Rex and Ama invite us to dinner, cats attend, hog camera
Thursday, October 28, 2010 at 1:52PM 
Rex and Ama invited us to dinner last night. Ama has been staying with Rex in his basement apartment at Melanie's, so they did the cooking upstairs at her place, where the eating would be done, too.
When we arrived, Diamond was waiting in the window, ready to take control of my camera.
Rex and Ama cooking - chip dinner, made with blue corn chips, green enchilada sauce, avocados, black beans, lettuce, tomatoes, a healthy dose of chili powder and oregano and some sort of meat substitute as Ama is basically vegetarian - although she did try some pickled maktak when she visited the house.
Bear Meach wants to eat, too.
Three cats gather around Charlie, knowing that he will feed them. First, they must allow him to give them, "high pets."
Charlie just got a haircut. As for his beard, he plans to take it to an international beard contest in Norway next May. He said that I should take my beard there, too, and enter it.
About the only category that I could qualify for would be "salt and pepper"... more and more salt, less pepper. Maybe by May, my beard will be all pepper - or perhaps snow. I could then enter it in the "snow drift" category - but not yet.
I do not yet qualify for that category.
Bear Meach turns his back upon us, but pays strict attention to what we are doing.
Charlie and Epizzles.
Rex.
Now, I feel kind of bad. I had meant to get some good pictures of Rex and Ama, but somehow I didn't. I think it is because most of the time I was out in the living room and she was in the kitchen and then when she was in the living room and we were all eating I was too busy eating to take pictures.
Afterward, I found myself feeling so fatigued and tired that I failed to follow through.
She got her job in Alaska, but doesn't start until December. In the meantime, she is going back to the Bay Area.
When she returns, I will make up for this lapse.
BTW: Charlie thinks Rex should take his beard to the Norway competition, too.
Or maybe it was the fault of these cats. Sometimes, cats can be camera hogs. Diamond is a camera hog and has been since the first day that I met her - probably even before that.
I was wondering where Lisa was, because I had not seen her for a long time, what with her work, her studies, her trip to Oregon. I hadn't seen much of Melanie, either, who also went to Oregon, but Melanie was right there in front of me, so I knew she would be there.
Melanie called Lisa to make sure she and Bryce were coming.
Jacob, Lavina, Kalib and Jobe arrived. Kalib was thrilled to see Melanie.
Jobe was thrilled to see his grandpa - as you can clearly tell.
Finally, Lisa and Bryce arrived. Diamond greeted them at the door.
Lisa zapped Jobe with a red beam from her phaser.
Lisa, Lavina and Kalib.
We visited and talked about many important things.
And then I had to go. I was just too tired to linger. Ama was worried that I should not drive, but Margie has hard time driving at night and I always come back when I am behind the wheel.
So we hugged all and left.
This is what I mean about cats being camera hogs.
I should have photographed Rex and Ama, but Diamond forced me to photograph her instead.
Damn camera hog!
And you watch!
Next time I get together with people and these three cats, they will hog my camera again.
That's just how they are.
As for me, I still feel tired, fatigued, and exhausted.
I fear fatigue is perpetual now.
Exhaustion a way of life.
Reader Comments (3)
I do hope that Lisa and Melanie enjoyed their time in Oregon and got to see some of our beautiful state.
good to see your family...hope you get some rest
Another very nice picture of Charlie!! Thanks, Cyndy E