Take a Moment – Day 3
Woman in the Middle | November 15, 2017Take a Moment – Day 2
Woman in the Middle | November 14, 2017Just Take a Moment….
Woman in the Middle | November 13, 2017And Just Like That
Woman in the Middle | November 8, 2017Summer could only keep its grip on us so long. As we moved further and further into autumn, it had to let go at some point. And, just like that, last week was that point.
We are having lovely days in the 70s. Long pants feel nice, even if worn with sandals. When we are out and about Hubby keeps saying “What a nice day” it is.
Once again I am able to enjoy a hot chai tea latte at Starbucks. I still haven’t had to put a robe on, but it is great that fall has arrived! Or, at least, fall as inland So Cal knows it. What ever the case, I will take it!
Good bye Summer! We’ll see you next year!
Like the Good Old Days
Woman in the Middle | November 5, 2017When the girls were young, Eldest Daughter in particular got colds all the time, which inevitably caused ear infections. It seemed like we had the “pink medicine,” amoxicillin, in our refrigerator all the time. Of course, the girls passed the cold back and forth. It was a never ending life of sniffles and tissues and meds. If we were really lucky, Hubby and I would get it, too! We slugged back Nyquil during that time like it was a fine liqueur.
I feel like I have returned to that time. Unfortunately, the cats are passing around a cat virus that causes a bit of an upper repository thing. There is sneezing and head shaking and one after another just feels yucky. So what is back in my fridge? A big bottle of liquid antibiotics, just like the old days. The difference its it is sitting next to a can of tuna. Back in the day, the kids didn’t need the tuna to take their medicine, lol!
First Dax had it. But his strong “life on the streets and orphanage” background caused his first round to be less difficult. But when poor Lumos came down with it he immediately felt very poorly. His immune system has not been challenged as much, living as he has in isolated splendor at our house. So I rushed him off to the vet and Dr. M kindly gave me enough antibiotics to cover the whole crowd. Meanwhile, Dax began sneezing again and started the head shaking again as well.
So the meds began last night. Nox is giving us a bit of a “but I am not sick” routine. However, everyone loves the tuna. I can get the meds into Lumos and Nox (with assistance) but I am not even trying with Dax. It goes right into his food. Add tuna and all is good. I am happy to report Lumos is already feeling better and was tearing around the house this morning like a crazy cat. But this is what he looked like last night.
As least this in one virus Mom and Dad don’t have to worry about getting!
Happy Halloween!
Woman in the Middle | October 31, 2017The Unwelcome Wake Up Call
Woman in the Middle | October 30, 2017For decades now, Hubby has kindly laid his clothes, keys, wallet, etc…out each night in the front part of the house so when he gets dressed in the morning for work he doesn’t disturb me. Once in a while he would forget something, like a pair of socks, and would have to come into the bedroom to get the forgotten item. No big deal. I appreciate the courtesy he shows me the other 364 days a year.
Lately, however, when he comes quietly into the bedroom at an early hour, I feel my muscles tense up. It never has to do with something he has forgotten any more. It always seems to be related to a crisis going on in the front part of the house. Not a “house is on fire” crisis, thank goodness. But always one of those “Sorry, but we are a couple and when we spoke our vows it meant I never have to deal with this kind of crap by myself again and I need you to get up and help me deal with this” kind of issue. I am sure all you married people know what I mean.
This morning it was, yet again, an ant invasion. Yet another ant invasion….excuse me while I try to shake off the after affects of too much any spray…..After the ant invasion of Saturday, I had already decided to call an exterminator. It was just reconfirmed by the ant invasion of last evening. It has now reached crisis proportions given the extent of the ant invasion of this morning. We can not leave a bowl of cat food out in the kitchen for even a few hours without ants finding it. This makes it hard to feed the cats. I don’t have a separate cat kitchen where I prepare their food.
Even more problematic, we are going on vacation soon. We can not expect the young woman we have hired to take care of the cats for us to also fight the ants. How could she? I have a feeling by the time we got home we would just have to grab the cats and then burn the place, there would be such an ant invasion. After a week of free access to our home, I am sure the ant invasion would be so epic, it would put to rest the up-to-now biggest invasion of a few years ago when we walked into our house from a trip to Hawaii to find an ant trail over a foot wide marching across the kitchen floor.
