Fun and Frolic With Long-Term Love

A note on the trim and removing the carpet... you may end up deciding to remove the trim and reinstall it (or just buy new trim). We are putting in new flooring, and there is a visible gap between the bottom of the trim and the floor that was beneath the carpet in the room that still has trim. We ended up removing the trim in the other rooms anyway, since we were putting in laminate and the trim had to move up to accommodate the height of the laminate, but it is something to keep in mind.
 
True, that! I had a similar thing happen in the old house that I owned, and rather than rip out and replace all the trim, I just added a strip of quarter round molding at the bottom. At least, I think that is what it was called. That was over a decade ago so I can't quite remember!
 
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Another fix for that floor trim is to use a quarter round trim at the bottom. Covers any gap and adds architectural interest.

You might want to consider keeping the gas in the fireplace. It makes it much easier to start a wood fire. As for bricks, there are flat sheets out there, as well as flat bricks. While you won't have to worry about color, size and texture will come into play. A tip if you use real, thin bricks: You can use an adhesive to attach them to the wall, then use mortar between them. Much less messy.

Count me as one of the ones that are enjoying this.
 
The issue with the gas is that there's a pipe sticking up, running along the left side on the floor. If we leave it, we can't close up the recessed wall. The emergency shutoff for the fireplace is on it and that has to be accessible, not even behind a door because of code.

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We asked about running it under the floor and having the handle be in the basement, but I guess the code is that the shut off needs to be visible and within so many whatevers of the firebox. There was quite the discussion here! All 3 of us would like to have a gas fireplace, since it would certainly be easier to be able to just walk away and not worry about ashes afterward. However, every house I've rented the last decade has had a wood fireplace, and we honestly only use it two or three times a year. It isn't that difficult. So, if the difference means having a flat wall and being able to make everything look the way I want, the guys are willing to forgo the gas. Happy wife, happy life. Lol

When it comes to the bricks - I would rather do the easiest thing that looks okay. The shelves will cause the bricks to be a less important feature, especially if they are a dark gray and the shelves are bright white.
 
And now you have me going on about the actual fireplace! Right now it does not have a cap on top. So the very first day we close, we're getting up on the roof and measuring for that and hopefully PunkRock can get one installed immediately. It's a double flue. The crown is also in need of some work, and we found a do-it-yourself tutorial for that. However, if the weather is crappy, that part of things will have to wait a month or so. But the cap is an immediate thing. Anyway, I now have a Pinterest board dedicated to chimney caps and crowns. I am a total freak. Apparently this is a thing that brings me both joy and anxiety. Lol Anyway, the cap will cost us about $200.

The other very first day purchases will be new locksets for the exterior doors. Oh, and two new toilet seats. Lol I will also take photos of all the outdated kitchen appliances and get those on Craigslist as soon as possible. When those sell, that will fund the plumber coming to remove the gas line in the fireplace, and installing a hookup in the kitchen for a new gas range. The current stove is an electric and that is not okay with DarkKnight! Lol

I have two pages of a timeline that will ensure everything gets finished in order and on time. I hope.
 
So, our foster kitties have all been fixed and are ready to be adopted. Waffles is going home in about an hour, and Biscuit will be adopted tomorrow at 11 am. Their momma, Cookie, is going to PetSmart tomorrow, so keep your fingers crossed that she finds a new place then! The two boys, Scrapple and Cheerio, are being driven to Long Island on the 20th by PunkRock and I, and then our home will be empty of fosters until after our move!

Here is a photo of my new haircut. I have bangs again, y'all.

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I'm still fat, but in a couple of weeks, I will start doing something about that. Overall, I am happy with appearance, other than all the weight I need to lose. Oh! I am going to get teeth whitening done at the dentist at the beginning of the year. My fake tooth that was giving me all those dental issues this year is a shade lighter than my homegrown teeth, and that needs to be corrected. That was done on purpose, since I knew I would be getting whitening done.

