Baking and Blogging

Cat pictures first!!




I've decided that earthquakes are to blame for all the doors that suddenly don't fit in their holes anymore. I've fixed two. One more to go. Until the next earthquake. Also, there's a new crack in the ceiling above the computer. As if Oklahoma didn't have enough trouble with foundations settling...

I found big 18 gallon black tubs with rope handles at WalMart. I'm not sure what their intended use was, but they were on clearance for $4 each so I bought all 5 and they're going to be tomato planters now.

Just in case anyone was wondering, Zeroll food dishers are the bomb. You guys know how many cookies I make. I have had my #40 disher since last Christmas and it still works like the day I got it. I use the #40 almost exclusively. It makes the perfect size cookies. And it works left or right handed. The #30 is great for regular cupcakes/muffins and the #50 is perfect for mini cupcakes/muffins. Well, actually, I tend to use one dish of #30 and one of #50 to make a regular cupcake or muffin. So a bigger size would probably be better. And, they're not very expensive. They're cheaper than the ones at Williams Sonoma.

I had a mammogram and an MRI today. They like to look at my boobs in as many ways as possible. Still no boob cancer. For those of you who have not had a digital mammogram- please give it a try. I never had a traditional one but I can tell you that the digital is not painful hardly at all. No, it is not comfortable. There is a bit of a twinge for a few seconds. But I would not call it pain. So please. If you're putting this test off, please get a digital mammogram. It could save your life and it no longer has to hurt!

I'm having trouble with my depression. It sucks. It sucks more than it used to because I know what it feels like to not be depressed. I see my PCP on Monday and I'll talk to her about upping the meds temporarily, at least until I get a handle on my health. I really feel like I've declined quickly in recent years.

In the fall I recieved a used betta tank. It holds about a gallon and has a light and undergravel filter and air pump. It also came with what seems like a lifetime supply of betta food. It has been sitting in the laundry room since then and I keep meaning to get it out and put something in it (like a betta). So this weekend I pulled it out and looked at the parts. All it was missing was an air tube, which I stole from DH's fish stuff in the attic last night. I filled it with water and plugged in the parts. I had to change the light bulb but everything works. So I'm letting the chlorine evaporate out of the water now and next time I'm at a store that sells pet stuff I'll get some test strips. We already have pH chemicals and stuff but I lost the test strips. Wait...maybe I know where they are. Hold on.

Never mind. DH cleaned that drawer and he doesn't remember what he did with them. Maybe tomorrow when he hasn't taken a Flexeril. His back decided to spasm today.

Bones came down with ringworm from being at the shelter. He gave it to Tuvok. Poor Tuvok is covered in it. We have cream we're using every day but its difficult to find all the spots. So today I brought home a blacklight that I'm borrowing from our friendly neighborhood cat lady (well, the work cat lady) (she's with a rescue group). Ringworm glows green under a blacklight. Tuvok is afraid of the blacklight. He's also afraid of the cream. *facepalm*

Here's what the floor of a cat's house should look like. Torn paper everywhere and an awesome box to play in.