A Good Feeling

And so here we are. Grand things will come of all this. I've got a good feeling. 


Doot worked last night, so we three ate corn chips and animal biscuits and watched fireworks from our bedroom window to welcome the year; all of us exclaiming in unison and Ni and I smiling at Wawa's commentary - "Booful!" "Nice!" "Cooool!" "Nois-see!" "Piddy!" We'd have done the same if Doot had been home, no doubt, only there'd have been less corn chips and animal biscuits to go around. There was much hugging and kissing and smiling and professions that this will be our "best year ever" and in spite of that little part of me saying "You'll jinx us with all this crazy blog talk.", I can just about believe it.


We followed the fireworks with the traditional sparklers in the backyard, upsetting the already anxious spoodle, watching from the bungalow window, until we invited him out to join the fun. Ni, approached the ritual with her usual mix of un-contained joy and utter terror and Wawa got to hold the very last sparkler, while I hovered nervously, trying to stay close enough to rescue her in case she ignored our instructions not to touch the "hot" and far enough away to avoid being blinded by her wildly flailing arm. The spoodle had the rare good sense to keep his distance.

Here's a photo that nicely summarises this first day of 2012. I call it, "Kitteh is Hot" or maybe "The Toys Come Alive at Night". 

Over time, Kitty slowly migrates about the house, faddishly choosing a new favourite sleeping place every week or so. Some of them seem quite odd to those of us uninitiated in the ways of kitty comfort. Much to everyone's delight, her latest spot seems to be the shelves in Wawa's corner. Wawa is happy to embrace her as just another plaything placed in her corner for the sole purpose of delighting and entertaining her. Kitty for her part is tolerating the added attention quite well, but has since pushed those pesky toys off with a dramatic flourish so that the shelf might better accommodate her. The poor thing is very fluffy and tomorrow is set to be even hotter than today. I don't have the heart to tell her.