This and That

Well we've been without "O.C." for about a week now, and it almost feels like there's a void in our family. Almost. We took him back to his owner last Thursday, and Benjamin has been asking when he'll come back ever since. While I don't miss the smell of cat food, or the random vomit he'd leave on our floor, or Peter crawling after the cat food and vomit, or the fur that he left everywhere, O.C. did turn out to be a nice cat. He spent his nights outside (and most days), hardly used his litter box (because he was outside all the time) and he put up with a lot from the boys.
A lot. (Luckily he was declawed!)

That being said, I don't think we'll be getting a pet anytime soon. I did notice that Benjamin and Peter became better friends during those two weeks though, and I wondered if it was because they found a common target to gang up on. They're still pretty good with each other, so I'm hoping having O.C. around was a turning point in their relationship. Benjamin will make more comments these days about how Peter is growing up to be a Benjamin (I guess that means a "big boy").

On a sort of unrelated note, I've been trying to figure out what to dress the boys as for Halloween, since I want enough time to make them. Benjamin has fluctuated from wanting to be a Lightning Bug to a Fireman, to an Astronaut, to LaaLaa or Po (from Teletubbies, which I never would have agreed to), to a Gingerbread Man. But my favorite was when he told me he wanted to be "Benjamin Pan." When I told Benjamin that Peter was going to be "Peter Pan," and that Peter Pan kills pirates, he thought it would be a much better idea if I let him be "Benjamin Pan" and Peter be "Peter Pirate." Sounds great, Benjamin! I'll get right to work! :)