Today is DarkKnight's Christmas concert with the choral arts group he is a part of all year. PunkRock is going to go with me to watch and listen. He isn't excited, but he goes so I don't have to be alone in the audience. I am lucky he loves me. He isn't a fan of choral music!
 
I'm up and awake and it snowed last night! Just a dusting, but it sure is weird to see white everywhere outside. Especially since where I moved here from - upstate NY - has been dumped on several times already. My friend told me that it's supposed to be relatively clear for when I head there later this week, which will be a huge relief. If, of course, the snow really does stay away! The last few times I've been there in the winter, it's been blizzard or ice storm conditions.

My nipples are all itchy and dry this morning. Ouch. My period is due this weekend - so says PunkRock - but so far, nothing. I hope it gets here soon because I don't want to travel with that going on.

This morning I am supposed to be taking our foster cat momma, Cookie, to the shelter to get her cleared to stay at PetSmart, in one of their adoption cages. I am torn because I want her to have as much time possible with her babies while they are still here at my house, but I also know the more she is in front of the public, the better her odds are for adoption. So, off she goes. Her two girls will be gone anyway by this afternoon, and her two boys didn't even notice when she was gone to go get spayed. It's just my own sentimentality making me silly.

Oh shit, I am supposed to be at the shelter at 9, and it's like 8:40 right now. Guess I need to go get dressed and get out the door! More later!
 
"I think it's important to realize you can miss something, but not want it back."

I re-read a swath of my journal last night during a stretch of time when I was just laying in bed, not doing much. Sometimes I do this by just picking a random page number and then read until I'm off to do the next thing. This is what happened last night. Anyway, it was a section where I was posting about a string of fights with WarMan, and it was pretty sad.

Like, wow. I was so in love with him, and it was obvious he was SO not in a mindset to be in a relationship. He was all over the place - wanting to be a primary and asking for more time, and then not really understanding that meant that he was supposed to be a primary to me as well.

What did I learn? I learned boundary setting. I am not going to be seriously involved again with a monogamous person who is curious, who is willing to try, or who thinks they might be interested in the polyamorous "lifestyle."

I am not going to tolerate being gaslighted again either. This was my first experience with someone who did this on a regular basis. If I am questioning my sanity, and feeling uncertain and unsure about how a particular thing happened - then you know what, maybe it isn't worth rehashing again and again. It's better to just walk away. Moving forward, if I feel like I need to keep notes because I can't trust the other person to recount something that happened accurately, then maybe that is not a good relationship. In the section of journal where I was reading last night, this happened at least 3 times - where I was 100% sure I was recounting accurately. There was one part where WarMan had said he was a crummy boyfriend, and then in the very next sentence he called me out and said that I should stop calling him a crummy boyfriend! I mean, REALLY?! When I stopped him and told him he was putting words in my mouth, he immediately discounted what I said and wanted to move forward and argue. And then that just reminded me that this happened even AFTER we were broken up, when he was trying to say that I agreed to close our bank account by X date. Thank goodness I had an actual message thread where he had agreed to the other date. Every time he tried to gaslight me and make me think I was nuts, if I had hard evidence, he would dismiss it and end that train of the conversation. If I didn't have hard evidence, he would keep repeating how I was wrong, and clearly I didn't understand anything.

Just nope.

I'm done with therapy now until next year, as I am busy the rest of this month and my co-pays are coming directly out of pocket, but I am so happy to be able to work with someone and understand that this sort of thing isn't healthy. I was lovebombed from the very beginning and then I was made to feel insane.

Don't get me wrong - I have been lovebombed before AND I've returned that. I mean, look at how my relationship with PunkRock progressed! However, at no time did PunkRock ever act like I was a nutcase, and whenever he had issues (physical, mental, etc), he followed up and got himself treatment.

Bah! I know now what I don't want and won't accept in a relationship. What I do want is a healthy partner who cares for himself as well as me. I feel very lucky that I have two husbands right now where that is the case!

