I can't wait!!!!

Today, Eldest is on a class trip with her entire seventh grade class. They are all going to a local campground to work on team building skills. Here's a bit from the website:

Educational Team Building Programs for Schools:

Create a sequence to meet your group’s needs
Move through the steps of group dynamics
Discuss after each activity what was done, what was learned, and what we can use from this at the school or to build a better community
Use our High Element Teambuilding Course to create teambuilding situations
Use our Low Element Teambuilding Course to create teambuilding situations
Use Props to create teambuilding situations

Sounds interesting. Let's hope it works! Afterwards, there will be a school dance. Heh. I wonder how fun that will be after being in the woods all day. I think all those kids are gonna stink. In fact, I warned Eldest that she was hitting the showers as soon as she got home tonight. I'm sure she will be in a lovely mood.

Just lovely indeed.

I had purchased several bags of the Archer Farms brand frozen vegetables last week. I followed the very simple directions on how to prepare the bag when using a microwave. Unfortunately, the bag exploded, leaving broccoli particulate inside my microwave. I have written about my experience with the broccoli and included some photographs of the aftermath on my blog: http://www.katespot.com if you'd like to review it as well. Please feel free to contact me with any additional questions. I do have several more bags of the broccoli in my freezer and I am a bit apprehensive to prepare them. My reason for writing is to offer some words of caution about preparing this product. Thank you and have a great day. I look forward to your reply.

Think I will get a response?

So, after all that, why the hell, after 19 years, has she decided to piss on my floors?

We've decided that we have to put her in a kennel for the time we are in Florida. I have no idea how much that will cost us - probably more that a few nights at a hotel. I cannot ask my mom or my neighbors to mop my floor every time she pees on it. What if they don't see it right away? Oy - I don't even want to think about the smell. Two HOUR old cat pee stinks to high heaven - I can't even imagine two week old cat pee.

I'm waiting to hear back from the local veterinary office. They board cats and I am hoping they get back to me asap. I don't know how well she will do while residing in the kennel but I am out of options.. short of.. well.. the final option.

I'm not ready for that option.

Yay - I can steam the broccoli right in the bag and not worry about washing another pot. Plus, all I'd have to do is pop the bag into the microwave, set the time for six minutes and voila! Steamed broccoli.

Well, that wasn't exactly what had happened.

Unfortunately - now I need a new turkey baster. Eww.

The last time we bought her to the vet, Youngest was with us. As soon as Darla started to freak out, Youngest lost her mind. It scared the hell out of her because she started bawling - poor kid. So, with this in mind, when I made the appointment for Tuesday, my mom came over to watch the girls. There was no way I could have brought them with us.

The vet wants me to get a urine sample. Hah - easy for him to say. That cat has been pissing on my kitchen floors and not in her litter box. With the blood sample they pulled on Tuesday, he determined that it could be kidney problems. Not so good for a 19 year-old cat.

So, I will try to collect a sample (how? when?) and get it over to the vet. Wish me luck!

Youngest just dissolved into tears when I told her that Darla (kitty) was going to the vet... and that it may be her last visit. She cried.. I cried... oy.. this is a miserable day.

::link via the Asbury Park Press::

The story is horrific. I bawled when I read what this a**hole did to those poor poor cats. What a damn freak..

I'm trying to work as much as possible... hey, who DOESN'T need money today? Gotta big trip coming up and we need to pay for that. Look what I found online - thank goodness for the Internet!

Free Disney Tickers

She worked quite hard to earn all the badges on the front of the vest. Since I am the troop leader..ahhem.. I mean.. mentor.. I felt it very important that she bust her butt twice as hardas the other girls. She did earn a few badges on her own but, for the most part, all of those badges represent three years worth of meetings.

As you can see, our troop has been quite busy.

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