The Cotillion Court

A close friend from work has a daughter that just graduated from high school. For her 18th birthday, they held a big bash. Mamma Kat and I were invited. The invitation said formal attire was required. I asked if I had to rent a tuxedo. I found out a suit was fine.

It was tough to get out of work today. When I got home I took a nap. Then Mamma Kat and I got hooked on some anime. Mamma Kat locked herself in our bedroom to get ready. It came time to leave. But I had not gotten ready yet. So I banged on the door. Seems Mamma Kat was just chilling in there.

I grabbed my best white shirt and proceeded to iron it. Then it took some time to get into my suit. We took off in the rain to get to the part place. As we arrived, they were serving salad. This was indeed a formal affair. It felt like a wedding ceremony. There was a huge slide show after dinner was served. Mamma Kat kept making me go to the bar to pick us up some drinks. No, I did not choose any alcohol. We snuck out after the official program of the night had ended. Whew. Let's hope Kit Kat does not need anything like this when she graduates.

Early Fatigue

It was still light out when I got home. Since it is going to rain for the next couple days, I thought it was time to cut the grass. Normally I zip right through our big lawn. But today I found that I had to take a number of breaks.

I just ran out of gas (not the lawnmower). This might be caused by me being out of shape. That is all the more reason to get outside and do some yard work.

For a month or so I had been neglecting to cut the one side of the yard in the back. I took a peek at it today. There was some seriously high grass. I had to cut that too. Now I am broken.

Snip Snip

Today I took the kittens on a few errands. We started our adventure by going to the library. Kit and Little got a bunch of books.

We knew it would be a long time until dinner so we decided to stop by our favorite place for a quick snack. I remembered a store next door was having a good sale on shirts. We stopped in but did not see anything good. Kit did see a friend she had not seen in awhile. Little and I split a meal and Kit decided to be all grown up and buy her own. I like it when she goes all adult on me.

Next, we went to get our hair trimmed. We ended up spending two hours in the salon because it was really busy. Kit told the stylist that she wanted to dye her hair blue and she told us where to go to get the supplies she would need to help Kit. I am not sure if Kit is going to really dye her hair blue but time will tell. Kit did get a new hairstyle which is a big step for her and it looks cute on her.

After the hair place, we went to the grocery store to pick up a few new items for the week. The kittens have planned menus. We go back late and found Black starving to death. I fix him up with some canned food. It was enough to hold him over until Kit finished dinner. We ended our night watching movies. It was a nice family day.

Gift Shopping

The picture to the left has nothing to do with my post. I just thought it was a cool picture.

Mamma Kat and I planned to shop for a gift today. A coworker's daughter is graduating and turning 18. Mamma Kat and I are invited to a big formal party. I thought we should get a memorable gift for the girl. My initial idea was to get some apparel from the university she shall be attending.

The plan was for Mamma Kat to get up, take Little Kat to visit his friend, and we would go shopping. Little Kat was banging on the bedroom door 5 minutes before they were supposed to meet his friend. Let's just say they did not make it on time.

By the time Mamma Kat got back, I found out the university book store was closed on the weekends as school is out. So we just got some pasta for lunch instead. Mamma Kat even paid. Upon return we could not find Kit Kat in the house. Mamma Kat got a little worried. However it turned out she was downstairs. She must have been listening to that iPod.

A Rude Awakening

Early this morning I was dreaming about work. There was something wrong. I got transferred to another location. And there were still problems at work. Perhaps this was a foreshadowing. That is when I heard thing banging sound.

It was Kit Kat at my bedroom door. She was knocking on my door. I answered, "Hello?" Kit Kat informed me that she missed the bus. I will let her story give you the details of her dilemma.

After dropping Kit Kat off at school, I headed straight to work. I thought I should first grab some breakfast. But I remembered there was a lot to do at work today. So I went straight in. Big mistake.

It was around 10:00am when our customer realized that we did not deliver some software this week. They put out the emergency problem report which had everyone running around. When the boss said we would have to work through the weekend, I informed him that working on the weekend was not feasible. Last time that happened, there continued to be emergencies throughout the following week. There was no chance for rest. So I told my partner at work that we had to get the job done, and done today. Besides. I had some dinner plans with a buddy tonight...

Corn Cake is Sweet

The other day it was Kit Kat's turn to make dinner. She baked some Shepard's pie (who knows what is in there). But the bonus was some corn cake to go with it. This cake was delicious. I even had seconds as Little Kat did not eat his fair share.

Today I had to go to work early. So I took a nap when I got home. I awoke to a sweet smell in the air. This was strange because Mamma Kat and I picked up some BBQ for dinner. Nobody should have been cooking.

When I got downstairs, there was a whole corn cake on the stove. I helped myself to a couple pieces. It seems Kit Kat got busy cooking some dessert for us today. Good job Kit Kat.

Is There Life Out There?

Today I took Kit shopping while the boys stay at home doing various tasks. I needed to pick out a dress for a fancy party Black is taking me to in a few weeks. Kit needed some items as well. I was surprised to see the roads a little empty. I guess people did all their traveling early. I found two dresses I liked and ended up getting both of them. I even picked up a new outfit for Kit. After clothes shopping, Kit and I went to Wally World. It was kinda dead there too so we were able to get in and out in lightning speed. Well, Kit is going to the movies with her friends later and Little and I are gonna hang out. Wait...I just saw him sneak out in a swimming suit, super-soaker water gun filled with ice. Looks like Little might have something planned with his friends. Sounds like a great beginning to a long weekend.