Happiness is when your abducted cat finds its way home!
Came back from our Spring Adventure, and no Tux.
We waited and waited and called and called...but STILL no Tux.
A black and white furball came to the patio...but it was the wrong one.
"Go home, Charlie."
...sigh...
Since he is soooo gregarious and doesn't know a stranger...we assume he strayed too near a cat-loving home and was taken in for a while.
By nearly bedtime we were beyond worry and second guessing ourselves and feeling pretty badly.
Then, just before bedtime, he appeared...out of thin air.
Tears.
He rushed inside and jumped into my arms.
"OMG, Mom...I didn't know if I would ever SEE you again!!!"
Me, neither, Fuzzbutt.
But all's well that ends well.
(...and if it doesn't end well...it is not the end.)
We had a wonderful Spring Adventure together...even woke up yesterday and decided to (uncharacteristically) breakfast together at IHOP...which has everything...and was amazing!!!
Back to the day-to-day, now.
Laundry...dishes soaking....bags unpacked..groceries bought for Easter Dinner...finished a book I had been reading and finally saw Oppenheimer!
Got a laugh when Dillon delivered my groceries, and realized he obviously wasn't a cook, when he proudly told me he found the biggest and best bunch of asparagus because
"It all looked so thin and small compared to this."
I didn't have the heart to burst his bubble and let him know that thin stuff was Spring asparagus and far superior to the thick woody stemmed he had bought...so I'll be having tips with my pulled pork, potato salad, rolls, and coconut cake.
Hannah turned 17 today.
We will be celebrating together soon!
How quickly they all grow up!
The first of my morels have arrived.
The Book
The latest and greatest from Stephen King.
A nice re-visitation of characters we knew and loved from the Mr. Mercedes Trilogy.
Holly Gibney, Barbara and Jerome Robinson, as well as some new and horrific ones.
An entertaining and quick read...well worth the time.
And The Movie
Which was worth every one of its 13 Nominations and 7 Oscar wins this year...including Picture of the Year.
Incredible casting.
Cillian captured the haunted look of a man who had
"...become Death...destroyer of worlds..."
Robert Downey Jr. was Strauss...and I had never seen him in an evil role before. He was masterful.
If you only see one movie this year...make sure it is this one!
Have a Happy Easter Weekend!
Love,
Carla & Tux
