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Been curled up in a ball again (just like a cat, eh?)
I can't possibly hope to catch up with over 2,000 posts, but I'll try:
Mark, I hope you've somehow worked out the problem with your landlord. You should NOT have to lose any of these wonderful cats. It breaks my heart. {{{{Pam}}}}} I'm so sorry you are going through such a hard time. It isn't fair. I hope things are going better for you now. Cheryl P., I am so sorry about Mandy. My heart goes out to you, and I wish you gentle healing. Christine, I'm sorry to hear about Rahab; purrs for all who cared about this little one. Ted, I'm so glad to hear Fleagor is doing better. Jo, congrats on the new grandkid! Julie, is it too late to add me to the card list? Probably. Sigh. And I'm sorry if I missed anyone, so blanket purrs and congrats where appropriate. I was all set to post a really nice Thanksgiving post, when all hell broke loose here. In short, DH and I had a blow-up so bad that I don't even want to think about it. I spent the night in a hotel. That *really* helped our financial problems -- lol. I've been pretty down since then. Then last week, I had a lovely day that went something like this: Stove is broke (oh, yeah -- we found out about that the day before Thanksgiving, of course. So I had to draft my ex-hubby to run me to Sears and grab the cheapest roaster oven I could find. Again, just what our finances needed. Grrr.). Guy comes to see if stove is fixable, or if we get a new one (the thing's only 3 years old, but the last tenants never cleaned anything, so far as we can tell. I won't go into details about the rats. Ugh.) Guy is barely conversational, except with himself (lol). Guy moves stove out to decide if it's fixable, rat poop is exposed (again, UGH), Katie decides to run in the kitchen, steps in rat poop. Guy leaves, doesn't tell me what is going on. I run Katie up to the tub with the kitten shampoo and wash her feet, much to her wriggly displeasure. Turn off water. TRY to turn off water. Won't turn off. Turn off water to tub instead. Luckily, Bob the Good Fix-It Guy comes to rescue; fixes faucets (washers bad) and promises stove on Monday (unfortunately, this means Kevin The Fix-It Guy From Hell will have to be in here -- grrrr). In the meanwhile, I've suddenly started having very bad pains in all my joints. I know I have osteoarthritis, but it's never been like this. I have no idea what's going on, other than it's hard to focus, write, or do anything through that much pain. Yeah, I''m still on pain meds, but this stuff is cutting through even the Vicodin. :-( Guess I need to call the dr. Pinky is still here. No one has claimed him. Sigh. And last night, I ordered food, because we finished off the turkey (the roaster oven did its job) and I just couldn't drag myself around enough to try to make food. And Pinky came *that close* to making it out the door. :-( I screamed (much to the delivery guy's shock, I'm sure), which stopped Pinky long enough for me to sandwich him (bad pun) between my leg and the doorframe, and grab him. Scared Little Mr. I-Fear-Absolutely-NOTHING enough that he hid under the table for awhile. He's fine; I just finally got through to him (at least this once) that the Big Out around here is *dangerous*. He's probably forgotten it by now. The sinking bed finally got to the point of flat-out (bad pun again) forget it! A huge hole had developed in a seam, in addition to the one Katie put there. DH went out to Aldi's (a discount grocery store here) to get some food, and I, depressed and wondering what I was going to do about somewhere to sleep, said "If they have anything really good we need on sale, go ahead and get it" (they have a little island of household items and such, usually at a very good discounted price). And I added "It's not like they're going to have a bed or anything!" I should know better -- lol! They had air mattresses! The huge, high ones, that look like those bouncy cage things for little kids. Our budget took another $50 hit, but I need something to sleep on! I was to the point of wishing I had gotten some bales of hay they had on sale just before Samhain at Giant Eagle (the non-discount grocery)! It is *so* comfortable. The downside is Pinky is the only cat allowed in here (partly because of lack of front claws, partly because of good behavior, and partly because it is safer to have him in here if fix-it guys are here, or we are likely to have the door open). I miss my kitties curled up with me at night :-( Pinky does a good job of cuddling, though; he'll wrap his entire body around my head, and stick his head right into my face -- lol. So I've been curled up in my little ball (when Pinky's not curled around my head) again, listening to the frequent rain falling, and wishing life was better. But I'm here. Ginger-lyn -- Home Pages: http://www.moonsummer.com http://www.angelfire.com/folk/glsummer (homepage & cats) http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb....mmer/index.htm (genealogy) http://www.movieanimals.bravehost.com/ (The Violence Against Animals in Movies Website) |
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Ginger-lyn wrote:
