Tis the Season

Since this is the season of merriment and love and I truly do enjoy this time of year...I have decided to post some of the things I hate. Maybe it is OPPOSITE ME coming out feeling the need to spread a little hate.

List of things I really hate, not in any particular order:

1. foam packaging-especially when something you want is packed tightly into a box and then surrounded by foam and you have to pull the foam out of the box and it makes that screeching sound...yuck!

2. clowns-AAAAH...one of my scariest things is a clown, ew, they have that fake smile painted on their face but you know they are really thinking, "I am going to kill you". My aunt used to be a clown for a living and no offense but she really scared me! I do think it would be really funny though to buy a clown and pass it around to some of my friends who also share my dread of clowns...like have this clown doll stuck to their bedroom ceiling or something, just thinking of that makes my eyes water with fear.

3. paper napkins-not just any paper napkins, no the ones that try to be all "fancy" and thick, ugh, the way those napkins happen to rub together makes me sick. Again, just thinking of a picnic with those fancy napkins gives me the "shivs" (cool word my neice made up, but describes that napkin rubbing).

4. any rodent-yes even gerbils, hampsters, chinchillas(sp), but mostly rats and mice. All rats and mice were really put on earth for was medical research so I guess they serve their purpose but don't ever try to get me to pet your little rodent or I will fall down dead and it will absolutely be your fault.

And the reason for this post (that has caused my life to be a living you-know-what) and the most hated thing of all--it makes my heart beat hard even as I type is this simple three letter word--CAT.

Yes I hate cats. Sorry to anyone who ever has had a cat or presently loves a cat but I cannot stand cats. I really don't know how I developed this hatred because my family used to own a cat. I will list the reasons for my cat-hatred.

1. The cat next door is stalking me. One day I could hear this strange noise and my son Nick ran to me and said, "Mom, there is a cat on our porch". I gingerly tried to open the door and that bugger bolted for the opening! I screamed at the top of my lungs and slammed the door. I also immediately called my neighbor to get her cat and I actually told her that cats freak me out. The following night during FHE that darn cat was scratching at my back glass door trying to get in (I tried to remain calm as I threw water on it as to not bias my children)! Talk about being a prisoner in your own home. That cat has also ran into our garage. Help.

2. Everytime you hear someone talk about their cat they always say something like, "I love my cat he is so mean though, he's always scratching people and ruining my furniture." And it is OK! How could people think that this is ok?

3. Cats are evil. Just look at them. Along with clowns, you know that cats are just looking at you like you are dumb and laughing inside while they think of all the ways to kill you. If cats could talk, all they would do is tell you lies, lies, lies.

4. Cats climb all over stuff, most importantly kitchen counters, and rub themselves all over stuff...and have you ever seen a cat climb on a counter and have the owner quickly shoo it off and say, "oh silly, Sheeba (cat name) get off, you never climb on the counter, why are you doing it now?" (uncomfortable laugh). Ya Right.

5. Cats have a way of knowing who hates them and then proceed to plant themselves on that person. How do they do that?

So just to end this blog, I would like to share a couple of pictures of my favorite cats all decked out with a satin-y back ground of course, who would actually take the time to pose a cat in a picture?