- I took Penny (the stray that showed up on Father’s Day) to the vet yesterday to get a general wellness check and to see if she’s chipped. She is chipped! She’s a 12.5 year-old female from Sturtevant, Wisconsin, originally adopted from a Humane Society in Wisconsin. The vet tried to contact her people but couldn’t get a hold of them, and will keep trying. This vet appointment made me very emotional for a lot of reasons, a big one being that Penny was a house cat that was either booted or escaped/is lost, and has been roughing it for who knows how long. She’s not in great health shape and we’re doing everything we can to make her comfortable outside, but I feel extra bad now, knowing she definitely had indoor house cat perks before (and that’s not something we’re going to offer – we do have that dope cat house though that she’s welcome to use!).
- I heard back that I did NOT get into the work leadership course I applied for. 190 people applied nationwide and 28 were selected. I’m not upset; I’m actually relieved. I have a big change coming up at work and was not sure how I was going to focus on that and an intense leadership course.
- I have a kind of funny work-related story. I was buying plane tickets this week and was like, “first class is $300 more, ‘f*ck it’ I’m getting first class for this 4+ hour flight each way.” Then I got a $300 Special Acts Award at work. It was meant to be!
- It felt great to get that award/recognition for the hard work I’ve put in on a very specific thing over the last year.
- The tickets are to Seattle in November! That will be my next meetup with Tiff and Val, and, AND, my snis is coming too!!! Woo hoo!
- Steven is still waiting for a date for his final oral exam and checkride. I keep hoping me writing about it will make it happen, like when you call IT with a problem and it resolved itself by the time you connected with someone. But no. Steven is calling DPEs (Designated Pilot Examiners) outside of his school now, to see if one of them will do the exam and checkride.
- Here is the mani I had for my birthday:
- And an interim one when I got back because the water was too much for my nails.
- I’ve been having “500 Internal Server Errors” here for a few weeks. I keep trying to get them fixed to no avail. So if you are seeing those, sorry! They’re super annoying and go away after a few refreshes, but I don’t even want to sit and wait for that so I know you don’t want to.
- I loved The Fall Guy and thought this one scene where the main character drives a valet car to “Thunderstruck” was so funny. I remember laughing out loud at the theater. Then I received a copy for my birthday and they’ve changed that song to “A Man Without Love” for the extended version and completely killed the vibe. I was so dissapointed!
- We came home from our trip to a ton of green beans. Delish!
Link to Random Thoughts Thursday 459
Poor Penny…at least she has you and the dope cat house. Hopefully the story will end with a reunion.
Yay for splurging on yourself and then getting paid the exact amount that you spent! I’ve had that happen before – you can never predict it so it’s so nice when it happens.
I hope so too! I have not heard back from the vet yet and need to call them!
It is! I love that it’s happened to you too!
Awww, Penny. I wonder what happened to her to make her show up at your house. At least she found the PERFECT house to show up at. <3
Way to go on the award! And how cool that it's the exact amount you paid to upgrade to first class. (Also: What a baller move. One of my DREAMS is to fly first-class.)
Me too. Thank you for saying that! We are doing our best to make her comfy and safe.
Thanks!!! It felt so good when I saw that. And girl, I am adding that to your 2025 goals list – first class. LOL. It usually cost prohibitive – I’ve only flown it twice before cause Steven’s work was paying for it – but when I saw it was just $300 more total? That’s not too horrible! And it’s worth it for a longer flight with my dumb syndrome where I am supposed to move my legs a lot when I fly blah blah blah TMI. Basically I am doing it for medical reasons 😂
Oh, man. I feel so bad for animals whose people do not care for them properly. Poor Penny. Sidenote: Penny is the name of the first cat my family ever had. She was a mean old thing who did catch a lot of mice, but she also thought I was an enemy. I still have a scar on my right wrist from Penny.
Oh my gosh, your Penny really did leave a mark 😉 Was she indoor/outdoor?
Ah, poor Penny… I hope she just got lost and her owners will claim her back but who knows, they might just have been happy she had disappeared. So kind of you to take care of her.
I am sorry you didn’t get into the leadership course but it seems like there was a lot of competition and i hope you get to go another time.
I hope that is the case too!
Thank you! Do you guys have CDP as well?