Have Lacked Motivation to Post

I've totally lacked motivation to post things lately. 

Loads of tension in my household lately have been focused on a geriatric cat who may or may not be suffering from senility. I think senility is quite likely since she has decided our sun room made a fancy litter box in which to pee.  I also suspect accidents in the living room; however I as yet have not had time to deal with the stripping of that immense amount of carpeting.  Cat pee is such a pervasive smell that it seems no amount of anything is getting it out and Jon has been constantly complaining and up my butt about the smell.

I finally obtained his permission to rip out carpeting.  I have done so in the sun room and have since been spending my time removing carpet adhesive from the pretty tiles I found underneath the carpet. The tiles are damaged on the edges due to the tack strips being nailed through them so I am also repairing that damage with concrete patch and am going to work on disguising the damage with a border of paper floor DIY that I found online...pretty cool. Will take some time.  (Senile cat has since stopped peeing on the floor in there. I hope she doesn't find a new spot.)

Once I manage to finish that project, I will rip out the other carpet.  Don't know when that will be or how long it will take me, but I do believe there is nice hardwood under that carpet.  Could be the finish is damaged and I will have more projects than I care to, but I'm okay with it having character.

I am going to have to invest/make rugs.  And possibly invest in lots of nice wool socks as it will feel much much colder without the carpeting.

Jon and I had our three year wedding anniversary last Friday. We celebrated with copious amounts of alcohol, a James Bond Marathon (only Sean Connery, he's the only 'real' Bond) and some much needed together time.  Jon bought me an orchid which I am not supposed to water or anything due to my black thumb and he will have the care of it because I seem to easily kill all things plant.

It seems to rain every weekend.  I can never seem to hang out my bedding and, it being a month since I've been able to hang it out it was gross so I washed it anyway, now I despair that only the sheets will be dry and the blankets are still wet.  If the dryer worked this wouldn't be such an issue, but as it is I've only so much space to hang wet clothing/bedding in the house.

Vincent seems to have the runs again. Mystery, considering he's had no greens and I haven't altered his diet in any way.  Since he wasn't feeling well, he lucked into only having his nails trimmed instead of a haircut. I didn't want to stress him too much.  He doesn't mind nail trimming as much as hair trimming, oddly.

My car, which I have taken good care of since I bought it has decided to burn oil for no good reason. Engine seems to run fine, is getting good mileage, but now wants to smell hot and burn oil.  There's not a speck of rust on the car.  I suppose I will be looking for a wrecked Cobalt with a decent engine at some point. Hopefully at least a year from now.  "New" engine still cheaper than used car.

Not sure I will make it home for Christmas after all, sadly. Need dependable/running car...and right now, we only have the one and since we have yet to win the lotto, this one needs to be conserved until we get another one going.