Suddenly this week I decided that rather than spending money on electronic equipment that DH really doesn't need, I'd look into giving him a cycle trainer. Of course I think of this at the last minute when I don't have a lot of time to research the topic. Perhaps I should wait..but..naahh. After...

Yesterday, i sent off all my Christmas cards after learning how to mail merge in MSword. I printed all the addresses off onto one large sheet of sticky paper, cut them all up and dilligently peeled and stuck said labels onto all 94 envelopes. Sadly, today, three of said envelopes came back to me -...

I told you I'd let you know when we're going to race in Sebring in case you and Katie would like to drive over. We'll be there the weekend of January 7 and 8. Julie

Ever since Miranda joined the family, I've kept the lid shut on the toilet bowl to keep out curious little kitties. Today, I decided to see what would happen if I left it open. Caliban is always veeery interested in what happens in the toilet (we'll not get into details - let me just say he gets...

Finally got "March of the Penguins". *Excellent* film. To those who were hesitating watching it because of the cruelty of nature - it wasn't that bad, no bloody predator gorging scenes. There were losses, as there are in nature, and it was sad, but I am normally very soft-hearted and tend to...

My son, Jeff, has an old laptop. It is so old it won't even take Windows 3.1!! So he runs it in DOS. A few days ago he was sitting at such an angle i could see the screen as he worked on it. It showed a design like a two inch sphere in pixels. Later, I noticed there were more of these spheres in a...

And evidently, he's not quite ready to check out of the Hotel de Vie quite yet. =o) He cussed me out all the way home, when he wasn't busily rubbing his muzzle against my finger, thrust into an airhole of his carrying case. He's also been grumping at the girls, and giving me evil looks, but then...

We are doing a renovation on our house so that we can get some light in our house and views of the backyard. I think it'll be pretty substantial and it probably makes sense to move out for a period of time. But I can't. It's Otis. Even if we could find a house in the neighbourhood to rent, its...

Well, I chose the new vet. One major reason was a board member from the local humane society recommended him when I asked her earlier this month. If he gets the PAWS seal of approval (Protective Animal Welfare Society) then fantastic. She was stressed to the max when we got there. I was up all...

'Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the mills, not a puppy was stirring, it was strangely quite still. While back at the pole, Santa readied the sleigh to pick up these mill dogs, it was such a long way! The reindeer were dressing all quick in a hurry They were headed for RESCUE,...

Well, dumb me, I guess! The other day, a friend took me to Petco and Target to get mostly cat food, litter and holiday toys. I got four cans of cat food and a couple of toys in a small bag and left them in my friend's car. I didn't realize it until later, and by that time, it was so cold,...

OK, next Saturday it will be 3 weeks and I should be able to take out the "placeholder" earrings and put regular earrings in. My question is, when are your ears supposed to stop hurting? They're not hurting badly, but they still hurt when I rotate the studs like they told me to. I'm still...

It's projected to be 72F here in Houston on Christmas eve! : It just doesn't feel like Christmas when you have to wear shorts! Hugs, CatNipped

I got a Walmart gift certificate for Christmas and decided to use it for another cat bed. So far only Eli has tested it, and just for a few seconds. It looks like one they will enjoy.... Here's a pic of a similar one: http://tinyurl.com/byxf2 (The one I got has a blue plaid hood and base fabric....

I may be able to take a peek at rpca now and then, but I'm flying to DC tomorrow, staying overnight with my brother and his family, driving down to southernmost North Carolina, staying with my parents for a week, then driving back up, staying with my brother overnight again, and flying back home. ...

A Dog's New Year Resolutions I will stop trying to find the few remaining clean pieces of carpet in the house when I am about to throw up. I will not roll on dead seagulls, fish, crabs, etc. I will not eat other animals' poop.

Well I've bought Otis a tin of Turkey cat food for his Xmas treat, that's as far as it goes in our house as we don't really celebrate Xmas in terms of presents, decorations etc. But we are having our best friends and baby over for a meal. My DH (the Savoy-trained chef) did a trial run of our meal...

Everyone has been dispatched to the cattery :o(. On the plus side, HRFL was well enought to go to the cattery, on the minus side, I REALLY MISS MY BABIES! My house is so quiet & silent. :o( Baby-kay Lily has gone off to her Christmas foster family (a friend of mine) and I can see the tumbleweeds...

Speckles meows a thank-you for all the wonderful support she got from the Group, both during her ordeal and after she rallied. She's doing very well; I'm still amazed at her quick turnaround. Thursday night she was so listless and limp, I held out little hope for her. After nearly two months of...

For the past three Yules, Smokey (our ex-feral boy) has not been fond of the tree. The first year, he was absolutely terrified by it. A Tree. from OUTSIDE. IN HERE. Obviously: 1. The tree had come to kidnap him and take him back to the forest where he lived before we took him in, where...