Imbri
Resident Night Mare
I know I have been rather bad about posting, reading, and commenting. I humbly apologize to you all. Summer is an absolutely crazy time of year for me, and this one has been more nuts than usual. Once things settle down, I'll be back and spamming up commenting on your blogs again. 
I'm still dealing with crutches. That sprain I thought I had was actually a fracture, so I'm in a cast until after Labor Day. It wasn't what I planned for summer. Oh, well.
My baby celebrated his 18th birthday last Wednesday. I got him a new bed - a faux mink kitty couch. It puts the rest of my furniture to shame! lol He loves it, though, so it was worth it.
Had a scare last Friday, though. I'd taken the day off (mental health break) and was very glad of it. Blaze was sitting, watching me, no doubt doing his mental telepathy bit to convince me to get up and give him some canned food (you want to know who is really in charge at my house?) when he suddenly had a seizure. It scared me to death, and I scooped him up so he wouldn't smack into anything. He came out of it and started crying, so I called the vet. They kept him overnight, did some blood work, took X-rays, but weren't able to find anything that they could say was the cause. I was able to bring him home and he seems to be fine now, but it was a bit of drama that we both could have done without.
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Back in Salem, things are progressing. I succeeded in having Perfect Town status for 15 days, so I have my Golden Watering Can. I also tore down the clock I had and built the Flower Clock, constructed the Picnic Blanket, Reset Center, and have started on the Fortune Shop. Oh, yes. And I paid off all the loans on my home. Lyle contacted me about a theme challenge, and I chose the Fairy Tale one. It'll take a while to complete, but should be fun.
I lined all my paths with flowers and pulled up all the patterns, so I now have dirt paths. I've put clumps of flowers on the other dirt patches I want to grow in. If it doesn't work, I'll just have to convert the areas to permanent flower beds. *shrugs* I've also been buying shrubs from Leif and am making my borders. It's slow going, but I like the hedge... except for the random dead spots that won't let bushes grow. Why can you grow a flower there if not a bush/tree? It makes no sense. *sigh*
I won another Bug-Off. That makes 3 gold trophies. Thank heavens for the island tours and birdwing butterflies!
Guess that's about all that's going on. I'm hoping to finish Katrina's shop in a few days. Once that's done, I think I might build the hammock behind my house. Kitt asked for the Fairy Tale Clock, which would look nice right up by the Train Station (on the other side of the cobblestones). I'm hoping someone will ask for the Fairy Tale Lamp, Bridge, and Bench soon, so I can replace what I've already built.
I'm still dealing with crutches. That sprain I thought I had was actually a fracture, so I'm in a cast until after Labor Day. It wasn't what I planned for summer. Oh, well.
My baby celebrated his 18th birthday last Wednesday. I got him a new bed - a faux mink kitty couch. It puts the rest of my furniture to shame! lol He loves it, though, so it was worth it.
Had a scare last Friday, though. I'd taken the day off (mental health break) and was very glad of it. Blaze was sitting, watching me, no doubt doing his mental telepathy bit to convince me to get up and give him some canned food (you want to know who is really in charge at my house?) when he suddenly had a seizure. It scared me to death, and I scooped him up so he wouldn't smack into anything. He came out of it and started crying, so I called the vet. They kept him overnight, did some blood work, took X-rays, but weren't able to find anything that they could say was the cause. I was able to bring him home and he seems to be fine now, but it was a bit of drama that we both could have done without.
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Back in Salem, things are progressing. I succeeded in having Perfect Town status for 15 days, so I have my Golden Watering Can. I also tore down the clock I had and built the Flower Clock, constructed the Picnic Blanket, Reset Center, and have started on the Fortune Shop. Oh, yes. And I paid off all the loans on my home. Lyle contacted me about a theme challenge, and I chose the Fairy Tale one. It'll take a while to complete, but should be fun.
I lined all my paths with flowers and pulled up all the patterns, so I now have dirt paths. I've put clumps of flowers on the other dirt patches I want to grow in. If it doesn't work, I'll just have to convert the areas to permanent flower beds. *shrugs* I've also been buying shrubs from Leif and am making my borders. It's slow going, but I like the hedge... except for the random dead spots that won't let bushes grow. Why can you grow a flower there if not a bush/tree? It makes no sense. *sigh*
I won another Bug-Off. That makes 3 gold trophies. Thank heavens for the island tours and birdwing butterflies!
Guess that's about all that's going on. I'm hoping to finish Katrina's shop in a few days. Once that's done, I think I might build the hammock behind my house. Kitt asked for the Fairy Tale Clock, which would look nice right up by the Train Station (on the other side of the cobblestones). I'm hoping someone will ask for the Fairy Tale Lamp, Bridge, and Bench soon, so I can replace what I've already built.
