Chicken Dumplings, Sorta

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These are the last of the so called ‘dumplings’ pasta shapes I bought at the Amish store. They are squares of the same sort of pasta as the no boil lasagna sheets I used a while ago. They make an interesting chicken noodle soup, anyway.

Little Rascal

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Me: Oh, crap, where’s the kitten?

Sully: Relax. I got this

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Yeah, I’m getting very little cooking done with this guy entertaining all of us this week. But lots of cute photos to share, so stay tuned…

 

And That’s How I Broke My NO KITTENS! Rule

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I thought I would last longer after Zander left us. But the house, which seems impossible with the crew that lives here, felt so empty. The final straw was when I had a friend over for lunch on Wednesday and her first comment was, “Wow, you can really feel he’s gone.”

So she and I spent our lunch hour haunting the local shelter. We almost drove the hour to the shelter where Gabe, Sully, and Willow came from, but resisted. The happy part? There are very few cats available across three counties, so YAY!

I saw a few at our local shelter that could have been fine. But, I felt I could wait and there didn’t seem to be a good fit (thinking of what Willow and Sully needed) or any rush.

Thursday, I checked the website again, and five kittens were available. Since I have a strict NO KITTEN! rule, I felt safe giving them a look. That was a mistake because I saw this face and there was a Zing! and that thought of, “Oh, it’s this one.” That’s how the cat distribution system works for me, there are many who would be fine, but then there is that bang! and I know which one should come home with me.

Meet Reggie – Réginald Henri. He needed a fancy name to go with his fancy tuxedo and that was bigger than he’ll ever be.

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