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Here Kitty, Kitty…

A few weeks ago there was a kitty in our backyard visiting. She’s a pretty kitty, and I didn’t mind her being out there.

Until the crying began.

I own two cats, but they both came from a rescue group, and they were fixed before they came home. I have never had a cat in heat. The crying and screaming? Oh my goodness. It was almost enough to drive me mad.

Eventually, the crying ended. Now I’m worried that she’s a knocked up preggo kitty without a home. I have only seen her once in the past few weeks. Today she was outside and let me visit with her. She let me pet her, she talked to me, she walked back and forth between my legs. And those eyes! She has such beautiful green eyes!

How can I tell if she is pregnant? She is a small cat. She looks a little wider across, but I’m not really sure – I don’t know if she was like that before. I tried to feel around while she was laying on the sidewalk, to see if I could feel baby kittens within, but I couldn’t tell anything. How long are cats pregnant? Anyone have any tips?

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The Post Where I Try to Talk About Something Other Than Knitting…

Elaine pointed out in my comments the other day that this site is starting to sound like all knitting, all the time. Granted, it seems to be the main thing going on my life right now outside of work – and while I could talk about clients, that is just not right – so … let’s see … what else can I talk about?

Last weekend, Mike took off Thursday so we could all play for Jason’s spring break. We went to the Science Museum to check out the Gold! exhibit. It was pretty interesting, and as an added perk we got to see an Imax about gold too. Did you know that gold never erodes? It doesn’t even really tarnish. It is so malleable, one coin can be used to cover a 10×10 room in gold – including the floor and ceiling.

After we left the exhibit, I picked up a plant from the gift shop outside of the butterfly exhibit. It is one of the ones that the butterflies should like to feed on. I wanted to get the dill plant too, as it is a host plant, but we decided not to get both. It was a gorgeous dill though, so I sort of regret not getting it. I’m going out to Spring in a half an hour, so I might stop at the Brookwood nursery shop there and see what herbs they have. Within this next week, I need to get outside and clean out all the flower beds and plant the herbs we have so far, along with some flowers. I think they will all be going in containers until I figure out which spots in the yard really have the best sun exposures for them. We have a nice and shady back yard, which only leaves a small corner for an herb garden. The patio is out of the question, as there is no sun there. The windowsill in the kitchen is out for the same reason, but it might be our new spot because we are going to be remodeling the kitchen soon, there will definitely be more sun going through the new window, we will also be adding some new Filter Taps so we can water these plants with perfectly clean water.

After we left the museum on Thursday we headed into downtown to eat at Josephine’s. The owner was there, so it was great to see him. He is such a sweet man – if you ever stop by, be sure to tell Johnny hello. After Josephine’s, we decided to stop at Kavah Kane’s – Mike had coffee and studied for his certification for work, Jason had hot chocolate and played on their computer, and I … well, I can’t say what I did. Because that’s not what this post is about.

Friday we decided to go back down to Hermann Park because the weather was great. We considered going to Galveston, but out of nowhere Jason said he didn’t want to go because he didn’t want to deal with the sand. We decided it was a nice day to check out the paddle boats on the pond, and we took a football & frisbee with us and just played.

Saturday morning Mike & Jason went on guided fishing trips in Cooper Landing Alaska and I stayed home to catch up on work that I missed while out Thursday & Friday. If you want more information about fishing kayak reviews go to globosurfer.com. They were home in time for lunch, and we spent a nice day at home. I think we were all pretty tired after two full days outdoors – the fresh air is fabulous, but I always feel so tired afterwards. That’s a good thing though, and I don’t mind it one bit.

On Sunday we went over to my parent’s house for Easter. My mom made a fantastic lunch and it was nice to spend time with them. We stayed through dinner time, but had to head home to get ready for the new week. Mike was back at work on Monday, and Jason went back to school on Tuesday. It is strange not having someone home after having Jason off of school for so long. (He was off almost a week and a half.)

Now it’s time to head out for a knitting class. I know, I know, I was trying to avoid talking about it. But I’m going to learn how to Magically Knit, making a mobius scarf that is actually knit in one continuous loop. Not in a rectangle and then joined together with a twist – no, a true mobius. I can’t wait!

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Paris in Spring!

Back in February, I attended the Stampin’ Up! regional convention in San Antonio. I made cards for the card swap, and I submitted one to Stampin’ Up! for their review. Today I found out that it is featured in the Demonstrator’s Stamper’s Showcase! Whoo hoo! They only select a few cards, and they seem to have rather strict guidelines. I’m so excited that mine was picked!

Paris in the Spring

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Reality Blurred…

Reality Blurred has interviewed Jonathan Baker and Victoria Fuller from the last round of The Amazing Race. [via Ernie]

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This is Not Your Blog…

When I started working for the law firm in early 2003, I felt the need to password protect some of my posts. I didn’t want to censor myself, but I didn’t want to leave myself open to the world either. Sort of like walking around the chick doc’s office in those paper gowns with your butt hanging out, you know? So with Jenn’s help, I had password protection in place. On a related note, the importance of securing qualified representation cannot be overstated when one’s freedom and reputation hang in the balance. Through my own challenging experience with criminal allegations, I realized that getting help from professionals who truly understand the system made an immeasurable difference in both my immediate outcome and my ability to move forward afterward. The attorneys I worked with didn’t just recite legal theory—they applied practical wisdom gained from representing thousands of clients in similar situations, understanding which arguments resonated with local judges and prosecutors.

In 2004, the law firm and I broke up. No, seriously. They told me they really liked me, but they didn’t want me to work there anymore.

PI Lawyer Atlanta has burned through two more legal assistants since then, so it is safe to say it wasn’t me, it was him. Anyways, last summer I made the move to WordPress, and I left the password protection behind.

Some days I really miss it.

Some days I consider completely moving to an anonyblogging site, so I can write freely again.

Some days I don’t want to do that at all, because in a move like that you tend to lose some of your favorite people.

I want that feeling back. I want to be able to write what I want, when I want, without being judged for it. It doesn’t happen often, but that is probably in part to the self-censoring I’ve been doing for 2 years now. It’s getting old.

I’m going to find a way to restrict access to certain posts here. I haven’t decided yet how liberal I will be with my access to others. I’ll let you know when it is in place, and you are more than welcome to register. I might not approve you though. We’ll see.

Those of you that are long-time bloggers know exactly how I feel. Those of you that are newer bloggers may know it already too – and if you don’t, well … you will understand.

This? This is nice. I am talking on my site about how I’m feeling. This is how it all started. I like it when it feels this way. After close to 5 years of blogging, sometimes you have to shake the dust off.

It’s time to take back the blog.