Wordy Wednesday

I'm fine. Mom's been bizzy making birds for a quilt. She's been going hog wild, making birds every night after day hunting. You can go over and see. Birds birds birds. It's pretty crazy.

The heating monster is fine. It's the oil tank that has problems. The heating monster v-e-t was over for a third time this past weekend and figured out the problem was water in the bottom of the tank. It would get in the pipe and freeze, so the heating monster starved.  We think it might be fixed now, but there may be some repairs in the future. So every night Mom comes home hoping the house is warm. So far so good, paws crossed.

We watched the Parade on New Year's Day. This was our favorite float. Mom likes dragons.

The weather finally got cold here in New Hampster. It is 12F (-11C) right now, and that's cold. We are supposed to have a couple of sunny days coming up with the temps above freezing. The nights will be very cold, but there is no "measureable" snow in the forecast. Works for us.

All the garden places are sending Mom catalogs. I think it's pretty funny, but I'm sure she'll be poring over them when she's done making birds. In the meantime the only green things growing here are her Amaryllis bulbs.  This one is just starting to open up.

I'll try to make sure Mom helps me blog more often than I have been lately.

Washing Wednesday

Although it is already New Year's in New Zealand where my best bud Poppy Q lives, we have to wait several hours for it to get here. So I am getting ready.

The heating monster decided to act up the day before yesterday so the heating monster v-e-t came over and did some stuff. But it stopped yesterday after Mom left to go day hunting, so when Mom got home it was 57F inside the house, which is kinda chilly. The heating monster v-e-t came back and replaced some parts and it has been working much better. i hope it keeps working. I know I have a heated cat cup, but sometimes I just don't want to get in it. And Mom doesn't really like walking around the house with her winter coat on.

Happy New Year!

The Heating Monster

 
The heating monster in this house lives in a closet next to the washing machine. Apparently it has been unhappy, because it stopped working in the middle of the day.  Mom got home from day hunting and the house was 61F inside. We usually keep it at 67F. Mom called the heating monster v-e-t's and they sent somebody over (at very expensive so-called "emergency" rates because it was after 5:00 PM).

The guy came in and fiddled with it, then he went outside and fiddled with the tank that holds the food for the heating monster. He fiddled some more and got it working. All good. Happy happy joy you.

Then yesterday it did it again. Mom called the heating monster v-e-t's and again agreed to pay the very expensive so-called "emergency" rates because it was after 5:00 PM. Hey, Mom goes day hunting during the day. It's kinda sorta not fair.

Anyway last night another HM V-e-t came over and he fiddled for along time and got it going. He said it needed some fine tuning. Not only did he get it working, but it isn't as noisy as it was before. As long as it makes heat, I'm happy.

Anyway, there is still snow on the ground outside, but the next guess is for Sunday April 5, and that's my birthday. I will be NINE! I think it will be a terrific birthday present if the snow is gone by then.

Remember, the rules state that THE DAY will be the day Mom looks out the window and sees NO SNOW! Although you get to see the house across the street every day, this isn't the only snow we can see outside.