Adoption Caturday

Lil B
Originally uploaded by The Paper Doll

I got to spend 3 hours playing with cats today at the Stuart's Draft SPCA. I've been hunting for a cat ever since Marshall said I could have one a month ago. I've wanted to have a cat for as long as I can remember. I firmly believe that no house is complete without a cat to guard it from small furry pestilence. Or just be spastic. Cats are good for a random spaz. So after lots of interviews with random cats at various adoption agencies (I want to adopt, not buy) and I think I've finally found the one. He's funny and slightly skittish, but playful and not aggressive towards kids.
I tested this by asking my daughter's kindergarten teacher to loan me her three kids. Lucky for me she just happened to be there. They're pretty loud and playful. All Lil B did was scoot behind something and then peek out. As soon as the kids started playing with the cat toys, he came right out and played with them. The next test is to have Marshall come out and meet the kitty. If he doesn't start sneezing like a lunatic and breaking out in hives, it's a go. I find out on Tuesday.

In other news, the WIP list has grown to 40 projects with two done. So it's 38 WIPS and one underway. I started on one of the projects and realized that it had been so long since I'd worked on it that I'd lost the directions and had no idea what I was doing, so I scrapped it. I wish more crafters would write about their failures. I feel like I'm the only one that screws the occasional project up so much that it has to be tossed into the trash. It's a little discouraging. I've discovered that my forte lies in paper and embroidery. I stink at quilting and garment sewing. My work is sloppy because I cut like an epileptic suffering a seizure. I think it's because I rush through. That's something I need to work on. Also, I don't have the best work area. I no longer have the huge dining room table that I used to use as a cutting table. These are things I'm going to have to work on.

Things I've gotten done recently:
Made cupcakes from scratch
Made Mac N Cheese from scratch
Threw a party
Cleaned up after the party
Sorted the laundry
2 loads of laundry
Went out with adults
Went looking for a cat
Started working on the vintage quilt WIP (it's ready to bind)

Cleaned and organized my sticker drawer.

Things I'd like to do this week:
Finish loading up truck to take it to the dump
Clean kitchen
Finish laundry
Finish quilt WIP
Start USMC scrapbook
Work on January Sampler
Call in my scrip
Adopt a cat.