Day 2685

 I woke up at 8 and got up to do the pet stuff and have breakfast.  I had a 10:30 doctor's appointment so there wasn't time to really do anything.  Instead I made up an errands list and surfed.  While I did that Ellen made an appointment with the vet to get Abby's urinary problem looked at.

The doctor's appointment was short, just a blood draw.  The next stops were Goodwill to drop off some stuff and Harbor Freight to get some long bungee cords.  Prices there have gotten a lot higher.

We went to the pet store for cat food and Costco for water.  After that it was Home Depot for more wood for the apartment steps.  That was good news.  Lumber was cheaper than I thought it would be.  We stopped at Culvers for lunch and HEB for groceries.  

By the time we got home and unpacked it was time to go to the vet.  She wasn't overly concerned with the problem and wants to take a wait and see approach.  That's fine with us.

The weeds in the gravel area have covered enough area that I'll have to use the garden sprayer.  I bought some gas for the lawn mower.

When we got home Ellen packed up and went to the club.  I started on chores.  I got the mower and sprayer batteries out of the shed and put one on the charger.  Then I started on the stairs.  They were a pain.  I had to rebuild the stringers for two steps.  Then I had to replace a step I wasn't planning on because of a height mismatch.  That revealed more under structure that had to be repaired.  Did I mention that it was 95 degrees?

I finished the steps about 5:30.  I went inside and took a shower.  Then I fed the animals.  Abby was being a real pain in the ass.  I couldn't make my dinner.  She also pissed on the floor because I couldn't tell her jumping on me to go out from her jumping on me to be a pain.  I ended up just sitting on the deck with her outside.

Eventually Ellen got home.  That allowed me to eat dinner.  After the treat time at 8 I sat in the recliner so the cats would have some human time.  Cooper was really pissed because every time he sat in my lap Abby would jump up and scare him away.