I've been spending a lot of time lately doing other things. Things like not spending massive amounts of time on the computer (and that includes blogging). I'm still spending too much time watching TV, but at least with that I can work on little projects at the same time.
I went with my neighbor to drop off Mr. Tom at his new home on Sunday (finally!). I was really sad to see him go, but Neighbor said that he's doing really well. She called his new mom yesterday and she reassured that Mr. Tom is loving all the new people and love in that home. It's a log cabin set on a bunch of land in front of a big farm and lots of trees. But I think he's going to be an indoor cat with her. Either way, as long as he's not biting and fighting, then he's going to be fine. I miss him, but he's happy so I am too.
With that, we kicked Keagan the Sprayer outside for good! I took a little "cat tent" that I bought at IKEA and put a nice fluffy blanket and small pillow inside, and set it out on the front porch for him. I've seen him hanging out in there at night, so it's helping him keep warm, which is exactly what I wanted. During winter break (2 weeks off from school!), I plan to go around all the carpet near the baseboards with stain remover and clean up the yellowed spots where the spray dripped down. Disgusted? Me too. It's horrible, but we couldn't kick him out sooner due to Mr. Tom's territoriality.
All the other cats are doing well. Cassiey (with the recent surgery) is feeding exclusively on wet food and feels like a diva. Skit, my 17-pounder (was 19 lbs. just a few weeks ago) is also on wet food and his coat feels nice and smooth and he's losing weight. Finally! And Tan One, our food allergy cat who's now on a rabbit and pea diet (at $37 for an 8 lb. bag!) and she seems to be doing better, but we won't really know for a while if it's really working.
I've put up my Christmas tree, and I smile each time I look at it. I went with silver ornaments and white lights like last year, but I added some lime green ornaments to pull in the color of the kitchen. I love it! I also put a few things up in the living room, but I have a lot left to do before decorating is done, and it's almost the middle of December already! Grar.
I'm totally slacking on making holiday gifts and cards. I just feel so busy lately and without a ton of motivation. My goal is by the end of this weekend to have all the lights up outside, decorating done, and cards in the mail. Then I can focus on making everyone's gifts. I'll try and take pictures to post later!