sunday in the rain and cold

it appeals to me.
the temp is in the mid forties, it is raining and by all accounts nasty, but i like it. it is hunkering down weather. i am wet from loading and unloading groceries from the car and walmart. i picked a good time to go, for i knew the rest of the world would not be venturing out doing xmas shopping. i chose correctly.

stupid stuff got bought, and that is ok. i bought myself some much needed jeans and the cats got a bunch of stuff, including a new shedding brush and a xmas sweater to be shared by all and pictures taken. i also bought a laser light mouse, which was cheap and i had been looking for a laser pointer. they got food and kitty litter and i also bought some stuff to spray to keep them from shredding my sofa covers. likely won't work, but it was worth a try. i need a little levity around here. cats in xmas sweaters chasing laser lights sounds good to me...

my big job today is to run the sweeper and clean the kitchen floors. they are just nasty. the cats, in particular teddy, are tracking crap all over the house. they are also fighting and i keep finding little tuffs of someone's hair in the floor. freckles has a big chunk out of her back and teddy has a shred in his ear. olive is still recovering from the giant gash she got a month or so ago when she had a throwdown with freckles. the only smart one is olivia who does not engage in unladylike behavior. she is the only one actually playing with teddy. he and freckles have a no growl clause in their contracts, both being allies against the formidable olive. what a bitch she is!

once again i have purchased weird stuff to cook, none of it a particularly necessary choice for food consumption. i saw this recipe on DINERS, DRIVE INS AND DIVES that i liked. it is supposed to be wrapped in egg roll wrappers and deep fried. there were no egg roll wrappers at walmart (go figure), so i decided putting it in a burrito would probably do. or not. we'll see. i also bought more short ribs and i think i might make that into something different other than the beef soup i was surviving on all last week. pork and sausage also got bought. guy fieri says he is a POP...pal of pork. so be i.

xmas music of the new age variety is on the stereo and i have papers to read, food to cook, and the rest of the day by myself. i am getting a real taste of life alone and it isn't all that bad. tomorrow back to school and the next couple of weeks with holiday excited children.