......{Pistola's historia}........

As you guessed I'm finally getting around to telling you a little more about my beloved Pistol. Of all our critters he is the most well mannered and low maintenance of them all!! Although I think he does out eat everything on our place.



(This picture makes the poor little guy look cross-eyed!)





                       

Pistola's historia (Pistol's story for those of you non-spanish speaking readers)....ok so I don't speak spanish either, even after 4 years of spanish class.......but hey, we got the internet and it will translate for you!!!

Pistol's about 4 (we think) and we adopted him 2 years ago. My husband had just moved to Oklahoma (to be closer to me) and we had this big nice barn and well I thought we needed a barn cat... :)     Remember, neither of us are cat people BUT still a barn isn't complete without a barn cat. Right? RIGHT!!! So I showed up to work on Saturday after having moved the last couple days of the week and the girls said "we have the perfect cat for you". "He's orange, his names Pistol Pete, he's neutered and still has his claws."

I was sold instantly!!!! Mind you, I haven't seen or met the cat yet! I called the couple that had this beloved orange cat and arranged to pick him up after work. Of course, this was after so nicely and sweetly asking my loved one if we could have him......After my selling line (the one that sold me) "He's orange, his names Pistol Pete, he's neutered and still has his claws", he was hooked too.....or rather, just didn't want to tell me no.. BUT anyhow we were going to own a cat! And a barn cat at that!!!!

My beloved feline friend wasn't sure of me at first. I found him at his current residence curled up on a huge king size (adult) bed in a bedroom all by himself! What a life!!! THEN I uprooted him and put him in a pet carrier and transplanted him to the country!! The transition wasn't too long or too bad (although I did have my own stress melt down once) (that's a whole story in itself)....

 BUT, within days Pistol was right at home and loving the country life.

After spending the last two years with this cat we've learned a little about him ourselves...

He acts like a dog........

He likes to do chores with me.......

He's a mouser, red bird hunter and snake watcher.... The cat is fond of snakes....I found this out the hard way (yet again another story, which may never be told)..................................

He's fat...................................

He looks like garfield.................................

He's a wanderer.................

He purrs very, very, very loudly......................................

He doesn't like to be in the house long........................

He loves to eat....................

He loves me.......................

He loves my husband too..........................

He does NOT love our Australian Shepherds............................

After writing this, I've learned that this darn cat has lots of stories!!!!! But I love him all the same...

..........psssttt..................

I received the following recently in an email. And oh how so many of them are true!! I promise you at least one of them is bound to make you laugh!!  I'm not sure of the origin of the list but I do know that I'm sure glad it was passed to me! Thank you Mrs. Creasy!!

Hope you enjoy them as much as I did!!

ADULT TRUTHS

1.       I think part of a best friend's job should be to immediately clear your computer history if you die.

2.       Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realize you're wrong.

3.       I totally take back all those times I didn't want to nap when I was younger.

4.       There is great need for a sarcasm font.

5.       How the hell are you supposed to fold a fitted sheet?

6.       Was learning cursive really necessary?

7.       Map Quest really needs to start their directions on # 5. I'm pretty sure I know how to get out of my neighborhood.

8.       Obituaries would be a lot more interesting if they told you how the person died.

9.       I can't remember the last time I wasn't at least kind of tired.

10.   Bad decisions make good stories.

11.   You never know when it will strike, but there comes a moment at work when you know that you just aren't going to do anything productive for the rest of the day.

12.   Can we all just agree to ignore whatever comes after Blue Ray? I don't want to have to restart my collection...again.

13.   I'm always slightly terrified when I exit out of Word and it asks me if I want to save any changes to my ten-page technical report that I swear I did not make any changes to.

14.   I keep some people's phone numbers in my phone just so I know not to answer when they call.

15.   I think the freezer deserves a light as well.

16.   I disagree with Kay Jewelers. I would bet on any given Friday or Saturday night more kisses begin with Miller Lite than Kay.

17.   I wish Google Maps had an "Avoid Ghetto" routing option.

18.   I have a hard time deciphering the fine line between boredom and hunger.

19.   How many times is it appropriate to say "What?" before you just nod and smile because you still didn't hear or understand a word they said?

20.   I love the sense of camaraderie when an entire line of cars team up to prevent a jerk from cutting in at the front.  Stay strong, brothers and sisters!

21.   Shirts get dirty. Underwear gets dirty. Pants? Pants never get dirty, and you can wear them forever.

22.   Sometimes I'll look down at my watch 3 consecutive times and still not know what time it is.

23.   Even under ideal conditions people have trouble locating their car keys in a pocket, finding their cell phone, and Pinning the Tail on the Donkey - but I'd bet everyone can find and push the snooze button from 3 feet away, in about 1.7 seconds, eyes closed, first time, every time.

24.   The first testicular guard, the "Cup," was used in Hockey in 1874 and the first helmet was used in 1974. That means it only took 100 years for men to realize that their brain is also important

p.s. the weekend is almost here!!

p.s.s. did I mention I'm spending the rest of this week shopping, cooking and cleaning for our girls slumber party this saturday!!

p.s.s.s. I'm sooooooooooo excited for our slumber party!!! Homemade pizza, sangria wine, cookies, brownies, and chick flicks!!

p.s.s.s.s. I promise I haven't forgotten I'd share Pistol's story with you! And oh you're going to love him and want him (everyone does)!!!!

To write or not to write................

After starting this blog, I started doing some research on the Do's and Don'ts of blogging. Let me just tell you, this was a tiring project as I read many contradicting articles, tips, advice, etc.

I found humor in one in particular that stated to not write about your boyfriend, cat, or kids. The humorous part was just a few lines down where it stated to write about your kids... HEEELLLOOOOOO, this is just a little confusing for a beginner.......do I, or don't I.....that began to be the question..............

Then I took a deep breath and started breaking down both bits of advice. I decided to start with the first bit of advice. And decided pretty quickly it was one I could handle because, well my boyfriend is my husband and as long as I refer to him as such then I'm technically writing about my husband. Whew.... got that one out of the way. BUT still I was a little concerned about the 'don't write about your kids' then 'write about your kids' part. So confusing, contradicting and well, wait a minute I don't have kids.  So naturally that one is taken care of. That is until we do have kids......Oh well, we'll save that confusing debate for later.

So I was left with the cat part. Now neither my husband or myself are cat people. Never have been and probably never will be. I have learned every once in a while though you will stumble upon a cat that you will fall in love with! As you've probably guessed by now, we do own a cat. Or rather, he may own us...........

He is a very large, orange, garfield cat. He answers to Pistol, Pistol Pete, here kitty kitty, and Hey Fat Cat. Oh, and any type of food you're willing to give him. Oh yes, he LOVES food....We both love this cat, for many different and crazy  reasons. So, I'm going to break the don't write about your cat advice and I'm going to let you meet and learn a little about my fat cat.

Although his story, likes, and dislikes will have to wait for another day as I hear him clawing the front door down now (yes, he truly does claw at the front door)... Must be supper time........So here's a sneak peek at my favorite feline........

I love you fat cat!!

p.s. I think I'll quit my research for now. I'm not sure it was helping much and it caused way too much thinking to take place.