Day 3

Well this was certainly the overbooked day from hell!! It started out with the regular routine of getting up and getting to the bus stop and going to work usual scene, but after school was a mish mash of chaos. Ainslea had dance class, and it was bring a friend week, so we had planned a playdate to go to dance class and come over afterwards, but her friend's brother got pink eye, so the playdate at home was out (phew, didn't sweep the floor anyway, new guests you know how that is) so while they were at dance class, I had to take Mittens to the vet. Let me just pause right here and mention how much I will not ever have cats again. i've got the one who wants to roam the free world and the other one who is quite content with sitting on my bed and sleeping the day away.

So mittens came in yesterday with what looked liek a bloody ear, and it was twitching him, so I called the vet and scheduled a visit.......$100 later i have to give him pills 2x a day and he was actually attacked and scratched from ear to ear across the throat, but i could nt see it because of all his fur. So now he's shaved by his ears and down his neck so the vet could clean out the wounds and pump him full of pain killers....and the best part...wait for it.....the damn cat has to be on a rabies QUARANTINE for 45 freaking days!!! Fortunately our routine is to keep him in the lower level suite (aka basement) when he's not outside, but now i can't even let him outside when he gets annoying AWESOME!!! The good news in that is that because his rabies was up to date, its ONLY until December 10 and not for 6 months!!! Grrrrreeeeattt!!!!

Oh and before you think my beloved indoor cat is the cats meow, the "darn" thing puked in my bed last night!!! I woke up to the hurling noise and went to push her off my bed but i was too late and pushed my foot right into the puke.....damn animals.....why do people do this to themselves??? As if i don't have enough to deal with watching two kids, now i have to baby two cats who can't even be in the same room together?? I can hear travis now saying "you wanted cats"....and i still stand behind that decision. It was an easy distraction from when we had to put Jake down, and i can quite literally lock one in the basement when it is bad. I can leave them at home and just have to do the once or twice a week cleaning of litter box and adding food and water to the automatic dispensers.....but when i have to do this all over again, there will be NO ANIMALS for me.

Yes I know Travis is set on having a dog, and ainslea thinks she has to wait until she's 10, but I am done with this pet business!!!!