Being Fair to Cats

There's been no sewing here for the past couple of days...not even any embroidery, and that always makes me weird, nervous, and thirsty. Nevertheless, I promised you a few more pictures from the fair yesterday, and I'm here to make good on that promise. Mainly, I took pictures of every cat I saw.

There are some funny exhibits at the fair...by "funny," I mean "peculiar." I'm not really sure what this exhibit was all about, but it was there. Now, I'm showing it to you.

What I liked most about this were the signs with cat wisdom. Our friend Molly (aka Best Cat in the Universe) will like this one:

Molly just moved into a new home, and so she knows the truth of this next one. Now that Molly has arrived, her former "house" has become a "home."

Also...there's this, and I couldn't have said it better myself.

A few steps further on, there was a competition of homemade greeting cards. We liked this one.

Here's one for you woofie lovers.

Also, there was this:

So, those were all the pictures I took at the fair. Mike and I were there mainly for the quilts, and we didn't venture far beyond the Creative Living Center.

We had an overnight guest last night. He was here from Sacramento and had an early flight out. We were up at 4:00 a.m., and then, not really able to get back to sleep. It gives me a good segue for this next little bit though. I've tried not to talk too much about our diet because, frankly...booorrrrring. Nevertheless, thoughts of food, calories, and weight loss tend to dominate one's thoughts while dieting. I once read that dieting was like living your life breathing through a straw.

As I've mentioned before, we've been on the Cooking Light Diet. It hasn't really been too bad, and we've learned some things that I think will help us keep the weight off when we're finished with the diet proper. For one thing, we're eating regular meals instead of snacking on junk food whenever we feel any hunger pangs...so...real food at regular intervals is a lot healthier. Duh. Anyway...as of this morning I'd lost 20 lbs., and I'm feeling pretty darned good about that. I'll tell you this too: being able to fit into some clothes that have been hanging in the closet unworn for years has been a great motivator.

So, all of that to say that one guilty pleasure we've allowed ourselves is our afternoon cup of espresso with a little bite of chocolate. We especially love these Skinny Cow Divines. They are 45 calories each, and we've adamantly limited ourselves to one per day. If we ever stray from our one-per-day limit, then we'll have to stop buying them. (By the way, pay no attention to the calorie count at the bottom there. Originally, they came three to a package. Now they come packaged individually.)

Sadly, when I went to the grocery yesterday, there were none on the shelf. Apparently, they're popular with my fellow shoppers too. So, I decided to purchase a bag of the individually-wrapped Dove chocolates. I chose the dark chocolate with almonds.

Makes you want one just looking at it, doesn't it? And we're still adhering to our one-per-day rule. These are 42 calories each. But here's the thing...each wrapper has a little "fortune" inside. This was mine yesterday, and it's especially appropriate for today with our early rise.

But I like Mike's even better:

So that's all the news I have for you today. I am going to get some sewing time today. It's also a day to pick a goal for OMG in September.

Since this is the month we start our big trip, I'm keeping my goal simple. As I mentioned a few days ago, I'd really like to make progress on each of my WIP's before we leave. I still need to finish two more blocks for Mulligan Stew, and then I'll have just one more project on the list. With that in mind, my goal for September is to complete the March block for Tuxedo Tales.

If I can get that one finished before we leave, I'll feel as if I've left the sewing room in good shape.

And now...it's time for one of those regular meals...breakfast. September 1st is the date I picked to get serious about organizing and packing for our trip. Time's growing short.