New addition

Mmm...another cat. Not so much a new addition but a re-addition. Oh and we do still have that cat who came for a temporary stay with fleas that cost us a fortune to get rid of. Its abandoned now. The owner never in contact again like she promised. This on was actually my wife's cat. She met her her sister lived with it but this cat and another belonged to my wife. They stayed with us until the birth of our second child in 2005 when her sister took, one died recently and the other has made its way back to us after a 7 year absence. Here it is peaking out under the couch. Not a bad idea- might employ it myself the next time we have visitors. She has taken refuge under there. On this occasion the other cat, who she just hisses at all the time, made the mistake of trying to get under there during a mental frenzy of darting about the home and she came out with claws bared. I guess I can relate to that- next time we have visitors...

Not much to post about to be honest. The one thing I dread about the kids starting a new term after the summer holidays, apart from adjusting to the new routine, is that there is always some kind of bug they bring home in the first few weeks. And this time is no different. The girls have been fine but the wife, boy and I have had the cold, the dreaded lurgy. One of the mothers was telling me her family had it too over the weekend. That's the way it is. Bloody bugs. So that has kept my anxious mind plenty occupied for the last week. Still though I have been pushing myself out on my walks. It has affected my single walks greatly but what I can't make up in quality I have been compensating for in quantity and managed to notch up over 10 miles for the week. That is 5 weeks in a row which I have never done before. I have been approaching my walks in a different way this year and its certainly working so far. I just need to now try to change the way I think before, during and after I go out for a walk which I feel is the main thing holding me back and possibly even the cause of fatigue I get with them.

All going well though at the moment and however small the steps they are at least in the right direction. That is fine with me. If I can get there I will be over the moon. If it takes years to do I don't care. I'd prefer it tomorrow but I never have been patient. If I can get there that will do.