Not forgotten!

It's been a busy, busy week!

Happy (belated) New Year!

I opted not to do a "top ten" post...

everyone else was---

I decided to be different

(Theresa's laughing! No surprise there she says---

I am always changing something on a layout

or project--just to be different!)

My friend Margarett

took a tumble into the new year--

she fell and broke her right wrist and yes,

unfortunately,

she is right handed!

Poor thing!

She's also a cat lover like I am
so I whipped up this cute card to send her...

The image is from Mo's Digital Pencil

and I think it's called Patience...

I colored (with copics), pop-dotted pieces

and wrapped that arm in some sheer ribbon

to look like a bandage

(even tho she has a cast!)

Maybe it will bring a smile...

Speaking of smiles...

my husband dropped his banana

as he was getting it out of the fridge last night

and Inky had to check it out...

the definition of a cat toy, by the way,

is anything that isn't nailed down...

FYI...even a banana!

And, when we turned our back to clean up after dinner

BAD CAT

decided he would check out the tray that had the sushi on

(personally, me thinks sushi is yucki!)

(when you get to the linked site-click on LISTEN---cute song!)

note the tongue action!

And all 4 feet

needed rice cleaned out of them afterward

he protested much but we got it done!

Lol!

As I was leaving my desk this morning

to go and get ready for work...

this is what I saw in front of the love seat...

collar...lots of cat hair...

but no cat!

Which made me think of this poem from my childhood...

The Duel

by Eugene Field

The gingham dog and the calico cat

Side by side on the table sat;
T'was half past twelve, and (what do you think!)

Nor one nor t'other had slept a wink!

The old Dutch clock and the Chinese plate

Appeared to know as sure as fate

There was going to be a terrible spat

(I wasn't there; I simply state

What was told to me by the Chinese plate!)

The gingham dog went "Bow-wow-wow!"

And the calico cat replied "Mee-ow!"

The air was littered, an hour or so,

With bits of gingham and calico,

While the old Dutch clock in the chimney-place

Up with its hands before its face,

For it always dreaded a family row!

(Now mind: I'm only telling you

What the old Dutch clock declares is true!)

The Chinese plate looked very blue,

And wailed, "Oh, dear! what shall we do!"

But the gingham dog and the calico cat

Wallowed this way and tumbled that,
Employing every tooth and claw

In the awfulest way you ever saw--

And oh! How the gingham and calico flew!

(Don't fancy I exaggerate--I got my news from the Chinese plate!)

Next morning, where the two had sat

They found no trace of dog or cat;

And some folks think unto this day

That burglars stole that pair away!

But the truth about that cat and pup

Is this: they ate each other up!

Now what do you really think of that!

(The old Dutch clock it told me so,

And that is how I came to know.)

Happy to report---

Poppa Cat (the owner of said collar)

and Inky (the former owner of all that hair)

we're sleeping soundly in the same room!

Wore themselves out rumbling and tumbling, no doubt!

It's my Friday---

so I am off to do some yoga

 have a nice rum drink

a hot bath

and peruse a few magazines!

Tomorrow-

I will be fly-ladying so stay tuned

to

okiflybabyfly.com!

Until next time,

happy stamping and scrapping!

Blessings,