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September 3, 2006
Frustration and flailing
That pretty much sums up the end of August. Thanks to some changes on the part of one of our vendors, the past two weeks have been inordinately frustrating. They've completely forgotten what customer service is, and frankly I no longer have any hope that they can turn the corner on this. I'm no longer willing to help them or be understanding while they work through these trying times. Understanding is for friends, not for an entity you pay tens of thousands of dollars to each month.
Speaking of friends, Leslie had her tonsils out on 8/23, and as expected, it was not a pleasant experience. I did a lot of cooking during a very hot weekend last week when she was finally ready to start adding in more semi-solid foods to her diet. I learned how to make Cream of Broccoli soup and Corn Chowder. I also made baked beans and cajun rice for Adam. All were appreciated, and it felt good to cook again. I'm still working my way back into that groove, but as we head into fall, it will be a lot easier. No A/C on the lower level makes for some very miserable kitchen experiences if the outside temp is above 80.
Leslie also finally made me sign up for GameFly, and I got my first game: Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. That has sucked down over 100 hours of my time in the past two weeks or so. Very well done game, but I think I'm starting to get tired of it. I need to re-examine my queue there and then return Oblivion and get something else.
On the 18th, the menagerie had their annual checkups. Mustard's heart murmur is no more. The vet explained that holding the chest cavity too tightly can cause a mechanical murmur, and given that 3 of the 4 vets who diagnosed or confirmed the murmur were men, I think that's a highly plausible explanation. He's never had any symptoms either, so I think I worried about him for the past year for nothing :) Mustard was 15lbs on the nose, and Mayo was a whopping 21lbs 6oz. He's a big boy! So, the vet recommended a new diet regime since obviously the past 3 years of them being on the Iams weight control food has done nothing but make them fatter. The darlings are now on a wet kitten food diet, supplemented with tartar control treats. They're enjoying it, even though I'm not quite sure how much that's adding to the food bill. Gbic was up to 42lbs so, we all need to start walking again.
Mike and Lori brought little Kaelyn into the world on 8/20 and everyone's doing well! I can only hope that Mike sings her to sleep at night with "The Joy Of Cola" :)
My dad is retiring at the end of October and is generally being a bitch about coming out to visit while Richard's gone for a week and a half at the beginning of October. He wants to come out with Mom and visit the first week of November. I have informed them that the beginning of October was already pushing it as far as the start of the rainy season, but as I've learned in the past nearly 35 years, reasoning with them is next to impossible.
And last but not least, Bob found and lost the love of his life in less than a week's time. He's taking it pretty hard, but I think he also understands that you can learn lessons from even the most painful experiences sometimes.
Tomorrow my end of the month task needs to be completed, but I'm just going to try to get a good night's sleep.
Posted by jodikins at September 3, 2006 9:40 PM
Comments
The Joy of Cola rules!
Kaelyn is cooler though =).
Posted by: mikeb at September 12, 2006 9:46 PM