Happy Father’s Day

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Father’s Day

Recently Calvin and Hobbes cartoons started showing up in my Facebook feed.  C&H is definitely one of my all time favorite cartoon strips and with the arrival of Father’s Day it made me think about how fathers influence our lives. A lot of comments on the cartoons talk about how mean Calvin’s Dad is to him but I think that just people who are too wrapped up in today’s PC climate. I think what his dad does is hysterical. After all, Calvin could bring out the worst in most people.

Calvin appreciates his father’s wisdom and to prove it here’s a Father’s Day strip for your reading pleasure.

 

So Happy Father’s Day , Dad.  We love and appreciate your words of wisdom!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Can’t see the Forest for the Cat Trees

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More Cat trees

Getting the new cat tree put together ( finally) was a great move on my part. It is a major hit with both kitties. The chair scratching problem is almost gone. The only drawback is that the both want to sit on the same platform or sleep in the same kitty condo at the same time so there is some kitty bickering going on. I should have gotten a cat tree with 2 kitty condos.

 

I think the funniest thing is when Banner spreads out on the next to the top platform so Balboa can’t get to the high one without stepping on him.  It usually ends in a little spat before Banner lets Balboa pass.

Banner- photo credit Deb Neumann

 

Cat Tree- Photo Credit Deb Neumann

 

All this interaction  gave me the brilliant idea to get a cat tree for the bedroom. Maybe a bedroom cat tree would solve Banner’s tendency to serenade me morning and night. Keep him from getting bored while I sleep.

A Tree for the Bedroom

Considering what I learned from the Livingroom tree, I ordered a cat tree with 2 kitty condos this time.  “We” spent yesterday morning assembling the whole thing. I had lots of help from 2 excited kitties. The first thing you do is put the condo sections together.  They were checked out as soon as I put them on the floor. That’s a good sign. 

Bedroom Cat Tree- Photo Credit Deb Neumann

The Bedroom cat tree is as big a hit as the living room was and the dual kitty condo works great. So far minimal spats. I must admit that all of this in my bedroom is making me feel like a “hoarder” but if it keeps peace in the family it’s worth it.

Last night was quiet except for some tinkling bells around 3 am when Balboa got up to play with the dangly things for a little while. Both kitties are fascinated by the hammock but neither are brave enough to try it out. Banner got stuck in the round hole when he tried to climb through. His head fit fine but his fluffy butt was just too big! Don’t worry,  we got him free. 

Cable is gone!

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My Cable is History

It’s been a couple  of weeks now since I returned my cable boxes and cut the cord. It didn’t save as much as I hoped because the internet alone is pretty pricey. I also switched from T Mobile for my cell phone to Xfinity  because that saved me $30 on the cell phone cost. I figure if I’m keeping Xfinity internet I might as well put my cell phone with it too.
For Live TV I took the HULU Bundle and have way more channels now. It saved me a little because the bundle has Disney + and I had a separate subscription for that so I’m saving $10.00 there. I don’t know if I will be able to say with HULU because I hear Disney plans to buy it out. If that happens I’m sure the price will go up.

The only complaints so far are trivial. Sometimes the sound drops off when the feed switches from an commercial back to the program. That’s annoying but its easy to get the sound back by clicking out of the program and them back in. The other annoyance is that the live now guide isn’t always accurate but that’s a small annoyance.

Noise Canceling Headphones

In an effort to be a good neighbor I bought a set of noise canceling headphones that are supposed to automatically connect to my TV’s. So far I haven’t had much luck. I’m going to try to connect them again today. 

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I bought them because I like to have my windows open during the nice weather but the traffic noise means I have to turn the TV up and that means possibly bothering a neighbor or two. One of the drawbacks of living in a condo. I hope I can get them to work. I hate going through the fuss of returning things if I can’t figure it out. The instruction book is very limited and the  YouTube videos are for a different model and don’t match up with my headphones at all. 

Observations on my Life

Clearly my life is rather boring but I’m getting used to the slower pace. I think I like it.  Traveling (due to budget restrictions) is still on pause but maybe I can find some local places to visit over the summer. Banner has gotten his opera renditions under control at night and mornings and now sporadic.  He was so quiet the other morning that I got up just to see where he was and what he was up to LOL Sometimes silence is not a good thing.

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Photo Credit- Deb Neumann

 

 

Where have I been?

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Where Have you been?

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Sorry I neglected to write a post last week. I wish I could say it was because I was out doing fun and exciting things but my Cats have been monopolizing my time. I think I’ve convinced Banner to skip the night time lullaby but now he’s extended his morning symphony to  start at 4 AM. And he doesn’t stop! I’m trying to ignore him hoping he gets bored or tired and stops when he doesn’t get any attention. It’s not working.

 

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Nighttime Ritual

Once I had Banner on silent mode I thought I would get a good night’s sleep but now Balboa has developed a strange habit. He has to sleep curled up under my chin. He’s an 11 lb. cat, not a tiny kitten! He gets in bed once I’ve settled in, unusually almost asleep. He hops up and if I am not in the right position to suit him he stares at me, pushes my face with his paws and finally tried to stretch over me. I have to give in and give him room to get comfortable or no sleep for me. Its nice that he is so loving but seriously? 

photo credit- Deb Neumann

 

The worst part…if I have to get up at all during the night we have to go through it all again. I hate to say it but I’m getting tired. Is this what it’s liked to be loved to death?

So Where Have I been?

I’ve been taking a lot of naps. Not on purpose. I’ve just found that thanks to my furry little friends and my interrupted sleep  I can drop off almost as soon as I get up. Feed the little buggers, change the litter , fix my breakfast and boom! I’m down for the count. Needless to say I’m not getting a lot done. I’m so glad my lifestyle allows me to do this even if it makes for boring blog posts! 

 

 

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Cat Trees and Me

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Another Cat Tree

I don’t know if you remember but when I got my 2 little hellions I also set up a brand new cat tree for them. Within in months Balboa took a flying leap from the back of the chair to one of the top seats and crack! Broke it right off!  It was bad enough that I never got the stupid thing together right so it was missing a “condo” and had a tilt, like the leaning tower. It was the cat tree version of a Charlie Brown Christmas Tree.

photo credit Deb Neumann

 

Of course I immediately bought another one but then it sat in a box for close to a year. In case you didn’t notice, I’m not very good at putting cat trees together.  Needless to say that old lopsided cat tree was really starting to look ragged. 

photo credit Deb Neuman

Construction time

I’m blaming it on spring cleaning. I needed to have my old bed frame removed so I called a local company I’ve used before and figured I’d have them take the old cat tree too. Once that was done I needed to put the new cat tree together quickly before I had a fuzzy critter revolt.

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photo credit Deb Neumann

 

I had a rough start getting the right poles set in the right places on the base but once that was done it went pretty smooth until I got the 2nd level added. Then I got help- unwanted help. Notice Balboa’s eyes. Those are the eyes of insanity!

 

photo Credit- Deb Neumann

There are still more levels to go!

Done!

It took about 3 hours especially with all of the help but I’m glad they were interested. I didn’t even have to use catnip to encourage them. Banner likes the little condo but Balboa is the King of the hill. He has to take the tippy top. 

photo credit Deb Neumann

This deluxe cat tree has 2 dangling toys and one rope. I wonder how long the dangling toys will last? I think they put them on to make the owners happy. Every cat I’ve ever owned makes that their first mission- to destroy the dangly things.