3 posts tagged “cat”
If you have cats, ALWAYS check the bathtub for felines before reaching behind the shower curtain and turning on the spray preparatory to the post-workout shower.
That is all.
More after finals.
this dratted computer ate the post I tried to do earlier (words cannot express how much I dislike this infernal machine, I spent an HOUR AND A HALF on that post) so I will try again. If this post is eaten, the computer gets thrown onto the freeway in rush hour traffic.
Now then: Christmas spirit!
First, we went to midnight Mass...
themaureencorps is much too cool for all this
shewhomustbeobeyed is being tolerant of the diva and her new camera
i love ze christmas, i love ze midnight Mass, i love ze music, i love-hey! did you just take a picture of me?
Regina Caeli et Terrae
(and this camera can zoom way up over the altar!)
poinsettias on the high altar
golden light all over the altar
adoration of the shepherds
and then we went home to open a present and go to bed...
the angel on the magnificent tree (about 7 feet tall, give or take-the tree, not the angel)
and fell into bed, to get up the next morning and feed the herds of animals that are petsat, returning to open PRESENTS:
food, glorious food! (expensive, canned, once-a-year food at that)
the cosmos-dog will hate me for this (evil cackle here)
i think themaureencorps was just possessed by a zombie. amun-cat is very worried.
thelibrarian has toffee, and cosmos-dog wants some. pretty please?
this man is the biggest three stooges fan alive
i rest my case
the hat is very archie goodwin
what to get the terminator fan who has everything terminator? why, the leather-and-bronze box set from the UK, of course!
where is cosmos-dog?
all bow down in worship of the glory of shewhomustbeobeyed's new shoes
this man makes most trekkies look run of the mill. when we have "enterprise" tree ornaments...
all she wanted for christmas was an exercise mat on which to practice her nunchuck skills-AND SHE GOT IT!
after much present-opening and eating of turkey, i got dressed to go sing gregorian chant at my beloved tridentine Latin Mass:
in texas, roses bloom at Christmas, and I have proof!
the reading of the epistle
silence really is beautiful sometimes
why, why, WHY did so many churches tear out their communion rails and high altars? this is too beautiful!
what it's really all about
oh, I had a wonderful Christmas! It was spent with "chosen family," laughter, fun, smiles and love. Also many darling pussycats and puppydogs, who had about twice as much turkey as was good for them (they were out cold all day). While it didn't snow, there were roses. I sang and sang, and there was incense and chant and all that is lovely. And then I returned to the house for more turkey and chocolate and banana bread and hot cocoa. doesn't get much better!
I hope you all had as merry and blessed and peaceful and beautiful a Christmas as I did.
And remember, Christmas is not technically over until the 6th of January (Twelfth Night, or Epiphany), so feel no guilt about continuing the festivities until then! (err, unless you're trying to run and lose weight, in which case homemade eggnog may be a remarkably bad idea).
Merry Christmas!
I am so very grateful for all the wonderful things in my life today.
- Having a Traditional Latin Mass nearby, in whose liturgy and chant I can just sort of "lose" myself
- My little kitten-cat. Ok, so she's eleven. She's still my kitten-cat. She has been there for me when no one else has, and continues to provide lots of love, fuzz therapy, and cuddles. She'll curl up next to me every night, snuggle against me while I read or watch TV, and generally make it clear that she thinks I'm a reasonably decent human. I love you, Cascapedia!
- My wonderful friends, who have taken me in like family. With very few other people could I run around in circles in a backyard laughing and screaming "It's snowing! It's snowing!" without caring what the neighbors thought. What can I say? I love snow, particularly at the holidays.
- New friends who have been so kind and gentle with me as I work on this new path towards a music degree. Despite my stage fright, due to which I've been able to perform really well ONCE for them, they have never questioned whether I should try for this degree; they believe in me. And even if I didn't make it, I don't think they'd think less of me. That kind of unconditional caring is what has helped me through this crazy semester and is what will (hopefully) help me through the ones following.
- Teachers who really love their subjects, enjoy passing on their knowledge, and have a flair for teaching.
- My improved relationship with my sister. I still would not describe us as very close, but we are far more civil and much kinder. This is a big step.
- My health, which has been really fantastic (knock on wood) this semester. I haven't gotten sick ONCE (again, touch wood) with anything but a mild allergy attack, despite working around huge numbers of people and attending school and living with someone who works as a stylist (and therefore must bring home a plethora of germs besides the bugs that she's gotten and I haven't)
- Really well-made hot cocoa, a crackling fire, a couple of fat cats (in seasonal sweaters, no less! Tres cute!) and good friends
- Great books. I just finished The Count of Monte Cristo for the first time. Really cool. If you haven't read it, read it!
- Continuing to run and being able to see my body slowly responding to this training.
- Not having to open the store on Black Friday and being able to sleep in on the aforementioned day AND having Saturday off. It can't possibly get better than that while working retail! I LOVE my job!
Well, off to bed. Have plenty to do tomorrow, and the weekend will be crazy. First things first: a comprehensive to-do list!
Hope everyone had a beautiful, happy and blest Thanksgiving!
