The Weekend

Hello!  I hope that you are enjoying the weekend.  Thanks for your visit. 

Friday night I was really looking forward to watching Chicago PD but there wasn’t a new episode on.  I caught up on some other TV and it was an okay night.  I got the vacuum cleaner out and that freaked out both of the cats.  They hated the loud sound.  I got the shop vac out and cleaned out the air vents.  There was plenty of crap in them.  Plus with the new vents I got it’s super easy for a cat to paw at them and shut them.  A couple were closed off so I fixed that.  I was wiped out.  My back was killing me. 

Saturday I woke up early, got a shower and went to a fast food place for breakfast.  I didn’t realize that you could easily spent $17 at a fast food place on breakfast.  That’s comparable to what I spend in a sit down restaurant where I don’t have to do any work.  Grabbed the mail after breakfast.  Then headed out to see some friends. 

I chatted for a while and watched a car get buffed & polished out.  That was really interesting and the paint was smooth to the touch like a new born baby.  There is a lot that goes into Auto Body repair and it’s all about illusion. 

After that I came home and rested up.  I was on my feet for longer than I had expected and being in some mild cold weather was enough to zap me.  Plus I didn’t have a full nights sleep.  I got up and while I wanted pizza I opted instead for a local place to have some soup, pasta and of course I took home dessert.  Brownie Cheesecake which was something I’ve never had before. 

The smell in the house is following me outside because it’s in my clothes.  I crave fresh air and a breeze so that I can drown the smell even if only temporarily.  I have a Cinnamon Candle going in my office.  I plugged in air fresheners upstairs, it helps some but the residual smell is still there and honestly it does kind of nauseate me.  I’ve got no idea what I am breathing in but I know it can’t be good.  This week were back in the deep freeze and that is usually what breaks the smell is extreme cold so I am hopeful that after a few days it will go away.  It’s in the walls and my best guess is that it’s a combination of mice urine & droppings mixed with some mold.  It did start off pretty weak but it’s ramping up.   I feel as if I am going insane and it doesn’t help that I will be trapped here all week since I will be on-call as of tomorrow.  Each time this happens I hope it’s the last but it seems to be never ending.  This could be what finally drops the final nail in the coffin and causes me to move.  It bothers my sinuses and in the back of my mind I wonder if it’s what caused Gator and other cats problems.  The last thing I want to do is cause harm to a cat. 

Anyway back on point.  I got the car washed on the way home.  Then put away my left overs.  I had to get in front of the computer for expense tracking, working on taxes and porn surfing.  Then I went up and spent the rest of the evening with the kids.  Got the dishes loaded and done. 

Went to bed super early and woke up from another nightmare.  This time a little girl had fallen into a pool and drowned.  I drove in and recovery her and was doing chest compressions.  I wonder if this is my body’s way of telling me I should give in and finally learn CPR again.  I had a course when I was in grade school but so much has changed since then.  I was shocked that it was a little after 7a. 

The cats were happy because it was feeding time again.  However it seems to be I feed them then one of them barfs.  I am working on trying to fix that because I hate cleaning up puke.  It’s worse to step in it in the middle of the night.  I got dressed and went to a new place for breakfast.  Had a nice meal and saw a cute waiter who’s bones I’d like to jump.  He just looks gay from 1000 feet away.  I plan to return to this place again instead of going to Cracker Barrel and seeing the other guy who promised to call me.  I figure a change of pace is nice for me.  It might help to heal the wound/oddity and my taste buds are very happy. 

Hit up the grocery store and gas station.  Then came home because it was time and I didn’t feel the best.  I was running out of steam and felt kind of ill because of the smell.  Got everything put away and then got naked and laid in bed.  It wasn’t long before I was surrounded by claws.  Those damn things hurt and both cats love to make biscuits (kneed their paws).  Slept for a couple hours. 

Got up and started on laundry.  Filed my taxes the earliest in a very long time.  The stupid software I used for the first time didn’t prompt me about my identity pin and I knew my return would be rejected.  It didn’t take very long (30 minutes) and I had the email saying that there was a problem.  All of my returns rejected.  I went back to fix the PIN and thus far it’s silence.  Hopefully all goes well from here and perhaps sometime before next month is over I will get paid.  Refunds are super small this year compared to years past but it’s okay I am happy to just get a refund. 

Working on trying to clean the house need to run the vacuum again and I know the cats will hate it.  The air freshener in the unit helps to temporarily cover up the smell and it’s kind of enjoyable. 

I’ve got left overs from last nights supper to heat and eat plus 1/2 of my dessert so I am looking forward to food time.  I picked up 1/2 of a German Chocolate Cake at the store and I really look forward to diving into that.  Plus I lucked out and found some Chicken Salad.  I know it won’t be the best but it is still something that I will enjoy.  I almost got Tuna instead but perhaps it will still be available next week.  I love good Chicken Salad it’s all about the mayo that is used that makes it.  I don’t like extra add ins like nuts, fruit or anything.  Just mayo, chicken and celery is fine for me.  I’m basic like that. 

Got an email from the post office about my box rent and it didn’t go up horribly which is good.  It’s not due until the end of next month but I will pay it long before we get even close to that.  I might pay for a year kind of depends on how finances look. 

I hope that I don’t get sick again or have any side effects from the smell.  I’d like to actually work this week.  I didn’t put in any of my time that I was off.  Even though I am salaried I am supposed to use my time to cover when I am sick.  It doesn’t change my pay and my boss is scatter brained enough and I am busy enough that I can just call it an honest mistake when I am really hoping no one will notice.  I mean I kind of feel like they owe me for all of the BS I have to put up with and all of the messes I have to clean up.  If someone says something I will gladly enter it but I think it might be forgotten about or so I hope.  Payday is next week so there is something to look forward to, even though the money is pretty well spent it’s nice to see it come in even if it does a disappearing act sooner than I want it to. 

The cats are still living off of my Gator stocked food.  I am going to pull up the dry food that I bought by mistake to see if that helps correct the barfing.  I can only hope.  I am going to brush them again as well.  No one appeared to have brushed them ever but the first time I did it they both loved it.  Wish I could vacuum them I am sure with a little suction power we could get all of the loose fur off and avoid me having an itchy nose. 

Not looking forward to being on-call but hopefully it won’t be that bad.  Here’s hoping that it’s a great week for all of us and that the weekend comes back really fast.  Take care, stay warm and be well.  Hard to believe it but the first month of the year will be over in 2 more days.  Talk with you all again soon.