There and back again
I could really use a nap. The past week or so has been an absolute whirlwind of activity, and there's no sign of things slowing down in the near feature. I had originally planned on going home (i.e. up north) Friday evening and staying through today. Yesterday my mom threw a big 50th birthday party for my dad, so I wanted to be home for that.
Alas, it was not meant to be.
Wednesday evening, my outdoor cat Mutu came home with an oozing abscess on his chest. Upon further inspection I found two puncture wounds. So of course it was off to the veterinary ER, where the vets cleaned him up and prescriped him two weeks worth of antibiotics (Clavamox). Of course, this means he is now living in my basement to ensure the abscess heals properly and he receives his antibiotics. He is NOT a happy cat at present, and lets me know it every time it's time to give him his meds. I swear, it's like Pavlov's dogs; he sees me coming with the syringe full of Clavamox and starts foaming at the mouth. The stuff must taste disgusting, because he throws an absolute tizzy fit every time I give it to him. Teeth and claws everywhere, saliva flying this way and that...it's not a pretty sight!
Anyway, the end result was that I couldn't go home for all of this past weekend because Mutu needed (and continues to need) his meds twice a day. Thankfully he's doing much better now. Thursday night he had a relapse (I ended up missing church that night because I was at home playing veterinarian), but now he's up and about begging to be released.
I did, however, go home yesterday morning with Kelley and Ryan. They also wanted to be there for dad's party, so we all drove up together yesterday morning and returned together early this morning. Ryan had to be back in Columbus by 11am for work, so we had to leave the house at 8am this morning to make it in time. So much for sleeping in on my day off!
The party itself was a great success! Practically the whole family was there, and some of my dad's friends also came. There was a TON of food, and it was just a really nice time. Kelley and I got to take most of the leftovers back to Columbus with us. :) Yay!
Now comes the hard part. I have two papers due AND a midterm this week, and the motivation just isn't there...
Maybe coffee will help? Hmph. :P Get me outta this city!!!
Alas, it was not meant to be.
Wednesday evening, my outdoor cat Mutu came home with an oozing abscess on his chest. Upon further inspection I found two puncture wounds. So of course it was off to the veterinary ER, where the vets cleaned him up and prescriped him two weeks worth of antibiotics (Clavamox). Of course, this means he is now living in my basement to ensure the abscess heals properly and he receives his antibiotics. He is NOT a happy cat at present, and lets me know it every time it's time to give him his meds. I swear, it's like Pavlov's dogs; he sees me coming with the syringe full of Clavamox and starts foaming at the mouth. The stuff must taste disgusting, because he throws an absolute tizzy fit every time I give it to him. Teeth and claws everywhere, saliva flying this way and that...it's not a pretty sight!
Anyway, the end result was that I couldn't go home for all of this past weekend because Mutu needed (and continues to need) his meds twice a day. Thankfully he's doing much better now. Thursday night he had a relapse (I ended up missing church that night because I was at home playing veterinarian), but now he's up and about begging to be released.
I did, however, go home yesterday morning with Kelley and Ryan. They also wanted to be there for dad's party, so we all drove up together yesterday morning and returned together early this morning. Ryan had to be back in Columbus by 11am for work, so we had to leave the house at 8am this morning to make it in time. So much for sleeping in on my day off!
The party itself was a great success! Practically the whole family was there, and some of my dad's friends also came. There was a TON of food, and it was just a really nice time. Kelley and I got to take most of the leftovers back to Columbus with us. :) Yay!
Now comes the hard part. I have two papers due AND a midterm this week, and the motivation just isn't there...
Maybe coffee will help? Hmph. :P Get me outta this city!!!