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Mar. 8th, 2013
Friday with Betty
Mar. 8th, 2013 10:03 amBetty is having a very perky day. She's poking around checking out stuff and we even played a bit of laser tag. She's like a different cat everyday... Wonder if I should call her Sybil?
I've got nothing on the agenda today. The only swim class avail is at a pool that's hard to get to with no parking - not worth the effort. There's a baseball game at noon and I have some podcasts on TiVo and bears to knit so maybe that's just what I'll do.
I'm waiting to hear from Amy the handy(wo)man. I would really like to have my kitchen redone and my bathroom but the very idea of that kind of upheaval just makes me want to end it all. I've had major house work done three times now in the last 7 years and each time has been oh so painful. The end result is great but the pain is not one of those you forget.
So, instead of redoing them, I'm having the faucets replaced. It's the one thing - in both rooms - that screams 1980 and that I see and touch a bunch of times a day. I'm hoping that getting new and shiny will trick me into thinking the whole room is better. I got the faucets in house and am just waiting now to hear from Amy about when she can come install.
I ran into my neighbor Lee yesterday. She and Sherry hired my designer, Sheri, to do some painting and replace their carpet with hardwood floors. I know they had visions of the actual work taking less than a week. (I've had those visions myself.) Last night she said they had been living out of the bedroom with the rest of the house in total mess for a couple of weeks now and she wasn't sure when they would finish.
Lee works for the FAA and travels all the time. She said that it was only annoying to her but that Sherry was going nuts. I can so relate.
I'm also waiting for the Sprint billing to cycle through. I can't get from them a definite answer on my final billing. The last two people I talked to said that I'd have to wait until the billing date of 3/9 and check the website. I saw a piece on the news last night about some guy who did not double check with the mobile company he left and ended up with a $15K bill which took 3 years to settle. I'd rather avoid that.
Betty has finally decided that it's nap time. Whew. She was wearing me out!
I've got nothing on the agenda today. The only swim class avail is at a pool that's hard to get to with no parking - not worth the effort. There's a baseball game at noon and I have some podcasts on TiVo and bears to knit so maybe that's just what I'll do.
I'm waiting to hear from Amy the handy(wo)man. I would really like to have my kitchen redone and my bathroom but the very idea of that kind of upheaval just makes me want to end it all. I've had major house work done three times now in the last 7 years and each time has been oh so painful. The end result is great but the pain is not one of those you forget.
So, instead of redoing them, I'm having the faucets replaced. It's the one thing - in both rooms - that screams 1980 and that I see and touch a bunch of times a day. I'm hoping that getting new and shiny will trick me into thinking the whole room is better. I got the faucets in house and am just waiting now to hear from Amy about when she can come install.
I ran into my neighbor Lee yesterday. She and Sherry hired my designer, Sheri, to do some painting and replace their carpet with hardwood floors. I know they had visions of the actual work taking less than a week. (I've had those visions myself.) Last night she said they had been living out of the bedroom with the rest of the house in total mess for a couple of weeks now and she wasn't sure when they would finish.
Lee works for the FAA and travels all the time. She said that it was only annoying to her but that Sherry was going nuts. I can so relate.
I'm also waiting for the Sprint billing to cycle through. I can't get from them a definite answer on my final billing. The last two people I talked to said that I'd have to wait until the billing date of 3/9 and check the website. I saw a piece on the news last night about some guy who did not double check with the mobile company he left and ended up with a $15K bill which took 3 years to settle. I'd rather avoid that.
Betty has finally decided that it's nap time. Whew. She was wearing me out!
Success... I think!
Mar. 8th, 2013 01:06 pmSo last week when Betty pooped in the living room twice, I got a net new small litterbox and put it on the spot. She ignored it.
Then I ordered a cover for it - not for her but for me because I could not stand looking at an even unused litter box. Figuring the new kitty might use it, I moved the box and the cover over to the little nook space between the window and the fireplace.
This morning, I saw her using it! So I just went to scoop it out and discovered that she'd used it before ... for poop!!! So now she's pooping in both litter boxes and not on the carpet. This is soooo good!
I got a scoop and some ziplocks (I scoop into 2 qt. ziplock bags - they are nice and thick and lock the smell up nicely) and put them next to the box under the cover.
I'd be sooo happy if our Pooping Outside the Box Era was at an end.
Meanwhile the Mariners have this pitcher - the one that lost the opening day game - who is pitching today's game - so far Oakland 5-Mariners 1. I sure hope they find him a nice job in some far away farm team.
Then I ordered a cover for it - not for her but for me because I could not stand looking at an even unused litter box. Figuring the new kitty might use it, I moved the box and the cover over to the little nook space between the window and the fireplace.
This morning, I saw her using it! So I just went to scoop it out and discovered that she'd used it before ... for poop!!! So now she's pooping in both litter boxes and not on the carpet. This is soooo good!
I got a scoop and some ziplocks (I scoop into 2 qt. ziplock bags - they are nice and thick and lock the smell up nicely) and put them next to the box under the cover.
I'd be sooo happy if our Pooping Outside the Box Era was at an end.
Meanwhile the Mariners have this pitcher - the one that lost the opening day game - who is pitching today's game - so far Oakland 5-Mariners 1. I sure hope they find him a nice job in some far away farm team.