tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post1686504739137503929..comments2023-11-03T08:03:15.599-05:00Comments on Killer Fiction: A Sad Day at The Craig HouseKathy Bacushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07549844839816876766noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-69905377810373124972009-12-29T18:26:57.130-06:002009-12-29T18:26:57.130-06:00Hi Christie!
Reading about your real life is as e...Hi Christie!<br /><br />Reading about your real life is as entertaining as your books. :o)<br /><br />Thanks for sharing the good, bad & ratty moments of life in the Craig household.<br />(Sorry Mr. Raton I just couldn’t resist.) <br /><br />Actually my folks have had SEVERAL pets pass lately; birds, newts, hamsters, dogs and cats. What freaks me out is since our weather is cold and the ground is hard they are ‘storing’ them in Ziploc bags in the chest freezer. The place looks like a Mammal Morgue! I don’t know whether to suggest cremation for fear they’ll have a funeral pyre in their backyard. <br /><br />I’m seriously thinking of becoming a vegetarian! <br /><br />Impatiently Waiting for Your Next Book,<br />DianaDianahttp://www.visualworship.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-53860363307031174812009-04-01T19:46:00.000-05:002009-04-01T19:46:00.000-05:00Alexis,Okay "disposable pets" that is cold, but I'...Alexis,<BR/><BR/>Okay "disposable pets" that is cold, but I'll admit I chuckled. And hey, you really weren't cold. Cold would have been if you trained the cat to dispose of the disposable pets.<BR/><BR/>Too funny.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for stopping in.<BR/><BR/>CCChristie Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838947086349600665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-6700622186108970812009-04-01T18:43:00.000-05:002009-04-01T18:43:00.000-05:00I lived at home with my brother (who resembles you...I lived at home with my brother (who resembles you son) for 25 years. He brought a parade of (I'll call them) disposable pets into our house (gerbils, mice, etc.). I spent much of that 25 years keeping our cat (who lived to 21) away from his "pets." I was never that sad to see them go...I know...very cold. But, that's the job of the older sister.<BR/><BR/>I'm reading the Spellman books by Lisa Lutz. They are all really funny!Alexishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02697829277446614352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-25288271431400652322009-04-01T14:03:00.000-05:002009-04-01T14:03:00.000-05:00RM Kahm,Hot Damn on making the finals girl. I'll ...RM Kahm,<BR/><BR/>Hot Damn on making the finals girl. I'll be cheering you on.<BR/><BR/>Yikes on the back. Rest, but do a lot of walking. That will probably help. <BR/><BR/>You know I thought my four cats would go crazy with the rabbit. But they just look at as if trying to figure out how that feline go such strange ears.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for stopping in.<BR/><BR/>CCChristie Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838947086349600665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-47618637633385588512009-04-01T11:36:00.000-05:002009-04-01T11:36:00.000-05:00Sorry to hear about Mr. Raton. It is hard to lose...Sorry to hear about Mr. Raton. It is hard to lose any creature. My son always asks for a hamster or a gecko, but with 3 avid hunting cats, I have to say no. It's bad enough to have to clean up the rodents and lizard and birds that those cats bring in.<BR/><BR/>Good news here, I'm in the quarterfinals of the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Contest!<BR/><BR/><BR/>Bad news... I threw my back out and spent all last week flat... no writing at all. And I was just getting back into the groove too.<BR/><BR/>Oh well this too shall pass.RM Kahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09625754646053162088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-36161209011100529142009-04-01T08:45:00.000-05:002009-04-01T08:45:00.000-05:00Ahh, Patty,You do my heart good.Thanks.CCAhh, Patty,<BR/><BR/>You do my heart good.<BR/><BR/>Thanks.<BR/><BR/>CCChristie Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838947086349600665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-10127404210673087432009-04-01T08:39:00.000-05:002009-04-01T08:39:00.000-05:00I so love your writing!I so love your writing!Patty Hendersonhttp://www.pattyhenderson.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-9589244110896424932009-04-01T08:24:00.000-05:002009-04-01T08:24:00.000-05:00Emily...A southern Gerbil? I love it. Did he squ...Emily...<BR/><BR/>A southern Gerbil? I love it. Did he squeak with a drawl?<BR/><BR/>I'm telling you those, cats are pretend to be innocent, but don't you believe it. LOL.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for popping in.<BR/><BR/>CCChristie Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838947086349600665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-71408887529431519212009-04-01T08:16:00.000-05:002009-04-01T08:16:00.000-05:00Too funny, as usual, Christie!I can so relate. Whe...Too funny, as usual, Christie!