June 2009 Archives

I made the mistake of leaving the bag unattended one night, and I could hear some scuffling noises, and a ball of wool was discovered on the floor the next morning in a knotty mess.

Their antics certainly make us smile, on another night when I was just settling down to sleep, I heard an unusual noise at the door, leaned over and switched the light on, and Millie was half way up the door, climbing on a coat which was hanging on the back of the door. In our pantry room, she loves to climb to the top of the door, to sit on the top of the door, surveying the mayhem below.

We have a magenta coloured cat "house" which is a promotional item from one of the big pet food manufacturers, which is normally sitting on the landing upstairs. Recently, the house has migrated downstairs, two or three times. We haven't seen it moving, so we have no idea how it has got down the stairs, except that it just appeared.

The weather has got much colder in recent weeks, and if one of us is not home, this leads to three cats on one pair of knees. Good for keeping the knees warm, but just a little cramped.

I read somewhere that it is better for cats to have company, they get into less trouble that way...

We can all share in someone else's excitement at a change in life, whether it's a new baby, an engagement, marriage or simply a milestone like a birthday, or an arrival or departure.

Counting the days, and hours helps to maintain and build the excitement.

The first time that Aussie Lass flew back from France, I tried to imagine where she was at various times during the long flight from Europe..., counting the hours: thankfully sleep provides a respite for us, at least. All of a sudden, it's off the airport, and waiting for what seems like hours, but is really not very long at all. This time, she and muffin man will be arriving in the evening, so we'll have all day to wait.

Yesterday one of my colleagues was waiting to depart for her first overseas trip, leaving plenty of time to get to the airport, while our more well travelled colleague was much more laid back and blasé about arriving at the last minute. The plane was delayed once, by two hours, then again by another two hours, so that an unpleasant arrival time of midnight (destination time) turned into 4 am arrival at the airport. By the time they got to their hotel it would have been 5 am, and with three hours driving and meetings to attend, today will have turned into a difficult one.

I love going to the airport to meet travellers. If you stand at the gates waiting, you can can see the excitement as people come through the doors from customs, anxiously looking for friends or family, amidst the exhaustion that comes with long haul travel in economy class. There are many stories to be told, no matter where the traveller comes from.

Oh yes, and I am counting the days until the first of the imminent arrivals....49 days until the Aussie Lass and Muffin Man arrive, and doubtless many others to anticipate over the years to come.

At the risk of being regarded a total footy tragic, I have resisted the temptation to write every week about my beloved Saints...who have now played 12 games this season, and have won every one of them.

It doesn't matter what the statistics say, this is the first time two teams have been unbeaten after 11 rounds, and it is likely that this will remain so after Geelong plays West Coast this coming weekend. And the statistic that no team who has won the first 12 games of the year has not reached the grand final...but, need not to be over confident as there is still a long way to go.

There again, we should celebrate the successes, and my friend M has just lashed out on a brand new car. Pity there is not a touch of white to reflect the Saints' colours, but it still looks fantastic. And as she will point out it does reflect the Bombers (Essendon) colours, so that is alright...