Anyway, I just feel like writing all of this because after reading last night, it was on my mind.
 
Soooo... the second I saw that little nook by the fireplace and read that you wanted to build out the wall to make it all even, I immediately thought HIDDEN CUBBY! Can't you build out the wall but leave that space there and have like a trap door or something? It would allow for storage, like maybe wood storage, but would also allow access to the gas line, so maybe could could even leave that there like was mentioned to make it simple for starting the wood fire.... or in case you're out of wood and have a day you don't feel like messing with it. Mainly, I just have a thing for hidden rooms/passages/cubbies though and think that would be so fantastic.

Just sayin'
 
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Soooo... the second I saw that little nook by the fireplace and read that you wanted to build out the wall to make it all even, I immediately thought HIDDEN CUBBY! Can't you build out the wall but leave that space there and have like a trap door or something? It would allow for storage, like maybe wood storage, but would also allow access to the gas line, so maybe could could even leave that there like was mentioned to make it simple for starting the wood fire.... or in case you're out of wood and have a day you don't feel like messing with it. Mainly, I just have a thing for hidden rooms/passages/cubbies though and think that would be so fantastic.

Just sayin'
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That's what I first thought of too. I also thought that if you wanted to leave the gas insert in, so had to leave the area open, you could line two of the walls with bookcases and make it a little reading nook. I think one of the reasons it looks so out of place now is it doesn't seem to have a purpose besides following code. If it seemed intentional, like it hopefully would as a reading nook, it would look a lot less ackward.
 
I wish! There can't be a door or a panel that blocks access to the line. It has to be visible, in case of emergency, apparently. I think that is a wise rule, but also a bunch of bullshit. Sigh. We don't need a reading nook there, though that is a good idea. I want it flat, and I want it lined with shelves for our cats. :)

We are actually doing a hidden passageway between DarkKnight's bedroom and his office - they share a wall between them, and that's where the closets are. He won't need a closet, really, in his office, so we are going to remove the bar and just do a storage shelf unit on the one side, and then cut in a moving panel. He wants to paint the outside of the closet in his office to look like a tardis. I don't think he will use this secret entrance very much, but it makes him happy to know it will exist. lol This isn't something we are doing in the first few months, but I will schedule it to be completed our first year. :)

Today is super busy. Tomorrow is my safety and intro session for my upcoming Biology class. I have the syllabus complete and dated, and all of the binder materials printed, plus I just ordered all of the specimens for the entire semester. This morning's goal is to get the paperwork sorted and hole punched, my welcome message tweaked for these particular kiddos, and my chemistry cabinet emptied and packed for the move - so I can unpack the Biology stuff onto those shelves.

This afternoon I need to focus on a couple of things, namely closing out my Astronomy class for good. Quizzes need to be printed and graded, transcripts need to be prepared and mailed.

I am waiting to hear if the electrical work was done last week on the new house - the sellers were supposed to fix the GFI outlets outside and in the kitchen & bathrooms. Once that is confirmed, I need to go pay the $600 appraisal fee to the loan officer. I am still really stressing about this part of the process, and I hope it all gets sorted out before I leave for NY on Thursday. It won't, actually, but I am hoping that at least we have a report back from the appraiser so I know what we are dealing with and don't get blindsided while trying to do other things in a totally different state.

HOLY CRAP as I was typing this and hit enter for the paragraph break, I got a text from our realtor that the GFCIs are done. YIKES. Guess I better get moving on this! So, I uh, stopped typing here and called the loan officer and paid the money. She said it could be 2 days or 2 weeks, depending on who in the pool it gets assigned to. AGGGGHHHH. Hurry up and wait again. :)

Last night was PunkRock's company Christmas party and we had fun. The food was amazeballs delicious and we sat with a friend that he has had over for game night on a previous occasion. The company gives out tickets and ours got drawn for a $25 gift card to Olive Garden. Which is pretty sweet - a lot of people win like blenders and mixers and we don't need stuff like that. lol Then of course, they gave out bonus prizes, and that included an Xbox One and a PS4. We didn't win any of those, which would have been sweet. Oh well.

