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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / October 2005I need to whine a little
Whinge to you in the UK. I know, in the face of this massive tragedy, that my little problems are insignificant, but I need to rant a bit - please have patience with me. My life has been drastically changed. But it's not the big things that are getting to me. It's not the fact that there is no longer any silence in my house before 10PM. It's not the fact that most of my house looks like an explosion in a clothes factory. It's not the fact that I can mop my kitchen floor 10 times a day and five minutes later there are jelly spills tracked across it. It's not even the fact that the girls used my roll-top secretary's desk to put on fingernail polish - and then used fingernail polish remover to try to wipe up the spills. It's that my house is filled with flies because the girls go in and out 20 times an hour - I went to take a drink from my glass of milk just now and saw a fly swimming for his life. It's that I have to have a baby gate on my bedroom door so the dog can't get to the cats' food and I have to step over it 50 times a day (and my poor cats pretty much stay in that one room - even though they can jump the gate, Jessie and Bandit are the only ones brave enough to beat up the dog and Bandit can't jump the gate). I just miss my quiet life and my spotless, obsessively-compulsively clean house. I love my daughter and my granddaughters, but it's just hard living in the same house with them. OK I'll quit whining now. Hugs, CatNipped > OK I'll quit whining now. Whine all you want. :) Isn't there a program to put displaced people from Katrina in temporary homes? It would put your daughter closer to her home and make it easier to supervise reconstruction.  SignatureVictor M. Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam here: uce@ftc.gov Email me here: pistorLITTER@BOXaustin.rr.com > > OK I'll quit whining now. > > Whine all you want. :) Isn't there a program to put displaced people > from Katrina in temporary homes? It would put your daughter closer to > her home and make it easier to supervise reconstruction. FEMA is providing small trailers if you have a place to put them that has gas, electric, and water hook-ups. Other than that they are giving people $2,300 per month for housing (up to a total of $26,000). Since Erin and Greg didn't own their home (it's still in my and my ex husband's name - don't ask, long story), they didn't have insurance on it and they can't get the Small Business Administration's low-interest loan for home owners. So I told them to bank the FEMA money to use on rebuilding and refurnishing the house (I finally got my ex husband to agree to sign the house over to my daughter - yeah, now that it's worth zilch!). We did just find out that families that are necessarily separated (husband in N.O. working and rebuilding - mother and children in a different city because there are no open schools at home) can get a trailer for the husband *and* the monthly living allowance. So they're going to park the trailer at the house so Greg can come home from work and work on the house and then just crash there instead of having to drive an hour back to his aunt's house. It's really not that bad for me now that my mother-in-law and sister-in-law have moved in with Ben's aunt - my daughter is like me and cleans and does yard work when she is upset or just bored. It's just that with 3 children in the house you're just *not* going to have a clean house no matter how much you clean. And I'm an old lady who's set in her ways - gawd, when did that happen!!!!?????? Hugs, CatNipped > home owners. So I told them to bank the FEMA money to use on rebuilding and > refurnishing the house (I finally got my ex husband to agree to sign the > house over to my daughter - yeah, now that it's worth zilch!). We did just Excellent! And I agree on using the FEMA money that way. > find out that families that are necessarily separated (husband in N.O. > working and rebuilding - mother and children in a different city because > there are no open schools at home) can get a trailer for the husband *and* > the monthly living allowance. So they're going to park the trailer at the Most excellent! > It's really not that bad for me now that my mother-in-law and sister-in-law > have moved in with Ben's aunt - my daughter is like me and cleans and does > yard work when she is upset or just bored. It's just that with 3 children Well, if she ever gets bored, send her over here! ;-) > in the house you're just *not* going to have a clean house no matter how > much you clean. And I'm an old lady who's set in her ways - gawd, when did > that happen!!!!?????? Well, you keep a nice clean home, I certainly would be annoyed if my house was suddenly a mess. Wait, did I just say that? ;-) Anyhow, I know how children can be, whenever we have friends with kids come over, it's like a little tornado went by the living room. I actually have to remind them to sit down and eat their ice-cream so that we don't get ice-cream smeared all over the house. They wanted to walk around chasing kitties *while* eating ice-cream! SignatureVictor M. Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam here: uce@ftc.gov Email me here: pistorLITTER@BOXaustin.rr.com > Whinge to you in the UK. > [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > > OK I'll quit whining now. Poor Lori. :( I can supply plenty of sympathy at least. My grandsons don't actually live here anymore, but that is a very slight difference from when they did. I still never know who I'll find sleeping in my house when I wake up in the morning. Useless note to anyone out there that doesn't mop their own floors: Pouring a drink into a glass while standing in front of the refrigerator will result in dribbles on the floor. Unless it is water they will first be a sticky spot, and then a dirty spot. I get surly when I have to clean up the spots more than once a day. Also, a spilled drink that is sweet cannot be cleaned up with a dry paper towel. Neither can jelly, peanut butter, margarine, mayonnaise, mustard, ketchup, etc. Night before last I went to take a sip from my glass of lemonade containing the very last of my very good tequila. And found a fly doing the backstroke. Adds insult to injury when you have to pour tequila down the drain. Jo > Whinge to you in the UK. > [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] > > CatNipped > Also, a spilled drink that is sweet cannot be cleaned up with a dry paper > towel. In case anyone's interested, this applies to keyboards as well as kitchen floors. Sandy, speaking from recent, painful experience >> Also, a spilled drink that is sweet cannot be cleaned up with a dry >> paper towel. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Sandy, speaking from recent, painful experience I once shorted out a Dell keyboard by spilling a glass of cran/peach juice on it. Btw, cran/peach is a horrible combination. Oh, and I had a new keyboard at my doorstep within 24 hours, no charge. Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca >> In case anyone's interested, this applies to keyboards as well as >> kitchen floors. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >I once shorted out a Dell keyboard by spilling a glass of cran/peach >juice on it. I once spilled a whole cup of coffee into the keyboard of the terminal connected to the supercomputer. Fortunately, the field engineer was close by and quickly took it apart to clean it out, but even more fortunately, this was 1979 and the 'supercomputer' was an IBM 370. The terminal was a paper terminal. Oh dear, is my age showing? *blush* Jane - owned and operated by Princess Rita >>> Also, a spilled drink that is sweet cannot be cleaned up with a dry >>> paper towel. [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > Oh, and I had a new keyboard at my doorstep within 24 hours, no > charge. I destroyed my last keyboard a few weeks ago by reaching for a book to answer a query on here. As I took the book from it's place, the other books slid sideways, knocking my Galileo thermometer over, on to the keyboard. Smash! End of Galileo thermometer and end of keyboard :-( Tweed >>>> Also, a spilled drink that is sweet cannot be cleaned up with a dry >>>> paper towel. [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > > Tweed I recently saw these keyboards at the computer mall that were all rubber. You could roll them up. Very cool! They came in all sorts of funky colours. I think I might get me one. I'd have nothing to worry about with drinks on the desk, etc. -- Britta "There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast." -- Unknown Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album >I can supply plenty of sympathy at least. My grandsons don't actually live >here anymore, but that is a very slight difference from when they did. I [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > >Jo Dear people, please be assured I mean no offense or disrespect, but really . . . Good God, people, what is wrong with your relatives? Were they *all* raised by wolves or something????!!!! Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com Make Levees, Not War >>I can supply plenty of sympathy at least. My grandsons don't actually >>live [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > Good God, people, what is wrong with your relatives? Were they *all* > raised by wolves or something????!!!! My grandsons are 17, 16 and 8. They arrive and leave with miscellaneous assorted friends. Their Grandpa isn't getting any younger and his eyesight isn't what it once was. At some point I got tired and gave up. I still remember one of younger daughters boyfriends. A guy named Frankie. Daughter never understood how I always knew immediately if he had been in the house. He never walked in the house without getting something to drink and spilling part of it. He never cleaned up the spill properly. I always stuck to the floor when I got home from work if he had been over. Oh, no offense taken. I'm pretty sure I gave that up somewhere along the line as well. Jo >> I can supply plenty of sympathy at least. My grandsons don't actually >> live here anymore, but that is a very slight difference from when they [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > > Make Levees, Not War ROFL! >>> I can supply plenty of sympathy at least. My grandsons don't actually >>> live here anymore, but that is a very slight difference from when they [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] > > ROFL! With wolves (or dogs) the spots would have been licked up. When Rex (Cocker RB 16) was alive, there never were crumbs or spills on the floor. MLB >>>> I can supply plenty of sympathy at least. My grandsons don't actually >>>> live here anymore, but that is a very slight difference from when they [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] > When Rex (Cocker RB 16) was alive, there never were crumbs or spills on > the floor. MLB I'd forgotten our little four pound perpetual motion floor cleaning machine. Yes the sticky spots would have been licked up in no time when they lived here. Cats won't do that. Jo > Good God, people, what is wrong with your relatives? Were they *all* > raised by wolves or something????!!!! Hehehehe... some of us are just naturally messy. :) When I was growing up in Mexico, we used to have a stay-with-us maid that would warn me to not use her kitchen at all. If I wanted a snack, I was to ask her for it. She said it was less trouble to fix me a snack than to let me do it myself and then clean after me. Also, she was supposed to not clean my room, that was my chore. I never bothered to clean my room and she couldn't handle to look at the mess and she ended up cleaning my room all the time. Sigh. That's one of the things I miss the most about Mexico, being able to afford a maid. :( Can you tell I hate cleaning? :) SignatureVictor M. Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam here: uce@ftc.gov Email me here: pistorLITTER@BOXaustin.rr.com >> Good God, people, what is wrong with your relatives? Were they *all* >> raised by wolves or something????!!!! [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > to let me do it myself and then clean after me. Also, she was > supposed to not clean my room, that was my chore. I never bothered to > clean my room and she couldn't handle to look at the mess and she > ended up cleaning my room all the time. > Sigh. That's one of the things I miss the most about Mexico, being > able to afford a maid. :( > Can you tell I hate cleaning? :) Yeah, maids rock. I'll miss that when we move to Australia. But then again, we'll have a kitchen with countertops higher than for midgets! And a dishwasher! And the whole place won't be so dirty all the time! Speaking of maids, our maid finally quit. She's been wanting to move back to her home town and tend to the family banana farm. She got wind that we were leaving soon so she left first. It was sad, she cried and so did I and then Dennis embarrassed the hell out of her buy hugging her :-) Now we have a new maid, she's from next door. She's nice too but I'm ashamed to say that I've forgotten her name already. She's only been here a week but still...now I'd feel like a total jerk to ask for her name again! It's something complicated too, not nice and normal like Porn or Noo, which is what every other woman in Thailand is called ;-) -- Britta "There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast." -- Unknown Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album > name again! It's something complicated too, not nice and normal like > Porn or Noo, which is what every other woman in Thailand is called ;-) Porn is a name in Thai? ;-) SignatureVictor M. Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam here: uce@ftc.gov Email me here: pistorLITTER@BOXaustin.rr.com >> name again! It's something complicated too, not nice and normal like >> Porn or Noo, which is what every other woman in Thailand is called >> ;-) > > Porn is a name in Thai? ;-) Yeah, it's a very common women's name. Sometimes it's part of a longer name, either something ending in -porn or it begins with Porn and has stuff added to the end. You know that saying about Tom, Dick and Harry? Well in Thailand and with women, it would be Porn, Noo and Ning :-) -- Britta "There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast." -- Unknown Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album >> Porn is a name in Thai? ;-) > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > -- > Britta Then the woman I work with named Vipaporn must be Thai. Sandy >>> Porn is a name in Thai? ;-) >> [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Sandy Yes, for sure. That's definitely a Thai name. -- Britta "There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast." -- Unknown Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album >> name again! It's something complicated too, not nice and normal like >> Porn or Noo, which is what every other woman in Thailand is called >> ;-) > > Porn is a name in Thai? ;-) Why does Pritchiporn come to mind? Our maids were Alum and her daughter Dook. Once we had one named Uhn which means fat. She used to say in her broken English "Me Fat!" and giggle like mad. Jill >>> name again! It's something complicated too, not nice and normal >>> like Porn or Noo, which is what every other woman in Thailand is [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Jill That was probably her nickname. They are big on nicknames here, everyone has one and they go by them more than their real names. Probably because their real names are so long! They usually pick a nickname that "suits" them. They are also not shy about pointing out your physical assets. Before I lost 35 lbs, I used to get patted all the time and called fat. Or they would rub my belly and ask when my baby is due. Or they would deny me access to the changing room, saying that the item I wanted to try on wouldn't fit anyway. How rude! Except it's not considered rude here so I couldn't take it too seriously. Still, I feel much better now that I can actually fit into a size XL here and don't get those comments anymore. -- Britta "There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast." -- Unknown Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album >>>> name again! It's something complicated too, not nice and normal >>>> like Porn or Noo, which is what every other woman in Thailand is [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > everyone has one and they go by them more than their real names. > Probably because their real names are so long! Yes indeed! I wonder what nickname the King goes by? Bhumi? LOL It's nearly impossible to prounounce