This is my cat Sam:

He can be a little weird...

The other day it was a gorgeous fall day, a really nice temperature, so I got everything ready to carve a pumpkin for my husband, who's deployed to Balad, and thought "hm, Sammy hasn't been out in awhile and he'd probably like to come too." So I dug out his harness and leash (yes, we're weird cat people who actually own a cat harness and leash because he likes to be outside but he'll run away otherwise), and put it on him and brought him outside. He was doing really well, wandering a bit while I walked him around, but I couldn't carve the pumpkin that way so I said ok, enough wandering, and attached his leash to the chair I was sitting in, which is basically a camp chair. Well, the knife I was using to carve wasn't working very well, so I went into the kitchen to get a new one, forgetting that Sam was tied to the chair and that those chairs aren't very heavy when someone's not sitting in them. From the kitchen I heard SCRAPE of the chair across pavement and thought uh oh... but before I could get outside I heard SCRAAAAAAAAAAAPEshufflefshuffleshuffle-HISS SPIT!... By the time I got outside, what I saw was a very puffy, very frightened Sammy now forty feet away from the door, who was just then escaping from his harness, which was still attached to the leash, which was still attached to the CHAIR, which had come along on Sammy's journey. In his curiousness, he started to wander away, but discovered a scary blue chair that made loud noises and when he tried to get away it proceeded to chase him around the yard, and when he ran faster, it kept right up with him and he desperately tried to get away but it just kept chasing him until finally he got away! Poor guy... he was so freaked out, I didn't even try to catch him at first, I went and got the chair, then my knife, spoon and marker and brought it all back to the house and let him de-poof under a tree for awhile. He wasn't about to run anywhere after that traumatic experience. So then I went over and got him and he happily went inside where he stayed and slept for the rest of the day. No more outside adventures for awhile I think...

 

P.S... Brian's pumpkin! :)

Sometimes when kids accidentally invent new words, I think they're better than the ones that actually exist.  Today Teleah was talking about how back when she was 3, she was a flowergirl in her parent's wedding, and she remarked "I have a really good remembery, don't I?!"

So here's roughly the gist of the last six months or so... I'm not going to go through the trouble to go back further.  Each one is relevant in some way and/or has a story if you're at all curious about any specific ones. 

Ohio, Family, Classified, Christmas, Avatar, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Science Fairs, Graduation, Skydiving, Bridesmaid, Haircut, Commissioning, Townhouse, Cat, Friends, Church, Moving, Running, Books, Dates, Visits, Homeless Shelter, Classes, Work, Science, Wright Patterson, Racquetball, Piano, Psychology, Sensors, Game Nights, Blinds, Cookies, Horses, Highlights, Laptops, Puzzles, Pictures, Boxes, Craigslist, Comfies, Intelligence, Carpet, Juice, Water Bill, Chicken Pot Pie, Mirror, Backpack, Tetris, Grandparents, Hats, Skiing, Driving, IMing, Sleeping, House, Chalk, Tennis, Chicago, Songs, Chowder, Parks, Library, Cleaning, Cedarville, Satellites, Sharepoint, He-Man, Random, Bracelets, Dancing, Shopping, Benedryl, Baskets, Fun Points, Cold, Bible Study, Boston, Lights, Laundry, Braces, Parking, Dishes, Salad, Desktop Tower Defense, eBay, Half Price Books, Opticks, Cubicles, Walking, Uno, Fairborn, Radar, Scarves, Ninjas, Ants, Newspapers, Mandarin, Ice Cream, Scratches, Cooking, Chapsticks, Care Packages, Combat Boots, In-Laws, Coconut, Brian Reagan, Seinfeld, Burlington Coat Factory, Heat, Fans, Surprises, Eastern Market (DC), Pineapple, Comfortors, Tips, Batman, Bread, Pool, Cricket, Princess, Babies, Rain, Snow, Sleet, Hail, Coyotes, Tim Horton's, Claws, Tissues, Dragons, Crescent Rolls, Baleen, Gail Carson Levine, Toastmaster's, Ulcers, Stars, Awkwardness, Chocolate Pudding, Bowling, Remotes, Pennies, Ulus, Watches, Trick-or-Treating, High Heels, Sponsorship, Blood Drives, Ice Skating,  ... and much, much more.