January 30, 2010

  • Icy Rain, Sleet, Slippery Streets...All The Joys Of Winter


    TALES FROM THE BRAT FARM

    It was an icky, dreary and rainy day when I woke up around 9am.  The Beast told me he had gotten up about a half hour before me and started warming up the house.  It felt good to me so everything was working well.  The rainy was on the icy side and Baron sure didn't want to go out in it although we tried to entice him by letting him out the front door.  He stood for the longest time on the front porch, then dashed down, picked out a bush and pee'd.  He then ran back up the stairs where the Beast was already holding the door open for him. 

    Of course he had to run over to me, demanding my attention and praise but I fooled him.  I had grabbed a towel in case he DID go outside and I rubbed him down.  That actually seemed to make him happier.  He went and curled up on the rug in front of the fireplace and went to sleep.  Even HE likes it. 

    The cold front with predictions of icy rain, sleet and snow plus dropping temperatures was enough to have the schools all close early here.  The Princess was just leaving work to come here for lunch when the pre-school called to have her pick up Chewlee.  So, I ended up with both the girls here except Chewlee stayed behind with me.  The poor baby had been woken up from her nap so it took her a while to get her head on straight.  I rocked her for a while, took her jacket off and she finally woke up and was ready.

    Of course she wanted to watch "Zilla baby", which we did.  After that we watched Dora and the Mermaids.  Then, surprise! surprise!  She picked out Madagascar to watch next.  That's what we were watching the end of when Johnnycakes showed up to pick her up.  He was laughing because he had never heard of them letting the schools out for *cold weather*, as he put it.  I told him that the weather front had stalled and wasn't hitting us with the bad stuff until later tonight but they didn't want to take chances with icy roads.  There were a few icy roads and bad areas, especially in Guntersville along the lakeside roads.  It was sleeting pretty bad there so I couldn't blame them.  They do think that our children are the most precious cargo and treat them as such.

    I meant to tell you about Baron and the Pedi-paw nail filer thingy.  He's actually learning to like it.  He is now sitting really good for us when we do it.  Of course, he hadn't had his nails filed since Christmas and it wasn't done as short as it should have been.  I told the Beast we are going to start doing it at least once a week until we get those nails down where they belong.  He's started to look like he's part Chinese with dragon nails...  He does seem to have one nail that's more sensitive to the emery wheel.  It's on his left back paw and he acts like it tickles him.  It's funny to watch him when I start filing it.  It's jerk-paw back-jerk-paw back...etc.  Too funny.

    I tried to tell Bratfink that she could use one on the cats just to get rid of the really sharp pointed ends of their nails but she laughed and said they would have to be drugged first.  I thought that might be kind of funny to see them stagger all over while they were coming out of it.  But, I guess that's just me.  Animals can be funny without it, too.  But can't you just imagine it??? 

    Anyway, after Chewlee left, I put in Madagascar 2 because I just love both of those.  I decided it would be a DVD night so now I am watching my Mummy Collectors Set movies.  It has the first two Mummy movies and includes a third one, which is The Legend of the Scorpion King with The Rock as the Scorpion King.  I love all of them but I won't watch the Scorpion King one until after I do the third Mummy DVD, which is the one about the Chinese Emperor.  I don't like the gal in it that replaces Evie (that was played by Rachel Weitz and she was perfect in the part) but at least the rest of the old characters are in it.  I love Brendan Fraser.  He's yummy.

    Time to go now.  The Beast actually went out in the freezing rain because we were low on milk and he doesn't want to have to go get it tomorrow if the roads are bad.  Plus, I will have Chewlee here (it's Saturday...my regular day to watch her).  The REAL reason he went is he wants to be able to have his hot chocolate before he goes to bed.  I told him to use the Swiss Miss, which uses hot water instead but he just wrinkled his nose at that suggestion.  Personally, I like the Swiss Miss, especially when I have miniature marshmallows to put in it.  *Grin*

    Time to get this ready for posting while I still have internet.  The weather is deteriorating and I could lose my satellite at any time.  Love you all.  Have a wonderful day.  I will be stuck inside here but at least I will be warm.