I have now totally hosed my sleep schedule. I accidently allowed myself to achieve a fully prone position on the bed this evening, and as soon as the kittens started sucking on the sheet hem, I went out like a light. I needed the sleep, so it’s not a bad thing, but it didn’t exactly do anything for making my long list of things to do any shorter.

Aside from sneezing all day (Cedar Fever) and being a crampy, cranky, hormonal woman, I didn’t have an altogether horrid day. Fighting the mold in the shower area was the only real thing I got done today, but that was quite a task. It won’t last, because I just know the space between the shower stall and the walls around it is just full of mold. I just know this. It comes back far too quickly. The bathroom is not that much of a moist environment, particularly when the furnace is on a lot. But for now, it looks good, and I’m going to try to stay on top of it.

That leaves all the other housework and craft making for tomorrow. The housework I am not all that concerned about. It’s only Kenny spending the night tomorrow night, not someone who really needs impressing. He’s seen our home at it’s worst, and I know all about his housekeeping skills as well. In other words, he better just be thankful I’m letting him sleep on my couch, so he better not have any issues if the floors haven’t been mopped. I’m cleaning the bathroom very thoroughly, so he should be thankful for that. I was going to ignore it until after Xmas.

The Xmas craftiness? I don’t have the energy or willpower. I have to make the soap ASAP. I’ve promised a few bars out to some folks, and I need to restock sales supplies as well. I’m looking forward to making the soap. I may not be making it tomorrow. It’s all going to depend on how I feel. If my energy levels are too low, I’m putting it off until Sunday. It’s not something you can start, get tired, and then put away to finish another time. Once you get started, you sort of have to finish the project … from making it to packaging it. I also need to make Xmas cards for my family, and that I can get done tomorrow. In fact, that’s probably the perfect thing for me to do tomorrow.

As far as presents go, the family will be getting soap (as always), the cards (as always) and gift certificates. And a few other little things I’m not going to mention here. I’m still stressed about it, but that’s just the way I am wired. I know everything is going to be fine and I will pull off giving great gifts again. I always do. I don’t know why I worry about it so much.

How is the other hormonal female in the household doing? It wasn’t so bad today. This afternoon while I was busy working on the bathroom, I alternated having one of them in the bedroom for about an hour at a time. That wasn’t too horrible after the initial rounds of meowing because they hate closed doors, no matter what side of them they are on. This evening I wore them out playing, and kept Myu close to me, which she didn’t seem to mind at all. She never minds getting a ton of attention. Lin didn’t get why I was being so careful about no copulating going on, seeing as they are getting operated on tomorrow, but well … the vet may decide she wants to wait with Myu until after she’s done being in heat, which means we could end up with a pregnant cat if anything happens before now and when they go to the vet in the morning. That is just not happening. They’ve both been really good about it all, but mostly I am thankful that Ronin is apparently a little too juvenile yet to realize what his part in this whole thing is supposed to be. He’s just grumpy because his playmate is being odd and not playing right.

I can safely say, I have now had the experience keeping an eye on horny teenagers.

They spent most of the late night being extremely grouchy about the lack of food in their bowls. They usually start panicking when they can see the bottom of the food bowl, no matter how much food is pushed up around the sides, so you can imagine how they have been reacting to bowls that are 100% empty. That hasn’t been pretty. Lots of moping and whining, and begging anytime Lin or I ate something. At one point, Ronin made a huge show of slowly and noisily pushing both of the large, plastic bowls slowly into the middle the kitchen floor … making as much noise with them as I think he possibly could … and then sitting by them looking sorry for himself. Poor, poor kitty.

Now they are passed out on the bed, and I think I’ll go lay down with them for an hour. I should probably get something constructive done in that hour, because I’m really quite awake right now, but since I’m not going to get to cuddle with them until sometime Friday morning, I better go get my fix while I can. Besides, I don’t want to leave them in the same room alone for too long, especially not lounging on a bed. Ronin might start figuring things out.

Oh, and proving that you can find chemicals powerful enough to handle any plumbing job on the planet, we poured something completely toxic down the bathroom drain today and prayed. It worked. While I am thankful the bathroom sink is once again functional, we’ve probably single-handedly destroyed the water supply in our area. Not kidding about toxic chemicals. Yipes. Scary stuff. At least it was cheaper than needing to get a plumber out to look at it. Of course, I am now having visions of gaping holes in our plumbing system caused by putting whatever the hell it was down the drain. Oh well, the water drains away now, so I’m just going to be happy about that. In fact, it’s working better than it ever has. No telling what was down there. This house did use to have small children living in it, and there’s no cover over the drain hole. There’s no telling what has gone down that drain in the past.

Yup, time for some kitty cuddling. I could do with a little nap. Then I can hit the housework list hard after I make Lin’s coffee and see the babies off to the vet’s office.

Wah! I’m going to miss my babies!!!