Here Comes the Sun

After last week's little cold spell, the sun looks like it's going to be settling into our little drought-filled state.  We're still in the time of year when I don't mind the weather, but we're rapidly approaching the nine months of the year I dislike living in Texas because of the heat.

The Good Stuff:

• With the advent of yard work, I'm getting good exercise
• I did my morning pages, reading, and tracking
• The yard sale is set up.  We have to decide how to display the "free stuff," but I need Mr. L here for that (he gets here tomorrow).
• Pre-op appointments went well.  Bloodwork is good, but my fasting glucose was 113 (the GYN doc wasn't concerned about it, but that was not good to see), and my EKG looked great.  I'm very comfortable with my GYN doc.  He's confident and exudes capability.  We were going over the authorization paperwork (on the computer, because the VA has computerized all records), and he was covering the things that could go wrong.  He highlighted them, said they are very rare but when they happen, we fix them.  Very matter of factly.  I said, "I sure hope so!"
• Took Lady to Dr. Val to have her ear looked at.  Dr. Val was stumped, but from the microscopic evaluation of the scrapings, she thought it was some kind of mite, so she loaned me a spray bottle of Frontline to spray onto cotton balls and rub over the affected area to repeat in two weeks.  Lady's ear looks much better, so I think that's doing the trick.  I'm down to a $1 credit at the vet clinic.  I told them, I'm sure I'll be using that up soon!
• Mr L has finally taken the plunge to cancel the land line in San Antonio, so I canceled the DSL service down there as well, switching to email only and prepaying for a year (that saves about $12). That will save us about $100 a month.
• I have A-Z blog challenge posts scheduled through "C."  I'm going to try to get a few more done before Monday.
• All the cats seem to be using the cat scratching post, including hanging on the post!  I'm so glad it's heavy and stable. I'm considering getting another one for upstairs.
• I attended the school board meeting this week and found it fascinating.  I may attend more meetings in the future (my Master's degree is in adult education and I have post-masters work in educational administration, so it's nice to know the field is at least interesting to me).
• No real progress with Rossie, but she transitioned well between SA and here without any regression.  She joins the herd of other cats when they are clamoring for attention and accepts her petting.  I picked her up and held her briefly last night and after letting her down, she returned to sniff my hand.  In some ways, Sneaky is more tolerant of me than Rossie is.

The Not So Good Stuff:

• See today's blog post about Sneaky. Suffice it to say I've screwed up colossally, and I hope she will eventually forgive me.
• I have failed to open Cat Eyes or PBOTL all week
• The cats seem to think they own the counters and the kitchen table.  This is not desirable to me.  Time to begin reviewing some behavior modification ideas.  I keep telling myself in a few months, these kittens will be lazy, sleepy cats, and I'll miss their crazy, kitten antics, but right now I'm not so sure.
• I haven't seen Peaches since we left to go to SA last week.  Sneaky's behavior this week indicates she's lonesome, which may not bode well for Peaches being okay.  And, of course, I haven't seen Little Orange since January.  They're feral and outdoor cats, so if something happens to them, there isn't much I can do, so this is an observation.
• My great aunt Margie died yesterday.  She was my Grandma B's sister.  It's been a tough year for the siblings. She would have been 99 in two weeks.

The Week Ahead:

• Everything's set for my endometrial ablation on Monday.  Surgery time is 1:15 pm and show time is 11:15 am. Prayers and good thoughts around those times and beyond are appreciated.  We don't anticipate any problems, but they are using general anesthesia (because, my doctor says, it would hurt like hell if I were awake), and there are always risks with that.
• Everything may not be perfect for the yard sale next weekend, but we're ready to go as it sits. I hope we can move some stuff out.
• I'm going to talk to Mr. L about making a box to keep on the side porch for Sneaky -- just in case she is pregnant and just in case she might decide to have her kittens there.  I think its a long shot, but it may be worth it (he's very good with making such things).
• I want to resume work on Cat Eyes and PBOTL.
• And, of course, continue tracking, exercising, doing morning pages, and reading.