Up and Down

It's Twozday!

Michigan temperatures are on a bit of a rollercoaster ride.

Da Boyz find the best places to keep themselves warm...or cool...with each passing day.

Okay, okay...I may have helped to tuck them in for this image.

 FYI; Today, 6 September will be over 90 degrees. 

 Last Tuesday began at 55 degrees.

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Also, I don't know which one is which in any of these!

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The Good Life

It's PO'Monday!

From June, 2017.

The many faces of Celestial Paddy O'Malley, while enjoying the warmer temperatures.

Sassy

Driveway roll

In the spotlight

All Paws On Deck...

...or up in the air?

It's PO'Monday!

Spring was in the air on April 6, 2019, and Celestial Paddy O'Malley was waving his paws in enjoyment of the sunshine and the warmish temperatures.

Or, perhaps, he was flirting with me?

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Tumblefurs

The surgeon is pleased with my recovery process; he said that I can ditch the splint!  He wants at least another month of occupational therapy, then I revisit it all at the end of June.

Therefore, on a long weekend with very warm...dare I say HOT?...temperatures, I've been sweeping and straightening up, using both hands on the broom.  You see, running fans to cool us can cause all sorts of things to fly around!

Let's see if you can tell which floor I've been working on, shall we?

Exhibit A

Exhibit B

Too hard?  Well, how about some hints?

Hint A

Hint B

Seriously, I cannot get any more plain than this! 

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Answer: Exhibit A and Hint A belong to Angel's Apartment, where the tumblefurs are white, or greyish.  Exhibit B and Hint B are from Da Boyz's Floor, and the image is one of four dustpans FULL of black tumblefurs.

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Monday, May 28, 2018 is America's day to honor 

those who sacrificed their lives for our country.

My heart goes out their families and loved ones,

who carry pride and sorrow in their hearts.

We remember these fallen people,

on Memorial Day...and every day.

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Cat Paw Prints in the Snow

But now we've got light rain, and the temperatures are rising.  This white stuff will melt away...yay!  Rain really is not normal for Michigan in early January, however since the rest of the country is getting bizarre weather (cold in the South, torrential rains out West), I suppose we'll do our part.

And it only took 1-1/2 hours to drive to the office this morning; usually takes about 40 minutes.  But I had the memory of cuddles with Patty O'Malley to see me through.

Patty O'Malley, I love you!

Brrrr....

This is the time of year when I get especially concerned about Sweetie and Patty O'Malley.  Since I cannot coax them up The Stairway to Heaven and inside the house, this means they are living outside while the first frigid airmass of the season sweeps in.  I am glued to the weather reports, see below...

Copy and pasted from weather.com

 ...and I make up my own temperature graph, and update it every day.

2016 Temperature Graph for home

At some point, I drew an imaginary line in the sand...or snow...in my mind, that above 20 degrees F (-6.7 C) means the cats are okay.  They have a warming pad, windbreaks over the doors, lots of fresh straw, and each other to curl up with.  Yet you know that I will be worried and fretting until March regardless.  And the temps are most definitely dropping below my magic line next week.  I've harbored the thought of grabbing them and forcing them inside, but it's really just to ease my mind. No, it's not perfect, and no, the cats aren't 100% in comfort with frozen water bowls and ice wherever they walk.  And yet, they've lived through two of the coldest winters in Michigan (2013-14 & 2014-2015), and yes, they have food, fresh water and shelter.

You can tell that I am a city kid, right?