Ahhhhhhh....a rare moment of quiet! Nobody is trying to get out of the refrigerator, the freezer isn't moaning and Dusty isn't running amok on her wheel. Lady is zonked out on the dining room floor. Sparky is asleep on Bethany's bed and Marmalade is sleeping on Daniel's bed. I think I will go take a nap too!
**Kathy I love your non-stick skillet!!!!**
Well I have to say that morning coffee with Lady is just not the same as morning coffee with the Wrights (big sigh). OK next subject. Every time I open the school room door Marmalade is right there. At first I thought she wanted to eat Dusty (she may secretly want to) but its really because she wants to go outside. She LOVES the back yard! However, I can't leave her back there unsupervised, so I started a back yard project. She's happy, Lady is happy, I assume Sparky is happy that Marmalade is outside, Dusty doesn't care because she is sleeping and I am dirty....off to the shower!
Got up early and spent about 45 minutes with Lady on the swing. It was a very nice morning...weather is still nice in the a.m. Marmalade was out there also. She wasn't on the swing,she was out stalking unseen things. No coffee though because I had just taken my medication and can't eat or drink for 1 hour after taking it. Then I decided since it wasn't hot yet I should go over to my house to mow the yard, check on the garden, pick up the mail and get a couple things I need. Managed to mow the first 1/2 of the yard before I decided I had had enough! Thinking I will finish it on Monday morning. The garden is growing nicely as are the weeds. Spent a little time harvesting and pulling weeds. My garden is the only thing I really miss about about not being there. On the way home I stopped at Lowe's and picked up a couple of plants. I figure since I am mostly either here or at work I might as well take advantage on the garden area here. Probably by the time the Wrights return the plants should be about ready to harvest. So....now I have 2 gardens. Came home, had coffee and everyone took a nap. Marmalade on the white couch, Lady on the floor, Sparky on the brown couch and me on the love seat. I thought about making Sparky move but, I was afraid she would revolt and chase me down the hall!! It was a very nice nap. Now out to plant crops!
This morning I went out and shocked the pool! No, I didn't wander outside in a bathing suit...that would be shocking though :). While out there I picked some delicious tomatoes. Thanks for planting them Kathy! I finally got Marmalade to go outside this afternoon. After exploring the backyard she found a grassy spot and immediately went to sleep. Both she and Sparky (the drama queens) are sleeping on the couches right now. I hope this doesn't mean they are going to be up all night!! I successfully cleaned Dusty's entire cage this evening...including the "big wheel" which looked like it hadn't been cleaned in a very looooonnngggg time! One week down and five more to go.
Before I tell you about day six I have to ask a question. Did anybody read day 3?? I'm fairly certain no one did because there were no comments...not even one! Of all the days I have written about; day 3 is most deserving of a comment. I mean really! Day 6 picked some tasty tomatoes mmmmmm good. I have an idea for two new Olympic sports. One is "dog food hockey"....Marmalade is in training already. She knows how to whack kibble down to the freezer and back....several times. The other sport is "cat wrangler extraordinaire". I sure you can imagine what that entails. Its purrfectly alright if you want to paws and reflect on the possibilities. Oh hey I even remembered to put the recycle bin out this morning. I take very little credit for that however because there were already a bunch o blue bins out there!
I must begin by clearing up something from day 4. Lady, although she threw up twice, is just fine and so is the carpet.
This morning I believe Sparky has made it clear that Marmalade is restricted from a couple of places, The first one of course is Sparky's private residence. I had already made that known to Marms and she has not been in there. The second area is Bethany's bedroom. Sparks has a meowing hissing fit when Marmalade tries or even looks like she might go in there. This morning the 5 pound cat chased the 15 pound cat down the hall. Marmalade now understands. Somehow they both get that Daniel's room belongs to Marmalade and the rest of the house is fair game. Except for the schoolroom where Dusty is safe and secure behind a closed door! Currently, Lady is asleep on the floor having one of her running dreams. Marmalade is asleep on the floor about a foot away from Lady. She is snoring. Sparky is lounging on Bethany's bed and Dusty is running on her wheel. All is semi-normal!
