The Frugal Housewife: November 2005 Archives
I took the kitten to the vet last night. The vet just went on and on about what a well behaved little boy he was. He sat on the stainless steel table and never tried to run away while she checked his ears, felt for his boy bits and gave him 4 vaccinations. Not one meow. Just mild mannered and uninterested in her for the most part. He lay on the table, rolled onto his back and let her check his fur. Upon examing she exclaimed, "He has the most beautiful fur for a kitten." He sat up on his hind legs like a damn Puss'n Boots figurine and let the vets aide clip his razor sharp claws.
The little shit didn't get all randy and aggressive and try to bite at their hands with his needle like teeth when they played with him. He was petted and talked too like he was a child!
That's o'kay, I thought, put on a good front for these people but you are not fooling me. I feed you and it is MY husband that lets you in the house at night. I know your real colors.
He showed his true colors just before he was to make a clean escape in his little cage with the soft clean blanket lining the bottom against the night chill. When the vet stuck the long stick up his ass to get a sample he did everything in his power to get away but none of it worked. He was held by the scruff of his neck and made to withstand the indignity of it all.
Serves him right. Little faker. He is also scheduled to get his manhood nipped in the bud the Monday morning after Thanksgiving.
See? I am doing good by this kitten. And if you don't think so you can whip out your checkbook and pay the vet bills that cost me a whole months worth of groceries and an electric bill this past month.
Let's talk about something else - I feel a bit faint -
Cool Stuff
How many times have you made cupcakes and your kids begged to take one to school for snack but by the time it made it to school it did not resemble anything that looks like a cupcake? There is a solution! Look at this cool little plastic tumbler called Cup-A-Cake. I think this little jewel is going to revolutionize school snacks and bring cupcakes back into the spotlight as the worlds most perfect snack.
This next cool thing was brought to my attention by my good friend Hope -who doesn't have a journal or a bl*g but she really should because she is witty and funny and has grown children and a husband and could give us all a deep incite into so many life experiences on so many levels. She could even tell us hilarious facts about certain rockstars from the day but alas she doesn't take my hints and urgings and has not one stitch of words for us to read.
Instead she passed me the link for a decorative crockpot so you too can have a Nascar star or Mary Englebreit signature design sitting on your kitchen counter. Check out Crockpot Caze. While these certainly are decorative I am holding out for my old plain white one to eat the dirt so I can get a stainless steel crockpot.
Household Tip:
You know when you go to a nice hotel the bathroom has those little bottles of shampoo, bath gel and a showcap? Who still uses a shower cap? It is not 1975. No one I know gets their hair teased and sprayed and formed into a helmet these days. So what can you do with a shower cap?
Take home that shower cap and put it in a place where you can find it. I have uses for it. You will too.
When you are prepping a room for painting you can use that elaticized piece of plastic to put over the smoke and/or fire alarm to keep from painting it along with everything else.
Place it around the bottom of a houseplant to catch the drips when you water the plants.
They can also be used to as shoe covers to keep from tracking in on the floor or covering shoes when packing a bag for travel.
Friday Show and Tell:
Blackbird's Friday Show and Tell subject is our favorite cup or mug. Well ... I don't have one ... but my kids do. They have seasonal mugs they drink from. Pumpkin shapes, Santa faces, easter eggs all sorts of things I indulge them with. Colby however has excellent tastes. Her favorite cups are the pieces she gets for her birthday each year. I order them about 3 months in advance from Russia. Straight from the factory. They come carefully wrapped and packed, post marked there and read "From Russian With Love..." It tickles me to see the packages when they arrive. The real beauty in these peices is that no matter how many you purchase while they look the same each one is handpainted and therefore just the tiniest bit dfferent from the others.
So, here is one of the favorite and prized teamakers in my house, Lomonosov Porcelain made in the St. Petersburg factory since 1744 -
Cobalt blue "Tenderness" tea cup, lid and saucer, handpainted and accented with 22kt gold
