Thursday, May 18

Thursday, May 18

Today was only slightly productive.  I did not have a restful night because the greasy fish and onion rings gave me massive diarrhea in the wee hours of morning.  I will not horrify you with details, but I will let you know that I had to deal with the clean-up which was very unpleasant.  When I got done with that, I went back to bed and did not get up until close to 11 am. 

I felt grungy and gross, so I took a very long, very hot shower and felt much better afterwards.  Haylie had sent me a text at about 9 am letting me know that Lily was driving home and would like me to call her and talk to her on her way home.  Obviously, I did not do that as I was still sleeping.  I sent Haylie a text thanking her for taking such good care of Lily yesterday and keeping her overnight last night.  I told her I would be calling her shortly, which I did.

When I did call her, she hounded me to come to her house tomorrow as her friends Ed and Amy were coming over to “play games,” and she wanted me to come and play games with them.  I hate card games other than “hand and foot” which is a form of canasta.  They love to play pinocle and other games where you must bid on how many hands you are going to take and soon.  I have NO card sense, and I HATE playing cards.  Also, her friend Amy is a very poor sport.  When she loses, she has tantrums, and when she wins, she gloats. 

No thank you. 

Also, I have a grocery order coming in the afternoon, and I need to be here to receive it and put it away.

Before I left the bedroom, I vacuumed the runner in the bedroom and scrubbed the bedroom floor.  Other than bagging up some garbage and recycling and picking up some scattered cat toys and other cat strewn objects, I didn’t accomplish any other household tasks. 

I ate the Reuben sandwich from Culver’s for lunch.  I warmed it up in a frying pan, and it got a little dark, but it was still good.  After I ate lunch, I fell asleep in the recliner for at least an hour.  Maybe more.

I watched a couple episodes of Walker, Texas Ranger, but I didn’t get much out of them.  I was so tired—I kept dozing off. I tried to watch Judge Judy, but I kept getting phone calls.  I enjoy picking up a few phrases and words in Yiddish from her.  I got nothing out of her today as Lily, Tammy, and Joni all called.  Lily wanted advice on cat food that Finn won’t throw up.  She’s been feeding him cheap shit from Rachael Ray.  I have read that her brand of cat food causes heart and stomach issues in cats.  Tammy’s cat June Bug got very sick off the Rachael Ray crap.  She almost died.  Now she feeds her Purina One for Cats with Sensitive Skin and Stomachs.  I went to Chewy.com and ordered a 7 lb. bag of it for Lily to try with Finn.  I am hoping that will work for him.

Tomorrow, I am hoping to finish cleaning the living room.  All I need to do is pick up whatever cat toys get strewn across the floor overnight, sweep and scrub the floor, and haul the garbage and recycling out to the bins.  If I have enough life left in me, I will cook the asparagus, clean out the fridge, wipe down the appliances, Orange Glow the wooden cupboards and table, and sweep and scrub the floor.  If I can get those things done, the whole house (except the laundry room) will be very nice, and maybe I can work on some of my creative goals for a while.

I will need to do a little more in the bathroom as one of the cats puked on the bathroom rug last night.  The rugs will have to be washed again, and if I am doing that, I may as well scrub the toilet and sink again and sweep and scrub the floor.  Having a scrupulously clean bathroom is especially delightful for me.

That’s about all I have to share today.