Marilyn and Penny Jana and Paddy

It was an interesting morning.  I drove into Columbus Clinic to have my blood drawn.  Not a drop of rain on the way there.  It’s about a forty minute trip, most of it highway.  When I came out of the building it was pouring rain as though the heavens had opened up.  It was a white knuckle ride home, but I made it safely.  We were fortunate that all we had was a lot of rain; no tornadoes or wind.

Didn’t do a lot today.  It was a pain filled day so I just did a few odds and ends.  I did get all of my yarn packed in the ottomans.  I am now putting some of my knick knacks on the shelves where I was storing the yarn. 

I bought a couple of new throw pillow covers at Hobby Lobby so I changed the ones I had in my living room.  They look really nice.

I am gradually getting things caught up.  I more or less didn’t do a lot (except what I had to) while Jana was here.  Now I need to get things done before spring arrives.  Of course, that seems to be a long way off since it is going down in the twenties next week.  I have been updating my to do list and decided I will need to live to be a hundred and stay in good health to get everything finished.  And that doesn’t include my craft to do list!  Or my ancestry research.  Maybe I need to live to be 200 and be in good health. 

Since Jana and I both like to read; we each have certain authors whose books we buy and then exchange them after we read them; we told Brian and Kevin that whichever one of us dies first the other one gets all the books.  Again, we will have to live forever to get all the books read.  And…..we keep buying more. 

Today is Thursday – time flies when you are having fun – right?  Anyway, this morning I got a few things done around the house.  For example, I finally crawled around the floor looking under everything for Penny’s puff balls.  I found about a dozen under the refrigerator and stove.  In a day or so I will have to look for them again.

After all that I went to Tigertown and had my hair cut and went to Krogers.  The girl that used to cut my hair is no longer where I go so someone else cut it.  Actually, she did a better job.  I just finished lunch and now I have a few phone calls to make. 

I just watched a video on facebook about cats liking bathrooms.  I thought mine was odd because she likes the bathroom.  She gets in the bathtub, the sink, licks the faucet in the tub, licks the faucet in the sink, sleeps in the sink and/or tub, rubs against the toilet paper holder (I have a tall one that holds several rolls – she doesn’t unroll the paper though), and she sleeps on the bathroom rug.  If I go in there at night I have to be careful not to step on her. 

Another thing she does is play with the water in the kitchen sink when I leave it drip at night because of the cold.  Our water pipes are not buried as deep as in the north so I need to do this so the water doesn’t freeze.  She also stands in the sink to look out the window above the sink and watch the birds.

She keeps my life interesting!

I didn’t do much else today.  My blood pressure was really high.  I did walk up to the mailbox and also took the trash out.  Ended up being kind of a lazy day.

Talked to Jana and it seems Paddy has taken over her house.  She has now had her for one week and so far she has been to the vet and to the groomer for a bath.  She now is sleeping with Jana, has taken over the couch and the recliner David used to sit in.  She has made herself at home.  Follows Jana everywhere, even to the basement when she does her laundry.  The only time Jana crates her is when she leaves the house.  Jana says she barks when she leaves, but is quiet and sleeping when she returns.  Paddy loves to be outside but she wants Jana with her.  Jana is gradually getting her to stay outside by herself.  Paddy loves when the dog next door comes out.  That dog is a Doberman.  However, they touch noses and run along the fence.  They seem to be getting along just fine. 

Had a busy day today and got a lot accomplished.  The cleaning is finished except for the bathroom and bedroom.  Bathroom is on my list for tomorrow along with touching up the other rooms I have finished.  Time to call it a day.  Plan to read a little and watch some television.  I may even snuggle with Penny a while.