Help!!! I'm Being Harassed!

I woke up this morning to two cats stomping on me and meowing for food. I slept in. It was almost 5:30AM and they wanted breakfast. An hour later than usual is not good! Then to make matters worse, when I got to the kitchen Tessie was there threatening to do bodily harm if I didn't clean up the workroom today. I don't argue when the odds are against me three to one.

I fed the cats, made coffee and cooked breakfast for myself, in that order. Mookie had half of the bacon. Then I got busy in the workroom. I had encouragement from the peanut section. That is, Tessie found the monkey that hangs from the fan cord and proceeded to enlist his help. The two of them made snide comments as I went about the straightening process. Witches and flying monkeys....Where have I heard of that combination before?

There is a method behind Tessie's madness. She wants to see if there is anything else hiding in there that she could use in her cottage. I am sure that she will have a pile sorted by the end of the day. I may not be anywhere closer to having a neat workroom, but she will have new goodies.

I received the Magnolia cottage kit that I ordered from HBS. It was standing against the wall just inside the door.....Tessie likes it....A lot.......Big mistake,leaving it out for her to see.

I started by making a path of sorts from the door to the desk. Then I got down to putting things away. That was all well and good until Tessie found the drawer where I put all of my mini needlework fabric. Boy, did ever I get a chewing out! "All of these rugs and bedclothes need to be finished! Did you really think that you could hide them?" Tessie was not happy. She saw all kinds of possibilities for new decorating for her place(and for everyone else as well)

She dragged them all into the bedroom whilst I was doing other things. I went in and she had them spread out so that she could see everything and make choices. I found that she had been watching me closer than I thought. She also dragged out the pieces in the plastic cases that I am currently working on....Supposedly.

As you can see, she has zeroed in on one of my rugs that I designed. I have this handy dandy computer program called "Pattern Maker for cross stitch". It is wonderful for designing mini things. All that needs to be finished on that particular rug is the center background.....OK, so the six year old got involved.

Mookie wandered in and plonked himself down beside Tessie. They are kindred spirits. He licked her toes and agreed that the rug that she had chosen was the right one to finish.

I have the feeling that they both have the impression that I can work with a needle in each hand and finish that one and the one for the Clockwork cottage simultaneously.

I am ambidextrous, but I am not a miracle worker. I basically told them both to get lost and gathered up the mess that they had made.

After a short break, I went back to the workroom. Tessie got back in there before I did. I found her trying to make friends with the other Spike. Yes, I confess. I am a Buffy fan and I got Spike for Christmas one year. She can't seem to get him to talk. I guess that is because he is just a fictional character. He's not a real person like Tessie is. She will give up once she understands. Here I go explaining things again. Then back to work.

See you tomorrow.