Wednesday, May 9, 2007

Cat in the bag?

Today I didn't have to work until 11:30, so I went to the mall to find a new dress for a wedding coming up. I don't know if it is just me, but I have the worst luck finding a article of clothing when I actually need it. I have known many other women that have this problem....when we shop for fun, we find many things to buy. But, when we need something...it is hard to find even that one item. I did find many dresses that had great patterns, but the fashion world has decided that showing half of your breasts is a good thing. Let's just say I left the mall with sweet tea from chick-fil-a and no dress.

On my way home from a long day at work I saw a woman with a pouch much like the picture above. Instead of having a dog in the pouch there was a cat peeking out. I have never heard of anyone carrying their cat on a walk! Would a cat even like a walk? I would never think to take my cat for a walk, but maybe she was one of those stereotypical "cat ladies'. Who knows....
My residents make me laugh....this evening I was leading a travel discussion on Minnesota. None of my residents had recalled visiting or hearing anything about this 'foreign' state. I told them about the land of 10,000 lakes, the twin cities, history, paul bunyan, author of Peanuts comic strip, little house on the prarie, and more. In the middle of the discussion one of my residents looks at me and says, "Honey, I don't think you should tell us about such queer places!" Everyone else just started laughing. I thought it was pretty funny because it was so random and so out of place, gotta love them though.

4 comments:

Keli B. said...

cat in a bag - just weird.

comment from resident - cute and hilarious!

shopping - i can totally realate. i hate shopping for something i need. jeans, usually. it's terrible. it must be something about being too tense and thinking...."i have to find this one thing that i need." but when you shop for fun, there is no pressure. you're free to window shop, browse the sale racks, all without a thought of, "oh no, what if i NEVER find any jeans? what the heck will i wear?" either way, i'm glad to know it's not just me never finding something when i actually need it, or rather, when i'm specifically looking for it.!

Anonymous said...

I have had many cats in my lifetime and as I recall, none of them enjoyed being stuffed into bags!! And believe you me, I tried.

I also had some trouble finding a dress, however, I did have success at Kohls.
Eli's Mommy

Nathan said...

i too know the troubles of shopping. either it makes me look fat, or shows too much skin... lol

i cant even imagine a cat being so docile to actually allow someone to put them into a baby carrier with out need of major reconstructive surgery afterward. the cat would go ballistic. also im not sure the mental stability of a person who does that. scary.

Anonymous said...

He who publicly mocks his wife via blog, will soon find himself holding purse outside of dressing room.

Famous Lauraese proverb