Cheap

In this economy, Andrew and I have fond many cheap ways to entertain ourselves. (But in all honesty, we would do these things anyway because we're homebodies and rather stay in than make the effort to look decent and go out into public....)

I would have to say that the most fun source of entertainment we have found is that of "talking" for our 6 pets. (I have mentioned this before. They all have their own individual voices with the exception of Tuna who goes back and forth between being a mute and a British sailor...)

So last night I was starting to walk up the stairs and Andrew was about to take Leira out for her last pee for the night when I looked up and saw Bianca staring down at me.

I have to be honest here...this kind of freaked me out. Both her and Dip have these little alien faces that aren't at all cat-like and when they look at you a certain way, it's almost like they are staring through your soul. (I can't tell you how many times I've almost peed my pants waking up and finding the two of them staring at me like they were going to eat my brain or something....freaky).

So Andrew started talking in Bianca's alien pod-person voice.

"Do not be afraid. I will not hurt you."

And sadly, I always find myself answering our pets though I am aware that it is not them really talking...(No really. I do do this. I found myself standing in the laundry room with the door shut one day and Andrew was talking to me with Lorelai's voice on the other side of the door. I swear to you that I stood there and had a five minute conversation with my cat about dolphins....When I opened the door and looked at Andrew, I just said one thing: "Speak to no one of this.")

"I'm not afraid of you Bianca. Why are you staring at me though?"

"I want to ask you a question."

"OK. Go for it."

Silence. And yet the staring continues.

I have at this point become distracted and start walking further upstairs only to find Lorelai standing directly behind Bianca staring at me as well. I burst out laughing because it looked as though Lorelai was holding Bianca at gun point making her "say" what Lorelai wanted her to....

So Andrew of course plays along and in Lorelai's voice says, "Now say this....hee hee hee" (Lorelai kind of has a possessed laugh....)

I. Was. Hysterical.

Seriously. I was laughing so hard I almost fell down the stairs.

This is why we work. He gets me and I love him all the more for it.