Thumper AKA fuzzy butt!

[whitelop]

Sorry I reposted. I had a nice long reply for Morgan that my computer dumped. I thought my reply to Lisa was on the same post. I had a similar situation with my ex. His dad passed and MIL was not doing well with it. All the kids talked and felt it best for someone to move in. The only one without a family was BIL and he wouldn't . We uprooted only to have him throw a fit a week later and MIL say it was best we move out. WTF!

I'm not sure trying to force the SIL to move up there would be a good thing. I get that she should be willing to but it is possible she would just make things worse if she doesn't want to help.

The MIL is difficult. Usually with those types they refuse to act until fits really hit the sham and there is no choice but to do something and unfortunately it's usually a real mess then.

Dealing with in-laws can be difficult to say the least.

I'm not sure trying to have her move down here is the best thing either. She is the kind of person that doesn't want to do anything that she doesn't want to do. I guess we're all like that to an extent, but she is the worst. If he wakes up at 9am she flips out because its so early. I'm like B I get up at 7! She is the kind of person who likes to sleep until noon or later, like a teenager but she's 27. She works like 3 days a week at a Micheals craft store and comes home to play computer games, she's one of those people. She's addicted to world of warcraft. She'll stay up all night and not to sleep until like 8am then sleep all day. Its ridiculous because she's an adult. My MIL pays of the apartment she lives in, she paid her car payment for like 8 months and took care of everything. She pays for the groceries and all of it. I think thats BS. So I think she should move down here and suffer through her father like we've had to do and earn her freaking keep. She moved out when she was like 18 and hasn't come back and still hates her dad and she hasn't been there to endure it like my hub has. My MIL moved to Ohio for like 3 years when my hub was in high school and left him here with my FIL who has always been a crazy person. They didn't have to deal with it, they left a 15 year old to handle it. How messed up is that? And she wonders why he doesn't want to come and take care of him now? I've been with my hub for 4 years and it has been the longest 4 years of my life because of my in-laws. I mean on top of taking care of my son, my husband, I feel like I have to worry about my FIL because he's in that house by himself and when we can't get a hold of him, my hub has to go over there and pray that the house hasn't been burned down with a lit cigarette or he isn't dead because of his heart or his pills. That ages people when you have to deal with that s*it. My MIL travels from Chicago to Denver to Houston to here, so she can't do much about it. So it always falls to us because we live here.

Wow, sorry. I just totally let loose on your blog Denise. My brain hurts now and I kind of want to cry.

 

[PaGal]

Not a problem at all letting loose. We all have to do it at times. I know how difficult it can be and I could definitely tell you some stories but they can't be spoken here where it is public. I know I didn't have any grey hairs till I met my husband and it's not him that has given them to me.

I feel for your husband having to grow up with that and dealing with it at such a young age. Family can be the worst and I don't understand how parents can let a child go through something like that. It should be the MIL responsibility since she married him. Your hubby shouldn't have been left to deal with it himself. I could go on all day about just how bad family can be and how they make me want to get violent.

It sounds like the SIL just has never grown up, she is still self centered and irresponsible like a teen can be. People that never grow up drive me nuts but I guess because I have always been mature for my age and was married at 17 and raising my son at 18.

I know it can help to talk to other people that understand. So many people just don't because they have really close, caring families or at least normal ones. It is so different when you really have a family member with serious behavioral issues and other family that is useless.

 

[whitelop]

My SIL is a total child! Its ridiculous. She's picky like a kid, eats ketchup on everything like a kid. It makes me so mad. Her mommy takes her shopping to buy her clothes(but you have to say that in a baby voice to truly understand my meaning). YEAH! I just don't like her, but I have to put that behind me because if I were ever to say anything to her she would whine to her parents and then I would get yelled at or whatever like a little kid. I told her one time she needed to get the hell off her high horse and realize that life isn't fair and to get a job, I made her cry. Then I laughed. hahahaha. Yes, I was that girl in school. If there was an award for making the most people cry, I would have totally won it. People don't like to hear the truth and I don't know why people feel the need to be coddled all the time. Jeez, just grow up! Makes me crazy. I made my vet cry once too. LOL I'm laughing so hard right now, because I kind of like to see people cry. As long as it isn't a kid, I don't like to see them cry, but I think its funny for adults to be made cry by another adult. LMAO. Sorry.

