CATatonic
Ok, ok, I haven't expired or disappeared in Aruba... I'm still alive and as well can be expected for someone with my luck.. or lack thereof, since I've always lived by the motto that the Light at The End of the Tunnel is probably a train!
Since I last posted, I finished my temp assignment at the company where I sliced open my finger (Is that what is meant by working your fingers to the bone???....), and had a whole delicious week and a half to myself before starting this new job. But more about the new job in a bit.. !
I had delusions of spending my whole work-free week doing odd jobs around the house, catching up on reading, giving the cat a bath, starting my search for a literary agent, and, yes, blogging. Did I do any of those things? Well, some. I found myself sleeping a lot, which I really needed and enjoyed, and generally trying to figure out what I should be doing next. I did a lot of thinking... which resulted in holding me up from doing the things I was THINKING about doing! However, I did brush the cat's teeth... which turned out to be a bit like mud wrestling. Yes, we now try to brush her teeth, as periodontal work on pets can be so extremely expensive, due to the fact that they have to anesthestized. No matter where you get a grip on a cat, they seem to turn inside out and upside down and morph into a slippery eel. Trying to hold on to a squiqqly, squirming cat while attempting to open its mouth with a finger brush is a challenge not to be underestimated for the Guinness Book of Records in Endurance and Patience. The glob of dental gel that I had put on the finger brush ended up everywhere but in her mouth. It was on her paw, it was on her ear, and it was even on MY ear!! The whole procedure, plus her pitiful meows and grunts, made me feel like Ivan the Terrible! But she forgave me later that evening and cuddled up to me, so I guess she knew it was for her own good..
Now, wait til she sees Mama coming with the toenail clippers!!!
Since I last posted, I finished my temp assignment at the company where I sliced open my finger (Is that what is meant by working your fingers to the bone???....), and had a whole delicious week and a half to myself before starting this new job. But more about the new job in a bit.. !
I had delusions of spending my whole work-free week doing odd jobs around the house, catching up on reading, giving the cat a bath, starting my search for a literary agent, and, yes, blogging. Did I do any of those things? Well, some. I found myself sleeping a lot, which I really needed and enjoyed, and generally trying to figure out what I should be doing next. I did a lot of thinking... which resulted in holding me up from doing the things I was THINKING about doing! However, I did brush the cat's teeth... which turned out to be a bit like mud wrestling. Yes, we now try to brush her teeth, as periodontal work on pets can be so extremely expensive, due to the fact that they have to anesthestized. No matter where you get a grip on a cat, they seem to turn inside out and upside down and morph into a slippery eel. Trying to hold on to a squiqqly, squirming cat while attempting to open its mouth with a finger brush is a challenge not to be underestimated for the Guinness Book of Records in Endurance and Patience. The glob of dental gel that I had put on the finger brush ended up everywhere but in her mouth. It was on her paw, it was on her ear, and it was even on MY ear!! The whole procedure, plus her pitiful meows and grunts, made me feel like Ivan the Terrible! But she forgave me later that evening and cuddled up to me, so I guess she knew it was for her own good..
Now, wait til she sees Mama coming with the toenail clippers!!!
posted by LADYGOLD at 10:53 PM
