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Yeah, we said we were going to leave the carpet that was over the plywood till we figured out what our plans were but that was also the nastiest part… …as you can see. A lot of moisture issues in front of the fireplace. We aren’t sure if it is all due to Lindsy sleeping there, or if there’s been a leakage issue (other than leaking dog). Finally the cooties have been purged, and the area repeatedly treated. Of course, now we have a plywood living room… for now. Today was Simon’s birthday, or at least it’s the day we celebrate it. Since Simon was a rescue that we adopted while living in Tucson, AZ, we kind of had to estimate by the age he was when we got him. We can’t believe he is actually NINE! There was vanilla ice cream, and cheetos, two of Simon’s favorite things… … though there was also no shortage of volunteers offering to help him finish the ice cream. It being the first birthday party Paddy has attended, he had some etiquette issues involving others’ ice cream and had to have a leash. Cricket was proud of her party outfit, which she got from Wag!… Winter chose to show up fashionably late and missed the ice cream. Olive isn’t much for crowds and watched from a distance. Calvin didn’t have time to pick out an outfit so he made his own. After the ice cream, everyone headed out to the park to play soccer. Simon got to play first, it being HIS birthday… …but Calvin couldn’t resist jumping in… … and like many good parties (and sporting events) it kind of ended in a drunken brawl. We took the bird netting off one of the two blueberry bushes, since it was done producing for the year, and Simon thought it made the perfect cat bed. I should mention also that Simon is nine years old today… he’ll get to celebrate later with a party collar and some of his favorite treats. Simon loves his little brother… sometimes. Well, it’s raining again today but yesterday was pretty nice… if a bit chilly. We had a vet appointment in the morning to get Paddy’s DHLPP booster and then bundled up a bit to sit out in the sun with the critters. Calvin is now allowed out with supervision (at least until we get the tree scrunchies installed on the cherry tree) and Winter didn’t get photographed much because she was off stalking birds. Olive didn’t make it into the photo gallery at all, because I figured we already have a bazillion pictures of her sitting watching for moles… but then again,we did take yet another picture of Simon upside down. Honest, the cat is not paraplegic, he does walk sometimes. Paddy is on a leash only because we are being very slow and careful about introducing him to being outside with the cats (blame that, again, on Arthur) but he is doing really good. Lindsy is having a harder and harder time getting around and it shows in these pictures, sadly. Anyway, here are a few highlights and the full album can be found in the gallery. There’s even a few rare pics of the critterweb humans. Simon appreciating the chilly day from the comfort of a lap. The mini roses all survived the winter and are getting leaves already. Cricket also subscribes to the ’sunbathing is better on a lap’ ideal. Last year’s parsley, still going strong. Unbeknown to her, the huntress (Winter is on far right of pic) is also the hunted. A photo op goes awry. Lindsy, Chris, Simon, and Paddy When I was taking this, I wondered if Joy was having a creepy sensation of being spied on? Calvin had a great time outside. There are 21 more pictures in the full album. |
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