It occurred to me this morning, when we moved into the house, we had pit bulls living on both sides of us, and now we have chihuahuas living on both sides of us. My how things change. I supposed I prefer the chihuahuas, as they aren’t aggressive and there’s no way they can jump over our puny little 3 foot tall fence, but they are rather yappy. In my view, that’s really only a slight improvement.
The weather is dreary today. We are expecting rain tonight and tomorrow. I hope it does rain, but it hasn’t rained at my house the last two times they said there would be rain, so I’m not counting on it. Of course, thanks to the change in the weather, I have a roaring headache. Going to have to just work through it. I have to bake bread and cookies today. Since I am waiting to see if we actually get any rain or storms, further planting has been put off until the weekend … so at least driving around to get plants and peanuts has been taken off today’s list. I wouldn’t have had the energy to do it anyway.
Speaking of peanuts, I emailed Thomlinson’s feed store to ask if they have raw, unshelled peanuts, and they do. I should have asked if they had tomato plants as well. Or I need to call my feed store and ask about the peanuts. I’d rather buy it all at Buck Moore’s. But my voice is so raspy today, I don’t feel like making any phone calls. I sound like a frog, and I am waiting for an important phone call, so saving what voice I have for that. Since I’m not doing any planting right now anyway, might as well not bother calling or emailing anyone until this weekend.
What important phone call am I waiting for? A call from Emancipet Clinic about an appointment to get Tora spayed. We don’t exactly have the money at the moment, but the time has most definitely come. I am noticing the early warning signs of a young cat entering puberty. They are having a Spring Break special where you get the spaying, a rabies shot, and microchipping† for free next week, and I’d really like to get in on that. It would help so much not to have to shell out $60 right now, but if we have to, we have to. We’ll figure something out. Just wish they’d call! I really can’t start the bread until they do, since I can’t answer the phone with dough covered hands. And the cats are all in a tizzy too. Having a firm date for Tora to get fixed would at least put my mind at ease, if not theirs††.
I think I’ll go pull weeds in the garden and rake cat poo out of the new bed (damn Sasha, the most prolific poo creator ever). Maybe I’ll add the rest of the dirt too and water it down so she’ll leave it alone tonight. Indoor cat poo barely reeks. Outdoor cat poo is the most vile substance on the planet. Eeeeeew! Hopefully the clinic will call while I am doing that, because I really need to get started on the baking!
Footnotes- † I’m not sure about doing the microchipping. While the risk of something going wrong or the formation of tumors or cancer seem low, there is still a risk. It’s a tough call. [↩]
- †† Poor Ronin. Tora has always been in love with him, but now she’s really, really in love with him, and he wants none of it. And when Ronin is grumpy, he makes like a living hell for everyone in the house. He’s pretty grumpy today, as Tora won’t leave him alone. Poor Tora too. We meant to get this done sooner, but money being what it is –somewhat non-existent– means that didn’t happen as quickly as we would have liked. Please let me get an appointment soon! [↩]