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daily mantra: animals are such agreeable friends – they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms…{george.elliot}

today….i don’t feel like bribing the kids. we are all out of chocolate anyway…i ate it all during ‘so you think you can dance’ last night. don’t judge. i can’t dance, isn’t that bad enough?  today was Penelope’s turn. it has been 5 days since we brought her home. the first day she spent under the book case in the living room while Katie laid down, her face flat on the carpet, so she could peek under and say…”here kitty, kitty, kitty…” while Penelope stared back at her blankly. the next day she became more brave. she went for a ride in the dolly stroller. not by choice of course. the day after that she was perched in the upstairs of the Dora the Explorer house as if she owned it. which, apparently, she does now according to a bill of sale created by Mikki this morning. as Penelope laid down playfully on the kitchen floor Mikki exclaimed out loud..”its all yours” and handed her a crayon receipt for one Dora House. it was hard to tell, but Penelope looked as though she might be happy about it.  as much as she has melted into our family, i have to say, the cat has taken more of a liking to my husband. {figures…he is the fun one} i just feed and change her cat box after-all.

its been great having another animal in the house. Katie is exciting but lacks the fur.