I was all set to post a really nice Thanksgiving post, when all hell broke loose here. Yuck. That all sounds horrendous. Pinky came *that close* to making it out the door. :-( I screamed (much to the delivery guy's shock, I'm sure), which stopped Pinky long enough for me to sandwich him (bad pun) between my leg and the doorframe, and grab him. Would it have been a disaster if he'd made it? I missed the background to this. We try to keep our cats from going out of the front door (the road side) until we're sure they can find their way round the back where the catflap is. Late last night I opened the front door to check the weather; it was horrible, torrents of icy rain. Ollie shot past me like a bullet - I'd never seen him outside the back garden and had visions of him sitting under a bush all night getting soggy and miserable. I tried calling him to no result. About two minutes later he came through the catflap, so at least I know he can do it now. The sinking bed finally got to the point of flat-out (bad pun again) forget it! A huge hole had developed in a seam, in addition to the one Katie put there. We use a futon. MUCH simpler. (I've tried both water and airbeds and detest them even when they work). ============== j-c ====== @ ====== purr . demon . co . uk ============== Jack Campin: 11 Third St, Newtongrange EH22 4PU, Scotland | tel 0131 660 4760 http://www.purr.demon.co.uk/jack/ for CD-ROMs and free | fax 0870 0554 975 stuff: Scottish music, food intolerance, & Mac logic fonts | mob 07800 739 557 |
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On Dec 2, 1:58 pm, Ginger-lyn wrote:
I was all set to post a really nice Thanksgiving post, when all hell broke loose here. In short, DH and I had a blow-up so bad that I don't even want to think about it. I spent the night in a hotel. That *really* helped our financial problems -- lol. I've been pretty down since then. Ginger-Lyn And I thought last year when the heating element in the oven went out the day before Thanksgiving. The turkey was started at about 6 am and finished at midnight. Fortunately a new heating element for the oven cost less than $40. I've lived in places where the cats earned their keep by catching vermin. I wouldn't wish it on anyone. It is not only a health hazard, but incredibly depressing. I hope that everything sorts itself out for you soon. You have our best wishes and purrs from the owners. We all love you and are here for you. Pam S. |
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Been curled up in a ball again (just like a cat, eh?)
"Ginger-lyn" wrote in message
... I can't possibly hope to catch up with over 2,000 posts, but I'll try: Mark, I hope you've somehow worked out the problem with your landlord. You should NOT have to lose any of these wonderful cats. It breaks my heart. {{{{Pam}}}}} I'm so sorry you are going through such a hard time. It isn't fair. I hope things are going better for you now. Cheryl P., I am so sorry about Mandy. My heart goes out to you, and I wish you gentle healing. Christine, I'm sorry to hear about Rahab; purrs for all who cared about this little one. Ted, I'm so glad to hear Fleagor is doing better. Jo, congrats on the new grandkid! Julie, is it too late to add me to the card list? Probably. Sigh. And I'm sorry if I missed anyone, so blanket purrs and congrats where appropriate. I was all set to post a really nice Thanksgiving post, when all hell broke loose here. In short, DH and I had a blow-up so bad that I don't even want to think about it. I spent the night in a hotel. That *really* helped our financial problems -- lol. I've been pretty down since then. Then last week, I had a lovely day that went something like this: Stove is broke (oh, yeah -- we found out about that the day before Thanksgiving, of course. So I had to draft my ex-hubby to run me to Sears and grab the cheapest roaster oven I could find. Again, just what our finances needed. Grrr.). Guy comes to see if stove is fixable, or if we get a new one (the thing's only 3 years old, but the last tenants never cleaned anything, so far as we can tell. I won't go into details about the rats. Ugh.) Guy is barely conversational, except with himself (lol). Guy moves stove out to decide if it's fixable, rat poop is exposed (again, UGH), Katie decides to run in the kitchen, steps in rat poop. Guy leaves, doesn't tell me what is going on. I run Katie up to the tub with the kitten shampoo and wash her feet, much to her wriggly displeasure. Turn off water. TRY to turn off water. Won't turn off. Turn off water to tub instead. Luckily, Bob the Good Fix-It Guy comes to rescue; fixes faucets (washers bad) and promises stove on Monday (unfortunately, this means Kevin The Fix-It Guy From Hell will have to be in here -- grrrr). In the meanwhile, I've suddenly started having very bad pains in all my joints. I know I have osteoarthritis, but it's never been like this. I have no idea what's going on, other than it's hard to focus, write, or do anything through that much pain. Yeah, I''m still on pain meds, but this stuff is cutting through even the Vicodin. :-( Guess I need to call the dr. Pinky is still here. No one has claimed him. Sigh. And last night, I ordered food, because we finished off the turkey (the roaster oven did its job) and I just couldn't drag myself around enough to try to make food. And Pinky came *that close* to making it out the door. :-( I screamed (much to the delivery guy's shock, I'm sure), which stopped Pinky long enough for me to sandwich him (bad pun) between my leg and the doorframe, and grab him. Scared Little Mr. I-Fear-Absolutely-NOTHING enough that he hid under the table for awhile. He's fine; I just finally got through to him (at least this once) that the Big Out around here is *dangerous*. He's probably forgotten it by now. The sinking bed finally got to the point of flat-out (bad pun again) forget it! A huge hole had developed in a seam, in addition to the one Katie put there. DH went out to Aldi's (a discount grocery store here) to get some food, and I, depressed and wondering what