Good luck with the neighbours, Betsey. Josh and I garden. We garden the weeds. The deer take care of the flowers. But we trudge on. Josh is out in rubber boots a lot lately. We're trying to get grass back (last summer was a killer drought). We put in a sprinkler system. To water the dirt. That makes mud. LOL - note to self - get that guy some Crocs!
But as you say, Fig - these are first world problems.
Since Ry has been good lately - my cat has not. We've been struggling with litter box issues. He is a sweet little guy (purebred - paid way too much for him) but so quirky in his toileting habits. After 2 years we had got him to go consitently on a dog pee pad. Then when I was away last month he chose a new location - right in front of our laundry room door on the the wood floor! UGH. We scolded. We cursed. We ran him to the pee pad all hours of the night. Last week we were at the zoo with Ryan and he POOPED in front of the laundry room. We have barricaded it, sprayed him with water. Cleaned with the enzyme products etc. We have put Felway spray in the litterbox room (pheromone spray) and as a last resort - took him to the Vet & paid $200 for urinalysis to rule out a UTI. Negative. Vet suggested putting down tinfoil in front of the laundry room. Riley loved it! Such fun!
Anyway - after consistently taking him to the Pee Pad every hour for the past week - he is back to going there by himself. We sure went through a lot of treats.
Life has its challenges. With exes, kids, pets, work - you name it. But we muddle through.
And we're still smiling.
Betsey - I hope things improve for you your sweet daughter. It is so difficult!
And Fig - I'm so happy that your whole family got to go to Florida. And I hope you can go again. And as for those other Dickheads...
