My mom laughed out loud this evening. Ophelia came running into the living room with a pair of rolled-up gym socks in her mouth. Somehow she managed to meow while she carried them.<\/p>\n
When I run around with socks, my mom\u00a0 yells, “NO! Gracie! Drop!”<\/p>\n
But when Ophelia waddles around with a sock, it’s cute.<\/p>\n
“Ophelia got the idea from you, Gracie,” my mom said. “Cats don’t carry things around.”<\/p>\n
Once Ophelia realized what she was doing, she looked embarrassed. She washed herself thoroughly, which is what cats do when they’re embarrassed. My mom shuddered: “Hairballs.” But there wasn’t much she could do.<\/p>\n
“Cats are made to be spoiled,” said my mom. “Dogs aren’t.”<\/p>\n
Oh well. Back to my nap. Ophelia doesn’t have good taste in socks anyway. I like mine thick and woolly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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