most full Thai names. > They are also not shy about pointing out your physical assets. Before > I lost 35 lbs, I used to get patted all the time and called fat. Or [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > better now that I can actually fit into a size XL here and don't get > those comments anymore. It's pretty funny. Custom says don't touch anyone on the head, very rude! But spitting on the sidewalk in Bangkok is perfectly acceptable. Oh, and they didn't mind tugging on my blonde hair, either, although I didn't appreciate it much! Jill >>>>> name again! It's something complicated too, not nice and normal >>>>> like Porn or Noo, which is what every other woman in Thailand is [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > Yes indeed! I wonder what nickname the King goes by? Bhumi? LOL > It's nearly impossible to prounounce most full Thai names. Oh, shush, Jill! One does not talk about the King in a joking manner ;-) And I certainly don't think he has a nickname. >> They are also not shy about pointing out your physical assets. >> Before I lost 35 lbs, I used to get patted all the time and called >> fat. Or they would rub my belly and ask when my baby is due. Or >> they would deny me access to the changing room, saying that the item >> I wanted to try on wouldn't fit anyway. How rude! Except it's not >> considered rude here so I couldn't take it too seriously. Still, I >> feel much better now that I can actually fit into a size XL here and >> don't get those comments anymore. > > It's pretty funny. Custom says don't touch anyone on the head, very > rude! But spitting on the sidewalk in Bangkok is perfectly > acceptable. Oh, and they didn't mind tugging on my blonde hair, > either, although I didn't appreciate it much! I know, what's rude here is way different from what's rude where we're from. They think nothing about picking their nose in public and they even play with their boogers. They ask you how much money you make and how much you weigh. They constantly ask you how much stuff you've bought cost. They make comments about your body. But you're not supposed to touch heads or point with your foot. Oooh, that bad evil foot pointing, LOL! And you constantly have to take your shoes off. Oh yeah, and you're not allowed to drive with your headlights on during the day. Only the Royal Family's allowed to do that. -- Britta "There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast." -- Unknown Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album >>>>>> name again! It's something complicated too, not nice and normal >>>>>> like Porn or Noo, which is what every other woman in Thailand is [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > Oh, shush, Jill! One does not talk about the King in a joking manner > ;-) And I certainly don't think he has a nickname. Betcha he does have a nickname among his family, but only in the privacy of the palace! You know he was born in the U.S. >> It's pretty funny. Custom says don't touch anyone on the head, very >> rude! But spitting on the sidewalk in Bangkok is perfectly [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > But you're not supposed to touch heads or point with your foot. Oooh, > that bad evil foot pointing, LOL! Don't step on a coin, either... that's an affront to the King! And you constantly have to take > your shoes off. Oh yeah, and you're not allowed to drive with your > headlights on during the day. Only the Royal Family's allowed to do > that. As a result of walking around barefoot so much over there my feet started hurting. I have very high arches and they started to fall from running around barefoot. Jill >>>>>>> name again! It's something complicated too, not nice and normal >>>>>>> like Porn or Noo, which is what every other woman in Thailand is [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > Betcha he does have a nickname among his family, but only in the > privacy of the palace! You know he was born in the U.S. What, you don't think his wife and kids call him Your Royal Highness??? ;-) >>> It's pretty funny. Custom says don't touch anyone on the head, very >>> rude! But spitting on the sidewalk in Bangkok is perfectly [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Don't step on a coin, either... that's an affront to the King! So I guess putting coins on railroad tracks to get squished is out, hey? > And you constantly have to take >> your shoes off. Oh yeah, and you're not allowed to drive with your [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > started hurting. I have very high arches and they started to fall > from running around barefoot. I always thought that going barefoot is supposed to be good for you. I'm always barefoot in my house and outside of the house I wear flip flops. A good pedicure is a must over here! -- Britta "There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast." -- Unknown Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album "badwilson" <badSPAMwilson@yahoo.com> wrote in message >> As a result of walking around barefoot so much over there my feet >> started hurting. I have very high arches and they started to fall [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > flops. A good pedicure is a must over here! > -- I've gone barefoot most of the time for most of my life, close to sixty years now. And my arches are still very high. I hate shoes. My feet got wider and longer when I put on weight, but it hasn't affected my arches. Jo > >I can supply plenty of sympathy at least. My grandsons don't actually live > >here anymore, but that is a very slight difference from when they