8/5 Catcat AMPS 175,+3.5=166,+7=191,+10.5=215, PMPS 198

ahhh -- nap! don't I wish -- must continue planting the bare and rocky spots dug up by the septic contractor -- which means I need to go collect more of that sod that neighbor piled up -- grass and flower seeds need to be slightly underground, yet much of the original grass layer is now well down in the backfill

so it's providential that neighbor peeled all the sod off where they built the house, and stacked it up on what appears to be someone else's property (we all thought it was community property owned by the homeowners' association) -- so I need to throw a tarp into my car's trunk, haul more of the stuff a block up the slope to our place -- and do it before the other property owner (not part of the HOA) accuses me of dumping trash on his property

got between 1/3 and 1/4 of the rocky area planted and covered up, rationing my energy to get more done, before it gets scorching hot again today

meanwhile -- looks like Catcat may have a good cycle starting today, he's sprawled on his fleece quilt dreaming away at the moment, full of food and olive oil and probiotics
 
my guess is he lazed on the beach almost all day -- I catnapped a bit, then got two "fake 800 number" calls on my cell phone that woke me up, terrible headache when awakened from REM sleep -- took aspirin and went back to sleep -- so if he dipped late afternoon, I missed it

2/3 of the dirt-and-rock scar is now seeded with grass and wildflower seeds, covered with old sod (which doesn't like the full sun in the front yard, not with 90* temperatures) -- will be interesting to see if any of the remnants of grass in those sod pieces, actually rejuvenate themselves -- I'm soaking the plot with water very early in the morning so the sandy dirt underneath may hold some moisture to let the seeds germinate

one more day of raking rocks and dead grass, furrowing the dirt, spreading the seed, and transporting one more trunkload of sod pieces up to scatter them

DH brought Catcat a fish from the Oriental market -- I asked for DRIED whole tiny fish, I got one plump foot-long fresh fish -- Catcat was really excited, followed DH down to the fridge -- guess I need to get the cleaver out and chop pieces for him .. freeze them so I can dole them out little by little
 
if I had the energy I had, say, 20 years ago ... blasted cancer did a number on my metabolism, even though it was tiny, my immune system had been fighting it off for years and some of my other systems got the blowback -- even though it's been six and a half years since surgery, I'm not back where I was BC

so I have to ration my energy and prioritize .. and here's DH who is a bit older than I, still at full energy volume ... doesn't understand that I don't recover at the same rate he does .. must be the Energizer Bunny's cousin ... at least I have the edge on him when it comes to memory ... and analysis [rant mode off]

planning for a quiet night -- me and a Jayne Ann Krentz novel -- with the fan blowing on me and the exhaust fan running in the ceiling

ah, here's Catcat, ready for PMPS == 198 == oh yes -- time to load up the syringe and collect the ingredients for his dinner (FancyFeast, olive oil, and probiotic)
 
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