Cat vs. Fish

 Hamlet and Sylvester, our boys.

You are no easy going companion, sometimes you want nothing to do with me.

 What do you do, you ignore me completely then I am not supposed to get angry at you. Your tantrums alone is enough, I am fed up with it, I can take no more, please I beg of you go and take all that anger and frustration out somewhere else than here.

 You do things your way, forget about how I feel or what I want it is simply who you are and when you were small I never thought of that, teaching you to consider others, have I failed as a father? You laze around all day following the sun and at night you are awake when I want to sleep, who are you and what have you done with my original?

Yes I complain about you, I am as guilty as can be but my points are valid, I mean who baths so late at night when you could have done it earlier? You are after me, every night your method is the same, you are tired from lazing outside and chasing creatures that has done nothing to hurt you, when the food comes so do you. Chicken night is always the worst, like the fish you smile and stare at me just waiting for your portion. I have never given you some of my food, so why do you even try? I can't even eat gum without you wanting to take it from me, honestly you are weird, is that thanks to me?

But after all of this, unlike my friend the fish, when I am cold you will always be there, when I am upset or down, there you are. In the morning when I wake up I need you and my coffee to get me through the day. So next time I step on your tail just know that I am sorry because I can't tell you so.

 And if others want to teach you new tricks like licking ice cream or teasing you I can't always help but my cat, my thoughts are with you.

Leave me alone

Oh how our eyes meet sometimes, I try not to look at you but you just have to go from one way to the next and smile. I know it is polite to greet and smile but I do think you are overdoing it a little!

I gave you everything you have, we don't owe each other anything so it is fine, move on!

Every morning I wake up to the same thing, your annoying smile and that want in your eyes, how much more do you want from me?

The other day when I fell and bumped my knee there you were smiling back at me, you smile because I am in pain, how nice of you to do that. I did not realize my house was your amusement park.

You freak me out. I can understand a greet and smile but do you have to watch me all the time, can't you turn around and do something else?

The only time I get peace is at night when I turn it off leaving you in darkness but as morning comes so you and your smile and longing eyes return.

I wish I could make you angry or we could have a heated discussion about life in there and life out here so we can end up ignoring each other completely. Then you can stop smiling, stop staring and just let me be.

I mean your a fish, how dare you!I was not the one that bought you, that looked at you and thought, how nice, I want one of these. So please stop stalking me and leave me alone!

Your moving so what now?

When we moved into our house in 2011 I must say the move was stressful, seeing all those boxes piling up knowing that in there might be stuff we don't or will never use, and that the same boxes that was packed to create space, will now have to be unpacked and soon. I take my hat off to those people that can live in a house or new apartment with boxes standing around unpacked for days and even months without going insane. Me, well I hate chaos so as soon as the "Box disease" hits me I have to go in and start unpacking. This however is the case at our home and in our ever moving, loving family. We normally sit in fear waiting for that call that delivers the message, "We have to move again". I browsed the web and found tips on everything from what to do before a move, moving with children and more. Do I agree with these?

 1. Draw a floor plan of the new house and places where you would like the furniture to go and number all your furniture according to the floor plan. Sounds easy enough hey but take into consideration your not an architect and furniture has a way of surprising you during a move. Number one might not fit where number one must go so there goes that idea. http://tlc.howstuffworks.com/home/5-moving-day-tips5.htm 

2. Go through your stuff and identify unwanted items, junk collected over the years. It is much easier to read it than to do it, all the Christmas cards you saved up since 1977, your husbands beer mug he won at a beer festival but never used it again. There will always be junk that will follow you no matter where you go. http://tlc.howstuffworks.com/home

3.Transport your Pets with you. A person has fish, two cats AND a tarantula. Spiders has a way of prompting fear for people suffering with arachnophobia, like us. So if that spider for any reason should get out while driving there would probably be two screaming girls and an accident. http://tlc.howstuffworks.com/home/5-tips-for-moving-pets2.htm 

 4. Having a piano and art to move, I would be doing it hoping all the way just seeing in my mind how the piano falls off of the truck. Yes difficult to move but before I even think of doing this I would call in professionals to assist. In the end it will just put my mind at ease, so do not try it on your own even if some would think of dodging corners.
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 5. Make a master list, do these work? When we go shopping there is always something we forget to buy that is clearly written on the list. I think no move can work perfectly with a list as your guide, things will go wrong and there will be surprises so be prepared to go back to things written down earlier on the list and change it regularly if needed.
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 Moving can be fun in the end and there are some good tips that work for some and does not work for others. If you are in the process of moving try and keep the stress to a minimum by starting early, staying up a bit later at night and when the time comes you will be ready.
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  I am just glad that we are where we are and that moving is the very Z on our list of what must be done. This house is a home that is being filled with many memories and I hope you will be happy to.

 Johan-