What a night. The owl that lives in the big trees in front of our house started hooting last night which drives Scottie crazy. (well, crazier than normal). And he started barking and racing through the house. Usually when this happens we just close the bedroom door and this quiets him. If he shuts up, then so does the owl. But we've removed the doors in preparation for the new floors (just two more days!!) so we couldn't do that. So both the owl and Scott had a busy night. So here I am. YAaaaaaawwwnnn.
Today Bill is going to Seattle himself to meet his cousin and visit his uncle and I am staying here to meet our door contractor who is coming to install a new door from house to garage. I can work in my sewing room undisturbed most of the morning!
We have a new development in Vicki-land next door. Coming home from an errand we saw her walking along the road about 1/2 mile from home. So knowing the coast was clear I hurried over to check her yard for garbage she may have tossed out that could harm Scottie if he gets away from us. He knows where the yummy buffet is served. I looked in Vicki's kitchen window and saw two RATS scuttling across her floor!! Eeeeekk!! Not little ones, either, but the size of half-grown cats! We called the health department and they said they don't care. We called county code enforcement and they can't do anything unless they see a major mess from the road. We texted her three kids and not one of them has responded yet. GRRRRR!!! Those rats will be at our house before too long! So we'll be getting some rat traps soon and putting them under weighted milk crate boxes so Foxy and Scottie can't get at them. In the meantime we're going to file another (our 6th!) report with Adult Protective Services. They won't do anything either but perhaps, one day, with all the 911 incidents and the APS reports and the Vicki journal I keep, the kids can get legal custody and get their mother the help and care she needs and we need for her to get. This is soo frustrating! Thanks for listening.
Now, where was I? Oh, yeah - I will have some sewing time today. working on 6" red stars to make a border for my queen quilt. It's a lot of little geese to trim. But it's so much better than counting rats!
Hope your Saturday is awesome!
mary z
