Open Letter to our three cats.

Listen, you three soon-to-be-throw-rugs.

Let's clear up a recent theory that you all seem to have of late. I am VERY BUSY. I have plenty to do just with taking care of my children and the house (oh, and your father, who needs more caretaking than most mortals). Having said that, there's really no need for you to keep puking all over the house. I am NOT BORED, nor am I looking for a fun way to whittle away the hours. If you're trying to get my attention, trust me you've got it -- but its not the kind of attention you want from me.

Believe me, the LAST thing I want to do is step in a puddle of your vomit at 2am on the way to the bathroom. I certainly do not relish the idea of scrubbing vomit out of my rugs before I've even had breakfast in the morning, and IF ANYONE PUKES anywhere near my scrapbooking stuff, or worse, near anything that belongs to my kids I WILL deal with you accordingly.

If you're just trying to get me to feed you more you can forget it. You get fed 6 times in a 24 hour period. That's enough. Cat food doesn't grow on trees.

I am so tired of cleaning up after you nasty little animals. I know that you're used to living with your 'father', and that he'd have no problem with allowing your puke to sit on the floors for days on end...because "its easier to pick up when it dries". Well I have two babies living in this house now, and its bad enough that they have to breathe your nasty cat dander, I draw the line at expectorate in front of their swing sets, ready for them to drop their toys into.

This is absolutely the LAST time. Don't push me over the edge, because you will weep with the horror of what I'll do to you if I have to spend one more minute cleaning up after you skanky bastards.

We now return you to your regularly scheduled bitchery.

The scrapbooking party went well. I wasn't really nervous! My presentation went well (allow me a moment to pat myself on the back). I feel like the pressure is off now. All I need to do now is work on booking more parties for April - anyone? anyone? Bueller?

My babies turned TEN MONTHS old yesterday. I looked at Baby S. and she looked...older somehow. Its hard to explain - but it almost seems like she morphed overnight. weird. S. is less needy these days, although sometimes she still screams her head off when I'm not paying attention to her. Both girls have their 5th tooth coming in. For S, its on top, for D., its on the bottom. We went and had their pictures taken with the Easter bunny on Saturday...I made sure we got there nice & early...we zipped in and zipped out. Neither of them would smile though - they were so fascinated by everything going on around them...I really need to get them out of the house more.

Ok, here's today's Monday Madness; feel free to comment with your own responses:

How Many........
1. ...computer-related gadgets do you own? Two - my laptop & my digital camera.
2. ...pictures on your living room walls? Five.
3. ...magnets on your refrigerator? About 65. No really.
4. ...reference books in your bookshelves? Too many to mention!
5. ...boxes of cereal in your cupboards? One. Captain Crunch.
6. ...lamps in your house? - Five.
7. ...times a week do you shop for groceries? Once.
8. ...magazines do you subscribe to? 3 or 4.
9. ...tv programs do you watch on a regular basis? Other than what's on Noggin? I watch the UFC reality show, CSI, Sex & the City...So 3.
10. ...items on your bathroom counter that don't really need to be there? 2 candles that I never use.