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I did get Bella to the vet, although I had to lift her into the car. She did well except for some stress pee (they said that they're used to it) and they really liked Bella. They were wondering what shots to give her, and I said, "everything" because then she'll be set for anything. She also didn't have a microchip, so I got one for her. They're going to send the medical records over to the vet doing the boarding. Oh, and they want me to feed her a little less. She's heavier than I thought. Oh, and Bella did a good job walking before I took her to the vet. I'll start walking her more.

I had Oliver and Bella in for a nap with me. That didn't work well. Bella kept on picking on Oliver. I finally brought Oliver out of the bedroom, which wasn't fair, but he's easier to get out than Bella. Part of the time, though, he was lying with me between him and Bella. Smart kitty.

I'm wondering how reseeding the lawn will work with Bella here, and she likes to dig. I'm wondering if I should bite the bullet and have fresh sod put down. The lawn really sucks. Actually, I found a high-related local lawn care place. I'll let them have at it. If they can't fix my lawn, I'll consider sod.

Hmm. I can get free User Interface and Data Science classes on Coursera free from the university. But I don't have time for them now. Maybe later. Maybe in retirement.

I want this grass for the side of the driveway. The only thing is that they ship it in spring, and I don't know if I'll be ready for it. I guess that I need to scramble to get that area cleaned up after I get back. And I wonder how to get the raised bed out of there.

Hmm. There was a comment on susandennis' journal about a BedJet, which heats and cools your bed. The question is whether Bella would chew on the cords. Hmm.

Huh. It looks like a snail hitched a ride on one of my aquarium plants. I guess that’s okay.

Went to choir. A bunch of people said that they were glad that I'm back. We had a birthday party for two people afterwards, and I got into a lengthy conversation about our moms, both of whom had passed away, and cleaning out our moms' houses, and travel. We were some of the last people there!

Now I need to do some Italian homework, feed the critters, and scoop litter boxes. Oh, and put clothes in the dryer. I better get to it.

Oh, and there's a local election tomorrow, so I scrambled to figure out how I want to vote.

I left some lights on for Zara so that she doesn’t wake me up meowing.

I woke up at 5 AM. I ordered some more hangers because getting my clothes together is my first project. I went back to sleep for a couple of hours.

Well, crud. My clothes in the dryer are still damp. I guess that I’ll take a shower during lunch.

I need to pick up some bleach to wash the loveseat cover. White looks good with the rose paint, so I’m thinking of keeping the white cover. And it’s cheaper. I’m looking at white curtains. Silver also looks good, so I think that I will get silver drum tables.

White also looks good with the blue paint upstairs, so I’m thinking of a white desk and white bookcases.

The plants that I put in the kitchen look happy. They’re the plants that I thought of for the bathroom, but I want to leave the bathroom blinds closed. I also want a couple of spider plants to hang over the sink.

I forgot to turn off the lights in the basement yesterday. Apparently they put the boxes in the room for my exercise equipment, which wasn’t what I had in mind. Oh well. I want to unbury the rowing machine. I also need to get the treadmill, which is upstairs, set up. The power cord and emergency key are in a box somewhere, so I wrote the company to see if I can order them. I need to use the treadmill to prepare for the Italy trip.

I’m waiting for the clothes to finish drying so that I can check that they’re actually dry. Nope. I need an appliance repair person.

Damn, I'm tired. I think that it'll take a few days to recover from the move.

I got my Ramen and frozen yogurt delivered. I think that I'll have Ramen for lunch to soothe my throat. I did and had frozen yogurt too. It went down well.

I hung some clothes up to dry in my “warm” bathroom so that I’ll have them for tomorrow. I guess that it’s pajama day today.

I found some bookcases that I like for the upstairs. They have to be short because of the attic roof.

I wasn’t able to nap. Mimi and I shared body heat though.

I’m going to wait to get rid of the mattress until after I get the dryer fixed because I don’t know how much it’ll cost. I have an appointment for the dryer on Friday morning.

For some reason, all the updates that I did on my work computer did not get saved. I got squared away with the organizer. She has my new address and I paid her. We'll meet next week. I ordered a new filing cabinet and supplies, which will arrive the last day of my organizing appointments. I guess that day will be the paper-handling day

I asked my dad if he thought that he would come to Illinois and see my house. He said that it was "unlikely" because it's a long trip. (They drive.) I told him that I bought some Web cams, but that I'd need an electrician to install them, so I don't know when that will happen.

I put the new Brooklinen sheets on the bed and wrestled the duvet cover on the comforter. I thought that I also had black pillowcases and pillows, but I’m not sure where they are. Oh! They are wonderful to lie on.

Got my writing/studying desk set up and I really like it. I'll use the gray drawers to keep stamps, pens, batteries, etc. in.

Got most of my empty boxes out for recycling. I met another neighbor, who was thrilled that I bought the house. Apparently, it was a rental for a long time.

Tried to nap but couldn’t sleep. I have a headache and body ache. I’m going to take my nighttime meds and then go to sleep.