The really awesome thing is that they also gave out end of year awards, which are mostly sales-based stuff, but they also give out 4 "core" awards to people that exemplify the best of their company values. The managers all nominate and vote on these. PunkRock won one! We were both really shocked. The company is pretty large, and it's amazing that they recognized him in this way. The funny thing is that the guy we were sitting with won one as well. When they announced that category - Building Relationships - I was actually thinking, huh, this guy would be a good nominee for this because he is always traveling between the different locations and giving assistance in other stores. So we were excited when he won, but not surprised. When they announced PunkRock's name for the "Doing the Right Thing" award though, we were all really like, YAY! He is always staying late for work, and does his best to help customers and correct orders ALL THE FREAKING TIME. So it was wonderful that this was recognized, and all the managers voted on it for him. I was really proud. PunkRock seemed somewhat bemused. Later at home that night, we made jokes about all the right things he does. :) He told me it should be an award for doing the right woman, because his life with me is just that great. :) <3 <3 Then we had some great sex. lol
 
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My period is overdue tonight but ugh, do I have the worst cramps! DarkKnight gave me a wonderful massage though, so that has helped. I am all knotted up from cramps but also stress. I got a lot of things accomplished today but I still have a lot more to finish. Tomorrow promises to be just as busy and I am feeling very overwhelmed. My anxiety about the house is through the roof but I am pretty confident that a lot of my emotions are just cranked up because of it being that time of the month in my cycle.

So DarkKnight's massage was most welcome! We had a fun date night evening just staying at home, playing backgammon too. Y'all should totally bow to me, because I am current house champion. Lol

The two remaining foster kittens are helping me to de-stress as well. They are super cute tuxedo cats and they are both right around 3 pounds a piece. Adorable! Speaking of tuxedo cats, our own cat, Gus, turned 8 today. He celebrated by sleeping, which is what he does most days. Lol
 
Well what do you know? I woke up at 5:30 this morning, peeing all over myself and the bed. I had zero alcohol last night, so I really have no idea of what triggered it. I remember that I was dreaming about this new tarot card set I had invented, and I was reading the rules I had come up with and was trying to explain it to some strangers. I excused myself and ran to the restroom to pee, and I sat on the toilet, re-reading everything. Then I woke up, all wet.

I seriously have no idea.

THEN, after apologizing profusely to DarkKnight, I stripped the bed and my sleep shorts, used the real restroom and changed into a pair of DarkKnight's boxer shorts to wear. I then started the laundry and sat on the couch to drink some tea DarkKnight made for me. He went to work and I stayed in the living room for the next hour or so. After a while, I decided to get up and swap out the laundry (which I still haven't done yet), only to realize that the boxers I was wearing had a HUGE hole in them, and I had apparently started my period. Thank goodness it didn't get on the couch, but given how this morning is going, I would not have been surprised.

WTF is going on?

I have the worst cramps now too. I just came upstairs to change my bottoms once again. I think I am going to try and fall asleep for an hour before showering and getting my day started officially. I want a do over! (Don't worry - I did already clean myself in the pertinent areas very thouroughly after both uh, events, earlier!)
 
Here I am, it's 1:00 in the morning as I am beginning to type this, and I just can't seem to go to sleep at all. It's actually kind of cute - I came downstairs to type on my laptop in the game room, and 3 of our cats are sleeping here: Gus is in a tight circle, curled in the bottom of the cat tree; ColePorter is at the top of that tree; and Stuart is asleep on a chair. So sorry to disturb them - I turned on the light - but they don't seem to have been bothered much.

