Have decided to become a full~fledged mad cat lady this year; will officially declare myself a mommy to my cats as soon as time and weather permits.
Am to be found hanging stockings for them this Xmas. Went shopping for cat toys; found most of them to be ridiculously expensive and uninspired.
Considered buying a bunch of teeny~tiny baby socks & mittens, & a big bag of cotton balls at the dollar store... y'stuff the the sockies & the mitties with the cotton, y'see, y'throw in a little catnip, y'sew 'em up & les voila! instant cat toys!
Did not buy them, however, suspecting that it might give houseguests the impression that my cats had done something untoward with local infants.
Bought soft & fluffy square padded potholders instead, which I intend for use as pillows in the cat beds; the kitties intend to ignore them.
Y'know, I bet if I had bought the mitties & sockies instead, they'd be happy enough to sit in the front window all day, playing with a small hand or foot, scaring the neighbors...
Posted by edgar at November 17, 2003 02:44 PM