Subtle Clues
The clues are very subtle, but I think some kitty, who shall remain nameless...
...has been hanging out where he's technically not supposed to. (The dining table.)
I don't know...Does my theory hold water? :-)
It's a long weekend here in Ontario, and in many other provinces as well -- here, Monday is "Family Day", though it goes by other names. So I get an extra day off to pretend I'm actually going to tackle a few projects I've had on my "to do" list for months (or longer).
In actuality, other than the usual errands, grocery shopping and house chores, I'll more likely be glued to Olympic coverage and maybe even napping. I enjoy watching the winter sports more than the summer ones, love all the skiing, snowboarding, aerial events, etc. and the various speed skating events. Alas, even though I'm Canadian, I don't like watching hockey, even at the Olympic level. I hope Canada does well, both the women and the men, but am not and won't be watching those games.
As for other things, in no particular order...
It's been a hard winter for Nicki's asthma: he had 3 attacks in December, 3 in January, and 2 already in February. I hope that as the temperatures start to moderate this stops. Normally he'll go 2 or 3 months in between attacks, so I'm a bit discouraged at the moment, considering he gets 4 doses of Flovent a day (2 in the AM and 2 in the PM) at 12 breaths a dose.
I'm hearing the mourning doves cooing in the early mornings now, as I leave for work. We even had one visit the fence a short time ago, for some minutes. The boys were transfixed, of course.
We're inching toward Spring! In fact, we're bracing for heavy rain and possible flooding on Tuesday and Wednesday, but it would be nice to get rid of (at least in part) the dirty, crusty snowbanks. I'm ready, I have a new large umbrella and already have rubber boots! :-)
As for the upcoming Spring, I've booked a short trip to Halifax in early June, to visit Mom. Airfares already are selling out fast, flying out of our small city, but I just don't want to fuss with trying to take either the train or bus to Toronto, then get to Pearson Airport, navigate my way around, etc. Or worse, have to stay overnight in a hotel. That would cancel out any cost-savings I might get by flying out of Toronto directly, and would mean I'd be away from the boys even longer, which I just can't bear to do. I'll be gone 5 days as it is. No doubt I'll be bawling (in fear) during all the flights...as usual. I'll book a pet sitter closer to the actual travel date, already am wondering if I'll have to "train" a fourth sitter (it's not a job that you can earn a living wage at, it seems, so turnover tends to be high). Anyway, I'll worry about that in a few months!
That's about it. If you're also having a long weekend, I hope you enjoy the extra day off and will do something enjoyable. Leave any chores for another time, the dirt still will be there (sadly -- lol).
I'll leave you with two quotes/graphics from TinyBuddha.com:
Peace.
As for the upcoming Spring, I've booked a short trip to Halifax in early June, to visit Mom. Airfares already are selling out fast, flying out of our small city, but I just don't want to fuss with trying to take either the train or bus to Toronto, then get to Pearson Airport, navigate my way around, etc. Or worse, have to stay overnight in a hotel. That would cancel out any cost-savings I might get by flying out of Toronto directly, and would mean I'd be away from the boys even longer, which I just can't bear to do. I'll be gone 5 days as it is. No doubt I'll be bawling (in fear) during all the flights...as usual. I'll book a pet sitter closer to the actual travel date, already am wondering if I'll have to "train" a fourth sitter (it's not a job that you can earn a living wage at, it seems, so turnover tends to be high). Anyway, I'll worry about that in a few months!
That's about it. If you're also having a long weekend, I hope you enjoy the extra day off and will do something enjoyable. Leave any chores for another time, the dirt still will be there (sadly -- lol).
I'll leave you with two quotes/graphics from TinyBuddha.com:
Comments
Enjoy your day off tomorrow!
I love Mourning Doves. One of my favorites. And have an uneventful good trip to see your Mother. I had a seat mate once, a young woman maybe 20 who was very frightened on the plane. We were all headed to New Orleans on that plane I hope I was a comfort.
As for the weekend, I passed on finishing the house chores and went off to the City greenhouse this afternoon. It opens for 5 consecutive Sundays through February and March, so the public can get a taste of spring. I've gone most years for the past decade, take essentially the same snapshots every year, but I still love it. :-)
The trip to see Mom isn't for a few months, so I have a long time to work myself up into a lather about the flying. I think I'm on the same flights (time of day) that I was on back in November.
I'm sure you were a comfort to that young woman...I've been on the receiving end of great kindness from strangers on the flight east back in 2015 and those women certainly helped me get through it.
As for the hairs on the dining table, I'm sure they drifted there from somewhere else over time. That's what my cats tell me, anyway...
Is it warming up for you now? it is getting darker here now and cooling slightly.
As for Nicki, I always hover on the edge of supplementing with Prednisolone. I know there's another inhaled med that contains a bronchodialtor as well as the steroid, but it's a last-ditch thing (unless there's something new on the market now). Bronchodialators tend to make cats restless and/or spacey, so it's not really a route I want to travel down. I did try him with an inhaled bronchodialtor a few years ago, when we first started the Flovent, but I couldn't get him to take more than a few breaths, the "taste" of it must be pretty bad. (I recall another blogger leaving a comment to that effect as well.)
I hope you enjoy your day off, no matter what you do!
I know what kind of weekend you had. Are you sore this morning?
Your Mom will be so happy to see you. I understand fully not wanting to fly!
I hear about the Olympics on the radio but have watched none of it. My Mum was a great curler back in the 1970’s so I do understand about it a bit.
What is it, a month today until Spring? I’m counting the days!
I'm not as sore as I was expecting! A bit in the upper leg/hip area, but that's all.
There are too many days till spring. LOL. I'll just go look at the greenhouse pics again. :-)
Anyway, I hope you're all doing well! :-)
A trip to NS sounds lovely. It's such a beautiful province. I don't blame you for not liking the flights.
I hope Nicki's asthma symptoms decrease. I sometimes wonder if melting snow doesn't lead to latent pollen and mold?
Hope you had a great long weekend!
If the vet can compound a bronchodilator into a chicken-flavoured liquid, I would consider adding that in for emerg uses (not to replace the Flovent).
How is Emily doing?