Yummy Snack

A treat that I’ve been introduced to by my mom, is popcorn and chocolate chips mixed together. There’s just something positively delightful to the taste buds about that combination. Although at times it’s good to mix the popcorn and chocolate chips in a bowl together, I personally enjoy keeping them separated. I’ll have my bowl of popcorn and a small bowl of chips sitting next to one another. Pluck a little from each and pop it all into my mouth for a delicious explosion of the flavors coming together. It’s definitely a great snack to have while watching a movie or one of my favorite television shows. I also enjoy sometimes having it near me just as I work on my writing or am doing things online in general.

Perhaps it’s not the best snack to indulge in when one is trying to lose weight, but I confess it’s been quite the craving for me lately. I swear it’s just been hitting the right spot upon consumption. Although I do try not to indulge my craving too badly, but I probably enjoyed it more in the last week then I should have. Oh heck, I’ll make another confession. I do indeed have some of this yummy treat beside me now. Yep. I got my bowl of popcorn and a smaller bowl with some chocolate chips right beside me. Delicious!

What is a yummy snack you enjoy?

--XOXO, Jane

Gift From Kitty

Have you ever had a pet bring you a ‘gift’ from the outdoors? Recently my mother informed me of a neighbor’s cat. The neighbor in question had forewarned her that his outdoor friendly cat likes to catch live snakes and bring them home. The neighbor also expressed there might be reason to believe the cat could indeed bring these live snakes to others in the neighbor it’s well acquainted with. When my mom relayed the conversation to me it got us to thinking of a special time in my early teens when my cat Tony at the time, had brought us half a dead squirrel. No I don’t mean it was half alive, I mean it was literally the top half of the poor little creature’s body. Pure suburban road kill that an adorable black and white cat had dropped between us girls so proudly and pleased with himself.

Instantly my mother and I had begun hysterically jumping around and screaming. This wasn’t like a dead bird we’ve unfortunately had cats catch and bring into the house before. Perhaps though the comic relief moment looking back on it, was when my freshly visually impaired father came into the room with a wad of paper towels ready to take care of the dead animal. He was of course asking us where it was and not thinking of how he couldn’t see, we simply pointed and screamed “It’s over there!” Tony, my cat at the time who so thoughtfully brought this present to us looked as puzzled as a cat can from all the commotion. Maybe that’s why he opted to pick it up and move it before my dad could pin-point where we were attempting to direct him as he was asking us, “Over where?”. It was when Tony picked it up to move it did my mother and I begin a whole new round of screams. Although we did manage to calm ourselves somewhat (not really, but let’s pretend shall we?) enough to finally inform my dad where the half-squirrel was and eventually the poor dead animal was taken care of.

Looking back on it, my parents and I do have a good laugh over the experience now. My cat Tony is no longer with us, hasn’t been for quite a number of years. However, his presence is most certainly marked permanently in our memories thanks to that unforgettable moment.

--XOXO, Jane