Today was another busy day, but I didn't have any time for a breakdown. I had two good safety meetings with more than half my Biology students in attendance, and I have another scheduled date later on in the month for the remainder. All of my parents have paid at least the required deposit now, so that is good. I am still plugging away at Astronomy transcripts - I got two in the mail today but ran out of stamps, so a trip to the post office is in my future tomorrow. One of my kids was here for the Bio intro, and his mom was unhappy with his final grade, so he is retaking the last quiz. He actually never turned it in, and the mom said that was really her fault as they had connection problems and then it got overlooked. Since I am still plugging at these others, I don't mind giving him an extra day to get the zero worked out. It had a serious effect - he went from an 84 quiz average to a 76. At this point, I am not confident about mailing out all of these transcripts by the time I leave, but I am not even going to stress over it.

As I am typing, I am pausing to update and make tweaks to my to-do list tomorrow. The two kittens that are traveling to Long Island next Tuesday need to get their final distemper shot, and I am going to have to message someone tomorrow and make that happen out of regular clinic hours, because Thursday's opening is too early for them. I'm going to see about bringing them in on Monday.

Believe it or not, my new car battery is still sitting in the trunk of my car. PunkRock has promised to swap it out tomorrow morning at 10 am. He actually stayed home from work today - he woke up SUPER sick and had to call out. He immediately took some Nyquil and went right back to bed and didn't surface until after my classes were complete and I had already left to take my daughter to work. I didn't bother him, as I knew he needed that rest. He was up and around and had pants on by 4 pm, by which point we had a huge issue at our house.

I was out shopping. I got cat food for the rest of the week, and I bought presents for my friends' annual gift swap. I also picked up a great present for my oldest daughter's birthday - it's in early January, so I never have time to shop for her after Christmas. So I can check that off. Anyway, I also got all of the "Santa" gifts checked off my list - he brings everyone new underwear and socks every year. I went ahead and gave my youngest her new bras, and DarkKnight his new boxers, partly because I didn't want to wrap them, and partly because I knew opening them on Christmas morning would embarrass my daughter.

So, I was out shopping (Walmart, Pier One, JCPenney, Hobby Lobby) when I got a text from PunkRock, telling me that he was standing in water down in the basement. Apparently, we had another leak in the ceiling above the hot water heater. This had happened previously, like a year ago. DarkKnight had discovered it this time, having walked through a puddle. Sigh. I texted the landlord and got no response for a half hour, at which point I called the property management company. In the meantime, the guys had shut off the water to the house and sopped everything up with towels.

Eventually we got a plumber out, and it was the same guy who had fixed it before. He capped off the pipe so we could use our water until someone could get out to the house on Wednesday, which I guess technically is now today!, and said that this was going to continue happening unless the owners replaced the entire pipe. There was nothing wrong with the repair he had done before, the pipe had just deteriorated again, further on down the line. Lovely. So I guess we will see tomorrow about whether they are going to replace the whole shebang down there or just do a patch job again. I honestly don't care too much since we are on our way out!

Though I didn't hear anything today about the new house. Not that I expected to get a message or anything; it's way too quick!

By the time the plumber left, DarkKnight had to leave for his choral practice. He has another show this upcoming weekend. We decided to head over to the Chinese Buffet so we could all eat together, as there was no time to really get anything made at home that wouldn't make DarkKnight late. That was yummy, at least. PunkRock went, though when we got home, he wanted to do nothing but stretch out and be still. I was ok with that, though I really needed to do something - I was feeling really cagey, with so much left on my to do list.

I did some reading on reddit, and then asked PunkRock if we could hang out in the living room instead of the bedroom. So when we were downstairs, I went back to my Pinterest boards and started saving photos and ideas about the screened in porch we want to add to the front of the house for the cats. Right now there is a slab and a roof overhang in front of the garage, since that was turned into an extra room space. So all we'd need to do is buy some panels from a prefabricated screened porch kit and install them. It looks easy enough, anyway. It should cost less than a $1000. A do-able project in late Spring, maybe. I did see that our city requires a building permit for "Porch Enclosures" but it's a one day turnaround permit, and it was unclear if one was needed if a roof was already in place. You'd think it wouldn't be, for just adding the screen portion. I guess we will find out when we are serious about getting it on the schedule.

