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Sunday, May 19, 2013

Thank Cod the week is over...

Friends and Kitties!


Sheebie here.

It's been the Week from Hell here at Casa Cerecke.
I'll spare you the gory details and just make a list:

1.  Scott went to the dentist a total of THREE times to clear up a gum infection caused by a stinkim' raspberry seed.  (He's on the mend.) 

Q.  We had to replace the tires on the Explorer.  

*.  The water softener went on the fritz.  Sears fixed it.

elebenty.  The plumbing under the kitchen sink is leaking.

12.  Scott tie dyed several items and something went wrong...let's just leave it at that...

9.  The water stain on the ceiling that we thought was caused by driving rain?
*WRONG*
Turns out our A/C condensate pan in the attic was completely rotted out...and our 22-year-old furnace is shot, and the A/C unit is ten years old.  We need a completely new system.  And a new ceiling, too.  Fortunately my folks are absolute stars and are footing the bill.  I'd like to publicly state for the record that my Mom and Dad are the BEST parents a rebellious neurotic daughter could have.  Ever.

Yikes.

Next week our house is gonna be a hive of activity.  Tuesday is the plumber, who is also going to hard pipe in the new deep sink in the garage.   Wednesday is the HVAC system, which means on Tuesday we need to move TONS of crap out of the walk-in closet so they installer dudes can get to the attic hatch.  Plus somewhere in there the insurance adjuster will turn up, and the guys for the solar panels (whole 'nother story) are coming to measure and do the prep work--also in the attic.  

And, as if that's not enough to worry about, my step-daughter Ashley (who is an absolute peach) had back surgery on Thursday to remove the hardware in her spine.  She has had a persistent infection since her spinal fusion surgery a year ago--I can't go into details because there's a lawsuit pending--but we were worried about her, too.  She lives in Virginia with her husband so of course we can't just hop in the car and go see her, which is frustrating.  The preliminary reports are that she'll need IV antibiotics thru a PIC line for at least six weeks, and then reconstructive back surgery, eventually.  She's been pretty upbeat, considering; of course she's getting some pretty good drugs, too, LOL.

So, how about some Yellow-Headed Blackbird photos?
Scott shot a slew of 'em (in his bright shirt trying to be unobtrusive crouching in the driveway) and I'll be posting more later in the week for the Kats but here's a few fun ones:

He's a pain in the butt!  Always hiding...do you see him?

Hiding, again.

Finally, out in the open!

Scott counted as many as five males at one time, so we have a flock; I'll be interested to see if they remain.  We have the habitat they prefer; that is, if they don't mind staying at the Disaster House!
Thank goodness we have kitties to snorgle...

Happy Sunday, and may your week be Dull!

XX  Sheebie  XX

49 comments:

  1. Yeah, your week sure has sucked! On a better note, my human found out where next years' BlogPaws is going be held... guess where... yep, Las Vegas!

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  2. I hope next week is WAAAAY better.
    Goat hugs from alla us

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  3. Oh dear. We hope next week is much better for all of you. We just finished a round of that kind of stuff, and can tell you from experience that looking at our now-replaced exterior sunroom wall makes us thankful to have our home back to normal again. You'll get there, too, Sheebie. Hang in there!

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  4. Agreed!!! This week hoovered! Sooo happy to see Monday roll around. ::paws crossed::

    We hope y'all have a better week, too. XOXO

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  5. Well, I'd say that your week deserves a Crappity Crap Crap Crap! You must have been just stressed out waiting for the other proverbial shoe to drop...I hope everything gets all fixed up with little stress or strain on either yous guys or the kittehs. XOX T.

    LOVE the blackbird pictures !! Is that an orange tree that is in the first picture??

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  6. Week from hell is an understatement. Thank goodness for wonderful and generous parents!

    Fingers crossed that things go as well as possible this week, with a minimum of delays, problems, etc.

    And/or that YOU have good drugs!

    Oh, and purrs from the boys for your step-daughter, can't imagine the hell she's going through, drugs or no. :-/

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  7. That definitely is the week from hell. At least things can only get better.
    I hope your step daughter's surgery goes well and that it will soon mean an end to the pain.
    The tie dyed items, do you have photos or were you too busy screaming?

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  8. Oh My!! My eyes wore out reading it all!!

    Irony! You work in a water plant. Water just loves you!

    Hope this week is way better x

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  9. oh man... what a week. Fingers and paws crossed this one is better

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  10. Oh gosh Trish, that is all horrible. Sure glad you have some special parents. And we sure hope this next week, things will get fixed. Sorry about all your problems. Take care.

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  11. Holy CAT, that's an awful week. We're soooo sorry to hear all that junk happened! But we hope to see you --- in VEGAS!! -- at the next BP!!

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  12. The good news is next.week almost certainly will be better....

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  13. Wowsers! That's a lot of bad stuff in oe week. At least you are getting things fixed! Snuggle some furry babies and relax, next week is a busy one!

    Linda

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  14. Oh noes! Sorry you had a bumscrubbly week. Hope this coming week is much, much better!

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  15. Know what our mom said when dis happened last fall..."aw poop". Then she bawted a bottle of some kinda brown stinky likwid and proceeded to drink it and get happyerer and sillyerer until she didn't find it annoying so much.