<BR/><BR/>I can so relate. When my kids were little, they had a gerbil I thought would NEVER die!<BR/><BR/>When JimBob (yes, he was a southern gerbil!) went mysteriously missing one day, the cat really was the culprit. And no, I did not "accidentally" leave his cage door open. He made a break for it himself! Or maybe Wilhelmina Whiskers helped him open the cage . . .<BR/><BR/>Neither of them gave up any information when we found him--still alive--in the little room where Willie's litter box lived. JimBob lived on, but he never escaped his cage again, the sadder but wiser gerbil . . .EmilyBryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03542349086762747179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-76301632311580286722009-04-01T08:13:00.000-05:002009-04-01T08:13:00.000-05:00Laurel,LOL! Okay...you're the second person who t...Laurel,<BR/><BR/><BR/>LOL! Okay...you're the second person who talked about freezing rats/gerbils. I don't know, I think I'd totally freak every time I when to get super out of the freezer. <BR/><BR/>Thanks so much for stopping by.<BR/><BR/>CCChristie Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838947086349600665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-61246180127413594372009-04-01T08:02:00.000-05:002009-04-01T08:02:00.000-05:00I can relate to your story from your son's point o...I can relate to your story from your son's point of view and yours. At least he didn't ask to freeze the rat until his brother died as I did with my gerbils when I was young. Now I only freeze dead fish. There's a reason for that though. They are much easier to draw when dead. I'm a lousy fish photographer. I know...<BR/>As my second son (now twenty) says, "Don't judge me." I think it's a movie quote, but we don't watch the same kind of movies, so I'm not certain.<BR/><BR/>Have a happier day tomorrow.<BR/><BR/>Laurel Bradley<BR/>A Wish in Time<BR/>Creme Brulee UpsetLaurel Bradleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18140310900001942945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-73194677261536534632009-03-31T18:32:00.000-05:002009-03-31T18:32:00.000-05:00Terrio,The big pet store in the sky? I love it!!!...Terrio,<BR/><BR/>The big pet store in the sky? I love it!!!<BR/><BR/>And I guess if someone caught you out in the middle of the night burying something in the appartment complex they might get suspicious, huh? LOL.<BR/><BR/>I'm going to pick up Lisa's book. You're the second person who recommended it to me.<BR/><BR/>CCChristie Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838947086349600665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-44588022662012495052009-03-31T17:59:00.000-05:002009-03-31T17:59:00.000-05:00Sorry, I'm late today! Such a sad but sweet s...Sorry, I'm late today! Such a sad but sweet story. Makes me think of what we'll do when the hamster and/or parakeet go to the big pet store in the sky. Living in a second floor apartment doesn't exactly present an abundance of burial plots. Hmmmm... <BR/><BR/>And I don't want to think of how the kiddo will react. <BR/><BR/>I finished DD&D2 last Friday. Best one so far. I cried for Jason. Dang you. Now I'm reading Smooth Talking Stranger by Lisa Kleypas. Highly recommend it!Terri Osburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17176989488447450585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-90335803322427067832009-03-31T15:10:00.000-05:002009-03-31T15:10:00.000-05:00Gillian,Okay...I'm laughing my butt off here! You...Gillian,<BR/><BR/>Okay...I'm laughing my butt off here! You have two rats in the freezer? Can you imagine what someone would think if they went through your freezer? They'd never have dinner at your house again. LOL!!!<BR/><BR/>But I have to say that my son totally loved those rats. He swore they were smarter than our rabbit, too.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the laugh girl. And yes, give your girls a hug. I'm really sorry they lost their pets.<BR/><BR/>CCChristie Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838947086349600665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-23753078629335267202009-03-31T15:07:00.000-05:002009-03-31T15:07:00.000-05:00Estella,I read something about Lisa Jackson and he...Estella,<BR/><BR/>I read something about Lisa Jackson and her sister's book and it sounds really good. I might pick that one up.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for stopping in.<BR/><BR/>CCChristie Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838947086349600665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-67710545788748110822009-03-31T14:55:00.001-05:002009-03-31T14:55:00.001-05:00Honest to God, we actually have two rats in the fr...Honest to God, we actually have two rats in the freezer right now, awaiting burial. Nugget and Bramble. They were grumpy sisters who died within two weeks of each other when the ground was frozen solid--and my girls were mildly hysterical, as they want to bury them together at my parent's farm. "Where animals are happy."