StrangeRanger

Just a picture in case you don't feel like reading the last post.

What a wonderful cat.

Glad...

I am *so* glad that this week is over.

Really.  It's sucked.

Monday I went in to the dentist and got a temporary crown on my very back left molar.  I know that it's better than not getting a temporary crown on my very back left molar, but it wasn't fun at all.  Modestly expensive, too.  Like more than a house payment expensive.  Monday eve also saw the start of what was expected to be 3-5 inches of snow and freezing rain.  

Tuesday showed less than an inch of ice-crusted snow.  We got off light.  Eastern counties were hammered with freezing rain.  I know that an inch of snow makes our northern brethren laugh contemptuously, but a half-inch of ice is seriously bad business.  Anyways, *here* we miss school for a day, which I never like 'cause we have to make it up at the end of the year.

Wednesday saw school called off again.  We did have an optional teacher workday.  I walked down to the street to scout our hilly, insufficiently plowed neighborhood to see if I could get out.  Despite taking great care I did take a major fall, slamming the back of my head into the tarmac.  My bro Rob, who delivers pizza and is a skilled and fearless driver, zipped over and took me to the local doc-in-the-box for a check.  Nigh a hundred dollars for a visit to this place.  Despite the blood I needed no stitches.  Thank god I didn't have to get the tonsure.  Insult on top of injury was avoided.  Went home and was woozy and scattered all day.

Thursday:  Once again, no school.  I was very sore and generally useless.  Also started to get a cold.  101.4 fever by the evening.

Friday saw me back at the doc-in-the-box.  Got another hundred bucks sucked out, but got anti-biotics and cough syrup in what i think was an equitable swap.

Saturday:  had to put off our planned Tax Day work with LadyRanger, along with our traditional Tax Pizza.  Doing the taxes is never really fun, but the pizza is always a reward.  Missed it.

Today I'm glad that nothing was worse or more annoying than it was, but I'm happy to see this week slide into the abyss of history.  Many many many thanks to LadyRanger for being the greatest of Champs!

And Maddie has nursed me well.  She's a good Cat.

 

Why, yes, I am.  Thank you.

Upcoming Snows?

Well, the weather service has decided to schedule a snow delivery for Monday afternoon and night.  On into Tuesday, if we're not lucky.  I realize that the 2-8 inches we're supposed to get is a flat-out nothing to our northern countrymen, it will cause chaos and consternation here in the great American Southeast.  Heck, the 13 degrees it is here ( -1 windchill) is bad enough.

Fortunately we at ChezRanger have a cat *and* fleece sheets *and* a fireplace (and the internet) so we're sitting about as pretty as we can be.  It'll take a few days for the city to clear our back street in the event of 2 inches of snow, and longer if we get more.  I think we'll be fine.

We will *not* be taking the Mine Coon out in any inclement weather.  Did it once.

You people are dead to me.

You can see the snow almost comes up TO HER TOES!!!  On noes!  Our Princess is a creature of comfort.  Like I mentioned earlier, fleece sheets.

Ivy handled going out in the snow differently.  She didn't seem upset, just resigned that her humans were idiots for taking her out and she did the only sensible thing.  She got under cover incase more of the frozen stuff came down.

You had to get up pretty early in the morning to find a situation that this little cat wasn't prepared for!  No worries about Ivy though.  She was bundled back inside and presented with warmth and treats.  As was Maddie, though she was a mite less gracious about it.

We'll let you all know how the cat and her humans weather the...well....weather.  Must go bring in firewood and coco.

A Slice of Light

Here's Maddie displaying the patience of the natural hunter.

She knows that the sun will soon be shining on the blanket stack.  She awaits it with patience born of long experience.  

Me?  I just liked the slice of light.  I'm a simple creature really.  

And Maddie and me?  It seems we like the same thing for only slightly different reasons.

Birthday!

It's LadyRanger's birthday weekend!  Happy Birthday to Her!!  We've done some fun stuff, given serious thought to getting some modest work done in our kitchen and had a wonderful dinner out.  As a result of such a wonderful dinner out, I am a wee bit jaded this morning.  Accept a vintage pic of the dear cat in lieu of new...

<sigh>  Why aren't they celebrating *me* more!  I had a birthday 4 months ago too y'know.

We answer this query with the only proper reply:  but *every* day is Maddie day!