This and That

The kids had a good time with their dad Saturday, for which I am truly grateful. They were gone about 9-1/2 hours, and when he left, he said he would be taking them target shooting sometime, so we will see if that happens. He has made promises before that he hasn't fulfilled, so I, at least, am taking things with a grain of salt. He has yet to call me back about an appointment with DD's physician about her weight, so again, we will just wait and see. Right now, all that matters is that the kids had a good time, and they have a memory of a fun day with their dad.

We are having issues with our kitty, Ash. He seems to be having an adjustment reaction to the loss of our other kitty, Joey, a few months ago and is urinating on soft items such as beds and now the couch. The vet gave him a "relaxant" shot for his bladder a few months ago, and we solved the bed issue by shutting bedroom doors. Unfortunately last night he urinated on the couch, and I found another spot this morning. So he will be going back to the vet today for another shot (these only last 2 months or so) and then back into the bathroom (a confined space) for litter box retraining. Ash is 7+ years old and has been using the litter box until yesterday, so hopefully the shot and retraining will do the trick for another few months. If he stays off the couch, I'll put the shot on the calender as a routine thing. If he doesn't, I'm not sure what will happen.

Work has been slow the last week to 10 days. It's 10:20 in the morning, and nothing is available. It was slow this time last year too, and it doesn't really make sense. I do medical transcription at home, and being the start of cold/flu season, it shouldn't be this slow. I tell myself to just focus on getting *enough* for today and not worry about tomorrow (Matthew 6:34), but it's hard not to be a little concerned. I need to get my pile of "desk work" assembled so I can be close enough to check for work availability but still get other things accomplished that would normally wait until evening. Maybe I'll start on my Christmas cards today!