Down to the Wire (A Study in Unconcern)

Tick tock...it's nine eight seven minutes til midnight and the college application essay is still being finalized. Fortunately it's her fall-back school. And fortunately she (being a procrastinator) is good at the last-minute rush. Not that there's no anxiety involved! The unconcern refers to the cat.

Felix has fallen in love with Mr. Stick. This is really a dried day lily stem, an abundance of which waits in the kindling pile by our fireplace. They make awesome kindling. And carpet scritchlers for felines to pounce on. We've gone through a dozen so far, at least. 

Please cross your fingers, or whatever you do, for son D. who's taking his permit test for the second time tomorrow morning. He didn't pass the first time (not uncommon) in October, and it's difficult to register for test-taking as DMV slots are excruciatingly hard to come by.

Success with the essay....zzzzzz