Coming Home

I love leaving work in the afternoon. Not because I dislike work, that's neither here nor there. Simply because, I love coming home. Walking up the steps to my front door makes me laugh on a daily basis.

As soon as I it the bottom step I can here our animals getting off of the furniture that they are not allowed to be on. Sneaky. I have even tried to creep up on them, but somehow they always know. I always know too, due primarily to the fact that the couch is warm and hairy!

By the time I hit the top step I can see Griffin's tail through the window. Keep in mind this means that both pets are smashed up against the door making it tough to open. By the time I get it open, they are both sitting impatiently on the rug, looking so happy they can't stand it. They get so excited that someone is home it is comical. I always try to let Griffin outside but he refuses until he has been loved a little first. While Grif is getting attention, the kitty is wrapped around my feet meowing loudly. Funny. It's like being mauled.

Every day after we go through greetings at the door, I check the house. For what, you might ask. For stuff. It never fails that they will find something to get into on a daily basis. For example, the cat can open coffee cans, so they are not safe. It can open the cutip container in the bathroom, and it loves cutips. I am constantly finding cutips all over the house. Weird. I still find an occassional Christmas ornament left over from December, and even pens are not safe. So, I search the house to find out what kind of trouble they found on that particular day, and I am rarely dissapointed.

My lovely sister Livi is supposed to be writing a book about my pets. She finds them humorous as well. She constantly thinks of things that they must be doing while we are gone for the day. I can't wait until she actually writes them down! We can set up a camera for the day and illustrate her book with real pictures. Whether she immortalizes them on paper or not, they are extremely funny and very loveable, and they make my day better just by being here when I get home!