My cramps are still pretty shitty, on and off. Ibuprofen helps, but I fucking hate taking pills. Plus my teeth hurt. This retainer I have for my Invisalign - I think the dentist fucked it up. She hacked out a chunk of it to make room for the issue she THOUGHT I would be having with my fake tooth, but it never materialized, and now on the opposite side of my mouth, one of my teeth is leaning really bad. So whenever I wear the retainer, I get pressure there and it makes my entire head ache after a while. It's not particularly conducive to sleeping, as you would probably think. I know I need to go back in and have them fix this yet again, but the thought fills me with such despair and anxiety, that I have decided that it will be my New Year's resolution to get it dealt with. It's not like I have any time at all right now anyway. The crazy thing is that I did go and check the other 3 sets of retainers that I have, and the dentist actually preemptively cut out the exact same section in all of them. So that is kind of a bummer. I am really unhappy with the way the fake tooth looks too, but at least it isn't moving or coming out any more. I hope that I will like it better once I get the whitening done on the rest of my mouth. I do have to say that my flossing game is way up, as it is super easy to do now that all the rest of my teeth are straight. You have no idea what the difference is, now that things aren't all crooked and wonky. So that is a solid positive. Also, I do think the rest of my smile is much improved.

PunkRock is having issues with his CPAP machine - the headgear that holds it on his face at night isn't doing its job. The velcro doesn't stick anymore and so halfway through the night it comes loose and causes the seal to not be tight enough to actually prevent his snoring. So that is making it difficult for me to sleep tonight too. We discussed replacing this briefly, but it got lost in the shuffle. It's been annoying me for a few days at least, so i need to get that on the list for ordering tomorrow.
 
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I started another entry because I felt the other was getting too long. I certainly took long enough to write it - just sitting here typing and I can't even concentrate long enough to slam out an entry without interrupting myself! I feel like I have ADD; my mind is too full and I am too distracted to get things completed. This is so far outside of who I am as a person - it's really disconcerting.

Is being compared to Penelope on Criminal Minds a good thing? One of my new students told her mom that I remind her of this chick. lol I honestly have no idea. I guess if I don't feel like I am going to pass out soon, I could go watch an episode...

So I am not yet all done with shopping yet - hopefully I can get that finished tomorrow. I need to buy my older daughter's boyfriend some gifts. I accidentally left him off my shopping list. I am a terrible person. I only remembered because she called to tell me today that he is going to be moving in with her in January. That is a big step for her, as usually she dumps her boyfriends as soon as they hit the one year mark. Hopefully they continue to get along well. Anyway, she called and we chatted and after we hung up, I was like, oh fuck. He is coming to family Christmas there in NY on Saturday. I gotta get my shit together, seriously. I love the holidays, but it's too much right now.

I am thinking of staying one night at my mom's apartment this week, instead of in a hotel. That way I could take that money and go get a massage instead. Is that bad? I need a good beat down on my back, and it always makes me cry when I have a massage. I think that would be a good combo for me right now, honestly. DarkKnight actually gave me an amazing massage last night, but I need another right now. If I wake him up at 2 am, he will probably cry instead of me. lol Sigh. Oh well. I will get some hot tub time on Thursday evening when I am at my hotel in NY, but maybe I will stay at my mom's on Friday so I can afford a massage when I get back to Maryland. That would be amazeballs. Of course, then I would be right back in with the crazy, because I need to get the house clean and ready for Christmas morning with my inlaws over here. Sigh. But it would help my mental state, I think, as well as my physical.

Is it wrong to be starving right now? Should I eat or go to bed? If I had a third guy, I would totally call him up to bang me and put me to sleep afterward. Actually, I am SO far away from being horny right at the moment, it isn't even funny. Maybe I will reactivate my OKCupid account and find a masseuse who will trade back rubs for blow jobs. Oh, that is terrible to say, all of that.

