So long, farewell to January

Wow, January was a ridiculously long month.  I know it had 31 days, just like all the other 31 day months, but between work, the KAL and my personal life, it somehow was so, so much longer.

So on the good side, I applied for a really interesting job, I won a few battles at work, I knit a new pair of socks, a cowl and an ear band for my dad, I managed to get out XC skiing quite a few times considering the unseasonable weather and learned how to iron binding and serge minky quilts.

On the down side, I had to move, I lost my cell phone (and as far as I can tell it is in a snowbank outside my old house), my car kinda broke but was easily fixed, although it had to get towed 90km, I didn't finish my Red Label cowl, I'm fighting more battles at work and I don't know where I'm going after my contract ends in April.

So I say screw you to January and welcome to February, where the days are longer, the Poker Ride is over (well on the 12th anyway), and I am living with my parents (oh wait I don't know if that is better, but at least it is cheaper!).

On Cats and Future Caturdays

This is Momma, she was my cat many years ago and is again.  As I mentioned earlier I have moved into my grandparents house while they are trying to sell it, (Don't worry about their health, they are living up on the hill in a fancy new condo).  One of the conditions for moving in was that I had to take their cat, who had been our cat, because while she could spend the summer at the cottage, she would need a place to go after the weather had started to get cold.

So yesterday Momma Cat moved in.

The story behind her name is long and convoluted, but she had kittens named Dicey, Sammy and Maybeth, if you can guess where this name came from (and Carla Bee you are excluded from this contest) will win ... nothing but the good feeling of knowing you won.

So right now Momma and I are figuring out whether I can teach an old cat new tricks.