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Look alikes

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My sister-in-law also sent me a series of look-alike photos of kittens and puppies with bunnies - these are great!

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Job Duties for Cats

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My sister-in-law sent this to me last month! Hysterical!

Job Duties For Cats

BATHROOMS - Always accompany guests to the bathroom. It is not necessary to do anything. Just sit & stare.

DOORS - Do not allow any closed doors...in any room. To get the door opened, stand on hind legs and hammer with forepaws. Once door is opened, it's not necessary to use it. After you have ordered an outside door opened, stand half way in & out & think about several things. This is particularly important during very cold weather, rain, snow or mosquito season.

CHAIRS AND RUGS - If you have to throw up, get to a chair quickly. If you cannot manage in time, get to an Oriental rug. If there is no Oriental rug, shag is good. When throwing up on the carpet, make sure you back up so it's as long as a human's bare foot.

HAMPERING - If one of your humans is engaged in any activity and the other is idle, stay with the busy one. This is called helping, also known as hampering. Following are the rules for hampering:

  1. When supervising cooking, sit just behind the left heel of the cook. You cannot be seen and thereby stand a better chance of being stepped on and then picked up and comforted.
  2. For book readers, get in close under the chin, between eyes and book--unless you can lie across the book itself.
  3. When human is working at computer, jump up on desk, walk across keyboard, bat at mouse pointer on screen, and then lay in human's lap across arms, hampering typing in progress.

WALKING - As often as possible, dart quickly & as close as possible in front of the human...especially on stairs, when they have something in their arms, in the dark, & when they first get up in the morning. This will help their coordination skills.

BEDTIME - Always sleep on the human at night so he/she cannot move around

LITTERBOX - When using the litter box, be sure to kick as much litter out of the box as possible. Humans love the feel of kitty litter between their toes.

HIDING - Every now and then, hide in a place where the humans cannot find you and DO NOT come out for three or four hours under any circumstances. This will cause the humans to panic (which they love) thinking that you have run away or are lost. Once you do come out, be nonchalant. The humans will cover you with love and kisses...and you probably will get a treat.

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About Cheryl

Enjoys crocheting, gardening, cats (I am Cleo's human), NASCAR (especially Tony Stewart and Kyle Busch!), photography, Diet Dr. Pepper, snorkeling in Kailua-Kona with sea turtles, cheeseburgers, iced coffee, Mocha Fraps, playing around with web technologies - not necessarily in that order! Still very much a beginner with knitting, sewing, and quilting. Donates crocheted lap blankets.

List maker, detail-oriented, organized, leans heavily toward perfectionism. ISTJ. Libra.

Mid 40s. Married to Bill. Son Greg lives in Oregon. Stepson Billy is in Maui, Hawaii. Stepson Bryan lives in the Bay Area.

Web Designer for a college in the Bay Area, California. Strives for web accessibility, web standards, valid XHTML, valid CSS.

Non-spammers are welcome to email me at cheryl -AT- tamemymind -DOT- com.

Who…Where…am I?

  • Crochetville: cherylcrochets
  • Ravelry: cherylcrochets

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Current Projects

  • Make curtains for craft room from 24 random quilt blocks (start ?)
  • Hexagon Mile-A-Minute Lap Blanket - ? (start Jul. 24)
  • Ripple Lap Blanket - Multi, Burgundy (start Jan. 15)
  • Ripple Lap Blanket - White, Lavender (start May 29, 2007; Jun. 2 put aside for Pineapple Blanket, then Babette Blanket)

On Hold Projects

  • Houses art quilt (start Oct. 17, 2008; in limbo)
  • Garden art quilt (start Oct. 16, 2008; in limbo)
  • Keepsake Kitty Wall Hanging (start May 7, 2006; top nearly done except for applique tail Jun. 2, 2006; now in limbo; March 2008 sewed/appliqued the cat's tail onto the pattern; again in limbo)

Future Projects

  • Lap blankets for 2008 donation
  • Knitting practice: scarf or scarves!
  • Cardigans for me
  • Purse/bag/tote for me
  • Sew curtains for home office window
  • Knit socks for me

Someday...Maybe Projects

  • Play around with Pattern Maker graph-from-image software
  • Freeform crochet project - wallhanging for work office or home office?

2008 Finished Projects

  • 12 12′ (including 1/4 seam allowance) random quilt blocks left over; use for ? (start Jul. 19; finish Nov. 2)
  • 24 12 1/4′ (including 1/4 seam allowance) random quilt blocks for craft room curtains (start Jul. 19; finish Nov. 2)
  • Primary Colors Granny Square Lap Blanket - Blue, Green, Red, Multis of Blue, Green, Red (start Jul. 5; finish Jul. 23)
  • Custom Granny Square Lap Blanket - Print Pastels, Blue, Yellow, Pink (start Jun. 29; finish Jul. 7)
  • Granny Square Lap Blanket - Pinks, Blue, White, Beige, Yellow, Baby Pastels (start Jun. 22; finish Jun. 29)
  • Hexagon Lap Blanket - Greys, Red, White (start Jun. 8; too hot to continue hiding yarn ends Jun. 18; finish Jun. 29)
  • Blue and Gold Blocks Lap Blanket - Blue, Gold, Green, Red, Orange (start May 31; too hot to continue hiding yarn ends Jun. 8; finish Jun. 29)
  • Granny Squares with Flowers Lap Blanket - Scraps (start May 18; finish May 31)
  • Flower Centers Granny Square Lap Blanket - Melon, Purple, Yellow, Baby Print, Light Yellow, White (start May 3; finish May 18)
  • Round Wheel Lap Blanket - Burgundy, Multi (start Apr. 14; finish May 3)
  • 4-Patch Granny Lap Blanket - Pink, Blue (start Apr. 3; finish Apr. 11)
  • Double Crochet Striped Squares Lap Blanket - Pink, Blue, White, Purples (start Mar. 19; finish Apr. 1)
  • Flowers in Snow Granny Square Lap Blanket - White, Coral, Green, White-Pink-Green-Yellow Multi (start Mar. 28; finish Mar. 31)
  • Panel Variety Lap Blanket - Green, Purple, Off-White (start Mar. 20; finish Mar. 24)
  • 6-patch Striped Squares Lap Blanket - Pink, Off-White (start Mar. 10; finish Mar. 18)
  • Steps with Ruffle Border Lap Blanket - Red, White (start Mar. 2; finish Mar. 9)
  • Offset Log Cabin Lap Blanket - Greens, White, Black (start Feb. 23; finish Mar. 2)
  • Log Cabin Lap Blanket - Greens, White, Black (start Feb. 17; finish Feb. 23)
  • Double Crochet Scraps Panels with Black Lap Blanket (start Feb. 13; finish Feb. 17)
  • Granny Square Lap Blanket - White, Greens, Pinks, Yellows, Blues, Grey, Purple (start Feb. 10 using leftover squares from blanket just finished; finished Feb. 12)
  • Granny Square Lap Blanket - White, Tan, Greens, Pinks, Yellows, Blues (start Jan. 22, 2007; put aside early Feb. after 20 squares; picked up again May 28; put down again May 29, 2007; finally finished Feb. 10, 2008)
  • Flower Picture Afghan Lap Blanket - White, Reds, Greens (start Jan. 21; finish Feb. 7)
  • Filet Pinwheel Granny Square Lap Blanket - Greens (start Jan. 2; finish Jan. 14)
  • 2007 Finished Projects
  • 2006 Finished Projects
  • 2005 Finished Projects
  • 2004 Finished Projects

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