to the cup before she drinks out of it - yes, I said cup - we have a disposable one she drinks out of. She refuses to drink out of anything else. don't ask.). Then, a minute later, I saw her & Jay (the other cat) huddled over something on the bed, and she was eating at whatever it was. I went over to see about it and she had an ADVIL halfway down her throat!! She was having trouble with it b/c the coating was getting sticky so thankfully, that's what kept her from eating it. I had 2 Advil sitting on the nightstand from a couple nights ago, when I needed them for my sore knees but never took them. What possessed Mia to try eating them this morning? I'll never know, but I'm glad it was then, and not while we were gone! I threw both Advil away, and a few minutes later, saw Mia sniffing around the area, looking for more deadly goodies.

I know, I know, with the 'imminent' arrival of Little I, I've gotta be more careful about leaving stuff laying around like that... and may I should use this opportunity to learn a lesson! See? Cats aren't all that bad!! :)