<BR/><BR/>Yup, it's been a zoo around my house for years now. And I did like those things--they were so funny to watch. And caused much less trouble than our dog.<BR/><BR/>Give your son a hug from me. :)Gillian Laynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15772849187702478349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-55047731269362476082009-03-31T14:55:00.000-05:002009-03-31T14:55:00.000-05:00Just finished Wicked Game by Lisa Jackson and Nanc...Just finished Wicked Game by Lisa Jackson and Nancy Bush. Up next is Fireside by Susan Wiggs.Estellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04199693275287344161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-61983867233439276032009-03-31T14:11:00.000-05:002009-03-31T14:11:00.000-05:00Delia,Sorry girl. But you have to understand, my ...Delia,<BR/><BR/>Sorry girl. But you have to understand, my son wanted pictures and if he put them on the toliet, (son's bathroom, I assure you and not my bathroom) they wouldn't jump off. I felt semi safe being close enough to snap a few shots.<BR/><BR/>Thanks so much for stopping by.<BR/><BR/>CCChristie Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838947086349600665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-71391658225841688902009-03-31T14:04:00.000-05:002009-03-31T14:04:00.000-05:00Please please please tell me that in the picture t...Please please please tell me that in the picture that rat is NOT posed on the toilet seat!<BR/><BR/>My kids once had a funeral for a pet finch and they used their Tonka Lift and Rescue helicopter to airlift it to the cemetery in the backyard.<BR/><BR/>**going off to sanitize my toilet seats nowDelia DeLeesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01606725675389245436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-48201608998068359552009-03-31T13:58:00.000-05:002009-03-31T13:58:00.000-05:00Dawn,I'm positive Mr. Raton will love you for it. ...Dawn,<BR/><BR/>I'm positive Mr. Raton will love you for it. LOL. <BR/><BR/>While I've never wanted a rat, I sort of did fall for the mouse in the movie Green Mile. <BR/><BR/>Thanks so much for stopping in.<BR/><BR/>CCChristie Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838947086349600665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-4623337679484725542009-03-31T13:33:00.000-05:002009-03-31T13:33:00.000-05:00I always wanted a giant rat, like the R.O.U.S. in ...I always wanted a giant rat, like the R.O.U.S. in The Princess Bride. Just something I could hug, take for a walk, put a little rat-coat on- you know, that kind of thing. Poor Raton. I'll eat this bag of cheetos in your memory, buddy.♥ Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05801971917438277403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-30151199370758058312009-03-31T12:57:00.000-05:002009-03-31T12:57:00.000-05:00Terry,You are so right. Making that choice is hea...Terry,<BR/><BR/>You are so right. Making that choice is heartbreaking.<BR/><BR/>Oh . . . after your three name comment, I'm considering a middle name, now!<BR/><BR/>Christie Darlene Craig, doesn't sound right. Of course, my grandma never accepted my middle name and she called me, Christie Dell. Grandma's reasoning was simply. She found out that my dad's old girlfriend was Darlene. LOL. <BR/><BR/>Thanks so much for popping in!!!<BR/><BR/>CCChristie Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838947086349600665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-27578687894303492502009-03-31T12:38:00.000-05:002009-03-31T12:38:00.000-05:00Quite a bittersweet blog today. All I can say is ...Quite a bittersweet blog today. All I can say is at least his beloved Mr. Rat died peacefully in his sleep. It is so much worse to have to make the decision it would be more humane to euthanize a pet. My condolences to your son on his very real grief.<BR/><BR/>I'm in the middle of two books. "Running Hot" by Jayne Ann Krentz and "Wild and Hexy" by Vicki Lewis Thompson. Hmmm, must be three name authors week.Terry Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15709143995475498601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-55024017696508980422009-03-31T10:34:00.000-05:002009-03-31T10:34:00.000-05:00LuAnn,LOL. I could have used you back three years...LuAnn,<BR/><BR/>LOL. I could have used you back three years ago when I was trying to decide to let them stay or let them go!!!<BR/><BR/>Ahh, but darn it, I know my son is speaking the truth about loving those little guys. This said, I warned him that the next rat that enters the Craig house will become kitty food.<BR/><BR/>CCChristie Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838947086349600665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-63239567597562130512009-03-31T10:32:00.000-05:002009-03-31T10:32:00.000-05:00Hi PBW!!!It's so great see you mug here! I so enj...Hi PBW!!!<BR/><BR/>It's so great see you mug here! I so enjoyed meeting you at the PASIC conference. You are one funny lady.<BR/><BR/>And yes, I think the upgrade was a good choice.<BR/><BR/>Thanks so much for stopping in.<BR/><BR/>CCChristie Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838947086349600665noreply@blogger.com