And the RACE is on!

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Yep, it ain't no April Fool's Joke!!! I crawled out of the woodwork and am giving the Lot a try again. Hope you enjoy what happened to me yesterday...Yes Bev, you're right, it's a Khuay story!!! My big treat is having fresh shrimp...well at least as close to fresh as I can afford. I love the jumbo shrimp and lucked out last week and was able to buy some. I had done some heirloom mink teddy bears for a neighbor and I tried NOT to charge her. It didn't work...I was handed an envelope with four Safeway grocery gift cards...SCORE!!! I was able to get enough groceries to last through the month and some extra. One of the "treats" was a half pound of jumbo shrimp. It amounted to 6 shrimp, but what a banquet!!! Yesterday I decided that I had worked hard enough preparing for the arrival of my new "used" sewing machine and cabinet. I stripped down the storage room and work room of the bear workshop and worked my tail off rearranging everything. Finally around 5 p.m. I decided to fix that shrimp that was yelling at me "EAT US!!!" I got the package out and got the water boiling...suddenly a little nose appeared. I popped the shrimp into the pot and waited, drooling anticipating my well earned treat! Finally, after an eternity (well about 5 minutes but with shrimp it's an eternity!) they were ready. I got out my plate and napkins (shrimp are a 10 napkin treat) and set them on my table. Suddenly a cream colored bullet shot out of nowhere and snagged a bit of my treasure and disappeared towards the workroom. I gave chase and retrieved my treasure, stopping by the sink to rinse off the cat spit on the way back to the table. Sure enough as soon as I got within two feet of my table the cream bullet came chasing through and snagged ANOTHER bit of treasure, racing towards my bedroom. That didn't bode well for my dinner as Khuay could hide under the bed and gobble down my shrimp! I gave chase and found out WHY God put tails on cats. I grabbed that extra long appendage and fought to regain my treasure. Khuay wasn't happy about that loss and started back to the table...I wised up and shut the bedroom door before I went racing back to the table. I figured after the indignity of having his tail grabbed Khuay would give up, not that little schemer. I got back to the table in time to see the little thief grab yet another shrimp, racing towards the workroom. He shot by me like a rocket, growling that low menacing growl that cats will emit when they have something good and in two massive leaps went from the floor to the work table to the top of the acrylic fur mountain by the window. I had to work hard to get that shrimp back as the pile of fur he mounted was up to the ceiling! I got the shrimp back and hustled to my table and plate of shrimp. Somehow I managed to beat Khuay back to the table and protect my dinner. This time I collected my plate and hid it in the microwave so I could clean the cat slobber from the shrimp... I FINALLY sat down to eat my wonderful Easter dinner. I wasn't alone though. Khuay forgot his manners and hopped up on the corner of the table and sat like a total gentleman. I started peeling the first shrimp and a little white and orange paw gently reached out and patted my hand, I looked up to see a pleading expression on a very dear face and was rewarded with a "Yeat?" Yep, I'm a softie. I broke off a piece of shrimp and offered it to the flaming thief. He gently took it from my fingers and gobbled it down like I had never fed him. So the dinner went, my peeling shrimp and Khuay joining me for our Easter Feast. Afterwards he not only cleaned his paws and face but also cleaned my fingers for me...for the last taste of the shrimp. I finished my dinner and started back to work on the work room, and found my little fiend asleep on top of a stack of acrylic fur, dreaming happy dreams of shrimp dinners. How was your Easter? Happy Easter a bit late, and even a HAPPIER SPRING!