REM, And MEN

 

DARLING HUBBY, JOHN

10:30 at night, I hadn't gone to bed yet, I dropped the remote control, it bounced "Bang, clang, thud." John, who's about to fall asleep, rolls over in bed and sleepily says, "You're having a negative affect on my REM."

Rapid Eye Movement?  Who taught him that?!

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Looking from his place in the blue recliner John spies Lilly being silly with a large Quaker Quick Oats container,  "Girl don't know what to do in life -- she just stuck her head in a can!"

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As a baby, my first bank was pink, ceramic, designed like a string string bag of money.  Another bank was yellow paper cardboard with metal tops and bottoms like a short Pringles can.  There was 5 of them lined up on top of the refrigerator and Mom would help each of us kids drop in pennies to save to later open a bank account.   They were an early 60's promotional gimmick from a local savings and loan.  In early married life we had a Colorado Pig to save for a vacation trip.  Nowadays, we have 2 banks of a movie character.  I love it when John forgets to check his pants pockets before washing them, change rattling in the washing machine means "food for the Minions!"

DARLING SON #4, CLINTON

Can you guess how many pieces of pie Clinton ate before he got home to his young wife?

I can't either, but I know he ate two in my presence, and I sent two home.  It's a long drive for a dog with a bone on his nose.  Ever see that?  They salivate something fierce!  What's your guess, did he eat only 2, or did he gobble down all 4?

DARLING SON #5, SPENCER

Piper, I typed with my computer keys.  "No!"  Spencer's adamant as I continued typing our cats name.  He's being insistent,  Obviously, she's made an impression because I heard him correct me, "She's all shiny black with those yellow eyes and when I come in at night you don't know she's there!  She's not Piper, she's VIPER!"

DARLING SON #6, IAN & NIKKI

Later in the afternoon Ian and Nikki came to eat supper with us, and brought some mollies for the ducks to eat.  We all knelt around the pond to give the ducks a tempting look when Piper the cat walked up, all curious.  Would you believe Piper wasn't the least bit interested?  She sniffed at the fish then turned away from the dish????  What cat does that?

When we went on vacation, Nikki took care of our animals.  She has 7 cats of her own and she worked part time at PetSmat which we feel makes her knowledgeable.  When we have questions about character and antics of the felines we invariably turn to her.  One day, the four of us were casually sitting at the picnic table talking about mundane things when out of the blue Nikki catches us quite off guard with, "I'm not a cat!"