When I ask someone if she reads romance & her reply is, “Well, I read Nicholas Sparks.”

According to the Hershey’s Chocolate Bar commercial, this is a “pip”:

But every time I see that commercial, all I can think is, That’s not a pip! This is a Pip:

My new little Pippa really is a pip, too! :smiley33

Being young & new to indoor living, she’s curious about everything.  There’s nowhere she won’t go & nothing she won’t investigate.  She’s been in the dryer, in the washer, in the attic…  It’s a miracle she hasn’t gotten lost or stuck yet. :smiley7

She also follows me like a shadow.  I’ve started shuffling around the house instead of walking, because if I ever lift my foot to take a step, it’s almost guaranteed I’ll put it down on her poor little tail. :smiley16  And if I’m standing somewhere doing something, she is inevitably sitting right beside or behind me the minute I move.  All without making a peep.  I swear, she’s the quietest cat I’ve ever met!

And she eats like a kitteh three times her size! :smiley26  In addition to her own food, any time she sees or smells something I’m eating that catches her interest, she devours it.  I’m pretty sure she ate more turkey at Christmas than I did…more pork for New Year’s than I did.  And any time I get out something special (chicken, roast beef, canned food) for all of The Kittehs, she inevitably eats three bowls full while the others only eat one.  Yeeps!  I’d probably be worried, except that she’s been to the veterinarian & cleared medically; the doctor said she just has a healthy thyroid, which I guess I should be grateful for. :smiley28

So if you’re ever eating a Hershey bar, don’t think of those little squares of chocolate as pips…think of the newest addition to the Betts Brood, who’s keeping me on my toes 24/7! :smiley22

Happy Sunday, all!  What are you up to this week?

I’ve been up to the usual—working, cat wrangling, suffering these fakakta sinuses with a lot of mumbling & grumbling.  (No suffering in silence for me, thank you very much. :smiley8 )

So this week, I AM HAPPY with my new bedspread.  I’m not sure I needed a new bedspread (although the one I’d been using did have a tear in it & was losing some stuffing :smiley21 ), but I sort of stumbled across it, & it was so pretty, I couldn’t resist.

The Kittehs seem to like it, too, though it’s slicker than the old one, so that took some getting used to.  And of course it only took them an hour or two to snag it for the first time. :smiley29

Although I’m very unhappy that Miss Bella’s UTI is back :smiley31 , I AM HAPPY that I had a bottle of (unmixed) Clavamox on hand this time.  Rather than rushing her to the veterinarian or calling & having to run over for medicine, I was able to simply start medicating her.  And lest you think I’m taking doing a bit too much self-diagnosis, so to speak, I did actually call the doctor’s office & run everything past them to be sure it was okay.  But this isn’t my first rodeo when it comes to kitty-cat urinary infections, so I was pretty sure I was right on target. :smiley22

And finally, I AM HAPPY that my RITA books finally arrived.  We always get a notice that they’re being packed & will be shipped, so from that moment on I’m like a dog at the window, eagerly waiting for the UPS man to pull into the drive. :smiley5  And it always takes longer than I’d like or am expecting.  But they’re finally here, so I can finally start reading.  (I can’t share titles or authors, of course, but I hope they’re good ones!) :smiley19

So how about you?  What kind of week are you having, & what happy news, gratitude, or good vibes would you like to share with your fellow Darlings of The Dungeon? :smiley13