I Adopt Out Six Kitties!

Monday Dec. 12

Today is a banner day at the Orange County Animal Shelter. I go there expecting it’s not going to be very busy day, and I end up adopting out six kitties … all of them kittens. So along with my usual duties of socializing the cats, cleaning cages, scooping poop, etc., it turns out to be a busy day. We also get in to the cat condo an adult female, medium hair, who is just the sweetest girl, but has the nastiest upper respiratory infection I have ever seen. She labors just to breathe, and she has a nasty cough. But she cuddles up to me and purrs (it sounds kind of like a gurgle), and I try to give her extra attention. I hope she is able to pull a miracle and get over this cold, but I don’t think chances are good. I also get my first nasty scratch of the season --- about a 2.5 incher on my left arm – from a six month old tabby. She didn’t mean to … she just flailed her front arms while I was trying to put her down, and she caught me with one of her claws.

Here is a picture of me with one of our adult cats from the condo, a grey and white medium hair. Her coat is so soft, and she is a lover:

After my shift, I head to the gym and do a workout and swim.  I’m hungry for pepper beef for some reason, so I stop at the Super Target next to the gym and buy rice, fresh pineapple, a whole green pepper, and some beef broth. I also buy some other needed grocery items and a pack of disposable razors.  I have the steak at home, which I cut into strips, fry, and add the pineapple and green pepper. To thicken, I use a little bit of pancake mix (which is mostly flour anyway) and it works just fine. I steam up a portion of rice, and put the beef mixture over the top. It is delicious.

I head to bed at 10 p.m. I am pretty tired after 5 hours at the shelter and my workout. Expenses today were $22 for groceries.

Bruce