A Big Job and A Little Emergency

This weekend found us at home with an extensive list of to-dos. Boris got right on it yesterday and tackled a big job: cleaning the carpet. With his trusty Rug Doctor, he covered just about every inch of carpet in our house. And, boy did it need to be cleaned! We'll do it again before we put the house on the market, but now we know how it all works. By the looks of things, it works great.

While Boris took on the big job, I did a bit of purging here and there. This afternoon I finally spent some time on my big quilt project, finishing my fourth of nine rows. I didn't have the same sense of vigor about our household tasks as Boris. I needed to recover from a week of emotionally unattached but incredibly draining work. (Am I looking forward to starting another one tomorrow?)

Today started with some emotional excitement of a different nature. Just after her breakfast, our girl kitty was exhibiting signs of lameness in one of her rear legs. She and I were both freaking out about it, so Boris took us to the emergency vet clinic. (Why do these things always happen on weekends?) The symptoms were intermittent, which we learned was a good sign. And, otherwise she was alert and reflexive. The ER doc checked her out and suspected it is most likely intermittent pain from a strain or a bite from her brother. After some mini blood work, a shot of anti-inflammatory, some subcutaneous fluids and a serious wad of cash, we were on our way. She's had a couple of episodes since we got home, but she doesn't freak out about it. (So, neither do I, really.) Now, she just stretches it out and seems fine. We have no idea if a cat can get leg cramps, but that's what it looks like. Anyway, we'll keep an eye on her and decide if she needs to see the regular vet tomorrow.

So, as another weekend comes to a close here we sit - with clean carpets, some progress made on other projects and a well-cared for cat - one week closer to becoming fulltimers.