snow day action

one of the best parts of being a teacher is the spontaneous snow day that comes along every so often. we had no snow but being the missouri that we are any sort of weather, any at all, is enough for us to pull out the old 'better safe than sorry' adage. i hear there were icy roads in many parts, but it was everywhere else other than around my house.
by no means am i complaining!

erica and i enjoyed a leisurely sleeping-in, then made brunch together.

i made home-made biscuits for the first time and she made gravy to accompany it, also for the first time.

we both felt like miracle workers -- there's something magical about the first time you succesfully make something homey to eat. it's like you've performed a wondrous act of creation.

it was the kind of morning that i've loved sharing with my dearest friend over the years.
we just won't think about the fact that there's only 5 short months left before she'll be heading back to china.

to distract us from that sad train of thought, let's talk about the other fun event of my snow day:
i got a new kitty!!!
before you groan and roll your eyes, just hear me out.

the kittens that were born in my yard last summer who i loved and cared for have recklessly abandoned me for other homes (or so i assume since they never come around...).
fantasia only shows up when she's hungry but she's fat as a lardball, so she doesn't really love me, she's just using me.

after all my affection has been poured out on cat after cat, i'm almost too hurt to love again. it's just so painful to be vulnerable to a kitty, to open up your heart only to have it thrown it back in your face.

this new kitty though, he needs me and will love me with an equal amount of love that i will pour upon him.
he was about to be killed by a heartless farmer but was rescued by a kindly neighbor lady who already has too many cats. for some reason he's completely clawless, which is unusual.
for whatever reason, he's completely defenseless against the elements and has to stay inside at all times at peril of losing his life!!
and he's so sweet and soft and cuddly. i find myself willing to risk my heart, just this once more.

to look at him, you'd think he's a rather angular, ugly sort of cat... those are the ones i tend to be drawn to the most. maybe it's the thought that no one else could love his ugly little kitty face, so i will.
and he passed the true test of good-kittyness. last night he slept by my feet and didn't wake me up even once. there's nothing more annoying than a playful cat at 2 a.m.

nick & i named him mohinder cash.