Friday & Saturday

I did not get a chance to write the blog yesterday - sorry for anyone sitting at the edge of your seat waiting for me to publish another riveting episode of my life.

For some strange reason my nose just wouldn't stop running all day yesterday. It started when I got up and continued the entire day. I finished my stash of tissues quite early - I won't paint that picture!

Not much to say about work, so I'll skip right to the shopping. Did I say that I didn't need much? Sigh. True, yet I still managed to spend a lot of money! None wasted, though. I didn't need much meat, so I rifled through the shelves and took a couple of interesting looking jars. Like apple sauce, asparagus (which I can't seem to find at Pick n Pay) a lentil soup, sweet cherries and Senfgurken. Uhm, German pickles? I'd say cucumber pickled with mustard.

I have quite a variety in my larder now, I can make just about any dish I happen to feel like. In PE, I could do that, too - but some things I would have had to go and get. After all, why stock up when a) sooner or later I'll be moving anyway and b) all shops are 'around the corner'.

At Pick n Pay I saw they had a special on margarine AND butter, so I stocked up on both. I got lucky with the sand - I took their entire stock, they only had one bag in the shelf, so I asked them to check receiving. They had only four bags there, so I took everything. I hope it'll last - but I can tell now, already, that cat litter will be the determining factor when I have to go shopping again.

They didn't have much juice, only orange, guava and such - the one's I like were due to expire next week, so I took only one. I also cleared out their chocolate shelf - although, they still don't have the one I like. I had to settle for layered chocolate: milk, dark and white. I took a large stack - cleaned out their shelf! So, next month, I'll only have to top up what I actually eat. At the till, I watched the cashier pick every single bar and swipe it past the scanner - seriously? Can nobody count? Ah, well, not my circus, not my monkeys.

I got home around five - nice and early. No traffic issues today! Mippies enjoyed a nice run outside and came in quite early - it wasn't even dark, yet! I gave them only three sachets - I really can't afford to give them more. They'll just have to go and help themselves to dry food.

I think Tynx thinks her name is 'mini' ha ha! I've sat down and watched her last night - she is quite a little cheeky one! She actually goes up to Ziva and swats at her, knowing Ziva doesn't like her close! She does the same to Janey! And when I reprimand Ziva or Janey, she's quite happy! Ha ha, a lot like my little sister, when we were kids! I had better keep an eye on that, and make sure I don't encourage that kind of behaviour! It's easy to miss, when you're busy!

I slept quite well and got up around six. I waited until it was light before letting my mippies out. Technically, mini could have gone outside today as well - but it was just too cold for me to be outside to supervise, so I've left her inside today.

Janey was in her normal Saturday cuddle mode, coming in, wanting to be picked up and cuddled. She also wants to walk across my shoulders like she could when she was mini's size - but it's getting somewhat tricky at her size now. I do my best to give her the pleasure, even though that means her bum is in my face - a lot!

I decided to tackle the bathroom again today, gave it a thorough clean. Under close supervision from most of the mips - who prefer to spend time with me rather than run around outside.

Ziva brought me another baby bird early this morning! It really was a tiny little baby, still alive, so I took it away from her and put it in the cage. When I heard my landlord had got up (it really was very early!) I knocked on the door and handed over the cage. I later found the bird's sibling - dead. Poor Ziva, she simply felt the need to bring me a gift, to make sure I don't forget that she loves me! I did praise her hunting skills.

I did take a nap this afternoon and then decided to get the dishes washed, so I don't have that ahead of me tomorrow. Mippies were more in than out today, except Ziva - she likes to get a good run on my day off. But she, too, spends a lot of time around me. She was inside when I took my nap - no chance of me sleeping with any mip outside! The doorbell never stops ringing - as in, some mippie cries at the door to be let in or out ... all day long!

Tynx has discovered the joys of shredding! Can't leave a tissue anywhere, but at least she isn't going for my toilet paper. I guess she's got some catching up to do, play-wise. I guess she didn't have the loving, sheltered, safe home my mippies enjoyed. And I'm not spending quite as much time with her as I used to when my mippies were that age.

I had a laugh at Janey the other night, though! I was busy cleaning the litter box when she decided to jump onto my back and supervise from that vantage point! She stayed watching until I was done. Apparently I did a good job, since she didn't complain and went right in to use the box when I was done.

I enjoyed a lovely bath this evening, in the company of all my mips! They're all here with me now, as well. Ziva and Mewthos are sleeping on the bed, mini is walking about and right now I'm not sure where Janey is, though. Well, time for cuddle cave ...