Three regular size bottles of Bar Keeper's Friend Liquid arrived in a UPS box today. I will check it out next week because Roberto Clemente is gladly taking all my spare time just now.

Here's a tip if you have a new kitten. Trying to hold it while you vacuum is an extremely poor idea. Don't try it if you are used to having skin. I was quite off my rocker to think my holding RC while I vacuumed would get the poor thing used to the noise, Let's Get Acquainted With the Vacuum Cleaner. Really. He went completely ape within 2 seconds and scratched the living daylights out of my hand while performing a maniac escape scramble and he basically looked like he stuck his paw in a light socket as he leapt high into the sky, momentarily froze, with Halloween back arch, stiff legs, raised fur and wild eyes, that would be the light socket effect, before skattling off like the judgment had just come. It was cartoonish, to say the least.

Reminded me of when DTD was a baby. She, maybe 4 months old, was in her infant seat on this big wide kitchen counter we had. She was watching me get beets ready for the food processor. Without weighing the consequences, I merrily stuffed whole beets down the chute and turned that baby on. Raw beets can kick up a racket (I think I've told you this before). Whoa. Poor baby DTD froze for 3 seconds before bursting into a screeching fit. I felt like The World's Worst Mother and scooped her right up, apologizing all over the place.

They say the two natural fears we are born with are loud noises and falling. But I am happy to report that Roberto Clemente is very forgiving and holds no grudges. He also seems to have no fear of heights. He is safe from Jazzi because Jazzi cannot jump and RC can jump onto the piano bench with ease. He has also dusted my whole house in 24 hours, especially places that haven't seen the vacuum in, shall we say, quite a while.

We had to leave RC alone in the bathroom all evening and when we came home he had been very industrious, rolling up his little bed in...a nice little roll. His little bed, thus far, is a stack of two folded baby blankets. I was impressed, you would have been, too.

Well, better wrap it up. Wedding tomorrow. Monday I am taking Roberto Clemente on a tour to show him off and cheer my friends.

Precious Kitty Love,
KEM