Highlights of my failed attempts at Kitten training, as told by the Kritters themselves:

1) The first one to block the compter screen is alpha four-legger of the day…

1.  trying to keep a straight face while explaining to an 8 year old that a sit-in staged under a desk because he doesn’t want to take a math test is not an appropriate use of  peaceful protest… 2.  playing make-up-a-new-rule-each-game UNO… 3.  not laughing when your kid spends half an hour playing with each toy…

the new alarm went off, my brain struggling to register it’s tone amidst the familiar comfort of dreams, when i heard one of the few sounds that could wake me faster than a newborn babe’s cry…  a kitten on the window screen…  as i stumbled toward the shower, i found pieces of paper and chinese…