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~Melanie

Demon Kitty!

Well, in case you haven't heard, the kitties have WORMS! Icky, icky worms. Lots of them. Meara went poo in the middle of the floor (which she never does), and the worms were crawlin' all over it. I leave you with that mental image for a minute. :P

Anywho, that was yesterday. Today we went to the vet for Oro's rabies booster and some wormy medicine for both. Oro went NUTS. As soon as we got him in the room, he sat in his cage and growled and swiped at us. Meanwhile, Meara prowled about the room and tried to get in the fridge, then took off down the hall when one of the girls came in. Heh. Always with the closed doors.

So. Then came the rabies shot. The vet took a blanket and covered him with it, then jabbed him in the rear with the needle. He writhed and tried to kill her. So, she brought in another girl with cat-proof gloves to help with the pill-popping bit. Even wrapped in a blanket, he was impossible. He wouldn't take the pill, and kept trying to swipe the vet. Eventually, they had to take him to the back to do it. Dunno what's back there, but it worked. They brought him back, and said "He's really mad now." He was glowering from his cage.

Meara was much easier. We held her upside down, no blanket or gloves, and popped the pill down her throat. She did cry a bit, but was much easier to handle, and didn't try to kill us.

So thaz what happened.

Demon kitty.

Oh, and they took a digital picture of Meara and gave us a little magnet frame with the picture, for the fridge. It was cute. :)

Purty Rug

See? Isn't it purty? $150. Hehe. It was on sale.

Inspection Day

Well, we got the inspection done today. The verdict:

- needs a carbon monoxide detector (what, $5?--the seller will be fined $50,000 by the state if they don't put one in. )
- may need a new breaker box 'cause it doesn't have a univeral breaker, or it may just need a breaker put in.
-may need some serious plumbing work, or it may just need the pipes cleaned (cross your fingers!) -- the water pressure isn't very good. It works, but not well. 'Specially in the shower.
- needs the gutter nails tapped back in, but not a big deal for someone with a ladder and a hammer.

Everything else is just maintenance stuff we should do eventually, like rerouting the gutter pipes or whatever.

Annnywho, its not bad for an 80 year old house, but we're hoping the pipes will just need cleaning. Replacing all the pipes would be a pain. :-( Also, the seller's agent is being a pain. Our agent called him, and he acted like we were trumping up the low-pressure thing. "Well, this old lady lived there for soooo long!" Pssh. Our inspector told us! But we don't have to talk to him. Bwahaha! A plumber will be coming to the house to do a free estimate this weekend. Maybe an electrician, too.

Ahh... other stuff about the house. The downstairs coat closet is huge! The kitchen isn't very big, but its got a pantry, so its bigger than what we've got now. There's lotsa closet space upstairs, especially in the office. There's also storage in the garage for anything that doesn't need climate control. Like, erm, soil. So! The house is about 1200 sq. ft. The wallpaper will be coming down, yessir, and the upstairs will be repainted. But that shouldn't cost must. We might paint the foundation stones, too, but that's not our first priority. Anywho, lotsa pictures follow this, in particular order. Have fun!

Living room with front door to the left and dining room to the right. (Out of sight.)



Bathroom.



The tub.



Basement stairs, with side door to right. The stairs lead to the kitchen.



The studio.



Closets! Closets everywhere! (Errr... this is the office.)

House Pictures

The office.



Behold our pretty floors!



Upstairs "hall" from the stairs. Bedroom is to the left (out of sight); office straight ahead and bathroom to the right. Pretty, pretty floors.



Door to the dining room, from the living room.

House Pictures

Living room from the corner. Front door is to the right, dining room and kitchen to the left.




The kitchen.



More kitchen.



The dining room. Those are built-in cabinets to the right. You're looking from the kitchen and the living room is to the left.

House Pictures

Our pretty, pretty stairs. Haha!



The octopus! This may actually be the original furnace... it started out coal, then was converted to oil, then was converted to gas. Yes, that's a toilet back there. :P



Our purty backyard.



The linen closet.