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  16. Sending purrs so that maybe next week won't suck so much.

    Bennette is pacing and meowing...wants mom to get started on a very sexy flat version of herself to visit Sylvester at BlogPaws next year.

    Sigh.

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  17. OMG, week from HELL!! I hope both Scott and Ashley heal up quickly! That is an awful lot of sh*t hitting the fan all at once. :(

    But the birds are gorgeous!

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  18. Not fair! Way too much to handle in just one week!

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  19. Far too much to handle - time for some better karma..............

    Paws crossed for you. And we are very very jealous of the flock of yellow birdies.

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  20. Thank goodness for those yellow-headed blackbirds! As for the rest, a stiff drink or three sounds like a good start to us... Or a boatload of chocolate if you prefer.

    Purrs,
    The Chans (and everyone else too)

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  21. Ugh! I hope this week will bring you good tidings and tranquility.

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  22. Good heavens! You all need a drink! or five! Hope things are better around there soon!

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  23. Things have been similar around here lately but not nearly as expensive!

    Does this mean every human and cat goes to the catio when you have repairmen, installers, insurance adjusters, etc. all over the house?

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  24. Sorry to hear so much is going on in your lives. Hope it all gets better soon.

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  25. I would like to come visit you and take a closer look at the pretty birdies. Be right there...

    Purrs,
    Nissy

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  26. You seem to have a thing for water at your house. Don't you get enough of it at work? I'm sure the kitties will be lovin the snorgling. And it will help to relax you!

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  27. Wow, iffen it wasnt fer yer fabulous Catio, we would say to just MOVE!

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  28. oh my cats.....purrs for all.
    mom is not a fan of oral thingies.

    hugs to Ashley...bless her heart keep us posted.

    what beautiful birds...you have such a variety out west
    hugs madi your BFFF

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  29. Parents rock! Thank goodness they are able and willing to help!

    Hey Blogpaws is in Henderson next year. You are going to have some visitors! ;)

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  30. Holy crapinoly. That just totally sucks. The house issues, yes, but that's just STUFF, but especially for your dil. Bless her heart. And back. And bless your parents, too. Pure awesomeness.

    I'm having wine for you. Right now. Can you feel the love?

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  31. At least last week is over and we'll hope this week is WAY better! Hope all goes well with the strangers in your house getting things fixed up and lots of purrs to your stepdaughter too.

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  32. Wow. That is one whole lot of bad luck all at once! Massive sucky. Thank Ceiling Cat for parents (in my case, Eldest Sister!). We wish you the best of luck dealing with all the above.

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  33. Oh, gosh, what a week. The THINGS aspects can be fixed, though maddening. We better go and check out our air conditioning condenser pan! We sure do hope your stepdaughter is going to get better soon.

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  34. Good Cod! You somehow make tragedy sound kinda fun...

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  35. We had a nice bright new bird this week. Sorry about all of the house issues.

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  36. Holy CRAP!! 'scuse me. But I'm at a loss for words. In other news, love the tootsies on that bird!

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  37. If anyone needed a do-over, it would be you guys! I hate when multiple household things go crazy. . and then you have so much else. Aaaaaaaargh!

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  38. Yikes, yikes and more yikes! Gotta be some better coming!!!

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  39. Oh dear! I hope Ashley is okay!! Hope you week goes better too!!
    -- Nermal

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  40. Yikes, what a week! Things have to get better. Hooray for generous parents....mine were like that too, always willing to help out when I needed it.

    Wishing for good things for you stepdaughter through her surgery and recovery.

    Hope next week brings nothing but good things!

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  41. You know what? I think you hadded a worse week than I did, even counting the anal gland abscess, ha ha ha! Oh, and yipes, no I do not want to watch a video!!!! XOXOXO to all of you, especially sweet stepdaughter!

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  42. GAAAAAK! It seems to have been the week from hell here too! Well let us hope that this week is one full of joy, laughter and happiness. Yup...that's what I'm hoping for.
    xo Catherine

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  43. jumpin' judas! yer week not only sucked, it blowed! we hopes yer next weeks are furevurmore shinier!!

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  44. Wow, that's an awful lot to deal with in just one week. That should mean the rest of the year is going to be smooth sailing. Sending bunches of prayers along with our usual purrs and hugs from the kitties at The Cat on My Head, Lily Olivia, Mauricio, Misty May, Giulietta, Fiona, Astrid, Lisbeth and Calista Josette

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  45. We're sorry to hear so many things went wrong! That has happened to us too. Hoping things get better and settle down soon.

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  46. Catching up after more loss of the innernets! When it rains it pours doesn't it ( to quote a time honored cliche!)

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  47. Ack! If it's not one thing....it's another!! You'll see it all through so hang in there! We'll send a few hugs to ease the pain(in the a**) of it all!! Hugs to Ashley too :)

    the critters in the cottage xo

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  48. Um, our AC ran low on freon on the hottest day so far this year. I figured you'd like to hear someone else's misery.

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  49. OMC !
    What a crappy weeek !
    Sure hope this one i is going to be better :)

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