Lizards are yummy, but the remains (after sitting in the sun all day) are so gross to look at. I hope that lizard’s family were no longer getting life insurance quotes and had gotten an actually policy for him….or her….before today.

But wait, that’s not all! Denali had a catnip mouse she was playing with earlier, brand new too, just taken out of the package of six, and she’s shredded it already. The remains are all over the living room floor and now Mommy has a mess to clean up. Then, Denali knocked over our water dish in the kitchen and spilled the water into our food dish. The end result? Wet floor with kitty-paw prints and soggy cat food.

If that wasn’t enough, Denali then got into the cabinet beneath the bathroom sink, knocked over a bunch of smelly human bath stuff, and pulled out a couple of rolls of toilette papers. She shredded those too, and they mixed with some of the smelly bath products and made a mess that Mommy had to clean up too. Just a few minutes ago, Denali found a roach and decided to chase after it…over the kitchen counter, stove, and into the sink where she cornered and ate it. In the process though, she knocked over some dirty dishes Mommy had sitting by the sink (nothing broke though!) and managed to singe the fur on her tail….again.

And all of this was just today. What kind of chaos will she cause tomorrow?

Mommy woke up really early today too. She’s already filled our food and water dish for the day too. Denali thinks it’s too early to get up though and isn’t budging from the couch. Mommy had to wake up early because El Paso is about an hour’s drive away, she’s meeting up with Grandma who is driving, and Mommy had to get ready too. Since the seminar is supposed to run from 8am to 5pm today, Mommy is busy making sandwiches to take with her and putting chips in baggies too. I immediately jumped up on the table to give Mommy a hand.

First we had to clear the table off though because Mommy left all the mail scattered on it. But after that was done, she gave me some scritches and asked if I wanted to help. Of course I did! Mommy made me get off the table though, but I did get to be her offurcial food tester. The sliced ham and beef she used in her sub sandwich was delicious!

After Mommy finished making the food, she put it in her purse (it’s big, green, and black, I’ll have to take a picture of it sometime) and then put her stuff in the car. I don’t really want to stay alone all day in the house so I tried to convince Mommy to take me with her by hopping into my seat.

Sadly, Mommy said I couldn’t go and took me back into the house.

I hope my Mommy will be okay without me, sometimes she does silly things and if I’m not there to watch out for her, well who will? I am glad to see that Mommy isn’t taking that slimquick stuff anymore though. It was left her with an upset and queasy stomach. I wouldn’t want her to be stuck in a seminar all day feeling like that! She didn’t even have one of her slimfast drinks either. Instead Mommy had a piece of toast, a yogurt, and some fruit. Mommy still needs to finished getting ready though, and to straighten her hair; I think her curls look pretty, but Mommy prefers her hair straight and “manageable” when she has the time. Still though, Mommy is off to a good start today. I’m proud of you Mommy!

Mommy woke up very early today because she’s intent on making posole, which is kinda like menudo but not, and it takes a while to get ready. First she had to cook the pork roast she bought yesterday. First she fried it (she called it “browning”) then she put it in a cooker to let it finish cooking. The whole house has been smelling really, really good since then.

Once the meat is cooked to her satisfaction she’ll drain the grease and water that gathered at the bottom of the pan and take the meat out and make into nice strips that will go into the posole. We’re not at that stage yet though. Since I’m the kitty who is allowed in the kitchen when Mommy’s cooking (because I don’t get underfoot, steal bites, and I help her keep an eye on the dishes) I’ll be sure to post again when we’re on the next yummy stage.

Mommy should consider making her own Christmas cards and use pictures from her cooking. Like her fresh banana bread, biscoitos, and and the posole when it’s finished. Wouldn’t you rather get Christmas cards with yummy pictures instead of those corporate holiday cards you can buy in packs at stores? I thought so.

I have to go now. I wanna help Mommy sample the pork roast to make sure it’s good! I won’t actually eat the posole because it has chili in it. But the pork meat on its own is safe.