September 1st, 2010 | Author: trancejen
Man, my worries about the J-Man not fitting in/making friends were completely unfounded.
So far, he seems to have met every damned child in the neighborhood, and yesterday he had three boys over to play video games and run around in the spacious back yard. It was great to see.
He’s also been spending a lot of time down in the dead end of our street, flirting shamelessly with the girl who lives there, the girl whose locker is next to his and has purple streaks in her hair.
Purple streaks. At twelve. My mother would have plotzed.
I’m relieved to no end to see all of this social activity. These Indiana public school kids seem to be a much different breed of child than the snobby, aloof, private school kids at his old school, and for that I am profoundly grateful.
Unfortunately, they also seem to be rife with germs, as the boy came home from school puking at ten o’clock this morning. Ouch.
Hopefully it’s just a short-lived bug.
In other news, I had a fun weekend – the kind of weekend I rarely have anymore, one that involved a bar night AND a party and lots of beer and old friends and fun and hangovers and napping on Sunday. It felt really good, even though it took me a full two days to recover.
I’m far too old (and on far too much medication) for such shit, but it sure is nice to forget that and cut loose once in a while.
In still other news, my cats are at war with my stepdad’s cats, and as a fellow basement-dweller, I am caught in the middle of the constant yowling and spitting and hissing. It’s enough to drive you to drink.
Skittles constantly pounces on the unsuspecting Buttons and Cheetah, and believe me when I tell you that they are not amused by her youthful antics.
Did I mention that the door to my bedroom doesn’t close completely, and that Buttons and Cheetah both sleep on my bed, and that this tableaux plays out every night ON TOP OF ME??
Yeah. It’s thrilling.
And I have one more piece of good news – thanks to a lot of rigorous dieting, I have finally been able to dip below 175 for the first time in oh, at least five years and am fitting into clothes that are probably so out of style it’s sick.
I couldn’t be more thrilled.
Here’s hoping your week is going as swimmingly.
Happy Wednesday.
Congrats on your weight loss! Doesn’t it feel so good to get back into old favorites? And I couldn’t be more excited about the J Man’s success in the new school/neighborhood crowd – that’s fab!
It’ll be interesting to see what transpires in the Cat Wars – whether or not they eventually work it out or if there’s going to have to be an intervention. Good luck. You’ll need it.
ok, so what I found that worked great and was wayyyyy cheaper than feelaway…cat collars “Good Behavior” It gives off a pheromone that mimics their mom’s scent and calms them down. Its worth a try and you can get it thru the store or 1800petmeds.
I just had major cat drama this weekend when my MIL dropped off her puppy to stay with my 4 elderly cats. We got through it with the aid of treats. Lots and lots of treats. Also, we made sure that the cats always had a place to go where they could get away from the puppy. If there is enough food, attention and sleeping spots to go around, everything else will work itself out. But it sounds like there aren’t enough sleeping spots. Don’t know how you can fix that without a closing door. Maybe some type of screen or gate? Good luck.
Heya sweetie !
See, I TOLD you that the J-man would be just fine in his new digs. You are such a MOM sometimes…Sheesh. As for the war of the cats – do what I had to do this Summer with the new cats in my household – Get a can of compressed air like we use for cleaning out our computer keyboards, and at the first sign of fighting – spray them really fast with some cold Dust Off compressed air and they will come in line in about a week or so. Cats just HATE having their fur messed up and the sound will send them running in different directions. It does seem to work for me and I have 5 cats. MEOW….
We’ll talk soon my dear – thanks for sending me your new phone numbers.
– John in Phoenix
So it’s great tthat the J-Man is becoming Mr.Popular…looks like all your fears were unfounded, as is usual with us semi – Neurotics.
Hello?? Are u there? I get worried when u don’t update for a while ….