Tuesday's Notes

I have discovered another reason why not to have children. They get in trouble & lose some priviledge, then everyone else is also in torment. Here in this household, the 7 yr old has lost all TV priviledges after school. He can watch TV in the morning AFTER he's gotten ready for school & on Saturday. The rest of the time, we are all out of luck.

Not a big deal, right? WRONG! We all suffer because he keeps asking if he can watch a movie, a DVD, a VHS, play his gameboy, whatever. He gets in trouble for throwing a temper tantrum, & gets time out. He then stomps off & wails away with those gloriously false tears that have driven adults insane across time. Instead of having a quiet Sunday, we get to play annoying games all day long. It's torture for someone like me who prefers the quiet.

I'm sure this is making a better person of me, but I'll have to wait a few years and get back to you on how. And then maybe I might, might wax nostalgic over the memories. Now? HA!

Ah well.

And now for a brief endorsement -

For pet owners who have finicky cats with twitchy stomachs, but a limited budget, here's something to consider. Meow Mix has that new Market Fresh plastic tub stuff out now. I'm living with 5 of the meowers & with 1 of those tubs, each morning I can scoop out 1 teaspoon for each of them. They are happy campers & everyone gets the same thing. It's a decent price & the best part of all is the 3 cats with twitchy tummies do not ralph it all back up again for us to walk in. That last is a MAJOR consideration around here because whatever they ralph up tends to multiply in mass on the return trip.

We have also decided to try the cats & the 10 year old Australian Shepherd out on Pedigree's new organic dry food. So far, the cats have been eating their version with great joy, and most importantly, NOT throwing it all back up. In fact, we have noticed a marked decrease in litter box smell & hacked up hair balls. There may not be any relation what so ever, but since that is the only new thing, we are going with the flow. As for the dog, well, we started off with a small bag. She tracked that bag like she does my nephew's beef jerky bags if that says anything.