Things have been pretty busy around here and some things have not been so good. First, the positives. We had a good weekend. Jacob's Nana took him to see Green Eggs and Ham at Jones Hall. It ended up being more of a symphony and Jacob said he kind of liked it. Basically, he had to sit still and quiet for too long; but, his Nana said he was good and enjoyed her time with him. While he was gone, Shane and I planted some new plants and mulched in the backyard. One thing to check off of our long to do list. Shane took Jacob racing that night and he got a second place win. He was upset as he tried his hardest but after 6 wins in a row, I think he needed a dose of reality.
Other positives are that our yard guys took out all of the yucky 80's monkey grass in our front yard. This is something I have wanted to do for years. It took them all of one hour and only cost us $50. It would have taken us all day to do that. Now, we have to decide if we want to replace some plants now or wait until spring. I am thinking wait until spring.
We also have being having a blast with our kitten. Jacob named her Boo. She is so cute and fun to play with. This weekend we started letting her explore the upstairs and some downstairs. She is getting more comfortable with the bedroom door open and this morning started wandering around the other rooms upstairs. Moose just sits and watches her. She is not happy but not mad either. Sidney just hissed at her and ran away. It will take time but they will accept her eventually.
Now for the bad things that have happened. We found out our sweet gum tree (which is about 4 story's tall) is diseased and needs to go. It shades our entire house all afternoon and evening. I can't imagine what our electricity bills will be like with it gone. I opted to have him cut off the diseased part (about the top 1/3) of the tree. We may get another 1-2 years out of it. There is nothing that we can do or that we could have done. Sweet gums are just prone to diseases. The cost $350. He is also going to trim the trees out front for another $550. Some of them were damaged in the hurricane and have limbs hanging up high. Oh, and the cost to remove the whole sweet gum...$1,350 plus $300 for stump grinding. Hopefully by removing it in stages, we can spread out the cost.
And for the saddest part of our lives right now...Riley. We exposed her to the kitten as the trainer had said to do...let her see the kitten and don't hold the kitten over her head. Still, Riley looked at Boo like she was prey and went after her when released. Boo is ok, thankfully. It just really made us wonder how Riley will be around babies and toddlers. She has growled at Jacob in the past and is unpredictable in her behaviour, even after all this time. I think her past is just too bad for us to trust her with a baby. We love her but we don't trust her. I listed her with the border collie and aussie rescue groups as up for adoption. I am hoping and praying that she will have a new home soon...one with no cats and older or no children. It's not just the baby issue, it's also that the cats hate her and their quality of life has suffered too. Jacob is upset. Shane is mad that I spent money on her and upset because he too loves her. But, we agreed that this is what has to happen. That, or she will have to be put down...which I can't imagine having to do. Please pray that she will find a new home and fast. For now, I am keeping her either outside or in her crate when Boo is out.
That's all the news for now. I have been so busy that I have no new pics of Boo. Shane is off in CA eating expensive meals for dinner and enjoying the cool weather. Meanwhile, it is raining here and I need to go run some errands but just want to crawl back in bed. I love sleeping in the rain.
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