I'll start right off with a picture of my little kitty-buddy and nap partner, Moxie! We adopted her over Christmas break, and now after only a week or so it's hard to imagine being without her. She makes little chirps and murmurs that sound (according to Dave) like R2D2. She's awfully pushy about the distribution of treats, but seems to have learned my treat-giving patterns and is adapting. She absolutely loses her MIND over her laser toy...frankly, I'm getting a little concerned about the intensity with which she pursues "laser bug." She likes to supervise whatever I'm doing, and much of what I do apparently causes her concern; I think I've received at least four scoldings from her in cat language. More and more she likes to be held and cuddled, as long as her hind feet are left alone. And perhaps cutest of all, she kneads her paws even when she's standing. How? She lifts one paw, then the other, and back and forth as if she were standing on hot coals. At first I thought there was something wrong with her paws, but no. She's just kneading in her own intense way. Love her!
Overall, Christmas break was sleepy and dreamy and sparkling and stuffed full of really-bad-for-you food. Hung out with great friends, finally finished War and Peace, watched numerous movies, bought kind of an absurd number of books, and finally finished unpacking and organizing my office! Did you know? I have my own office now. Not just a bed and a laptop, but a ROOM with a DESK and a CHAIR. There's even a nice RUG in there. And all my teaching and writing stuff in one place. Oh, and look! Moxie is in there as well, supervising as usual.
3 comments:
I was thinking about reading War and Peace. Or Grapes of Wrath. But maybe Im just craving a challenge.
Moxie is GORGEOUS!!! I love that she interacts with you. That means she's a proper cat. What a lovely home youve made already. It sounds like a great sanctuary.
War & Peace is wonderful...but only if you don't see it as a "challenge" but as a pleasure (which it is) and you give yourself permission to take breaks from it. But it really is a great escape read...it has everything. It's like the best historical novel you'll ever read. This spring, reading W&P more than anything gave me an outlet away from our worries and problems.
She is a pretty cat!
You're office looks great! I nice big office and kitty sitting by the window. Life is great!
I hope you get a good comphy reading nook. I can see Moxie laying on your lap as you rock and read.
Mom
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