A Surprise Guest for Dinner!

Rob called yesterday afternoon around 3:30 - wanted to know what we were having for dinner. I quickly told him 'nothing' since basically we weren't having much. He said that was all right and he'd be here around 4:30. With panic now setting in, I raced to the kitchen to see what delectable delight I could whip together. There I found three cans of chopped clams, mushrooms, diced tomatoes, and pasta. That worked for me. Surprisingly, the dish was pretty tasty! Oh, forgot to mentioned that I added a huge dash of hot sauce.

During his temp assignment, Rob will be staying at a rented condo in Ottawa. Doing that will eliminate his having to drive each day - the trip from our house into Ottawa is about 60 miles. Since he is a working man and not on vacation - he left early.

This morning, my Smoky tried waking me up - I heard him coming, so moved down towards the foot of the bed and covered my head so that he couldn't scratch me. He gave me several head bumps, tried raking the covers off - the finally poked his little paw under the edge of the blanket and caught my finger. He really didn't want to go out, I think he just wanted someone to play with. What a cutie he is. With this cold weather, he rarely goes outside and is bored to death. Around four in the afternoon - he races through the house like a crazy critter.