We dodged a rain bullet

Gosh, as much as we need and want water around here, please don't let us get Hermine! My Mumsy is treading water in SA...she reports no damage to her home, thank God, but branches and trees down in her neighborhood. Power outages...horrendous. I think the worst is yet to come. Austin looks equally as bad...Arlington is under water and downtown Dallas is experiencing tornadoes! And we have nary a drop. I won't whine anymore.

And the fires in Boulder! No snow in sight...and I'm not being a smart ass. Snow would be a blessing.

AHA! Question of the day!!

Why is it...when you spend $50 on medication...before you take the first pill...suddenly all of the symptoms go away. I'm pissed. I should be happy...but I have better things to spend $50 on. That's OK. It's like taking penicillin. You have to take it for the duration in order for it to work. Even if you feel better half way through the dosage, which you generally do. Consequently, I will take the friggin' medicine.

I looked on the Smiley's Yarn site last night for yarn (duh!). They have a nice sale on that Chenille yarn that I like. It is Soooo soft...but there are only 3 colors available. I should have ordered it a month ago. Oh well. And there are a few other kinds that look interesting. Kinda hairy looking stuff...when I make the hats I use 2 or 3 strands anyway, so a hairy one is something I would use. I am pondering black. I think it would be a very good seller.

Tom kitty wasn't doing so well for a while. He lost quite a bit of weight and was acting kind of puny...and all of sudden (because we are such good and attentive parents) we realized that he wasn't eating hardly any of his dry food. He has it free choice and would normally go through a 4# bag in about 6 weeks. But it seems as if the same amount has been in there for...well...6 weeks. So we started paying more attention. Considering the fact that he is 19 years old...that dry stuff was really hard for him to chew. He needs it...naturally...for his teeth (which are part of the problem), and he does get his 'pouch 'o food' every morning. Well...after considerable thought we changed his feeding plan. He now gets 'pouch 'o food' morning and night with cat joint medicine and a couple of vitamin supplements hidden in it...along with the dry food that he doesn't eat much of. He's ecstatic. He loves food. But the little son of a bitch can tell time. He starts that 'me-get up bitch-ow' at 7:20 am. No shit! EVERY MORNING! 7:20 AM.  And I eat yogurt at 9:00 PM. He cleans out the cup. Then at 10:00 PM...it's 'pouch 'o food' again. Then....while I am asleep...Husband doles out soft treats. And just like shampoo...REPEAT!! We implemented this plan about a week ago and Tom kitty already looks better. He's still a royal pain in the ass.

We are going to watch Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation. I'll be back tomorrow...more than likely...come hell. There's no high water. Nite.

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