I was going to do about somewhere to sleep, said "If they have anything really good we need on sale, go ahead and get it" (they have a little island of household items and such, usually at a very good discounted price). And I added "It's not like they're going to have a bed or anything!" I should know better -- lol! They had air mattresses! The huge, high ones, that look like those bouncy cage things for little kids. Our budget took another $50 hit, but I need something to sleep on! I was to the point of wishing I had gotten some bales of hay they had on sale just before Samhain at Giant Eagle (the non-discount grocery)! It is *so* comfortable. The downside is Pinky is the only cat allowed in here (partly because of lack of front claws, partly because of good behavior, and partly because it is safer to have him in here if fix-it guys are here, or we are likely to have the door open). I miss my kitties curled up with me at night :-( Pinky does a good job of cuddling, though; he'll wrap his entire body around my head, and stick his head right into my face -- lol. So I've been curled up in my little ball (when Pinky's not curled around my head) again, listening to the frequent rain falling, and wishing life was better. But I'm here. Ginger-lyn (((((((Ginger-lyn)))))))) Purrs for things to start getting better for you. Joy |
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On Dec 2, 1:58 pm, Ginger-lyn wrote:
{{{Ginger-Lynn}}} I'm sorry you're having such a hard time right now. Hopefully it will get better with the New Year. Well, hopefully it will get better before the New Year, but we always have the New Year to look forward to, right? Julie, is it too late to add me to the card list? Probably. Sigh. You're on the "Receive Only" list. I can send you the list if you'd like to send some cards, just let me know. Julie |
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On Sun, 02 Dec 2007 13:58:18 -0500, Ginger-lyn
wrote: I can't possibly hope to catch up with over 2,000 posts, but I'll try: I know that feeling. On occasion I've just had to mark everything as read and start over snip ((((((((Ginger-lyn))))))))))) Glad you have Pinky there purring for you, but we're sending some additional purrs from here in Oklahoma -- Steve Touchstone, faithful servant of Sammy, Little Bit, Spot, Princess and Furby with loving memories of Rocky (RB) |
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Been curled up in a ball again (just like a cat, eh?)
Steve Touchstone wrote:
On Sun, 02 Dec 2007 13:58:18 -0500, Ginger-lyn wrote: I can't possibly hope to catch up with over 2,000 posts, but I'll try: I know that feeling. On occasion I've just had to mark everything as read and start over snip ((((((((Ginger-lyn))))))))))) Glad you have Pinky there purring for you, but we're sending some additional purrs from here in Oklahoma Thanks, Steve. Purrs are always welcome and a wonderful comfort. I swear I can hear them coming all the way from OK, too :-) Ginger-lyn -- Home Pages: http://www.moonsummer.com http://www.angelfire.com/folk/glsummer (homepage & cats) http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb....mmer/index.htm (genealogy) http://www.movieanimals.bravehost.com/ (The Violence Against Animals in Movies Website) |
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Been curled up in a ball again (just like a cat, eh?)
Ginger-lyn wrote:
So I've been curled up in my little ball (when Pinky's not curled around my head) again, listening to the frequent rain falling, and wishing life was better. But I'm here. Ginger-lyn I'm so sorry you're dealing with all this. There seems to be a lot of truth to "when it rains, it pours", for a lot of us lately. You've had one heck of a run of bad luck. Purrs for it to all get better. Jill |
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GaDragonfly wrote:
On Dec 2, 1:58 pm, Ginger-lyn wrote: {{{Ginger-Lynn}}} I'm sorry you're having such a hard time right now. Hopefully it will get better with the New Year. Well, hopefully it will get better before the New Year, but we always have the New Year to look forward to, right? Well, it darn well better be a better New Year -- lol! At least that's what my attitude is starting to be ("Life, you wanna fight? 'Cos I'm gettin' just a bit tired of you takin' everything out on me. I think it's time I just KICK YER you know what!") Okay, so that's not really me, but I can pretend, can't I? Julie, is it too late to add me to the card list? Probably. Sigh. You're on the "Receive Only" list. I can send you the list if you'd like to send some cards, just let me know. That would be great. I would love to be able to send at least some out this year! Guess I better get busy designing! (No, no, it CANNOT be December already!) Julie Ginger-lyn -- Home Pages: http://www.moonsummer.com http://www.angelfire.com/folk/glsummer (homepage & cats) http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb....mmer/index.htm (genealogy) http://www.movieanimals.bravehost.com/ (The Violence Against Animals in Movies Website) |
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Been curled up in a ball again (just like a cat, eh?)
Joy wrote:
(((((((Ginger-lyn)))))))) Purrs for things to start getting better for you. Joy Thank you, Joy -- I needed that! Ginger-lyn -- Home Pages: http://www.moonsummer.com http://www.angelfire.com/folk/glsummer (homepage & cats) http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb....mmer/index.htm (genealogy) http://www.movieanimals.bravehost.com/ (The Violence Against Animals in Movies Website) |
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