Yikes, I am moving really slow this morning. Puttering around in my brain...
I slept pretty well until about 1 am. We had really bad thunderstorms rolling through all night and I guess by that point, Ray had enough. She really doesn't like storms and loud noises and was pacing and panting. I got out of bed to pet her and even then, she wouldn't calm down. After a half hour, I gave up. When it thunders during the daytime, she will find me and hide under my legs but I can't do too much if she won't stay still. She isn't able to jump on the bed anymore either. I could have tried to pick her up, but I was nervous that she might try to jump down while I was sleeping and hurt herself. She probably would have been fine but I guess my sleepy brain didn't put all of it into perspective. Took me a while to get back to sleep between her panting and collar jingling.
I got a few photos from Brendan's mom last night after they got on the ship. She was very funny when she picked Caitlyn up yesterday. I told her that I knew it didn't need to be said, but to please look out for Cait. She cracked me up-- she had gone over in her head a million times how to make sure that they were safe, that she got them walkie-talkies in case they got separated, and so on. A mom after my own heart! LOL I made sure that I told my mom about that so she won't worry too.
I worked in the backyard for a couple of hours yesterday, getting leaves into the woods. I hate trying to figure what are weeds and what had been planted on purpose when they are small. Gary assumes everything is either dead or a weed and rips them up or chops them down. There was a flower growing in the lawn that I wanted to Scott to identify since it didn't look like a weed. While I was in the shower, Gary started to mow the lawn. I shouted out of the window to warn him but it was too late. I joked to Scott that we needed an intervention for him.
ound:
Today, my plan is to get started on refinishing the table. Sanding first and then see how far I can get. I have to play with the rats for a while. I had them out on Cait's bed for about a half hour yesterday and took some cute pics of them. They should be out for about that amount of time every day. At least this time I am not worried that anything will happen to them health-wise. When Cait was away last summer, Clover and Muffin were so close to the end of their life spans that I literally counted the hours until she got home.
I have to squeeze in some time to make cards for Scott and my BFF's birthdays (21st and 22nd). I have to text her soon too. Her mom (My Mom #2) is in the hospital with pneumonia and possible heart attack. Her cardiac enzymes were elevated (?) so they are running more tests. I also want to check in on my brother, see how things went with the school. My mom is still really upset about the principal/name issue. My dad had a couple of fellow firefighters ask if they are related. I am glad that I don't have to worry about that but I feel for all of them.
Anyway, I have wasted so much time this morning that I better get going or I will still be sanding the table at midnight. (no I won't, no way can I stay awake past 9 pm! )
Have a happy Monday!
I slept pretty well until about 1 am. We had really bad thunderstorms rolling through all night and I guess by that point, Ray had enough. She really doesn't like storms and loud noises and was pacing and panting. I got out of bed to pet her and even then, she wouldn't calm down. After a half hour, I gave up. When it thunders during the daytime, she will find me and hide under my legs but I can't do too much if she won't stay still. She isn't able to jump on the bed anymore either. I could have tried to pick her up, but I was nervous that she might try to jump down while I was sleeping and hurt herself. She probably would have been fine but I guess my sleepy brain didn't put all of it into perspective. Took me a while to get back to sleep between her panting and collar jingling.
I got a few photos from Brendan's mom last night after they got on the ship. She was very funny when she picked Caitlyn up yesterday. I told her that I knew it didn't need to be said, but to please look out for Cait. She cracked me up-- she had gone over in her head a million times how to make sure that they were safe, that she got them walkie-talkies in case they got separated, and so on. A mom after my own heart! LOL I made sure that I told my mom about that so she won't worry too.
I worked in the backyard for a couple of hours yesterday, getting leaves into the woods. I hate trying to figure what are weeds and what had been planted on purpose when they are small. Gary assumes everything is either dead or a weed and rips them up or chops them down. There was a flower growing in the lawn that I wanted to Scott to identify since it didn't look like a weed. While I was in the shower, Gary started to mow the lawn. I shouted out of the window to warn him but it was too late. I joked to Scott that we needed an intervention for him.
ound:Today, my plan is to get started on refinishing the table. Sanding first and then see how far I can get. I have to play with the rats for a while. I had them out on Cait's bed for about a half hour yesterday and took some cute pics of them. They should be out for about that amount of time every day. At least this time I am not worried that anything will happen to them health-wise. When Cait was away last summer, Clover and Muffin were so close to the end of their life spans that I literally counted the hours until she got home.
I have to squeeze in some time to make cards for Scott and my BFF's birthdays (21st and 22nd). I have to text her soon too. Her mom (My Mom #2) is in the hospital with pneumonia and possible heart attack. Her cardiac enzymes were elevated (?) so they are running more tests. I also want to check in on my brother, see how things went with the school. My mom is still really upset about the principal/name issue. My dad had a couple of fellow firefighters ask if they are related. I am glad that I don't have to worry about that but I feel for all of them.
Anyway, I have wasted so much time this morning that I better get going or I will still be sanding the table at midnight. (no I won't, no way can I stay awake past 9 pm!
)Have a happy Monday!
