That was my day. Well, there were some other things thrown in there too, but this is the part I choose to share.
We're taking care of a neighbors cats, and this morning husband returned to say he thought one of the cats was dead. Poor kitty. Sure enough, "Yoda" was curled up in a tiny box under the sink in the laundry room, and was stiff as a board. He was still warm, but definitely not with us anymore. I've never had to wrap a cat in a garbage bag and stick them in a freezer before. The owners will return tomorrow to a sympathy card taped to their door. Don't want to surprise them when they open their freezer to find a frozen kitty...
Just after finding the cat, and just before placing kitty in the freezer, we jumped in the car to go look at a house. It is the first house we've actually gone to see...and turns out it is owned by someone we work with. House needs work, but is livable and has EXCELLENT potential. Location is great too. But if we buy it and want to make some upgrades, it would be more than we can afford.
A few hours later, my folks arrived for tomorrow's graduation ceremony. They haven't been here in a year, haven't seen daughter in a year, and haven't seen son in 9 months. It is really great to have them around. And...I got to actually tell them in person that we are expecting another baby. This is the first time I've gotten to tell them in person, though I think they kinda suspected since we mentioned we were looking at bigger houses. Still, it was great to see their faces as the comprehension sunk in. I had one of those digital pregnancy tests that just says "Pregnant" and I asked daughter to carry it in and hand it to grandma. It was pretty sweet.
Now tomorrow I get all dressed up and receive my PhD. It feels a bit surreal.
By the way, I was in Vermont for most of the week at a conference. Nearly saw a tornado while there, and I've got pics. Hope to get those up soon.
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3 comments:
wow a Phd with such a full load already?
you are to be looked up to!
wow
congratulations.
... you don't by chance watch the office? there was an episode where Dwight puts a cat he thought was dead in a freezer only to find that the cat was not by the evidence of a clawed up bag of frozen pees... i'm a fan of a show./shrug.
haha... I haven't seen that episode. But you better believe we checked that cat over and over to make sure it was dead before freezing it. Actually, as I picked it up it moaned, but it was just air escaping from its final breath. No breathing, no heartbeat, rigor starting to set in, and cool skin. Definitely dead.
Big congratulations on the PhD AND the new baby!
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