did. I [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > Good God, people, what is wrong with your relatives? Were they *all* > raised by wolves or something????!!!! My granddaughters are 6, 11, and 13 - and they each have at least 2 or 3 friends in tow from when they come home from school until bedtime. Children can't be harped on 24/7 or they'll turn off their hearing and then won't listen to the big things they need to hear. You have to pick your battles. Hugs, CatNipped > Theresa > Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh > My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com > > Make Levees, Not War > I can supply plenty of sympathy at least. My grandsons don't > actually live here anymore, but that is a very slight difference from > when they did. I still never know who I'll find sleeping in my house > when I wake up in the morning. > > Useless note to anyone out there that doesn't mop their own floors: > Pouring a drink into a glass while standing in front of the > refrigerator will result in dribbles on the floor. Unless it is > water they will first be a sticky spot, and then a dirty spot. I get > surly when I have to clean up the spots more than once a day. Also, > a spilled drink that is sweet cannot be cleaned up with a dry paper [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Jo Oh no. I would have just scooped the fly out and drank the tequila. -- Britta "There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast." -- Unknown Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album >> I can supply plenty of sympathy at least. My grandsons don't >> actually live here anymore, but that is a very slight difference [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > > Oh no. I would have just scooped the fly out and drank the tequila. LOL! Me, too! Tweed >>> I can supply plenty of sympathy at least. My grandsons don't >>> actually live here anymore, but that is a very slight difference [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > > Tweed Trust me, I thought about it! Jo >>> I can supply plenty of sympathy at least. My grandsons don't >>> actually live here anymore, but that is a very slight difference [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > Tweed Me three! (but I don't like tequila... still, it's a shame to waste good liquor!) Jill > >>> I can supply plenty of sympathy at least. My grandsons don't > >>> actually live here anymore, but that is a very slight difference [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > > Jill I, OTOH, would have fished out the fly and given the shot to my husband. Tee hee hee! kili >>>> I can supply plenty of sympathy at least. My grandsons don't >>>> actually live here anymore, but that is a very slight difference [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > > Jill I don't think I've ever drunk tequila, but I certainly wouldn't waste it! Tweed > I can supply plenty of sympathy at least. My grandsons don't actually > live here anymore, but that is a very slight difference from when they [quoted text clipped - 54 lines] >> >> CatNipped I should think the tequila would have sterilized the fly!!!!! FYI I always cover a glass with anything in it if I leave the room A cover from a can of potato chips, or margarine, etc make good covers.. a word to the wise-------- MLB >> I can supply plenty of sympathy at least. My grandsons don't actually >> live here anymore, but that is a very slight difference from when they [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] >> >> Jo > I should think the tequila would have sterilized the fly!!!!! > FYI I always cover a glass with anything in it if I leave the room > A cover from a can of potato chips, or margarine, etc make good covers.. > > a word to the wise-------- MLB I've got to cover everything here or Boots will get it. If there isn't enough in a glass for him to stick his head in and drink, he'll dip his paw in and get some that way. I'm really not drinking anything he's had his paw in. W > I should think the tequila would have sterilized the fly!!!!! > FYI I always cover a glass with anything in it if I leave the room > A cover from a can of potato chips, or margarine, etc make good > covers.. > > a word to the wise-------- MLB So you're saying that poor fly will never have babies? ;o) SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) A House is not a home, without a cat. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk >> I should think the tequila would have sterilized the fly!!!!! >> FYI I always cover a glass with anything in it if I leave the room [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > So you're saying that poor fly will never have babies? ;o) Not after meeting the tequila. Especially if he drank the stuff. That stuff would sterilize most things smaller than a horse. Think of that poor pickled worm.... Pam S. who's never been a fan of tequila or most drinks >> OK I'll quit whining now. What are friends for, if not to whine to? We're here for you. It'll all be back to normal someday. Jane >Whinge to you in the UK. > [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > >CatNipped ((((((Lori))))))) Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com Make Levees, Not War Go ahead and whine...we're listening :) you've been more-than -human already putting up with everyone!! Hope getting it out helps you feel better, none of us can dob on you, so get it out and debrief a bit :) SignatureThere are many intelligent species in the Universe. They are all owned by cats. Anonymous One cat just leads to another. -Ernest Hemingway > Whinge to you in the UK. > [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > > CatNipped > Whinge to you in the UK. > [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > > CatNipped You have every right to whine! I know you know you're doing the right thing - the only thing you can do - by having them there, but your loss of privacy and your normal life has to be painful. Whine here whenever you want. ((((((((((CatNipped)))))))))) Joy Lots of gentle calming hugs and purrs and best wishes that the situation improves really soon, Polonca and Soncek > Whinge to you in the UK. > > I know, in the face of this massive tragedy, that my little problems are > insignificant, but I need to rant a bit - please have patience with me. > > My life has been drastically changed. <snip> > I know, in the face of this massive tragedy, that my little problems > are > insignificant, but I need to rant a bit - please have patience with > me. > > My life has been drastically changed. Whinge all you want. We can take it. After all, our homes haven't been turned into hotels :-) (Mind you, since Claudius mine's become a zoo, playground, climbing wall & racetrack rolled into one)! Purrs Gordon & the FF Whine all you like, you're entitled. I couldn't wait until my daughter moved out of the house on her own. I love her dearly, but having your own space just the way you want it is your right too. That's what we're here for, to listen. Lily & her mama Jazz, RB SignatureIrulan from the stars we come to the stars we return from now until the end of time > Whinge to you in the UK. > [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] > > CatNipped > Whinge to you in the UK. > > I know, in the face of this massive tragedy, that my little problems > are insignificant, but I need to rant a bit - please have patience > with me. Geez - how many T-shirt do you have now? :D > My life has been drastically changed. But it's not the big things > that are getting to me. It's not the fact that there is no longer [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > fingernail polish - and then used fingernail polish remover to try to > wipe up the spills. Been there - done that, and boy was Mom *pissed*. Ended up having to refinish the entire desktop - fortunately was able to find matching stain/finish. But until then, lemon oil works pretty good. > It's that my house is filled with flies because the girls go in and > out 20 times an hour - I went to take a drink from my glass of milk [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > gate, Jessie and Bandit are the only ones brave enough to beat up the > dog and Bandit can't jump the gate). We have those pressure gates, from the infant furniture section at Target - they were about $10 each. They're not that tall, but we only have a terrier, not a golden and a rottie (which could probably jump over these), and we put them up a bit higher so the cats can squeak *under* them if need be - but for some reason, ol' lardbutt & the toothless one (our 2 oldest cats) fail to realize this and still jump over them. If you can scrounge up a bit of extra cash, you *could* try for one of these types of gates: http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=12521&Ntt=pet%20ga te&Ntk=All&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&Np=1&N=2001&Nty=1 It's taller for larger dogs, is a pressure gate so no screw-holes left (but it comes with screws for a more permanent attachment) after your company has returned home, *and* has a 'cat door' in it so kitties can go through it as well! > I just miss my quiet life and my spotless, obsessively-compulsively > clean house. I love my daughter and my granddaughters, but it's just > hard living in the same house with them. I too miss the peace and quiet that was here - now I'm constantly checking for the dog, to see if he's peed or pooped in the house (none lately), or if he has any indication that he wants to go out. And no more sleeping in for me! Up in the early AM for Max's daily walks (speaking of which, I need to get dressed and take him for his)... But we have made some headway - now he's going into his crate of his own free will!!!! He'll go in there and nap in the afternoons, or after we get back from our walk, and stay there for a couple of hours. He's finally realized that's *his* place! > OK I'll quit whining now. > > Hugs, > > CatNipped SignatureHelp the animals of Monroe County http://www.justgiving.com/pfp/nalee1964 The ONE and ONLY lefthanded-pathetic-paranoid-psychotic-sarcastic-wiseass-ditzy former-blonde in Bloomington! (And proud of it, too)© email me at nalee1964 (at) insightbb (dot) com http://community.webshots.com/user/mgcmdjeep > Whinge to you in the UK. Whine all you want, you're not hurting anybody and I hope it makes you feel a little better. SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) A House is not a home, without a cat. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk Lori, as a person who ALSO enjoys peace and quiet (if not exactly tidiness), I can TOTALLY understand mourning for your quiet life when you have a suddenly full household. Family visits are great, but it's a different prospect when you know your family is going to be living with you for a good long time, yet. Yeah, they HAVE gone through an awful experience, and they're facing a difficult future for a while. (Hopefully, they'll be able to get back on their feet financially and make a good start on their post-hurricane life.) You're a good mom and a good grandma to open your home to them, and I'm sure they appreciate it. But it's still hard to live with lots of people when you're not used to it. I say you're entitled to grumble a little. =o) Melissa > Whinge to you in the UK. > > I know, in the face of this massive tragedy, that my little problems > are insignificant, but I need to rant a bit - please have patience > with me. When I was seeing a therapist, I told her that I felt silly complaining about depression when there were people with "real problems," like malnourishment and poverty, in the world. She set me straight on that one. Your feelings are your feelings, and you have every right to them. Your problems are not insignificant. I would have gone insane in the face of what you've been doing. You've taken on a huge burden, and while I know many of us would do almost anything for our families, that doesn't mean it's easy or comes without a cost. In short, cut yourself a break and give yourself permission to be upset, to feel overwhelmed. Don't feel like you "shouldn't" be or go comparing your problems to prove to yourself how "insignificant" yours are. *hug* It'll get better. One day, many years from now, you may even look back on this time and miss the chaos and the opportunity to have so much of your family so near to you. But this is now, and of course it's upsetting and stressful. Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca > > Whinge to you in the UK. > > [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > so much of your family so near to you. But this is now, and of course > it's upsetting and stressful. I have to admit, I really am enjoying that part. When we moved to Houston Erin wasn't even married yet (she and Greg were just moving in to my house in St. Bernard and planning their wedding). So I have never lived close to my granddaughters. Ever since they were born, I got to see them only twice a year for a week. Living with them is really changing our relationship and I'm getting much, much closer to them and they to me. So aside from all the aggravations, I really will treasure this time. Hugs, CatNipped > Whinge to you in the UK. > > I know, in the face of this massive tragedy, that my little problems are > insignificant, but I need to rant a bit - please have patience with me. > > My life has been drastically changed. Well yeah, you have a right to whine. We all do. I'm still trying to come up with a drawing of a disgruntled cat for that "I Whimpered on RPCA" t-shirt. If anyone has an outline drawing of an unhappy kitty, please email it to me. If you're interested in ordering said shirts, I'll let you know when we get them set up. At lest you got rid of MIL and SIL. That's a start. Pam S. Pamela Shirk wrote: >> Whinge to you in the UK. >> [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Pam S. I'll take a shirt (size men's medium). Just let me know the cost and I can paypal it to you. I did a google search for 'disgruntled cat' http://www.lauraruby.com/images/cat-disgruntled.gif is the first one that caught my eye but here's the rest of the list http://images.google.com/images?q=disgruntled+cat&hl=en&btnG=Search+Images >> Whinge to you in the UK. >> [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Pam S. Have you looked on Clipart.com? If you see something there you like let me know and I'll dl it for you. W Pamela Shirk wrote: >> Whinge to you in the UK. >> [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Pam S. Here's an idea. Give one of your cats a bath and then take a picture of it after. Voila! Unhappy cat pic ;-) -- Britta "There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast." -- Unknown Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album Jessie and Bandit are the only ones brave > enough to beat up the dog and Bandit can't jump the gate)./// Do what I did with my baby gate to confine the dogs. Take a bar out. The cats can get through easily, and don't have to jump it, and the dogs still can't get through. Helen M {...} > It's that my house is filled with flies because the girls go in and out 20 > times an hour - I went to take a drink from my glass of milk just now and > saw a fly swimming for his life. Could you get a bead or chain curtain to hang in the doorway? It doesn't stop all the flies getting in, but it cuts the number down a lot. For the ones that do get in an ultra violet fly catcher such as described on http://www.robharvey.com/pest-control/insect-killers.htm will sort them out. I know it's a UK site, but you must be able to get similar in the USA. Money is tight, I realise but it might be well spent if it stops you freaking out. > It's that I have to have a baby gate on my > bedroom door so the dog can't get to the cats' food and I have to step [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > though they can jump the gate, Jessie and Bandit are the only ones brave > enough to beat up the dog and Bandit can't jump the gate). I'm afraid I can't see a way around that one. Dogs will always polish up any spare food, it's just how they are. > I just miss my quiet life and my spotless, obsessively-compulsively clean > house. I love my daughter and my granddaughters, but it's just hard > living > in the same house with them. I think you are doing remarkably well. I am not a person who feels the need to have a spotless house, but I know that for those who do it can cause real distress to see it messed up. I know how I felt when my brother came with his kids and they climbed all over my upholstered furniture with muddy shoes.. > OK I'll quit whining now. No need, whine/whinge all you like as far as I'm concerned. I think you're a saint! Tweed |
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