 

[PaGal]

It drives me crazy when even kids are allowed to get away with that behavior so yah I would want to yell at her too and sometimes you have to just get rough because otherwise it just does not sink in to their thick skulls. Not kids but adults that act like them.

 

[PaGal]

We have bald eagles that come here. One seems to prefer a particular tree that overhangs the driveway and I have seen three at one time in another tree, I guess they are attracted to all of the squirrels running around. We also get vultures in the same tree the three have perched in. That tree and another down the road we drive past. Both trees are dead and it is a pretty halloweenish seen seeing the dead branches filled with vultures.

 

[PaGal]

Here's the kitty.

 

[whitelop]

She is so pregnant. Unless she ate a whole squirrel and it hasn't digested.
I'm going to say that she's pretty pregnant!

 

[PaGal]

It looks even worse if anything in person, the pics don't do the roundness justice. Like I said at first we just thought she was over eating because she went from flat to round like overnight but she has really filled out this past week.

 

[whitelop]

I don't think food causes that roundness. Like in pregnant women, food doesn't cause roundness like that! haha. Thats baby round! At least to me it looks like it.
But she is an adorable cat! I love tabbies!

 

[Chrisdoc]

OMG, off here for 18 hours and I´ve missed loads.

The cat definitely looks pregnant and I´m no expert on cats but she is so round. Hope it all goes well with her.

We don´t have ravens or vultures or eagles round the área I live. Lots of sparrows and pigeons and seagulls but not much else lol.

I hate adults who never grow up and learn to take responsibility. She sounds like my mom who´s at an age now where if you say something to her or tell her off, tears spring to her eyes and you think she´s going to cry. I always feel awful but I know it´s because she doesn´t like to hear you tell the truth. Mind you she is 86 now so I have to give her a bit of slack. But a 27 year old acting like a 5 year old, there´s no excuse, I´d make her cry as well Morgan.

Love the photos, Thumper sitting on his house, the King of the castle, he´s so cute.

 

[agnesthelion]

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[PaGal]

I definitely think she is pregnant, I guess at first we just thought over eating was possible because just this past week she has gotten really big. I am just trying to mentally accept it. I love kittens just don't ever like having to try and find good homes. People can't be trusted.

Chris...I think by about the first week I had him I was starting to wonder if the breeder gave me a Flemish, lop cross. I said I wanted a pet but a Flemish giant. He just lets his ears hang a lot. You definitely know when something has really got his attention because that is the onlt time they are both up. Sometimes only one is at alert.

 

[PaGal]

Woke up with a headache and sinus pain. I guess between the sinus pain and having one of the girls wake me up at 3 am for a breathing treatment and then having a lot of trouble getting back to sleep explains the headache.

I washed some towels getting them ready for the kitty. They were already clean but made them nice and fresh and I had some others to wash as well. We have a large wooden box that is put together with some screws and such. It's actually a pretty nice box. We will be using that for the kitty. We will take one of the sides off but I will put in a piece of short card board so the momma can get out but not kittens. Hopefully the weather will get warmer and stay warmer. Our garage is divided in almost half by wall and two doors. We will keep the doors shut so the other cat and our dog when he is out there will not bother her or the kittens. The side of the garage we use less and so is quieter is also a little cooler in temp. If I had to I could plug up a heater we have near it but I doubt we would have to as the temps are supposed to shoot up to near 80 in the next few days. Yep, just like I thought we will go straight from winter to summer with no real spring.

