It’s a peep today! Gracie went to the casino to play slots and the other cats are in a food coma after breakfast. That leaves me to fill you all in.
I had my booster shot this week and had an “I don’t feel good” day. I slept most of the day. My cats rarely sleep with me unless I don’t feel well. I don’t know how they know. Maybe I put off a scent that they pick up on. Maybe it smells like bacon. It can’t be bad because they all comes running. Gracie moved downstairs to watch over and has been sleeping with me ever since. She prefers to sleep on my legs so I can’t wander off.
I’ve heard those stories of cats staying with dying people until they pass and wondered if my cats knew something I didn’t. So far I’m still here and Gracie is still sleeping with me.
There have been some tussles between Morgan who is normally a laid back cat and Gus, also a laid back cat. Perhaps they were so laid back they annoyed each other. Gus is bigger by about two pounds but Morgan gives as good as she gets. It’s just a “wop wop” with maybe a short chase. Nothing like the wrestling and rolling around that happens when Sasha gets involved. Sasha is like a sack of potatoes. Overall the cats get along fine but they are just like people. Somedays they are cranky.
Speaking of cranky, next week starts a long project with outside people in the house every day. I’m starting to plan on new feeding stations so everyone feels safe (that includes the peeps too). Sasha will not be happy. Everyone else will resign themselves to it for the duration. More treats will be in order. Mocha lattes for me and tuna for the cats. Gracie gets catnip. She doesn’t eat treats. She may be the smartest one of all. Nothing like some weed to calm you down. I wonder if catnip works on people.
That’s it for this week. One of the cats will be back next week. We all wish you a great weekend.
I love dropping by to check on your cats, Kate. They are adorable. Our Vivian stayed by Maisie almost the entire time Maisie was in palliative care. I’m sure cats know what’s going on more than we think.
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They can either smell the scents we give off or somehow see the signs. Animals are much more intuitive.
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Gracie needs one of those eye masks as she’ll get wrinkles doing that face plant. I got my booster shot two weeks ago and happy for it. It was Moderna all the way and I only felt crummy after the second shot. I had Goldfish crackers at the ready and was happy I didn’t need them. Today I was annoyed because Pfizer asks US regulators to authorize COVID-19 booster shots for ALL adults, not just the elderly and immuno-compromised adults. Whoever decided 65 was elderly? I turned 65 this year and don’t consider myself elderly. Sigh. I was five days behind in Reader and by the time I totally catch up, your remodeling job will be done.
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Not likely. We are looking at 6 to 8 weeks for the job. There is a week off for Thanksgiving.
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Wow – well they’ll work harder after being off for a week … that’s one way to look at it.
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Maybe we’ll need a break from people in the house all the time too.
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Hope you are feeling better! So glad you have your kitties to look out for you and take care of you 🙂 Sounds like you are all ready for the construction to begin?
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All better. It was gone in 24 hours. Construction starts tomorrow. Cabinets are empty and semi-functioning kitchen is set up in another room.
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Good for quick recovery! Hope construction goes well!
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I’m glad you got your booster but sorry you had the down day! It’s behind you now so that’s good. I was able to take a little trip up to play with my grandson for a few days. The family had to put their almost 15-year old dog down last week, so I’m the diversion. Our pets mean everything, and I love hearing about the personalities in your busy household, Kate. I hope the crew adjusts to the construction taking place this week! 😉
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Sasha had a hissy fit today when the contractor came. He was just checking to make sure he would bring all his materials on Wednesday. He was here less than an hour but it took another 3 before she would come out. Not even food enticed her.
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I hope she adapts!😳
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That’s sweet that your cats take care of you while you’re not feeling well. I’ve had 5 cats in one (big) bedroom for a couple weeks now. And surprisingly, they’ve been fine. They’re used to all the hammering and drilling. Hope your cats do well!
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Everyone will do fine except Sasha. Even she will just hide until everyone leaves. The others will do as they normally do. Gus will snoopervise from the cat tree in the family room. Morgan will be in a food coma until early afternoon and Gracie spends the morning/afternoons upstairs.
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Best of luck as you begin another major project. No doubt it will disrupt the mellow but hopefully everyone will adapt so as to enjoy the updated space once it’s finished. Hope you’re back to 100% again soon.
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Because I’m neurotic, I usually clean after they leave (even though they clean up). I get tired of the daily cleaning. The last crew left by 3 p.m. which worked out well for me.
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Renovations are not easy on us clean freaks. The supply of Swiffers definitely diminish in homes being remodelled. Hang in there!
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Right! The floors were refinished a year ago so I’m a little crazy that the floors may get damaged. Hopefully they will put protection down.
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Glad to hear you got your booster. Next week for us. We did the flu shot last Monday and no reaction. You are a brave one to do the reno. We are just now thinking about the Master bath again but the neighbors have been waiting on their cabinets for almost three months. Just thinking about it makes my stomach knot. I have my fingers crossed for you and thinking all kinds of good thoughts that it goes well!
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Supplies take longer so once you plan it and things are on order, it’s best to forget about it for 3 months!
