Christmas Busy-ness

I've been so busy lately, that it's been almost impossible to keep up to date with anything at all!

Poor Missy Bugs STILL has her stitches in - I just can't get her to the vet to get them out. It's been almost 3 weeks since she was spayed. She's lovey, cuddly and very affectionate! However, those stitches really need to come out. Her skin is beginning to grow around them. If I had the right kind of scissors (round tips so I won't poke her), I'd remove them myself.

Beasley is very sweet, but obviously depressed. He needs mommy time and he isn't getting it. He's always having to compete with Queenie and Bugs. If he gets on my lap, Bugs will make herself comfortable in another part of my lap! I've never seen anything like it...

Meanwhile, Pretty Girl is just loving being picked up and hugged. Princess is very affectionate, too. I've been giving Princess cuddles when I come in at night and she's "hiding" behind the curtains. I move the curtains and give her snuggles and scratches. She loves it. She purrs that rumbly purr of hers and acts out her love by leaning into my hands. Pretty Girl is snuggling on my hands and biting again. These are love bites, but because of her history of biting, I have to push in and give her the gag reflex. Otherwise, she is really snuggly. She comes to me in bed and tickles my nose with her whiskers.

On a positive note, I only have one more social function till Christmas, and that's on the 23rd. It's optional, but will be good for me. I hate going out at night, but I guess sometimes it's just best for me to do that.

Well, at least I've posted a message to you. Have a wonderful Christmas, and remember the reason for the season...

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Review of "Stuff"

I LOVE the Ecos-Pet Laundry Detergent! It is so concentrated that a little goes a long way. It cleaned up my knitting bag in no time and I'm using the bag again. I'm so pleased!

The Microbe-Clean does what it says! I heartily recommend it to everyone! It actually removes all the odor with no pre-cleaning on most surfaces. Amazing!

I'm not as pleased by the Vet-Kem Breakaway Collars. They seem to be for repelling fleas instead of killing them during an infestation. All the cats are wearing the collars, and I can run a fingernail under the collar and catch a flea. Not what I want in a collar, but maybe they will work better after using the Advantage Drops. We know those work in the case of an infestation.

The Siphotrol Premise Spray, as I've said before, is truly effective. I haven't tried the All-on-One Flea powder with diatomaceous earth yet, so when I do, I'll post a review.

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Article Finally Up!

The Peppermint Article is finally up! I had to go to another submission service because it had been over a week and still not reviewed. Anyway, I hope you enjoy the article. It's a little longer than the page on the same topic on my website. I needed to add a few words to qualify the article. So, if you just want the info, go to the page, but if you want to see the article, click on the link above.

Got My Stuff

I got my stuff in! I got a gallon of Microbe-Clean, a 20-ounce bottle of Ecos-Pet Laundry detergent and my ONP All Natural Flea Control. The deodorizer, Microbe-Clean, is for my landlady, and the rest is for me. I'll be using the flea control powder all over the building, but also on the cats. I can use it every place that fleas go! Totally non-toxic.

I need the Ecos-Pet because Missy Bugs got one of my knitting bags when she was telling me they needed another litter box. I don't want to toss it because a dear friend made it for me, and I like it.

I will be using some of the Microbe-Clean on my briefcase, so I can keep that. Just spray on and let it dry. I'll be spraying down my whole apartment, really. I need to make the place smell fresh for the holidays, and Microbe-Clean gets rid of ALL odors, not just pet odors. I won't need more than a cup or so, and I'll get more next week.

Meanwhile, my doctor changed some of my medicine, and I've been really dragging ever since. I know that when you mess with the heart, this can happen, but it's really messing with me on a lot of levels. I don't have the energy I used to have. Any exertion at all and I'm totally wiped out. I hope I get used to the medicine pretty soon, or I'll have to do something else. It's been about 4 days so far, and everything is getting away from me again.

Well, more next time. I've submitted an article, but I'll wait till it's up to tell you how to find it.

Bugs was Spayed

Well, Bugs got spayed & she's just as lovey as ever. My girlfriend took her in Tuesday evening and I got her back last night.

It's funny, I really missed her & was worried about her. The other cats, meanwhile, were really angry that she was gone. I think they thought I'd given her away. I kept telling them that she would be back & hoped it was true. I was really worried - Oh, I said that already, didn't I? The cats were so angry with me, that they hardly cuddled at all.

So, when I got home from work last night & the carrier was in the living room, I called to her. Even before I greeted Beasley! I said "Missy Bugs is Back!" and the cats all knew I was happy about that. They were much happier, too. They cuddled freely last night.

I guess we are a family and that I might as well resign myself to living with 5 cats.

Meanwhile, plans are moving forward to open a pet store in downtown Knoxville. I'm doing the market research right now, and it looks promising. Next comes the estimate of operating expenses and overhead for startup through 18 months. If it's feasible, I'll give the project the green light and find a location that meets my needs. I have 2 neighborhoods in mind, and those are the expenses for overhead that I'm considering.

Taking the online world into the brick and mortar world! What a concept! Don't most people do it the other way around? Well, the website needs to do better before anything can happen, anyway.

Vacation and Petsitters

I went out of town for the holiday and came home to some unexpected things. My petsitter had fed the cats wet food as well as dry - meaning I need to go to the store, and filled up my trash can with empty cans. I'm kind of fastidious about the kitchen when I go away - I like to come home to a clean kitchen and empty trash can. My cats were happy, though!

Of course, they are all very cuddly and telling me how much they missed me. Beasley has been on my lap almost non-stop since I got back.

Well, a full day ahead at work. Gotta go!

Thanksgiving is Over

Well, Thanksgiving is over & I'm back home. It was strange. I didn't feel as welcomed as usual, but there were a lot of people there, and that might be part of it. The other part was my transportation stuff. Oh, well, another year, another turkey-day done and gone. Getting ready for the holiday hustle and bustle. I have a bunch of goodies to put out in a newsletter issue in the next few hours. I'll be pretty busy.

Computer Troubles

Wow! I had a really nasty virus on the computer! It kept telling me my hard drive was full, and the poor thing was working really hard. I couldn't run a virus check or any diagnostics. I deleted a bunch of stuff that should have freed up a lot of space, and it still read 100% full. So, I formatted the hard drive!

I've spent the greater part of 3 days doing this. It's really hard to find time, especially when I work, too. I haven't been able to do anything on the website. Thank goodness I'd just posted 2 new pages before this.

I've lost all my cookies and other data. I don't know most of my user names or passwords for places I go on the internet. My browser kept all that information for me and automatically signed me in whenever I went to any of my usual sites. This is going to be a real experience! I can recover, but it's time consuming. Of course, I did a backup as soon as I had the computer working again.

Well, I need to go to bed. I'll be gone for a couple of days for Thanksgiving, but I really wanted to check in.