batty.us

I was on a walk at lunch the other day when I came across a stray cat lying on the side of the sidewalk. She didn’t look too hot.  Her fur was wet and nasty, her mouth was horrible, and she should not get up.  But she did give me the friendliest meow when I bent down to greet her.

I knew she was in a bad situation, and at that point I had no abilities or resources to take her anywhere, so I called the APL.  I left a message, and what seemed like a zillion eternities later, got a call back. They were on their way to check her out. I gave them the specifics, hung up, and just prayed, trying really hard to not think of the impending storms.  Or the fact that she couldn’t move. Or sick.  Or that the particular area she was in wasn’t the best. I didn’t hear anything else from the APL, so I just convinced myself that they got to her and took care of her so that the ‘what if’s would not take my head.

I got calls from two different people from the APL the next morning. They were able to get kitty, but she was deteriorating from FIV and sadly had to be put down. But they agreed that she was a really, really sweet kitty.

I am glad they were able to get to her. I am glad that she didn’t spend much more of her life suffering the way that she was. I am so, so glad that the APL is full of loving people who cared and understood enough to reach back out to me to let me know what happened. It might not be on this earth, but kitty is safe now, and for that I am glad, too. I sent them a donation this morning.

There is good in this world and sometimes you have to look really hard to find it, but it’s there.

We have an inordinate amount of boxes filled with Christmas tree ornaments, as I am sure many of you do. We have a handful of ones that have special meaning to us, of course – either ones that have been handed down to us through the generations, or ones commemorating special events. But the rest is just crap – meaningless filler purchased over the years to fill up space.

I don’t like crap too much.

So we decided to make our tree a bit more meaningful and uniquely us.  In case you missed the memo, we’re very much outdoorsy people. Most, if not all, of our vacations are spent in tents. This is us. D and I took a lovely hike through the pine forest a few weeks ago and collected pinecones and acorns to serve as the base of our decorations. We then spent an evening with Boog coating them in glitter and paint. Shut up, glitter totally occurs in nature.

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You still here?

Yeah, I am, too. long time no talk. So, like, my blog bit the big one many moons ago and I am just in the process of getting everything back up and running. To be honest, it didn’t even occur to me just how damn long it’s been since I’ve last updated. However, the itch is  getting unbearable and silly me has just been posting random crap to facebook, which isn’t cool because FB doesn’t make a good record of my life.

THIS is my life.

Stay tuned, y’all. I’m coming back. And I do sincerely appreciate those of you that asked WTF was going on with my blawrg. Makes me feel kinda loved