Catching Up

Instead of my usual Menu Monday blog (which I will post tomorrow along with my Thrifty Tuesday post), I though it would be nice if I caught you all up on the happenings here on the old homestead.

Mostly good things caused me to be so busy that I was unable to post for the last little while.

We took our fur baby to the vet in the middle of last week. She had not been in a vehicle since she was spayed at around 4 months so was quite stressed out (as were her human parents). I ended up holding her in my lap the entire trip. Pretty sure you all know what happens when a cat is stressed.... Our vehicle is now one massive hairball. I even had cat hair going up my nose.

Shania was a perfect lady while being examined. The only things she didn't really care for and made a slight sound of anger were getting her temperature taken (Harvey said he wouldn't like having his temperature taken that way either) and when the vet manipulated her intestines to see how backed up she was.

We got some medicine for her and brought her home again. Giving her the medicine is not an easy task, which has kept us trying to find new and inventive ways to do so. I think that now we have a way. Harvey pries her mouth open while holding her and I shoot the syringe full of medication down her throat. Not an easy task, but one we are getting pretty good at doing.

It seems like the medication is working, but I don't want to give it to her every day as it could cause her intestines to quit voiding altogether. So we give it to her for a couple of days and then chase her down to put a paste on her paw on the other days.

Still this is worth it if we can keep her with us a bit longer.

The other thing that has kept me busy is I started to knit a baby dress. Which I ended up changing as I could not keep the lace pattern straight. This has to be finished before the end of the month as that is when the new addition is due. I have the front completed and hope to finish the back and at least one sleeve by the end of this week. It does mean almost constant knitting though.

So there you have now been brought up to date on the happenings around here. I hope to get caught up reading what I have missed on your blogs.

Everybody have a wonderful evening.

God bless.

A New Year is Arriving

It is early morning here in Saskatchewan, the sky is dark and filled with the twinkling lights of many stars. I am taking a break from getting some work done around the house, and Harvey is still sound asleep.

Thought that I would post a picture or two to let everyone know what has been happening around the old homestead the past couple of days.

To show the difference is size between our cat Shania and Kris's cat Ray, I managed to get a picture of her on what has become her favorite perch. Lately, for some unknown reason Shania has taken to sitting on the back of my computer chair while I am working. When she wants some loving attention, I get swatted in the face by her tail. A little annoying to say the least, but after a bit of loving, she removes herself and travels else where. Now imagine an animal four times her size!

I finished one of my winter projects yesterday. I love the way the fuzzy, glitzy wool worked in the project. However I think that it is a bit short. I know it is only a shrug type sweater, but the next one I make is going to be a bit longer (I have already started a blue one). I am going to make it about two inches longer so it reaches just above my waist.

This only took 4 balls of yarn, I still have 5 left so I will have to get started on some scarves to hand over to the school next winter. There are always some children who don't have one when they need one (or perhaps who can not afford one).

Last but not least I want to wish each and everyone of you a very Happy New Year. May all your dreams and wishes for the upcoming year come true.

Now I am off to visit all of you. God bless.

All Is Quiet

Kurt and Kris have left and the house is quiet once again. It is going to take a bit of getting used to, I have the computer whenever I want it and am back to cooking for two instead of four.

I am also not having to keep our cat away from the basement. Harvey and I both thought that 5 days was way too long to have Kris's cat Ray stay by himself so we invited him here for Christmas.

Now our cat is very spoiled and usually has the run of the house. She does not like other cats so we decided that Ray could live downstairs while he was with us. Kris did not have an animal carrier to bring him home so he wrapped him in a blanket to get Ray to the car from his apartment. I could hear Ray crying all the way from the car to the house once they got here. For such a large cat, he really gets scared easily. Ray does not like the outside, and new places scare him so as soon as he got in the house he hid under our bed. It took a bit of coaxing but Kris managed to get him out and down in the family room. Ray proceeded to hide between the couch and the love seat, only coming out to eat and use the litter box for the first two days.

Let me explain why this is so funny. Ray is a very large cat weighing in at 27 lbs, our cat is only 7 lbs and is a dainty little thing. Shania is fearless when it comes to protecting her territory, while Ray, well is a bit......timid.

Here is a picture of Kris holding Ray on his lap once we got him to come out of hiding. Harvey says Ray really needs to get on a kitty treadmill, but when I actually got a chance to pet him, I could not feel a whole lot of fat on him. No rolls what so ever, just what felt like a whole lot of muscle.

Shania knew something fishy was going on and spent a great deal of her time sniffing at the basement door. She finally got to meet Ray when they were leaving to go home. Kris managed to find a large animal case to put him in and when they came upstairs Shania was waiting. She behaved like a perfect lady and sniffed the cage and then turned around and sat at a comfortable distance. Ray.....well as soon as he saw her he started to cry. I don't know if his crying was because he was scared (Kris figured he was) or that he wanted out to play.

All I can say is I hope that Kris brings Ray the next time he comes for a visit.

Off to visit all of you. Have a wonderful evening. God bless.