Friday again

Morning and Happy Friday!  I hope that you are doing well.  Are you looking forward to the weekend?  Any special plans? 

As for me it’s not a surprise I’ve got the exterminator coming today.  Not sure what I will feel like later today (speaking of both my mood & energy level) but I’d like to get the hose on the water softener apart so I have the parts and can easily head to the home improvement store to pick them up on Saturday along with my window well cover.  I like to make things as convenient for myself as possible.  Grab N Go instead of having to do the work and then go.  This way if I decide I want breakfast out instead of finding something here, I can easily do that and then hit up the home improvement store and then come back home.  Take care of the repairs.  Then comes the fun part of chipping through the salt bridge and cleaning out the tank.  I’ve got some doubts about finishing the project in one day but I’ll do what I feel like and what I can.  It’s not like I am without water. 

Sunday will be getting up early to do some testing for work, then on to breakfast and the grocery store.  Then home for house cleaning and preparing for yet another Monday.  Ah, sounds like so much fun, right?  On call weekends are the worst because it feels like you don’t really get a weekend especially if there are needs that arise at work.  I hate just the anticipation factor, it usually is enough to keep me close to home then nothing happens and I have regrets.  It would be really awesome if on-call could go away but unless I get some serious promotion or change jobs I don’t think that is in my future.  I’ve always had a job that involves on call since I got into IT and it would be strange to be without it but I am more than willing to try it. 

I took my first city water shower last night and the only thing that was really obvious was the same amount of soap/shampoo didn’t later as quickly and richly as it usually does.  That was the only real difference.  Which does make me want to think twice about fixing it but what I think is needed seems fairly straight forward and if that doesn’t fix things then I may just leave it shutoff and call it a day. 

I had a couple calls last night and Morea was in my lap both times.  She wasn’t terribly happy but I worked around her as much as I could until I had to type out an email and then trying to type and rotating my body to the left was uncomfortable, so I put the laptop in my lap and she left me.  It’s all good, she came back when I was done. 

I’ve had some luck with being able to call Rudy to move him in bed so he walks up to my face, which helps me at least get in bed.  We snuggle a little bit and then he has to go back to be next to his sister by my feet.  They both look like they are in a deep state of sleep but the least littlest sound wakes them up and they are looking around.  I noticed that last night when I was surfing social media and they appeared to be passed out.  They look so cute sleeping but then again so does most everything. 

My meet up with my boss got moved to today and just before that we have another meeting.  I don’t look forward to either of them but that’s it until toward the end of the afternoon and one more meeting.  I’ve got to keep my eyes peeled for anything that comes rolling in but Friday’s are typically calm.  It doesn’t always work out that way but my hope is that it sure does today. 

I’m a little nervous with the exterminator coming out and the new cats but I had similar concerns when it was just Gator.  However, she moved much slower and was a lot less curious.  These guys are into every damn thing.  Rudy has tried to open the cabinets multiple times and failed but he still keeps trying.  There energy level peaks high in the morning.  Rudy is always the one who wakes me up and wants food.  Then I pass out the food and the energy level starts to kick in and they start racing through the house.  It’s calm and cool while dad is out but the moment I duck into the basement I hear them chasing after each other.  Then it’s calm because they wind up passing out.  They wake up and it starts all over again after lunch time.  I’ve got no idea if the same thing happens when I am away but they do not seem bored in the least. 

Remember my little cat nip experiment?  Well the day after Morea started looking for it and she remembered where I put her dose on the carpet so she started pawing at that and sniffing it.  I put out more for each of them.  It’s not a nightly thing but I think I will make it a weekend treat.  That sets off their energy as well and they really come to life.  I wish I had something like that for me, it would make life more interesting and possibly productive.  However, I’d just as soon not get hooked on anything.  I take enough medicine as it is.  I’m already hooked on caffeine, dick and sugar. 

I did sleep better but still my bladder woke me up and Rudy was right by my side wanting attention and I think he also wanted me to pass out some food but I don’t want to fall into that trap.  I just catered to him enough so I could take care of business, then coaxed him back into bed with me.  He made his biscuits on me, I passed out and the process repeated a couple hours later.  Then it was closer to wake up time and the march of the trash trucks started, Rudy began making his biscuits again and wanting me to get up but I kept rolling over, until I had like 10 minutes left and then I gave up and gave in. 

Have a great weekend, be safe and take care.  I look forward to talking with you all again soon.