Here’s the cast of characters in this unorthodox suburban bedroom farce we call life at the House of Peevish:
CinnamonOpus — Your humble (ha!) scribe. Part jock, part arts geek. All mouth. Wife to the Big Damn Hero. Stay-at-home Mom to That Baby. Has a ridiculous capacity for useless trivia. Has broken the internet on several occasions. Knits too much. Unhealthily obsessed with ice cream, 80s and 90s retro alternative music, Doctor Who, and sports that nobody else cares about (volleyball, sumo wrestling and bobsleigh). Kick ass baker. Has never met housework she didn’t hate. Has fought the good fight against the reproductive gods and lost. Stumbles headlong through life and gets incredibly lucky. If she were a cartoon character, she’d be Daffy Duck.
Big Damn Hero — Ain’t he just? Also known as BDH. Uber geek. Gentle yet boisterous baby wrangler. Shopaholic. Lover of chip wagon french fries. Fan of anything written by Aaron Sorkin. Indulges his wife to a fault. Tenderhearted romantic. Should have been a restauranteur. Falls down a lot, but that’s only because he’s a soccer goalie. May yet end up in a body cast (see previous point).
Stinkerbelle a.k.a. That Baby — The artist formerly known as Mystery Baby. Child of dreams. Licks everything. Loves music. Shouty. Delightful combination of laid back and stubborn. World’s Most Hilarious Child award winner, Under 5 Years Division. Hair that (through bad parental hairdressing skills) looks like it has been brushed with an eggbeater.
Opus a.k.a. The Bubby — 20 year old tuxedo tabby cat who recently passed away, but still a huge presence in our lives. Very small. Very bossy. 6 pounds of fury when she was awake. Peed on almost everything in the house that has stood still long enough. Never believed she was a cat. Resented us bringing home cats. Deaf as a post. Shouted a lot, and not just because she was deaf. Possibly haunting us, or at the very least, left instructions for the other cats to continue the fine tradition of haranguing weenieness that was her trademark. Best cat ever.
Cinnamon — Orange tabby. Afraid of her own shadow. Sweetest disposition. Betty Boop voice. Adores her Bubby. Never gives us a lick of trouble.
Lucy — Lavender and silver oriental shorthair. Showgirl. Heat-seeking missile. Big ears and head tilt give her the look of a saucy elf. Has her very own alarm system. Bubby-in-training.
Duncan — Gray and white tabby bundle o’ love. Lover of cat cookies. Owner of many spaceships. As big as a mid-sized car, but with less doors. Afraid of small rodents. Not bad, just drawn that way.