I need to find my video camera charger. I know where the camera is but could not locate the charger and of course the battery is dead. I would like to start posting videos of Thumper because he is just so fun to watch when he's playing and of course video is so much better, seeing a bun in action and their personalities show more. I probably need to look in the attic. At least when we moved I labeled the boxes and it shouldn't be too time consuming locating it. I'll have to get out my tripod too, then the videos wont be so herky jerky and give anyone motion sickness

I think I have either had a mini stroke in my sleep or maybe too many fumes dying my hair killed off one too many brains cells, for the past several days I haven't been able to type worth a darn and I can't remember to bring in hay with me when I am out in the garage. I come in and 20 minutes later I'll realize I forgot hay. Last night we took the dog out as we do every night before bed and after I brushed my teeth and such I got into bed and remembered. My hubby was nice enough to run out and bring some in for Thumper, probably because it so frustrated me that I keep forgetting plus I asked him to help me remember and he didn't. Wow though his handful is a lot more than mine.

 

[whitelop]

A mini stroke! haha. Its funny but then its not funny. I can't remember anything either, so you're not alone.

I hate when I wake up with a headache, its terrible! Thats the worst thing in the world.

I hope your cat does well with the babies! I was really nervous when my little stray had her kittens. She had them in a wash basket in the middle of the living room. It was kind of amazing, but kind of scary because I thought she was going to die or something while trying to have one. But she had 5 and did such a good job! haha.

 

[agnesthelion]

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[PaGal]

So we are all agreed, morning headaches are the worst and yep I still have it. All pain meds seem to affect my stomach anymore so I try my best to not take anything but just deal with it. Sometimes I have to though.

I don't know why all of a sudden I just can't remember to grab some hay. Maybe it's just my usual schedule out of whack because the kids are off school right now.

I am hoping she'll do fine. I am trying to keep her inside, that's all I need is her feeling somewhere outside is quieter although she does really well with all the noise and commotion even Saturday with the cook out. Some things send her finding a hidden spot but she doesn't run in a complete panic and some things you can see her get concerned but after the first moment she'll decide to stay put. I hope it's as smooth a birth as our other cat had years ago. Plus she was a very good mom and had no issues with me being around or petting the kitties. I think that helped to make them so loving. Once they were running and playing they had free run of the whole garage and I would walk in and call and kitties would come running from everywhere plus momma.

 

[Chrisdoc]

Videos of Thumper would be great. I always think that photos are lovely to look at but there´s nothing like seeing them in motion...I just love watching everybody´s videos.

Headaches are a real pain, excuse the pun. I hate taking meds but usually resort to paracetamol if it lingers. Puts me in a bad mood all day.

 

[PaGal]

Well I spent about an hour searching for the charger. I haven't found it but will try again. It would help if we had more light in the attic. I thought of my hubby's head light but only had a few more boxes to look through. So long hair falling in my face and a head light that kept slipping because apparently men have really big heads since I'm sure like most tools they are primarily made for men sizes. Maybe tomorrow...

 

[PaGal]

I haven't had the chance to look for the charger today. The girls and I went grocery shopping . When we came home I got the kitties box set up and then had to do some of my normal every day work like cleaning Thump's cage. I did get to talk to a very nice lady in the veggie aisle at the store. The oldest girl asked me if I was buying Thumper's veggie and we were talking about that and the lady over heard us and asked if we had a bunny. Turns out they used to own three Flemish giants but they have all passed due to being old buns and she is having trouble finding a breeder. So that was nice!

When I went to let Thumper out after we got home I decided to just sit quickly in front of the cage after I opened the door so Thumper jumped in my lap and I got to pet him for a minute but then he nipped my sleeve telling my arm to get out of his way.

 

[whitelop]

Ellie tried to tell my back the same thing today, that it was in her way. hahaha. So nipped me good earlier!

Its nice to see bunny people in regular life! I've never met anyone who had a rabbit too. LOL I guess rabbits are "strange" pets.