I’m back from vacation! While I was at my parents’ house, I had a chance to go through all the schoolwork and drawings my mother saved over the years. She had all our childhood journals and diaries, report cards, and school projects. It was so wonderful to comb through all that old stuff. Here’s one of the drawings I found, a self-portrait Ashley did with our cat Rapunzel:
It made me remember this day…
The Middlest Sister 
HAHAHAHA! I did NOT see that coming!
:) Probably neither did Rapunzel.
I still tell my cats they’re lucky to be a cat every day.
I tell my cat everyday “Nobody likes a yowler.”
I licked our cat, Mike.
We are kindred spirits, Tom! Who knew?
WAHAHAHA!!! Oh, the affection… then… bleagh! Hahaha! I’m sure she stopped crying after that. :D
Rapunzel was a very sympathetic little thing. She could always make you feel better :)
licking a cat is not wicked weird whatsoever! :) haha, great post.
Thanks for the reassurance! :D
hahahahhaaaa remembering when we were kids is kind of creepy
Yes, there were many good times but we were all just a little bit weird in our own special way
cute kitty, cute old drawing and really a very sweet memory.
Children are delightfully weird, definitely.
Gross! LOL This reminds me of one of ‘The Office’ episode when Angela licked her cats! Cats rule, dogs drool!
Hahahaha! I think I missed that one!
WHAHAHAHAHAaaaaha…thank you for the laugh. Hee.
:D You’re welcome!
Our youngest is crazy about the cat, and one day asked if she could wash her. I said it wouldnt be a good idea cuz cats donot appreciate a bath. Her answer: “thats ok,my tongue isnt that wet”….Ew !
So I guess this is not an uncommon thing!
Ha! Well, it kiiiiind of makes sense.
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Such a cute kitty!
You never fail to make me laugh out loud for real! Too funny! I can totally see a kid doing that.
I don’t think I’ll ever forget it. Highly unpleasant.
HAHAHAHAHAHA!
“Yes, this actually happened.”
It was gross. But when my life is flashing before my eyes, I hope I get to see it again. I miss that kitty :)
hahaha Note to self – remember to lick cat when you go home.
I did try and eat a dog chew once. I thought it must taste delicious. It just tasted of rubber and dog
Bleh! Let me know how the cat compares to the dog chew!
well….if you kiss the top of a cats head enough (I like to do a series of machine gun kisses, our cat is pretty tolerant)…it starts to kind of taste like you.
I was going to comment on how bizarre licking a cat is, but I’ve shared ice cream cones with my dog… Those in glass houses, right?
Hahaha! I can barely share an ice cream with my own kid. You must have a big heart and/or a strong stomach.
I share ice cream with Signy, and I would share ice cream with Nora. Now I want ice cream. Don’t tell Signy.
Oh I love this! You did such a great job showing the emotions and the cat arching its back. How do you do what you do? You really do it well.
Thank you! That’s so kind :)
That cat looks perfect. Great job on the whole story!
Thanks! She was a very special cat.
Another out loud laugh! (out loud laugh ~ is it English?) Yeap, I remember an episode similar to this one.
That cat is just great!
Thank you!
hahaha!
i noticed that you used ‘wicked’. did you grow up in the northeast?
Yes, half in Massachusetts, half in Florida! You must be wicked smaht! ;)
I have no personal memories to share regarding licking cats, but I loved your story and pictures anyway!
Ronnie
Thanks, Ronnie :)
It’s amazing what you convey with just paper. You really should think about becoming a writer and director! Another awesomely funny post!
Thanks! I’m trying to string a book together!
OMG really????? I will buy one of each of my 4 sisters!!!! Tell me when … :)
I feel like you looked directly into my kitty-licking heart when you made this. (Actually, I never went quite so far.) Oh, how I loved my pets as a kid. Probably why I never had imaginary friends.
This reminds me of a friend who recently told me her 6 yr old son sweetly said to her that if his beloved cat were a girl she’d be his girlfriend.
I read through poor Ashley’s diaries and she was really hung up on the fact that she didn’t have her very own pet. Poor Ashley. I wanted to reach through the pages to tell her that she would grow up to have amazing pets that she didn’t have to share with anyone.
That little boy sounds so sweet :)
LOL- oh, memories!
:D I loved that kitty.
HAHAHAHA that is soooo cute! XD
Thanks! :)
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Yes, I am reblogging The Middlest Sister once again. I can’t help myself. And besides, I think the middlest sister Chrissy and 1982-Angie have a kinship. Here Nicki does something I can’t recall doing myself, but I’m certain I would’ve had the thought occurred to me.
But Nicole, I thought you were popular as a child–I mean, according to the T.G.I.F. story, you were a cheerleader, right? Also, is Rapunzel the same cat your dad brought home for the family in “Mouse In The House?”
Yes, the same cat! I was definitely, absolutely never popular. I was a cheerleader the same way kids today are soccer players. My mom signed me up for the Pop Warner squad. There were over 20 other girls on the squad.
Gotcha. I was sort of the same way with figure skating from ages 6-8. I wasn’t that good, and I only got to the fourth badge, Novice I, but enjoyed it, and only stopped because my mom went to law school. This came after “Creative Movement” when I was five–I’d wanted to take ballet, but it was full, so my parents put me in Creative Movement instead, which was more like just really watered-down interpretive dance. We wore pink unitards, and skipped around in circles pretending to be trees and animals, and when we did a good job, our instructor drew stars on our (bare) feet. Even then, I knew it was bogus. But yeah, I was never popular, and I wasn’t really cut out for either of those things (I’m 5’10” now, and I’m pretty much built like a tank), but my parents enrolled me in dance and skating anyway, because I wanted to dance and skate.
Then you and Punzy coughed up hairballs together to really cement the bond, right?
haha! Yes, I probably went outside and ate grass immediately afterwards.
Thank you for that.
this is so cool :) wish that i had had a cat who i could have spoken to about being worried about not having friends. people told me how i was weird and how i would never fit in. i just hope that now you feel more comfortable and that your cat helped you out throughout the years that you needed it :)
hope you are smiling thank you for sharing :)
Ooh, it was nice .<
I had nothing from my childhood except photos.. ck
Bleagh! XD
Loved this little strip, I really enjoyed the style, and the sentiment was wonderful. Will definitley be keeping up with your posts. :)
You flawlessly depicted “calico”… with torn paper. And for that I adore this post. Also, my son licks the cat all the time. They’re friends.
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haha the self portrait at the start of the post is so awesome!
hey Middlest sister!
I am having a project over at my blog titled The Uninspired Chronicles and it would be awesome if you took part :)
Here is the link! http://riatarded.wordpress.com/2012/03/29/the-uninspired-chronicles/
Thank you! x
LOVED the last two frames. I was snickering with each successive frame, and then burst out laughing at the last two. Now THA’TS funny!
What a coloured blog! That’s very nice!
What a great post! I’m in Corpus Christi, TX and seeing the aftermath from the suicide of a high school kid that was bullied all his life; a terrible tragedy. i’ll be sharing your blog on my FB page. Thanks :)
This is brilliant! Love the creativity XD
I like how you managed to make a paper cat so fuzzy.
2nd scene and already in love. REBLOGGING!
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oh brilliant. I love these glimpses
hahaha… i thought i was the only one that ever did that!