Bella has found a way to play with Oliver. They play a little rough, but no one is getting hurt so okay. She also wants to play with Lily, but Lily is having none of it, which is just as well because Lily is so delicate. Lily has no fear of telling Bella to back off though. She's like the tiny cat that ROARED! She seems to have grown some too, but ( Read more... )

I swear that Oliver is growing by the day. He’s going to be a fairly large cat. Ack! Oliver somehow snuck in and spent the night up here with Mimi! Poor Mimi!

Had my Italian lesson. My Italian teacher liked that I adopted the cats and dog! She wanted to know how everyone was getting along. Well....

Went to the bank to deposit my check. While I ( Read more... )

I had major problems falling asleep last night. I got up and ate oatmeal. Got up again and did some dishes. I finally fell asleep around 3:30 AM?

Got up with my alarm at 7:30 AM. It’s cold out with a wind chill of -2 F/-19C. The puppy didn’t spend as much time sniffing outside as she usually does.

Lily discovered the kitty highway above the ( Read more... )

Bella was nosing around the bathroom where she previously pooped, so I hastily took her outside. She did need to poop, but she also did zoomies making circles around the house.

Bella ate Lily’s food while I was feeding Zara and Mimi. So I gave Lily more food and guarded it, Bella and Oliver thought that it was unfair that Lily got to eat. Life at ( Read more... )

Hmm. The Champaign County Humane Society has a pitbull with a sweet face who’s lived with cats and other dogs. She's a big dog though (over 60 pounds). Hmm, I saw a PetFinder listing for a red standard poodle.

I’m going to open Zara’s door tonight in case she wants to wander around. Bella will be in the bedroom with me, and the door will be closed ( Read more... )

I’m losing my voice and am wondering if I should call in sick. Yeah, I did. It feels like someone rubbed my throat with steel wool.

The puppy is licking everything that she can reach :) Oliver (I’m assuming) knocked over the orchids. I gave Bella her ball. I’m not sure what she did with it. Fed the beasties. Bella is a “half-a-lap” dog.

I’m ( Read more... )

I was having problems sleeping with the weighted blanket although it was keeping me warm, plus my knee was twinging. So I got up to make oatmeal. Oliver wanted the oatmeal. I did fall asleep but overslept.

The snow was less deep than they expected. But I'll still need to bring out the snow blower.

I think that Bella has some pointer in her. She ( Read more... )

Bella keeps drowsing off, so I’m going to go get ready for bed, after spending a little quality time with Oliver and Lily. I’m wondering how Zara is doing, but I don’t want to wake her if she’s asleep.

Oliver and Lily were fighting more than usual, so I think that they might have been upset by the dog. I’ve sat with them for a while, and they seem ( Read more... )

Overslept my alarm. I had three cats in the bedroom. Now Zara is in the kitchen with the youngsters. Good girl. Managed to take a shower without Oliver in the bathroom.

I looked at Little Free Library kits because that would be a way to get rid of my extra books, but sheesh. Expensive. I'll have to think about that.

Mimi is on my lap, quacking. I ( Read more... )

Lily was rubbing against my hand. She’s starting to like me :)

Um, I want to go to sleep, but the Dynamic Duo is in here. I don’t mind Lily, but Oliver isn’t restful. Actually, he slept with me and didn’t bug me. Yay.

Oh man. I got Mimi set up upstairs, although I had to scoop Oliver out of there. The gate is up. Fed the cats. Now I have some ( Read more... )