Boo!

The other day I had a sudden attack of the hiccups. It had been quite some time since I last had such an uncontrollable bout of them. Latino asked if I knew how to stop them and I said, "Yes! Scare me!" He replied that scaring me would not be effective if I was expecting it. I decided he was right and proceeded working on some things around the house, all the while hiccupping unceasingly.

A few minutes later I was putting away dishes in the kitchen. I turned around and there, inches in front of my face, was Sasha. I screamed, as I was truly startled that Sasha was at eye level in Latino's arms. I probably scared her in turn because she startles easily as well. Even though my hiccups did not subside, I appreciated Latino's gesture. This is one unpredictable household.

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Resolutions

This new year seems to have a familiar theme to it. In the past, Latino has devised many unique plans to remove the cats from his life. These include, but are not limited to:

1. Throwing them out the window (Gringa: "Where is Lucy?" Latino: "I threw her out the window.")

2. Taking them to a farm ("They will make lots of friends there.")

3. Donating them to Alf (He is referring to the 80's alien life form that eats cats.)

4. Taxidermy (In Latino's words: "We should make them into stuffed cats." He even turned this into a money making scheme after I told him I had seen a stuffed cat at an art museum. "We can do that! We can charge people money to see them.")

5. Taking them to a lake ("We will see if they can swim. If not, too bad.")

6. Flying them to South America  ("We can buy them a ticket and take them with us. Then we will leave them there.")

7. Moving to a different house and leaving them with the new family who buys our house ("Sasha, you are going to have a new family. What kind of family do want?")

8. Bringing them to a friend's house who on occasion cat sits ("You are going to have a new owner, and his name is Gary.")

9. Sending them away on a train

When celebrating the new year, Latino announced his resolution. "My new year's resolution is to donate the cats." How philanthropic. I can only imagine what other schemes Latino will devise this year. Happy New Year to all, anyway.