Thanks Humans!

This is just too funny, since I posted about AJ being a pill and hopping on my computer, which he has been doing all day for 7 weeks now!  Now its afternoon and he hasn’t tried it! Not even a little.

Isn’t that odd? 

Still would love to hear from all you folks if you have ideas on how to train this ruffian of ours.  He will start again, this is for certain!

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Gratitude going out to the lady in the Green Sedan who mimed to me my tire was low! You are a life saver!

Also, more gratitude to the folks at the Toyota dealership for being so good to fill my tire with air so I could limp off to get it repaired.

Still more gratitude to the folks at the tire repair for changing out the valve stem and sending me on my way in 45 minutes, just like you promised!

My belief in humankind has been renewed! Thanks Humans!

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Photo: Jack Cates

The Shoe Tree on  Historic Route 66, near Stroud, OK.

What’s a Shoe Tree?

Jack and Nate got back from their Oklahoma trip just fine and brought the pictures of a great time had!  This one above was the first so I slapped it up here so you can see just one of the shoe trees, a quirk of Route 66. The Mother Road.

Jack grew up in Oklahoma and had never driven 66 between OKC and Tulsa. There is a shiny turnpike which is the choice of everyone in a hurry. Jack got on Historic Route 66 by accident and he and Nathan decided to stay on it. They both mentioned it was a beautiful drive!

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ANNOUNCEMENT!!

ALL Freebie Lovers!! All freebie links from March 2009 ( the beginning) to June 30, 2009 will be turned off Monday, September 14.

Come and get the free goodies!!

Last Chance at these freebies!

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Ends with this one…

Happy Hunting!

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Edited: September 9th, 2009

Cat Rage!

I have been having trouble  completing tasks lately, so I started paying better attention to see what’s the problem. I saw I needed to institute routines and blogged extensively about that. I saw I needed to focus my efforts so I set up conditions. Ie: I was letting a dog or cat in or out every 4 minutes or so. Now I force them to wait until my little timer goes off every 15 minutes.  This way there is a group coming and going instead of one in as one goes out. No accidents so far. This is not torture and you don’t need to call PETA.

So I got more organized, I eliminated some distractions and I still found myself slipping behind in my commitments to myself to create, blog, and run on the treadmill longer. Still not completing.

So now I will just blame the cat. AJ ( Absolute Jerk) will not allow me to be on the computer. He had that scary near death urinary blockage a few months back, recovered,  and turned into the clingiest cat on the PLANET! Now I love that cuddly, purring, adorable cat who defers to my every word. I already have a husband who “ Uh-huhs “ in mostly of the right places. Its good to have AJ paying attention, doesn’t do a thing I say, but  he excels at The Listening Game. 

As wonderful as he is,  AJ is going to far.  My desk is backed up against a staircase. I reach for the mouse he hops down from stairs onto the keyboard, destroying, deleting, hiding windows, locking me out, or just sitting on keys while the computer bings its complaint. Sometimes it shuts down completely.

I get Cat Rage and put him in the bedroom.

He cries and extends his pitiful paws under the door so my boys let him out. He RUNS to my keyboard and hops on.

I set up barriers so he can’t pounce the keyboard. He climbs on top of the monitor EARTHQUAKE! and hangs over the edge covering the screen. Is this not determination?

Still on top of monitor he extends one paw, (needs the other for balance) and gently slices the air in front of my nose or eyes. He has sliced 1 neat mark into the tip of my nose on 2 different occasions. I was trying to ignore him like all my cat books tell me to. SLICE!  Now I move my head back each time. I don’t think that is ignoring him. I think its broadcasting his efforts are working!

I am on a mission to stop him without damaging his cuddle reflex  or make him hate me. Imagine how he could mess up my day if he was hating! * shiver* 

Please help me!

Suggestions?

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Edited: September 9th, 2009