SURPRISE!

Yesterday morning I ran upstairs and told my mom that my dad had thrown his back out while helping my grandmother.

My mom hurriedly got dressed and Vickie, my mom, and I all piled into Vickie's car and rushed over to my grandma's. The sight of my dad laying on the living room floor groaning, of course, caused serious concern until there was a chorus of "Surprise!" and "Happy Birthday!" from the 15 people who had been hiding in the back room.

We pulled off a complete surprise party for my mom and she never had a clue. It was Great!!!

After the laughing and comparing notes we all went to Cracker Barrel for breakfast. My mom was so happy she glowed the whole day.

The new Jungle Gym

This is the new jungle gym I recently purchased from Amazon/Target. My cats find it interesting, but aren't wild about it yet.

It is very flimsy and when Leo jumped off the top it nearly flipped over.

So far Leo likes it, he is also being possessive. When Myste, (since her surgery he acts like she is a stranger cat, he doesn't like,) came up to investigate he started hissing and wacked her with a paw.

He also likes chewing on it, which is concerning cuz it's something I don't want ruined right away.

The jury is still out on suitabilty, sturdiness, and likeability.

Myste's Surgery

So we have our Myste back but she has been spayed and her claws removed. You can't see it very well, but they shaved her in weird patches on her neck, her left paw and her side, as well as her belly. The veterinary staff said she was very well behaved and a good kitty. I have noticed she has been very in need of affection since she came back. I think she was lonely.

The odd thing is, she will disappear and we can't find her. Sunday we had everyone in the house downstairs looking for her and we never did because after making a lot of noise she finally came out of Glen's room.

Eventually we found her hiding spot in a place we thought impossible for her to get to. It's in a box covered with Glen's guitar case and a basketball blocking part of the box. But she is in there quite frequently.

Dreams

So I had the third in a set of weird dreams. All of the dreams have the same elements.

• I was with my family and we were preparing for a long journey.
• We didn't have a lot of time to get ready, one or two days.
• I was rushing around trying to do something that seemed really important.
• Whatever I was rushing around doing, was inconsequential and silly.
• The rushing around made me and everyone else late, which was bad.

The items I was looking for were: Sandals, Nail Polish, and Jewelry.

So, the question is, since this is the third one, does it mean something?