Getting ready for this upcoming trip to D-World is taking on epic proportions of its own. That will come in another post. Meanwhile, I wait on pins and needles for the exterminator to call me back while I get other things done that all need to happen in the next two weeks. Fun times!
Random Musings – October 26, 2017
Woman in the Middle | October 27, 2017I have some weird allergy or food sensitivity problem that makes my lips swell overnight. This happened for some reason Monday night and ever since I have looked, my daughters assure me, like I got lip injections. The problem is I already have full lips, so it isn’t like my “injections” make me look better. I just look like one of those crazy people who go overboard with the plastic surgery. It is also uncomfortable. I can not imagine why anyone, however thin their lips, would want to do this to themselves on purpose.
Speaking of Monday night, Nox, or black cat and the smallest of our rather plus size heard of cats, discovered a new trick in the middle of the night. He flung himself at our closed bedroom door, snagged our door handle with his paws, and unlatched the door. FYI, this was not a quiet exercise. Hubby and I just laid there wide awake for a moment, to try and figure out (yet AGAIN) what the heck just happened, when we felt the gentle tell tale thump of a cat jumping on our bed. Just what we needed at 3:40 am! Eldest Daughter keeps her door open all night to allow for the free flow of cats. I guess that just was not good enough for Nox!
Yet again, speaking of Monday night, we have been getting our punishment for the week’s worth of cool weather we had at the beginning of October. It has been pure misery! The other weird thing that happened that night was, just after Nox jumped on our bed, the AC came on. It was set at 78 degrees, and yet it came on at 3:41 am. Our house is well insulated and sits at a diagonal to the rising and setting sun, which helps it stay cool in the summer. We usually turn down the AC one degree just at bedtime, and that keeps us and the house cool until morning. But not Monday night! With a hot Santa Ana wind blowing, it stayed hot all night.
Dax has been a bit under the weather. Poor guy seems to have a small cold. To be honest, we would have never noticed it because he is acting pretty normally and only has the occasional quiet sneeze. But his third eyelid came out and is still out after several days. I bite my nails everyday about whether to take him to the vet or not. But so far he is doing well, eating, playing, etc… If only that eyelid would go back where it belongs, then we would know we could stop worrying!
Room 8 – October 20, 2017
Woman in the Middle | October 25, 2017I did my picture taking in the older kitten room on my latest visit to Room 8. It is both a delightful room, because of all the young frisky cats, and a worrisome room, because as cats stop being adorable little kittens their adoption rate goes down. However, that being said, it isn’t a sad room, because every occupant has a safe place to live, plenty of food, and a paid and volunteer staff to cater to their every need. LOL! Every adorable kitten in this room is fixed, has its shots, and is ready for a new home, FYI.
I set my purse up on a shelf, and everyone ignored it, until I went to get my camera and start taking photos. Then the purse because the thing to explore.
“What is this???”
“Is it a bag?”
“Let me just have a peak inside…”
I am always amazed by the colors of kitty cats’ eyes. They have such a range. This guy has the most amazing amber eyes. I wish I could have gotten a better photo.
Here he is from a little father away, but you can still see those amber eyes!
This is the white kitten who has the pale cream rings on his tail. His name is Ed and I have shown you photos of him before. He was being very frisky, and if I gave him the opportunity he hopped right up on my shoulder or, if I was bending over, my back. The blurry photo is him trying to figure out how close I was, and if he could hop back up on my shoulder again!
Some of the kitties were lounging around outside, napping in the fresh air.
This gray kitten was all about the love as well. As you can see here, he is REALLY wanting back in my arms for move loving. But, while he was giving me that pleading look, his tail was flicking in the face of another kitten.
What better way to have a little fun than to grab the tail of another kitten, especially if that tail is right in your face. LOL!
“Yes, lady, what do you want?”
“Excuse me, but I am sunbathing and wish to be left alone!”
Finally, one little guy was enjoying getting to rub up against a human.
Back and forth, back and forth….
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