Just after nine Ziva decided she wants to go outside …
but accepted a single ‘No, my girl’ and made no issue of it. I worry about her.
I shared my steak with her, as usual – but she acted a bit strange, almost as
if she fears I’m being too nice? I wonder if her last ‘owners’ were being
special-nice before throwing her away? Or maybe she is just scared because she
can’t understand how all this change, all this packing can be a reason for my
increased calmness and niceness – change means unknown, and cats aren’t optimists
by nature. They stay alive by fearing the worst – aided by their imagination,
which allows them to plan and develop strategies.
I’m beginning to wonder whether I should keep them
shut inside today.
Nah, let them run and play today! I’ll have enough on
my hands keeping them inside tomorrow and in our new home! And they don’t go
far now … they stay in the bedroom so much, it’s a bit worrying.
That’s why I’ve decided to keep them in their carriers
in the bedroom until they are collected, not in the bathroom. And I’ve invited
Rose to come and sit with them during that time, as well.
Speaking of Rose, I had some time yesterday evening
and wondered whether I should post the photos. I decided to finish the mat for
her egg basket instead! I didn’t write that last night, since Rose reads my
blog – and I wanted to surprise her! I did! She’s very happy with it!
When I went to bed, the headache returned, and became
worse almost by the minute. I think that must be stress, though I don’t really
feel stressed? Anyway, I took another cocktail, at half past midnight. And woke
up at six this morning!
All my mippies now sleep in the bedroom. Mewthos and
Ziva cuddle on the bulging suitcase – I’ve put a towel down for them. Lady Jane
came and curled up in the empty suitcase.
Long to-do list for today. The freezer is defrosting,
I’ve taken everything I had left to Rose. Laundry is folded and packed. I just
called the driver, they’ve passed Bloemfontein and should arrive around five.
I’ve packed the last left-overs off the desk, next I
set up the laptop and then pack the PC. But first, I take the fridge left-overs
to Rose.
Okay, PC is packed, but that blerry monitor won’t fit
into the box! I need to somehow separate the stand from the monitor – and I
can’t figure out how! No instructions came with the thing, so … a lot of
unpleasant words were shouted, scaring my poor mippies.
I’m now on the work laptop – but I forgot my Facebook
password, so … I’m afraid I can’t open Facebook. Yeah, not much of a loss … I
can post to my blog, so that’s the important thing.
Cor, I’m exhausted! Don’t ask me what exactly I’ve
done the past two hours, lots of odds and ends, bits and bobs. I spent some
time with mippies in the garden, Lady & Ziva are not leaving the flat. Ziva
is on her suitcase, Lady Jane on the window sill. Only Mewthos has no
comprehension that anything bad could possibly happen to a cat as cute as him!
I don’t know whether he just has such faith in me, or whether he lacks the
mental ability to think ahead! When I see his attempts at catching prey, I’m
inclined to believe the latter! Not that it matters, what he lacks in
imagination, he makes up for in love! He is an absolute love-bug!
I’ve packed a lot of odds and end, cleaned a few bits
here and there, got things ready. There’s still a lot to be done, though. Sigh
… But frankly, I’m exhausted. I’m done for the day. I’ll wash the dishes and
make myself dinner, but that’s it. The rest of the cleaning will have to wait
for tomorrow.
Mewthos and Ziva came in around five, but I couldn’t
find Lady Jane. So, I shut the two in the bedroom and set out to go downstairs
to look for her … when she comes to join me, from inside! Ai, ai, ai! Since
I’ve packed the PC, the rules no longer seem to apply – mippies stroll across
my desk and curl up to sleep on the table; just as they please!
I give them their treat and try to take the CalmEze
voluntarily … nope! So, we do it the hard way! First I grab Ziva, squirt two
loads into her mouth and then I put the Seresto Collar on her! She wriggles and
glares at me like a worm on a hook! Next Mewthos – same mission. Last Lady Jane
– just as much of a mission! What a palaver over their collars!
And now Ziva has retreated into the cat carrier! Ai,
ai!
I called the driver again, he’s got some 120 or 160 km
to go, he says he’ll be here in an hour, so I take a shower. Feeling somewhat
better now, but this headache is still growing again. It’s been building all day.
This laptop is a pain to work on. Firstly, I don’t
like laptop keyboards, and then, this thing is so old, it overheats every hour;
and the battery is pretty much useless. Well, it’s just for two nights.
Quarter past seven the driver arrives. Cats into the
bedroom, put something on, and outside to open the gate. They park the truck
inside – it’s a bit tricky to get the truck through the drive-through gate,
since there’s no drive way – just the curb. Fortunately the truck can drive up
that single step – my car can’t. It’s the same with Rose’s gate, but hers is
right next to the garages, so she just cuts across that.
We have a quick chat – I’m sorry, but I’m really
exhausted and just want to wind down for the day. They brought the licence for
the car, but no petrol card … I try to call my boss, but, as usual: No answer.
Apparently they haven’t eaten, so I give them the key to my car so they can go
and get something. We arrange they’ll start around eight tomorrow morning.
It’s almost eight now, and I’m just about ready to go
to sleep, already! I’m not sure why I’m feeling so exhausted – I didn’t work
flat out today. I guess between the physical work, the mental scheduling and
planning and the stress of ‘what did I forget?’ – that is what’s hitting me now.
And: Until they were all three safely indoors tonight,
I could not rid myself of the fear that one of them might get spooked and get
lost! Well, they didn’t. All three are safely CalmEze’d, collared and inside! I
better pack everything off the desk and get to bed as well …
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