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Purrrfect Page Award

I received this in an email this morning:

YAY!

Thank you, Fresca!

Of mice and memories

A few weeks back, we had an unwelcome visitor of the rodent persuasion. (a mouse in the house) Jim had set several traps around the house with cheese and a few with peanut butter. None of them worked, they sat out for a day or so with no nibbles, no snaps, not even near-misses.

Apparently we had a lactose-intolerant mouse who didn’t like peanut butter. What animal doesn’t like peanut butter???

Anyway, I tried a different tactic. I took a small piece of one of the butter cookies my mother sent to us. I had a hard time keeping it on the trap, so I secured it with a small dab of butter.

*SNAP!!*

That little sucker took the bait within 20 minutes of me sitting it down and leaving the room. I felt bad for the little thing though. (I don’t like killing another living thing unless it’s necessary … and let’s face it, it’s very necessary here!) Jim remarked that it seemed odd to have lived out here all this time and to have never had the slightest hint of mice problems until now. I replied, “That’s because we had a cat.”

You wouldn’t know it by looking at her, but Hobie was quite the mouser. She always kept this house free from ANY form of unwelcome visitor. Don’t get me wrong, she was THE little diva who liked getting her way and living the good life inside a nice cozy house. But when it came to anything invading her “domain”, the unfortunate critter was history in a heartbeat.

She passed away two years ago today. It doesn’t seem like it’s been that long. I still think of her often. Many nights, when the house is dark and quiet, I’m almost sure that I’ve seen or heard her …

… and with this, I know her spirit still dwells here, with us.

Humpday Hilarities

Today’s funny bit comes courtesy of one of my co-workers:

Humpday Hilarities

Welp, here it is … the last funnies for 2008. The following are some of my favorite funnies from I Can Has Cheezburger and I Has a Hotdog:

It’s been a pleasure posting these every week, and I really look forward to posting lots of weekly funnies in the new year! Heck, I may start a blogroll and try to recruit others to do the same.

And if Santa brings me more notebook memory next year, I may just have to give Humpday Hilarities its own website!

Another nugget o’ funny

This made me snort salsa, and I know too many cat fancying pals who would relate to this poor puss:

Before you torment your cute little fuzzy one in the name of funnery, remember that he or she can exact their revenge while you sleep!

Humpday Hilarities

Today’s funny bits are courtesy of my mother-in-law.

Humpday Hilarities

This one came from my mother:

Humpday Hilarities

This week’s edition courtesy of my mother and is a local one

I’ve so GOT to find out who that guy is and ask what possessed him to stick his stuffed dog on his truck’s tailgate!

Humpday Hilarities

My mother sent in this one:

More human than a human

I’m sitting here trying to catch up on my feeds. I saw two entries by two different people, whom I consider very dear, which saddened me. Both had each recently lost a furry loved one.

I must have been muttering to myself, because a coworker overhead me and commented on how he couldn’t understand “how people get so attached to animals.” I ignored his comment, but it did hit a nerve. Anyone who knows me even a little knows how much I love animals, and anyone who knows me well knew about Hobie. I was absolutely devastated when she passed away. Here, a year and a half later, I still think of her often and will break down whenever I see something of hers … an old picture, one of her collars, an old toy tucked away somewhere, …

I still catch myself listening for the sound of padded paws on the carpet — she had one claw that always “stuck” so you could hear her coming. Late at night I sometimes sit up in bed and listen, thinking that I heard her pitter-patter across the kitchen floor.

And sometimes, out of the corner of my eye, I still see her — but only for a moment.

She was much more than a mere “pet” to me. She was my childhood companion, my comforter, my friend. She was my little diva, and my angel and devil all wrapped in one. She was more “human” than some people I know. And I still miss her very much.

If you’re so inclined, please keep Skizo and Sangi in your thoughts and prayers.

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