A Little Freedom

Last night Theo discovered the ultimate weapon in his bid for freedom: destroying the carpet. If he digs hard enough, he can pull up the towels, sheets, and garbage bags that had been the bottom of his makeshift cage. As he discovered this trick late last night when his humans were exhausted & in serious need of sleep, he has now achieved a limited amount of freedom. He's learned to crawl on & off of things instead of jumping, so I think he'll be okay, though we do keep a pretty close watch on him just in case. Right now he's snoozing in the downstairs window box in Andy's office and seems quite pleased with himself.

He's still doing well, though I was having trouble getting him to drink water until I discovered he truly thinks he needs to have his water in a glass.
I guess I should consider myself lucky he doesn't want ice cubes.

And guess who has decided to forgive me for bringing Theo home?
She's been growly and angry since Theo got hurt, though we aren't sure if she has been mad that we had a chance to get rid of him and didn't take it, or if she thought she was next in line for kitty torture, but today she has chosen to grace me with her presence and she has even condescended to purr when I pet her. I feel so special--and like a colossal chump for all the kitty groveling I've been doing.

The first sleeve for the baby aran is attached and I've started on the side seams:
Don't worry, it isn't a really botched cabling pattern--it's inside out. The second sleeve is at the cap shaping & should be done this weekend. Then just seams & two buttons and I'll have number 14!!!!!

So the big question is, can I hold out until the end of the year without casting on something new? I'm so close, and I'm really enjoying dem fischer sin fru and though it's impossible to finish it by the end of the year, I could certainly get closer....like maybe finished with clue 3 (out of 7, God help me). Then I'd have gone 6 full months without casting on anything new, which would be truly amazing. Or I might break down and dump all my yarn into one big pile in the center of the house and dive into it headfirst clutching my favorite pair of knitting needles.....boy, they're both equally appealing right now, which tells you a lot about my fantasy life. Now if I could just find a way to work Antonio Banderas into the picture........

Comments

Janet said…
I am so glad Theo is feeling better. Leave it to a cat to figure out how to excape "jail", lol. Calisto is just taking advantage of the fact that Theo is handicapped. Although handicapped is not really the word for him, is it? Since he can excape his "jail" and run with a cast, lol. He's is on the mend.
December 6, 2008 at 9:02 AM
Mandy said…
How funny to see Theo drinking out of a glass. At least he will now drink.
My two cats are just as fussy over drinking. They will drink out of their water bowls occasionally, but prefer drinking from a mug whenever they get the chance. I have to be careful to remember to put a cover over my mug of tea otherwise, as it cools, Felix will get there first! Unfortunately, he has taught his sister to do the same.
December 6, 2008 at 10:47 AM
Kathleen C. said…
You could hurt yourself jumping with knitting needles!... I think you should have Antonio waiting to the side to hand you your needles after you jump in your stash pile.
With a nice glass of something with kick.
And a plate of chocolates.
And some massage oil. (Hey, at least it'll slow down the immediate casting on...)
December 6, 2008 at 11:55 AM
bittenbyknittin said…
What is with cats and their bowls?!? Fern will eat out of only the dog's bowl now. While we were hashing that issue out, she lost 3 pounds, which was a good thing for her.

I broke your meme, and moved it to
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Please play!
December 6, 2008 at 12:58 PM
Anonymous said…
Glad to see that Theo is doing better, though he is making it harder for you to control him and keep him from making it worse again. Our cat, Pixel, likes to drink out of glasses more than his bowl, too. He also likes to stick his paw in his bowl and suck the water off.

I think you should milk your desire to work on Dem fischer sin fru as long as possible, and at least finish Fleur before you cast on again, since it is so close. That way you will have finished 15, which I think is a more satisfyingly important number than 14.
December 6, 2008 at 11:07 PM
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