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Always good to read a peeps day. Glad you got the booster and you are feeling better. Cats just know when someone is not feeling well. Good luck on the new work!
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Thanks! Overall it was a good week!
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Good luck with the renovation. I like a lot of tuna after my catnip. You can never go wrong with tuna. Hope they all do okay, the treats sound swell.
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Since people in the house coincides with their after breakfast food coma, they will be fine. Sasha will not be happy but I’m hoping over the weeks she will adjust. She usually stays in the basement when there is company. Treats are always good.
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Ah, the good old after-feast nap. I know it well.
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Hope you feel better soon Kate! I had my first Shingles shot this week and spent the next day napping I felt so sore/achy/out of sorts. I’m thinking I should get a cat. No sign of any third boosters here until after Christmas, but I’m interested in how people react, to be prepared. I remember my kitchen reno a couple of years ago, with the “feeding station” set up in the dining room complete with fridge, stove, microwave, toaster – along with the table and chairs it was very crowded in there and short on plugs. Not fun at all. Your cats are always entertaining. Does Gracie win at the casino?
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Gracie didn’t bring anything home from the casino so if she won something, she ate it. I may do the feeding station upstairs so they can go there during the day when the guys are here. It will be crowded and short on plugs here too. Six weeks they say. I may have to get an advent calendar and convert it to a kitchen construction calendar.
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HA! At least you will have something to look forward to every day – make it chocolate!
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Catnip tea for humans is available. WebMD has info on it. It is said to help with nervousness and anxiety and as a sleep aid. During the Civil War, it was given to “excitable and nervous” Southern ladies to help calm them. Maybe you should try some while the kitchen is being done.
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Yes indeed! I feel a case of the vapors coming on!
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Sorry your booster made you feel sick My hubby got his this week, but I held off because I had too much to do this week that I couldn’t afford to be sick. Cats do know when we need them most. XO
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Hope your hubby didn’t get a reaction and hope you won’t either!
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Catnip doesn’t work on people. Don’t ask for details.
Glad they’re keeping you company. Boss Cat only sticks like glue to me when it’s cold.
LA County Department of Public Health was very insistent that I get a booster because I got the J&J shot back in April. The pharmacy kept asking me if I knew which manufacturer I was getting (Pfizer) and if I was okay with that. Me: “Dudes, I got the Johnson & Johnson vaccine initially, clearly I don’t care what you shoot me up with.”
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🙂 My cats like me when it’s cold too. Actually they like the fireplace when it’s cold!
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Hope you are feeling better soon. Good luck with next week’s projects!
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I am better now except for the anxiety on next week’s projects!
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I laughed aloud when you wondered if catnip works on people. Try it and let us know!
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I’d look pretty silly rolling around in it!
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Rolling around in catnip is part of the ritual, isn’t it? I hadn’t thought of that. It’s even funnier than I first thought.
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Maggie always seemed to know when I was feeling ‘off’. Mind you, she always slept with us…… in the caravan and the boat that was the only place she could sleep anyway, so it didn’t matter and she always waited for her blanket to be put down first.
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Aww such a sweetie. Mollie always slept with us from the day we brought her home (and she was already about 18 month old). She’s the only one. The others “visit” but Gracie has been steady for a week now.
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They do sense when we’re out of kilter, it;s what makes them such good therapy.
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They have some sixth sense!
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🙂
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Kate: I hope you feel better. I gota 1st shingles and a flue vax the same day a month ago and it put me down for a day after wards. 😉 My kitties say Catnip is sweet, But Liqueur is Quicker, Kitties say lets sit around the desk when the ‘Pipestone is lit 🌈 ~Willy
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🙂 🙂 🙂 Liquor is quicker for sure! I had the shingles vax about a year ago. Can’t remember a reaction so it couldn’t have been bad.
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Two vax at the same time, I was down for a day Shingles & flue Im just saying now I got to get the second shingles and covid booster at the same time in December ❗️
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Yikes! Your arm will be sore!
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Two arms and I don’t sleep on my back 😉
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Oh no! I don’t sleep on my back either!
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I had my booster on Tuesday and it knocked me on my backside for about a day and a half. The first vax, nothing; the second, overnight chills; the third, zoombie. But, WAY better than going to ICU with Covid!
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Very similar response. My husband and I got really sick within an hour of each other. We got the booster at the same time. We were both ok the next day but couldn’t believe how much more intense the reaction was compared to the first two. (First one nothing at all!) Yes, way better than covid.
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Glad you rebounded in short order. Stay chill. Keep breathing. Smoke some weed if you need help staying chill. 😛
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Smoke it? Gracie just rolls around in it! 🙂
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Hope you’re feeling better by now!
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Yes. It was just a day.
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Cats really do just KNOW stuff. I think they are more tuned in to us than they PRETEND to be. They act like they don’t much care what we do or how we feel but if we’re upset or sick, etc. they KNOW IT. Pretty cool. Like a catnip/treat-loving-health-o-meter. Hope the reno goes SMOOTHLY!
Hugs, Pam
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They come out of the woodwork at the oddest times!
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