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May 21, 2008
Clementine knows who's home...
Wow, yesterday was a long day that ended at 9:30 when I fell asleep...it was a great flight, a mad dash to try to catch the 5:30am shuttle that was pulling away as we drove into the station, but at least the 6:00am shuttle was made of lightning because I made it to the airport in 19 minutes...fast! I managed a leisurely hot chocolate (I don't do coffee, tea or soda, sorry) and onto my flight with no problem...the flight was smooth and calm, and then the heat hit and I was peeling clothing off as fast as I could...layers, they are my friend...I was already sweating when walking around the backyard, it was like a culture shock...still, its good to be home...Clementine has attached herself to me and woke me up last night (she's still able to get thru the gate that's supposed to keep her out so we can get a good nights sleep), and she was with me when I woke up officially this morning...Brian tried to just pick her up to pet her, and she gave a ferocious yell for fear she was going to be escorted out of the bedroom...quite the protest...you know who misses you and who doesn't...
Amelie is also very happy to have me home, her 'food source' is back and she couldn't be happier...lots of rolling, playing, running, and conflicts of knocking other kitties off her perch to get close to me...
and so this morning, while its somewhat cool, I've been taking out the garbage and recycling, watering the plants in the backyard, and getting ready to go pick up my car from the shop...its been there getting an overhaul by a specialist in Miata's who knows what can go wrong, and is replacing all the rubber belts, hoses, anything that's leaking or broken, which isn't much, but it needs to be done...the car is 10, it needs a little love...I just had the windows re-tinted, as they were peeling, the window would only go down part way, and the clutch wouldn't go into first or reverse easily...all those are now fixed...I love a reliable car, this one has been one of the best and I hope I have it a lot longer...I still wanna paint it so it'll look and feel like a whole new thing...what do you think? I have vampire teeth on the front, what color works with that? its already black, which makes total sense...I was thinking maybe red or yellow...
There are baby birds in the yard, I can spot them cause their wings still flit and they are puffy and fat..their necks haven't enlongated and they can't fly quickly...one little dove actually rolled in on the ground this morning, she was so surprised that she couldn't get her wings in gear fast enough...but she managed to escape for another day...this is why I don't let my cats outside - the babies need their time to get stronger...and our female cardinal is back in the nest, I think she's working on another set of eggs...very cool...
Posted by Donner at May 21, 2008 09:43 AM
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Welcome home! I missed your chat...
Enjoy the warm weather!...
Posted by: adriana at May 21, 2008 12:22 PM