A funny thing happened on the way to Homeschool Wednesday at the library

Today started like most other Wednesday mornings. Except this morning the girls woke up early to watch the season premiere of "Shield" before going to the library. We usually watch it during lunch when we return, but since the library is having a Homeschool hour we watched the show before we left.

We left the library after Jesse volunteered, fully intending to return after lunch and running a couple of errands. But Target through us off. We were actually leaving Target heading to the car with all of our focus on the library. Then. Well, then we weren't. There, to the left of the door, in the corner, was an orange kitten. So small! But something didn't seem quite right. I handed my pocketbook and bag to the girls, then slowly approached the kitten. I remember why we call M.C. M.C. Because of how mean he was as a kitten. So, I approached cautiously.

The kitten panicked trying to run up the wall of Target, then back down to the ground again. And it wound up laying in that same strange position. After talking the girls a couple of minutes, and several other people stopping to see the kitten then moving along. I sent the girls in to ask for a box with a lid. As I was waiting, an older lady stopped by. After we talked about the kitten a couple of minutes, I told her our plan. Honestly, I didn't know how in the world I was going to get that hissing, adorable orange thing into a box without getting ripped to shreds, but I couldn't leave her. And Chloe clearly was not going to allow me to leave her.

With the lady still looking on, I slowly approached the kitten as it hissed, baring all its tiny sharp teeth. I rubbed its hind leg gently. The hiss roared and paws flew! I pulled back my hand with no injuries at all (whew!). I put the box on the ground with the open end toward the kitten slowly moving it closer. Un-expectedly, it raised up slowly walking right into the box. I closed each flap slowly hoping not to startle it, then gently turned the box with the flaps going up.

Once we were in the car, I called our vets office. I remembered they closed early on Wednesday and was really hoping it was not at noon since it was 12:02. I let them know what happened and that we were on our way. I think it took about two minutes for the kitten to stop meowing in the box.

I've said it before and I'll say it again, "I LOVE Dr. King!" She is fantastic. Not only did she treat the kittens ear mites, worms and fleas for free, but she also made two x-rays for free. We found out the kitten is a girl. She weights 2.4 pounds and had eaten a bird sometime recently (very cool x-ray!). Then Dr. King said, "congratulations, you are now the proud owner of a kitten." Then I told her how many we have at home. Our cats go to the shelter for shots...too many of them for a vet, which I told Dr. King.

Chloe was given the privilege of naming the kitten. Right now she is going with Tuna (another cat named after food).  Her broken bone is lined up perfectly, so the doc said she'll heal fine on her own. However, because Tuna has ear mites she cannot be around the other cats. So, she is having to stay inside for a couple of days. Not sure how John's allergies are going to react, but Hank is going a bit crazy. I'll be working on calming him down until she goes outside I believe. I hope not, but right now it is looking that way.

So, we didn't make it back to the library today but there is always next week.

Can't believe I forgot this!

John found muscadine vines in our backyard last week. Apparently, they were filled with ripe fruit. Yesterday, John thought it would be a great idea to pick them and do something with them. They made some jelly. Honestly, I think they all believed it would not set or taste bad. But it set and tasted really good!

It has been awhile

We've have been through quite a bit since my last post. However, I'm not ready yet to disclose to the world all the dirty details of our lives. We have to learn to deal with things first.

That being said, we'll move on.

This weekend was quite full for us. Saturday I had a Tupperware party. The first I've ever thrown, but I can tell you they have changed a lot since my Mom sold Tupperware. Now, you cook! We had eight adult women, two kids under 10, one tween and three teens! The dogs were happy...they were getting all kinds of attention. I think Hank was too excited (and hot); he tossed his cookies once on the floor right between Stephanie's feet and none of us noticed. Poor baby! He hasn't done that in awhile.

Sunday was another family reunion. It was good, but again people just like to eat then leave. I remember when I was little (younger than Chloe) it would be an entire day's event! You would eat. Talk. Eat again. No one wants to stop and smell the roses anymore...not even for family. I feel like I don't know most of them. Well, honestly, I don't. I think it is very sad.

This week should be a bit calmer. Last week was crazy. I didn't know John had asked off for last week (it wasn't on my calendar), so when he told me the middle of the week before I just looked at him. We have missed so many days for school. I told the girls we may have to make up a few weekend days. We are going to have to get used to doing our school work when John is actually home. Not sure how we'll manage that task, but we need to work on it.

Our schedule this week has been thrown off by other people. Master Mike decided to have taekwondo graduation on Wednesday (rather than Thursday) at the other location. And Thursday night we are having an instructor's training class. Yes, we'll be gone three nights this week for taekwondo.

Then the theatre contacted me about our homeschool group's viewing of the play this week. The theatre had other schools cancel and change their times, so our group was all that was remaining, less than twenty people. They wanted us to come another day. Fine. We changed days, but my cousin and her boys couldn't come that day. The boys were so excited about seeing the girls again, third time this week, that we are planning on still seeing them on Thursday though we have not worked it out yet as to who is going where.

We enrolled Jesse in Level 2 of her animation class last night. She'll start in January. Her final grade for Level 1 was an A. We were so proud. She learned so much and she was looking forward to being in class with a few of her former classmates in the spring. I'm glad we could work it out for her.

Now, I have papers to grade.