mollymouser's Journal

SAVING WHILE SNUGGLING!!!!
Oct 13 2008 16:13

One of the many ways I plan to save money on our cool weather heating costs is by NOT turning on the heat at night and just staying warm n' snuggly under our cat-covered covers! So far, so good! We've hit the low 40s at night so far (and since I tend to sleep with our sliding glass door wide open, it's pretty gosh-darned chilly in our bedroom) and last night I went to sleep with FIVE kitty cats on top of me, lol! (Daniel, Miss Cricket, Tigger, Emily and Scampi). Throughout the night I definitely felt the pitter patter of not-so-little feet (ok, more like cats in siletto heels) ... and when I woke up this morning I STILL had three cats in bed with me (Daniel, Cricket and Emily!)

While Marsha is continuing to settle in, it's not without some growly-hissy kitty drama, that's for sure. Part of the problem is that Emily and Fuzzball just don't back off when Marsha so very clearly doesn't want them to come any closer. Some nights I end up locking up Fuzzy or Emily (or Fuzzy and Emily) in their own room so Marsha is less stressed (and less vocal.)  Last night (when I didn't lock any one up) was peacefully calm and quiet until 4am when Fuzzy and Emily had Marsha cornered in the linen closet. Well, THAT woke me up. I shoo'd everyone away and liberally used the squirt bottle. Eventually Fuzzy got bored and wandered off and Emily came back to bed with me .... I returned to bed about 5:15am .... Zzzzzzzz. 

Even though I still have an impressive hip-limp, I ventured out to the grocery store today, mainly because I decided I HATED the trash bags that were left (no ties) and really wanted ones with ties. I also picked up some basics ... tuna, apples, turkey, chicken, carrots, onions, chicken noodle soup, Fiber One cereal, sparkling water and roasted red pepper hummus.  I ate the last of my Trader Joe's egg salad for lunch today, so will probably make a Trader Joe's run sometimes in the next few days. (I took Fiber Cakes out of the freezer, so the only thing I really need is egg salad ... and I can always make some, if I want!) I also got gas for my car (next to the grocery store!).

I filled bird feeders in the front and back yard today, scrubbed out the bird baths, and swept the front sidewalks, too.  I was going to put out some plant food and non-toxic snail bait, but got distracted -- so I've written those down to do tomorrow (Tuesday). Our pest control service, "the spider guy" is also scheduled to come tomorrow, so perhaps THAT will jog my memory and I'll remember "snails!"  Wednesday is payday (yay!) which also means bill paying, too. We'll be back up in the 80s as of tomorrow and for the rest of the week.