If someone would rub these achy parts of me though, at the moment I would be forever grateful.
 
So when PunKRock replaced my battery this morning, the bolt holding the clamp sheared off. So my day has taken a turn for the insane, as if things weren't nutters and stressed enough. That said, I have accomplished a lot so far:

*My son got his two crowns cemented over and his dental stuff is complete for the year. I paid the bill and asked for a receipt on another one he had done back one August, that DarkKnight has been bugging me about.

*Sam's Club toilet paper run all done

*Bought my older daughter's boyfriend a Zippo from PunkRock. We had a powwow this morning and both DarkKnight & PunkRock told me what to get from them. I had to go to two different smoke shops to find a decent Zippo.

*Made the shot appointment for the kittens on Monday.

*I am at the mechanic's now and supposedly everything is drilled out and ready to go, only AutoZone sold DarkKnight the wrong height battery so now I have to go there and demand a plastic riser so it fits correctly. These curves are making me want to cry but I don't have time for that.

When I leave here I need to get to Walmart and then to the grocery store. I was going to go to the bank, but that isn't going to happen now - I will just get cash back at the store and DarkKnight can deposit this one check later this week, whenever. I was also supposed to go to the post office for stamps but that is also not happening - I am hoping I can grab some at either Walmart or the grocery store.

I am seriously exhausted and running on empty. Shit will get done though. When I get home I need to pack everything and then plan and print out all the shopping stuff I will be using for the Christmas charity on Friday. I've already fielded a couple of messages but since I haven't had time to do logistics planning for them yet, I couldn't give legit answers. That's ok though.

My daughter needs to be at work by 5 pm, so hopefully I can leave the mechanic's shop here soon so I can at least try to get my running around accomplished. If that doesn't happen then I will just have to drop her off and keep the car and then pick her up around 11 pm tonight. Ugh.

Oh! DarkKnight will be gone for the second week in January to NY for work. I won't be able to go since I will be teaching. I am pretty bummed, but I can't waste time worrying about it now.
 
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Checking in from Painted Post, NY, for all you stalkers out there. I'm 4 hours into my drive, which, funny enough, is the same amount of time I spent yesterday trying to get my battery fixed. Nightmare. I will write more later about THAT fiasco. Right now however, we have stopped for lunch and I just thought I would update.

News on the new house - we have locked in our interest rate, as everything I've read has said they are on their way up. I figure if they do drop more, it wouldn't be enough to make a difference, but if they climb a lot higher we will be fucked.

OMG I am soooo horny. Sucks with both my hubbies down in Maryland, but I will survive.
 
Super jealous of your plans to have cat shelves with a wall cubby (while at the same time hoping it all works out so we can have pictures!).
 
OMG I can't even anymore.

I got a message last night that one of our previous fosters, Waffles, tested positive for Feline Leukemia. This is impossible, because these kittens have not been introduced to any other cats, and their mom was negative. I contacted the shelter and they pulled the record - mom tested negative on August 27. Since she is still there and not yet at PetSmart, they did another test. Positive. We are all devastated.

They put the mom to sleep today. Waffles is an only kitty, and they have decided to keep her. I had to contact Biscuit's new family today and try and explain the situation, and why I gave them a kitten with a 3-7 year life span. They decided to keep her, for now.

The two boys we are still fostering are going to be retested in a month, as sometimes kittens can fight it off and later be negative. We will have to pay for these tests ourselves, as the shelter euthanizes FeLV cats. PunkRock and I were supposed to be taking them to Long Island on Tuesday, but that family has refused placement. I don't blame them at all.

So yeah. This week just keeps getting shittier.

Oh, and my brother decided to skip family Christmas tonight, even though I fucking came all this way. He says he is tired. Now my mom won't get a photo with all of her grandkids - we wanted one for the ancestry album I am making. I am leaving the presents I bought for my niece but I am taking my brother's gift card to Maryland. I just feel like being a salty bitch.
 
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