THIS 'N THAT

Phew, mum had trouble getting to this page!!!!!  No pics today -- hopefsully next time.

Anyhoo this past couple of weeks have been kinda hectic for mum -- between her doctor's appointments and getting Sapphire and Luna spayed.  They were both s'posed to have been spayed at the same time last week, but the carrier mum put Luna in disintegrated twice and after the second time she hid and mum couldn't find her so she just took in Sapphire.  It was a veerry loooong day for mum.  The van picked her up around 5:45 am  and did not get her home til almost 3 pm.  The place where she took her was about 15 miles from here, and there were several other people that the van picked up and dropped off.  Mum had not slept well cos she was afraid of oversleeping!!!  Anyway, when she go there, she had to wait out in the cold for a while -- that is a major problem when using the paratransit -- if she doesn't arrange for the van to get her there early, then she can get there late.  Also, they can make her wait (they give her a 30 minute pickup window) but if she is late, they will leave without her (although this past Monday morning, she overslept and was woken up by the telephone with her "courtesy call" -- which is 5 minutes before pickup -- she then had to rush around to get dressed and out in time -- but she got out there in time.  Of course I did not get my walk or get fed -- she had just enuf time to give me a marrow bone treat)  Anyway, the place where the kitties got spayed is a non-profit and gets grants for people who are on fixed incomes like mum.  They agreed that Luna would still come under the graft when she came in yesterday, thank goodness.  Mum had taken stuff to keep her occupied, but it was still a long day.  She was able to go to McDomald's for breakfast while waiting.  Sapphire was wearing a cone of shame when mum brought her home so she could not manage to eat from her regular bowl so mum put some in a small bowl and held it inside the cone for her!!!  Same thing for water.  This week, Luna managed to slip out of the cone in the carrier on the way home and again this morning!!!!!!  However, she has managed to eat from the regular cat food bowl.  They told mum that Luna had to have a couple of stitches, so she has to wear the cone longer and come in again in two weeks!!!!!!  Mum is not looking forward to ANOTHER trip there!!  At least sapphy is not yowling or meowing any more -- when she was in heat it was horrendous and also, mum said that she made a racked while on the van -- in BOTH directions!!  Fortunately the other passengers did not mind.  Turns out that Luna was in heat when mum took her in!!!!  But mum said she did not make a peep while on the van!!  Sapphy isn't making any noise now, which is a great relief.

Our "darling" (NOT) upstairs neighbors have really been banging on the floor (our ceiling) in the mornings when I bark from excitement when mum is getting ready to go out.  Out of courtesy to them she has been trying to take me out later; however, she has received TWO notices from Animal Control that they have received complaints about my barking.  Everyone around us has been woken up by their noise, and mum is afraid that the light fixtures will fall -- we already have had to have smoke detectors replaced because of the vibrations!!!!  Mum saw the leasing manager the other day and he told her that the upstairs monsters are being kicked out!!!!  Apparently everyone has been complaining that THEY are making so much noise that they are waking everyone up -- no one except them have complained about me.  I should mention that the only tmes I bark is in the morning when mum is getting ready to take me out and (as I am s'posed to) when anyone comes to the door!!!!  ****Sigh***** 

Mum does not have such a hectic week next week so hopefully we will be able to get some pics taken and posted.

Am gonna go now cos mum says this is long enuf!!!

ttfn and toodle pip

Cookie

ps -- we are glad that Punxy Phil forecast 6 more weeks of winter cos that means our hot summer will not be here so soon!!