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Posted by Sandy Ellison on October 22, 2007, 11:23 am
Howdy!
LOL!
Thanks, Kate!
R/Sandy--in beautifully chilly, rainy north Texas
where the cat is hiding under the bed because the rain drops
are hitting the skylight in the bathroom and she's scared! ;-D
On 10/21/07 2:20 PM, in article
1192994424.138280.127100@z24g2000prh.googlegroups.com, "Kate T."
> Its in the mid 70's with little breeze. Sun is out and no threat of
> rain. The type of Sunday afternoon made for quilting. The dishes are
> all washed and dried from lunch, The house is quiet, no TV, Radio,
> lawnmowers or weedeaters going. Just quiet. A-h-h a relaxing
> afternoon with no worries of the world at the moment. The kind of
> afternoon to sit in a swing on the porch and watch the world go by.
>
> Now for some quilting. Nothing big, just pinning a few blocks
> together and not thinking of anything.
>
> So I go into the quilt room to retrieve my basket of blocks that I am
> working on along with straight pins. A great time for just quiet
> play. sounds great, Huh.
>
> W-e-l-l-l-l, not for long. Miss Lucy, Mama cat, wants to be fed. I
> get out the new bag of kitten food. She seems to like that better
> than regular adult food.
>
> Here comes the new brood, 6 in all. Three boys and 3 girls. Loud
> little mouths going, must meowing up a storm. Got to watch where I
> step, they are all over the place. So I proceed to feed and water
> them. OK back to my perfect Sunday afternoon of quiet contemplation
> and quilting.
>
> Oh CRAP her comes Mama wanting more food. Up on the swing, crash
> diving into the basket of blocks, over go the box of pins.
>
> Back to the bag of food. A diversion while I pick up all the pins and
> straighten out the stack of blocks and get back to the layout of them.
> Mama is trying to wean the little ones with my help. Right now 4 are
> nursing while two are playing jump on the giant's foot and lets try to
> bite a toe or two. Oh lets see what the gaint has in that basket she
> just sit down. Fabric, what is this new toy. A-h-h its tug of war
> time. You get one end and I'll get the other. Now lets tumble in and
> out of the basket while pulling out all the blocks to play with. Oh
> we need our brothers and sisters to get in on this play time. Meow,
> meow. OK everyone in the basket... with Mama looking on.
>
> Oh well, pick up the basket, pins and blocks, head for the living room
> and be sure to shut the sliding glass door so Mama won't drag the
> little ones in the house. So much for a quiet afternoon.
>
> Oh goodness all those little faces in the glass door just staring,
> wanting to play with fabric. QI's in the making. Now where did I put
> that bag of scraps. Lets go play instead. We'll take a nap later.
>
> So how's your day going.
>
> Kate T. South Mississippi
>
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