Back from another week on the road, that is. When I disappear like that it is usually because I've been away for work. I don't have much time to post today as I'm trying desperately to get stuff done this long weekend.
I got screwed out of the last one by the builder when it forgot to organize contractors to do the necessary work to address outstanding items in my 1 year old home. Now that almost all of that is finished I can move stuff back into my bedroom. I was pretty zonked yesterday - arrival home at 2 am, a sick cat who cost me $500 in care yesterday and grocery shopping. Kitty is fine, she's just old and has a major constipation problem that flares up from time to time. And yesterday she needed fluids and an enema ... lucky her. We're getting blood work done again to see if anything with her thyroid, kidneys or pancreas has changed this past year. But I'm thankful it wasn't worse. The vet originally told me she would likely need fluids and an enema each day over the long weekend at an emerg clinic. Kitty would not be happy and my bank account would be livid. Luckily for her the single enema worked and she was able to come home with me albeit in a very drugged state (sedative required). I woke up to a much changed and happier kitty today.
I slept in this morning since I couldn't do it yesterday and haven't gotten as much done, volume wise, as I'd like but I've made good progress. I got the master closet completely cleaned, as well as my master bath and a quick cleaning of my very empty bedroom. I can now start moving my stuff back into the master area and start working on the baby's room. I have another book shelf to put together and then move the 2 of them into my room so I have a place for books. I need more book shelves but I'm waiting until I put in another order with I.kea before I get them. I do have to take one more stab at removing the kitty urine smell from my bedroom carpet. Yes, she has accidents and sometimes she gets lazy ... I've purchased another litter hut for her but she has been banned from my room for months now. My mom suggested trying vinegar first as (1) it is natural and (2) it should work. So I'm going to try that on the carpet. And she didn't even pee much there ... it is potent stuff.
I also got a bit of yard work done today. I started it a couple hours early and I'm glad I did. Thanks to this year's water ban my lawn is horrible ... dead horrible. The parts that got shade are okay now as they are coming back thick and green, greener than the neighbours' who obviously didn't fertilize. But there are huge patches of dead lawn. And I know they are not coming back. I picked up some lawn seed yesterday and after cutting the lawn attacked the front one with seed. The forecast is for rain tonight and cooler temps most of the week thanks to a cold front that (yikes!) brought snow to parts of Ontario yesterday. Nothing like that for us but with me being home a week and a half before my next trip + cooler temps I thought this would be a good time to try reseeding. I spread the stuff out on the front lawn and watered it to help it stick. I'll be out there every night for a week to water it if we don't get much rain. I still have to reseed the backyard but at least I cut the grass. Oh, and I discovered a creature burrowed itself into my little flower bed in the back. No idea what it is since I haven't seen a single gop.her out here. That would normally be my first guess. The stupid thing pulled out one of my sedum pieces. Luckily I've got 3 plants going strong so it isn't much of a loss. But I'm still not happy.
Tomorrow I've got to tackle some cooking so I have lunch for the week and stuff to add to my collection in the freezer. And get ready for the work week. And address more stuff around the house.
I'll provide a better update asap but just a warning that it will probably be quite heavy on the baby and child content as per usual after I've been home for a week of work. I just wanted to provide fair warning for my readers. Until then, I hope you're having a good long weekend ... for those who get one!
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