Apple of my Eye

Today I had a blast on my field trip to a potato chip factory.  I also learned a lot about wines.  I do not think I like the flavor too much so nobody needs to guard their wine glass around me.  I had a treat when Black and the kittens came to visit.  We had a nice dinner but it was way too short.  They had to get back home before they turned into pumpkins.  Tomorrow I get to go to a diary farm and I also get to visit a bakery and make an apple pie.  

Out Cold

Today I got up for work. By the time I left, I found Kit Kat and Little Kat still asleep. I did not have the heart to wake them.

Late last night, I dreamt there were a lot of noises. That probably just meant Kit Kat had the TV volume up high. She is old enough to set her own bed time in the summer.

Not much housework got done at home when I was at work. When the cat is away, the mice will play.

Bringing Spice Into Your Life

I had an intensive day of classes.  I left my hotel room at 6:55 am and returned around 7:55 pm.  It may be an intensive schedule but I am learning a lot and having fun.  In one session today we learned about smell and taste from the from the good people at McCormick.  We got to do a lot of taste testing to learn about things that are sweet, sour, bitter, salty, or umami.  Yes, I learned about "umami" a fifth type of taste.  We also learned about vanilla and cinnamon.  It was interesting finding out about where it comes from and how it is processed.  Tomorrow I go on a field trip to a popular potato chip company and to a vineyard to do some wine tasting.  I hope we gets lots of samples!  

Away From Home

Well, I had to dash off early this morning to go to conference out of town.  It was a nice drive.  I was able to let my hair down and enjoy the countryside.  I have actually never been this far away from home all by myself before and  I am proud that I was able to find the place.  I love my hotel room mostly because my room number is my favorite number.  I have homework so I better get busy! 

Missing Objects

I went to take a shower and the shampoo was missing.  I went to brush my teeth and the toothpaste was gone.  I know Black went camping but I did not think he will be taking a shower.  I use the toothpaste in the kittens bathroom and I have no idea why it would be gone.  Kit went over a friends house but I am sure she will use her friend's toothpaste.  So where do you think these items went?  Life is such a mystery!

Undetected Prank

In order to make room for our fish tank, we had to move Little Kat's desk. The desk was messy. I had Little Kat take everything off the desk. We put the mess on the floor as we moved the desk to the new location. Now we had to sort through all the stuff that had piled up on the desk.

One suspicious item was the cover to our Kung Fu Panda DVD case. I asked Little Kat why the DVD case jacket cover was on his desk. He said that he had replaced the original cover with a prank one. It seems nobody had detected the prank.

Now I am all for a good prank. But we can't be discarding our DVD covers on top of a mountain of other things which don't belong on the desk. Time to keep closer watch on Little Kat's desk. We spent a long time cleaning up his pile.

Bringing Home the Fish

Mamma Kat wants to bring home her fish from work for the summer. We just need a good place to put them. So Little Kat and I get working on furniture rearrangement today.

First we are bringing a small video game and TV desk downstairs. Then we are going to move Little Kat's homework desk where the little desk was. Finally we shall move an old white microwave cart to the place where Little Kat's homework desk used to be.

The fish tank will sit atop the white microwave kart. Luckily Mamma Kat bought a second fish tank for home last year. We will get that ready so Mamma Kat can just transport the fish from work (not the whole work fish tank).