Good Morning Thursday, February 12, 2015

Good Morning World,

Today is COLD in Naples:

46 Degrees in Naples

But it is still better than this:

Snow at Janet’s in MA.

I got a text from Steve this morning and it is too cold for him to ride FLEX:

Steve & Flex

Bill and Cathy are shaking it up in their RV.  I sent a recipe to Cathy last night and she reminded me of their blog so I went there and lo and behold they are taking out my bed!  Instead they have replaced it with a “temporary” desk area.  I can relate to that.  I not only have my “office/den” with a desk and couch and desktop computer, I also have my diningroom table that I use for my “alternate” desk and kitty sitting area!  So let me see if I can get her pictures to show here as the transition – of course I could just tell you to go to their blog, but OH NO – let’s TRY IT!

Out with the Old

In with the new (temp)

Wow – that is going to be GREAT!  And they will now look for sites that have beautiful views!  Of course, I have a window in my den, but I never look out of it, but there is a little cubby hole that the cats like to squeeze into and look out the window when I’m at the desk.  It’s funny – both Domino and Wylie like to do that – Metaxa just sits on the window sill (smart).  So back to the RIG.  Now my “bed” is gone!  So we’ll have to come up with something else.  They could get a single blow up mattress for me for when I come out.  I slept on top of the couch the last time I was with them so a blow up mattress would be fine – put that on the list guys so you have one for me when I come out to Yellowstone!  (Probably next year – going to Atlanta this year in July).

Yesterday was the day to take Domino to the vet.  He has gotten so big that Jackie and I can’t handle him – he fights us and squirms out of “clipping” distance.  I got a good idea from Steve about handling him though (thanks Steve).  I first put the carrier in the den last week so I’d have it in the house for a while.  Then I stood it up on it’s end and got a bath towel to wrap around him.  I gathered him up and put him and the towel in the carrier.  Easy Peasy!  No fuss, no muss.  It was so quick he didn’t know what happened!  He was crying a little while going to the vet, but once I handed him over to them, he was quiet as a mouse.  I never heard one “scream” from him.  10 minutes later he was handed back to me all done!  AMAZING!  The vet is just up the road – Jackie takes her cats there and I just learned that Steve takes his cat (Burt) there too!  So now my kitties have a new doctor.  It only cost $14.  I was going to use the “mobile” vet that my neighbors use, but that was going to cost $65.  So I left them a note saying I was going to take Dommie to the vet instead and I followed up with them with a business card from the Vet and told them it was only $14.  So we’ll see if the vet gets another patient!  So this is why Dommie is going to the vet now:

Such a big cat!

He can be so sweet!

Funny thing – yesterday I posted on FB that I was taking Dommie in for a petticure and Beirne commented that he was a “FAT” cat!  I responded that he was “Sturdy”, but really he is bigger than he needs to be, but how do you put a cat on a diet?  You tell me!

Well time to get rolling.  I hope you all have a beautiful day today!  Thanks for visiting!