Sunday, March 27, 2011

Random Memory #1--Cat Nerd Boyd




So, I have decided to write down some random memories, not to bore people who read this, but mainly so I can remember them.

While living in Orangeville a couple years ago, Kimberlyn got a new cat, Boyd. He is a beautiful thing as far as cats go and very friendly, but he has a problem. HE IS A CAT NERD. I didn't know they existed until I got this cat. I guess the hierarchy of social chains applies to the cat world too.
Anyway, I was taking my walk with Kimber one day and sweet Boyd followed us the entire way down to the end of our subdivision. Pretty soon, the "cool" cat decided to chase him. He was under the car then very quickly up the tree where this "cool" cat decided to fall asleep and Boyd would not get down.
Now, thinking that cats are resourceful and that he would eventually come down and find his way home, I didn't worry for about the first 8 hours poor Boydy-Boyd was missing. However, as night fell and Kimbers was crying for her cat, Jarett had recently arrived home. So, like the parents we thought we would never be, we got in our car and began looking. At this point, at least another hour had passed.
But, we found Boyd. STILL up in the tree and no "cool" cat around. We meowed, we called, "here kitty, kitty," and even threw stuff at him, but he wouldn't budge.
Jarett being the manly man that he is quickly returned home and got his air soft gun and began shooting our cat. Now, flashback, remember that we are a mile from home, standing in a random person's yard shooting an air soft gun at a tree with a cat in it. Pretty soon a neighbor came out and wanted to know what we were doing. At the last second, Jarett got off one more shot, Boyd actually jumped down into his arms and Jarett proclaimed, "Just gettin' my cat!" Kimber screamed out of pure enjoyment.
Ever since then, whenever Boyd leaves are yard, he is promptly put into place by the other "cool" cats and has not wandered far since. And we still tell Kimberlyn, "Cat nerd Boyd needs food!"

Thursday, March 3, 2011

Princess Problems


Okay this is really more of a gripe because I really don't mind if my daughter likes princesses. BUT, the other day reading in a magazine they were rating the Disney Princesses on a glass slipper scale-go figure. Anyway rating them on how much bad self esteem they were really giving our impressionable daughters. For example--I was told I clearly needed to worry about my daughter if her favorite princess was Ariel because apparently Ariel left her home and her father to "fling" (yes I say fling) herself body and soul at Prince Eric. So their argument was that we definitely don't want our daughters like this. However, I tend to remember that yes, Prince Eric was totally hot but if you listen to Ariel's song she sings and I quote, "Bright young women, sick of swimmin' Ready to stand...When's it my turn?
Wouldn't I love? Love to explore that shore up above"

Not once in her lovely solo does she mention Prince Eric and how she was flinging herself at him. To me, Prince Eric was just a hot perk of her healthy desire to learn about things in "our" world she didn't know about. Sigh. My daughter pretends she is a princess yes, but in the same hour she also pretends she is a mom, a ninja, batgirl, and a dog. And truly, I am not worried about her becoming a dog killing ninja. Or batgirl--the ultimate mom! It is called: Drum roll please...........CHILDHOOD and make believe or a crazy little thing called pretending.

Personally, I think she will be okay.