:: Adventures in Daily Living

7.08.2009

a stalker

and now Suzanne has something to say about critters

So, yesterday morning I step out onto the deck to look at the weather (wet) and the yard. I wave to the chickens and step back into the house.

Once inside, I notice that my cat is staring at my feet with one of those intense I-am-cat-I-see-your-soul sorts of stares. I glance down. Nothing. She still stares. I look behind me and there I find Eva, my favorite hen. Apparently Eva is of the opinion that each and every time I step out there, I need to feed her.

Let's just hope she doesn't learn how to use the kitty door.

2 much appreciated comments:

Patios said...: Ah, why haven't I realized that stare of my cat's is because she can see my soul? You've described it quite adeptly. So, did Eva get a little somethin' for her trouble?; July 25, 2009 at 2:44 PM
fiveallmine said...: I just found your blog today, only started blogging myself two weeks ago, and after checking out your site, I totally feel weirded out as if I am a stalker or voyeur. Hubby has taken the kids to his parents for a visit and here I am looking at pics of your family, because mine is away. There are many, many things I should be doing, and I promise this is my last comment today. After looking at some of your pics and reading about your kids, I'm wondering, can you adopt me too? I love kids and baking and I promise I will babysit my younger siblings regularly!!!! I want to live where you live, feed the chickens, etc. Okay? Let me know when I can move in!! Thanks mom!; July 25, 2009 at 2:45 PM

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Here I chatter about books, parenting, election 2008, recipes, teaching college writing, and the adventures of getting settled in with our two freshly (Fall 06) adopted school-age children from Russia. This blog is chapter two; chapter one is posted at Jamie & Suzanne go to Russia. I live in the City of Subdued Excitement, Cascadia, Land of the Free.

I am the wife of a man I call My Gift from a Generous God. I am mama to two lovely children, Dandy and Chickadee that became ours in September 2006 in a court-room in Siberia. I am the daughter of two people whom I love and admire. One of them, my dad, is a new (Dec 06) paraplegic.

In my previous life (B.C. - before children), I was a college English teacher, specializing in composition and ESL composition.

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