Sunday, May 25, 2008

You've Really Got a Hold on Me

I thought I had beaten this cold a week ago. I was wrong. It’s still with me dragging me down each day. I don’t have a scratch throat. I do have stuffy sinuses and periodic coughing jags. The worst part is how tired I’ve felt each day.

I had to quit mowing the lawn yesterday because My heart was racing and my stomache was upset. I was sweating and well hydrated so it wasn’t heat exhaustion. I can only do a certain amount each day before I have to rest.

I had planned to do some regular walking this week but didn’t have the energy.

On other topics, last night I watched a raccoon walk past my trap, paying it no attention, then go eat all the cat food that was dispensed from the feeder. He again walked past the trap on the way out. Not satisfied by taunting me once he came back and checked that he got all the cat food and once again left without even looking at the trap.

KITTY UPDATE—All 5 kitties have been here all week. They even hang around in the yard and under the shed all day. I suppose they are comfortable with the food supply here now. They also now expect attention first thing in the AM and at feeding time in the PM. All but Marmalade now periodically like to stand on my crossed legs when I sit out there and rub my nose with theirs. With the raccoon coming now each evening the cats have no food available all night. The raccoon will clean up every scrap that is available and then try to get at the feeder’s storage bin. The cats hungerly devour the food in the morning as the cat feeder dispenses it.

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