The Random of Steph

Why yes, it is late at night and I am still awake. It's been the routine the last week approximately. I go to bed with Scott, listen to him fall asleep, watch the cat join us, listen to him fall asleep and then after an hour of lying there, get up. No one stirs. Then I'm on the computer reading blogs (or other assorted nonsense that requires little brain power) when my Google calender tab starts flashing red. I have a reminder. Usually this is a reminder of an event scheduled for the day that has long passed. It just so happened it's been flashing since 10 minutes before the event because the Google calender window was open. If I had known what it would have told me I would have never clicked on that tab. " Sage is due starting at 12:00am " Well thanks Google calender. I was not aware of that. As if I needed one more reminder from outside my overly stretched and taxed body that I am still pregnant. As if Sage will listen to Google calender. She certainl...

I don't know how I didn't post Tigger in the baby swing. It came and I put it together and needed to test it out. The funny thing was that Tigger liked it so much he didn't leave the swing for a couple hours. Good thing he probably couldn't get into it himself.

Okay, so I'm funny. That's my only explanation for these funny pics. I had just finished making a baby sling for a friend here with a shower tomorrow. I tried it on, was getting it adjusted, trying to figure out if it would fit the friend well. Really, what I needed was a baby. At that thought appeared, so did Tigger purring. A large cat, 15-20 pounds, that's a large baby size. I picked him up and plopped him in. It worked wonderfully. The sling fits so much better with a little weight in it! Of course, Tigger hung out the top and no baby would do that. Tigger purred for a little bit, put up with me taking pictures of myself and then wanted out. He did very well. The sling worked so well I'm going to have to get around and make one for myself. I hope my friend likes it.

There is a reason we got a cat instead of a dog. One of those reasons includes not having a yard. But in general, at the time, a year and a half ago, a cat seemed like a better option. More independent, less maintenance, small, and well, I'm a cat fan. Tigger came into our lives at the right time in the right way and was probably the right cat. Tigger, however, has some dog like characteristics. For example, he's the first to greet guests at the door. He's very interested in shoes. He likes everybody. I thought these were great characteristics in a cat. Until last night. When you leave for four days, you are supposed to be able to leave the cat, alone, in the house, with food, water and a clean litter box. In fact, I even left a radio on for sound. In the past, I'd always had someone stop by and check on him, spend a little human quality time with Tigger. Yes, I do spoil my cat a little. This time, we would treat Tigger like the cat he is and leave him alone. Friends a...