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Here Kitty, Kitty…

A few weeks ago there was a kitty in our backyard visiting. She’s a pretty kitty, and I didn’t mind her being out there.

Until the crying began.

I own two cats, but they both came from a rescue group, and they were fixed before they came home. I have never had a cat in heat. The crying and screaming? Oh my goodness. It was almost enough to drive me mad.

Eventually, the crying ended. Now I’m worried that she’s a knocked up preggo kitty without a home. I have only seen her once in the past few weeks. Today she was outside and let me visit with her. She let me pet her, she talked to me, she walked back and forth between my legs. And those eyes! She has such beautiful green eyes!

How can I tell if she is pregnant? She is a small cat. She looks a little wider across, but I’m not really sure – I don’t know if she was like that before. I tried to feel around while she was laying on the sidewalk, to see if I could feel baby kittens within, but I couldn’t tell anything. How long are cats pregnant? Anyone have any tips?

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The Post Where I Try to Talk About Something Other Than Knitting…

Elaine pointed out in my comments the other day that this site is starting to sound like all knitting, all the time. Granted, it seems to be the main thing going on my life right now outside of work – and while I could talk about clients, that is just not right – so … let’s see … what else can I talk about?

Last weekend, Mike took off Thursday so we could all play for Jason’s spring break. We went to the Science Museum to check out the Gold! exhibit. It was pretty interesting, and as an added perk we got to see an Imax about gold too. Did you know that gold never erodes? It doesn’t even really tarnish. It is so malleable, one coin can be used to cover a 10×10 room in gold – including the floor and ceiling.

After we left the exhibit, I picked up a plant from the gift shop outside of the butterfly exhibit. It is one of the ones that the butterflies should like to feed on. I wanted to get the dill plant too, as it is a host plant, but we decided not to get both. It was a gorgeous dill though, so I sort of regret not getting it. I’m going out to Spring in a half an hour, so I might stop at the Brookwood nursery shop there and see what herbs they have. Within this next week, I need to get outside and clean out all the flower beds and plant the herbs we have so far, along with some flowers. I think they will all be going in containers until I figure out which spots in the yard really have the best sun exposures for them. We have a nice and shady back yard, which only leaves a small corner for an herb garden. The patio is out of the question, as there is no sun there. The windowsill in the kitchen is out for the same reason, but it might be our new spot because we are going to be remodeling the kitchen soon, there will definitely be more sun going through the new window, we will also be adding some new Filter Taps so we can water these plants with perfectly clean water.

After we left the museum on Thursday we headed into downtown to eat at Josephine’s. The owner was there, so it was great to see him. He is such a sweet man – if you ever stop by, be sure to tell Johnny hello. After Josephine’s, we decided to stop at Kavah Kane’s – Mike had coffee and studied for his certification for work, Jason had hot chocolate and played on their computer, and I … well, I can’t say what I did. Because that’s not what this post is about.

Friday we decided to go back down to Hermann Park because the weather was great. We considered going to Galveston, but out of nowhere Jason said he didn’t want to go because he didn’t want to deal with the sand. We decided it was a nice day to check out the paddle boats on the pond, and we took a football & frisbee with us and just played.

Saturday morning Mike & Jason went on guided fishing trips in Cooper Landing Alaska and I stayed home to catch up on work that I missed while out Thursday & Friday. If you want more information about fishing kayak reviews go to globosurfer.com. They were home in time for lunch, and we spent a nice day at home. I think we were all pretty tired after two full days outdoors – the fresh air is fabulous, but I always feel so tired afterwards. That’s a good thing though, and I don’t mind it one bit.

On Sunday we went over to my parent’s house for Easter. My mom made a fantastic lunch and it was nice to spend time with them. We stayed through dinner time, but had to head home to get ready for the new week. Mike was back at work on Monday, and Jason went back to school on Tuesday. It is strange not having someone home after having Jason off of school for so long. (He was off almost a week and a half.)

Now it’s time to head out for a knitting class. I know, I know, I was trying to avoid talking about it. But I’m going to learn how to Magically Knit, making a mobius scarf that is actually knit in one continuous loop. Not in a rectangle and then joined together with a twist – no, a true mobius. I can’t wait!

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Now if Only I had a PSP…

According to Tivo To Go Unleashed!, you can get Tivo To Go on your PSP. How cool is that? [via Kevin Donahue]

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Hand Workout

I have had problems with my right shoulder for at least 15 years, and one of the issues I have is numb fingers. It’s not carpal tunnel – they figured out years ago (thanks to fun rounds of testing – oh, so fun) that it originates with a nerve all the way up in my shoulder.

Trying to crochet a few months ago was almost impossible. Almost every time I worked on something, I would have a numb arm the next day. Working on a computer with a numb hand? Not fun.

Knitting is better, especially when I knit Continental. Unfortunately, I don’t purl well that way, so I’m still throwing with my right hand. I’m very cautious though, and stop if I notice any pain.

I’m going to start doing hand exercises now – I’m sure they will help. The 5-5-5 Workout, along with working on knitting loosely and maybe even some knitting and yoga.

Anyone else have any tips?

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Slip, Knit, Knit through back loop…

I’m over half way through the increase section of the Clapotis, after ripping it out and starting over at least 3 times. More actually, if you count the number of times I ripped out the first 3-4 rows. For anyone considering the Clapotis, I promise – it gets a lot better around row 8. Although I’m now eyeing the 144 rows I will be knitting in the Straight Rows and … wow. I’ve never had to knit so many rows with so many stitches. The Booga Bag has 100 stitches, but only about 100 rows total. I’ve made some long scarves, but the rows on those are short. 144 rows of 100+ stitches … wow. The fact that there is a pattern to the rows will help keep it interesting.

I’m making it with Plymouth Yarn’s “Bella Color” in a gray/blue stripe colorway. (Color no. 17) It was a hard yarn to get used to, and my Denise needles did not work well with it. I had to stop and get some metal circular needles yesterday so that I could keep moving on it. (Bamboo grips this yarn too much.) I’m now knitting on US#6 29″ circulars and it is smoooooth.

Now if I could just figure out how to purl the regular way Continental (instead of the Norwegian Purl), they 144 rows would probably go a lot faster. Throwing while purling is taking way too long!