It’s the day after Robin’s birthday and we are all (including Robin) recuperating. It’s after 11:00 am and he’s still asleep in bed. Yesterday was a massive overload of the senses for that little guy! We had planned to go to the park, but drizzly weather changed our plans. Instead we stayed home in the […]

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Yes, I do have other things going on in my life other than rodent problems! On Saturday I am heading up to Seattle for 10 days to visit with Kevin, Soula and Robin and to help celebrate Robin’s second birthday. I can’t believe he’s two already! I got him a sandbox for the backyard as […]

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Well, sort of. More tomatoes were devoured this morning and I am totally fed up. I believe it is either some really determined rats or a possum or a raccoon. Nothing I have used so far has gotten rid of it/them. I came close to buying rat poison tonight, but it specifically said not to […]

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I got some sticky traps at OSH tonight. They are sheets of heavy paper with an extremely sticky surface. Supposedly any animal that walks over them gets stuck and can’t get loose. Also, the sticky surface contains some kind of stuff that tranquilizes the critter so they don’t try to get loose. I put out […]

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Rats, that is. I got rid of the mouse a few days ago and all seemed good. The tomatoes remained untouched for two days. This morning I found half a large green tomato hanging on one of the plants. Seems the cayenne pepper I sprinkled everywhere isn’t deterring them. Or maybe enough of it washes […]

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The vet called this morning to give me the results of Loki’s blood work that I had done on Thursday. Loki has kidney failure, with only about 15% of his kidney function remaining. The vet wanted to do all kinds of procedures including hospitalizing him for ~3 days to inject him with fluids and meds. […]

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Something is eating my tomatoes! I suspect it is either a small mouse that we saw at the side of the house on the 4th of July or some neighborhood rats. Others that I know are having the same problem with rats in their gardens, so it could be either. I went to OSH and […]

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Got a 30% off coupon from Kohl’s, so decided to go shopping tonight before the coupon expired. Mostly I wanted to get some clothes for Robin, but also had to pick up a few things for myself since I had the coupon and couldn’t allow all those savings to go to waste! Got 3 shorts […]

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I got up this morning and went to the kitchen to make some coffee. That’s when I heard a cat howling. It sounded like Baby. I guess she didn’t come in last night. I went to the front door to let her in but she wasn’t there. I checked the kitchen door. She wasn’t there, […]

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Weep not for me though I am gone Into that gentle night. Grieve if you will, but not for long Upon my soul’s sweet flight. I am at peace, my soul’s at rest, There is no need for tears. For with your love I was so blessed For all those many years. There is no […]

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Just got back from the vet. Murphy has an enlarged heart, an enlarged liver and a sunken trachea. All this was visible from the x-rays, before any blood work was done. The best the vet feels they can do is to treat the symptoms. He won’t get better, in fact his health will probably continue […]

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It’s really hell having to deal with old pets. I had to say goodbye to Puto last weekend and now it looks like it’s time for Murphy to leave. He’s been sick with something that no one could definitively diagnose for about 6 months and went blind about 3-4 months ago. Now he’s unable to […]

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I said goodbye to Puto, our 19-year-old black cat, today. His health had been failing for at least six months to a year, and today was the day I finally had to make the decision to say goodbye. I knew there was a problem yesterday when he spent the entire day on the floor in […]

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My plans for vacation projects have gone totally off track. Causes include the heat (in the 90’s every day!) and having to go to work yesterday. Seems there was a problem with issuing a check that was discovered late on Tuesday. I could probably have stayed home, but wanted to be sure this got completed. […]

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I’ve come to the conclusion that I’m not going to get everything done this week. Part of it has to do with the hot weather, making it difficult to work outdoors. Part of it has to do with lots of stuff still needing to be done inside. Part of it has to do with lack […]

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My time with the auditors is complete and I finished everything on my “to-do list” today at work. And so the first week of my vacation begins! And boy am I ready!!! Had a couple of last minute crises to deal with before I could finally leave (1/2 hour late), but am happy that I […]

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First it was Ed McMahon, then Farrah Fawcett and finally number three–Michael Jackson?!?! We all expected Ed McMahon (he was in his late 80’s and not in good health), and Farrah Fawcett was playing a waiting game with her cancer. But Michael Jackson? As it turns out he, too, was playing a waiting game with […]

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…and then I’m off work for a week! Yay!!! This week has been rough at work since we’re once again in the midst of our annual audit. I know, it seems that we’re *always* in the midst of the audit. In the past, though, it has taken months and months to finish it up due […]

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Today was Laker Championship Day in LA. It started at 10 am this morning and continued on every local newscast tonight. They had a huge parade and then a ceremony/party/rally at the Coliseum. The crowd estimate was approximately half a million people total, with about 100,000 in the Coliseum. I watched it live on my […]

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I am still shaking! How exciting is this…and what a great game! And Kobe is the MVP!!! Oh yeah!

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