Trip Prep

Today was laundry and trip preparation. In addition I reinforced the cage/trap so that if I ever get another raccoon in it, it will not get out (I hope).

Part of the prep involved finishing the 2 picture frames for Sophie’s stock certificates. They are now finished in black satin. Tomorrow the hardware—glass, cardboard backing and hanger hardware goes on and we pack it in the car to go to Jax.

My thumbs have reached a plateau pain wise. They hurt but not as much as they did a week ago. They don’t seem to be getting any better than they have been the last 2 days.

Last night I ended up staying up from 1 AM through 5 AM. I finally settled into my recliner and got 3 hours of relatively deep sleep. I’m losing too much sleep over these raccoons. I guess the kitties are just going to have to go hungry from around 9 PM until 6AM when the feeder dispenses again. I watched the raccoons eat all the dispensed food and then stick their paws up inside the feeder (very similar to the way we stick our arms into candy machines.) to shake free any pieces that are caught up in the feeder. They reach in and shake things and a few pieces fall out. They eat that and try for more.

Tonight we have the trap set and the baby monitor listening once again. Maybe Houdini’s hunger will win over his fear of the trap.