Good grief it's been two weeks since I last had time to draw breath and write here! One more month of school. One more month to clean up some stuff I need to have been doing all year. One month to get all those special meetings done. It will be a FAST month because I will be working, working, working! Betty seems to be in decent health (as much as someone who's dying can be), Kari had her prom this weekend, Jeny is inducted into a nursing honor society this weekend, and I'm hostessing a small party for the people who helped me move a month ago. I love having a household that is orderly and pretty. I love coming home to a place that is peaceful and which promotes calmness. It is the greatest blessing in my life in a long time.

My poor kitty was not making a good adjustment to being an indoor-only kitty. In a moment of insanity I took the prescription that my daughter gave me for his situation. I got my pet a pet. I went to the vet and asked if they knew of any adult female cats that needed placement. I went a visited the fellow and the kitty that Saturday. The following day they came over for a "date" and to see if the "arranged marriage" seemed to be one of compatibility. It took them several days to work out who had what role in the scheme of things, and being the superior one, the female is now in full ownership of the household. She is about a pound and a half smaller than Romeo and her name is Raven. We have this monochromatic thing going here, with a grey cat and a black cat. But they're settling in and the best part is that *I* get to sleep all night long because they play with one another, instead of Romeo coming to me and begging for attention during my REM cycle! It's a fabulous concept. She was formerly an indoor/outdoor kitty and with a buddy to keep her company she seems to be doing modestly well. I wish she'd get a bit better into the swing of things with a scratching post, but you can't have everything. In the mean time I just cover the furniture.

It's hysterical to watch to the two of them at night racing through the house doing nocturnal kitty play. As entertaining as one cat was, two is much more funny. I have Betty on the weekends now and it's such a relief and so much less pressure. I feel like I have a life, and that it's a pretty damn good one. I'm looking forward to "nesting" this summer. Two whole months to be decadant. I can't wait!