One Last Pull for this Knot to Break

[sleeper]

Interesting day.....

X called this afternoon. My cell was off as is the policy where I work but I had just been given an unscheduled break and checked it. I had missed X's call by about three minutes so I returned her call. "Thank goodness you called, how did you know I was trying to reach you?", she asked. "One of us has ESP", I answered. I gave up trying to convince her we're still connected a long time ago.

She went on to tell me there is a house for rent just around the corner from hers and she wanted to know how much the rent is for my apt. After some discussion I gracefully bowed out but commented how sweet it was that she wanted the kids close to her.

While she was talking to me she was yelling at OM's dog, complaining that it won't behave and how much trouble she is having with her. I said, "Dog sitting again?" "Yep", she blurted.

We talked about shuttling the kids to their after school activities today and said our goodbyes.

Later this afternoon she called and asked if I could keep the kids this evening for a bit so she could workout. She then asked, "Am I fat?" "No" I said. I continued telling her she is not fat at all and that I was admiring her legs when she sat with the kids and me in church Sunday. "Why do you think you're fat?" I asked. She said "Someone told me I'm plump." "No, you're not." I responded.

Later when I took the kids to her house something funny happened. Her cell rang just as we got there and she wasn't answering it. "Your phone is ringing", I said, as it was on vibrate and I thought she might not have heard it buzzing. "I know", she responded, "but I'm not jumping for anyone or anything anymore." she continued. A few monents later the landline rang and she also ignored it even though DD brought it to her attention.

I said my goodbyes to the kids and headed for the door. As I walked through the kitchen I heard a horrible noise in the dining room and ran in to investigate. OM's dog had one of the kittens (one of three X can't handle but hasn't gotten rid of yet) in her mouth, pinned to the floor and was basically crushing it in preparation to consuming it. I grabbed OM's dog (a husky) by the scruff of the neck and rescued the kitten from her mouth. X ran into the room and asked of the kitten was alright. She then attempted to take OM's dog to her bedroom but OM's dog wasn't complying. She asked me to remove the dog and left the room. I took OM's dog by the neck again and drug her to to the bedroom, ("It's an animal thing" Riddick) shutting the door. I then returned to the dining room to see if the kitten was OK. Kitten didn't want to have nothing to do with nobody. It jumped into the air and landed on claws only (weird sound on hardwood floors) when I approached it. Can't blame it for the attitude as the husky outweighs it about 200 to 1.

I left.