Finger, Fleas and Friday

Ow. My finger hurts.  Apparently biting my finger is the correct response to getting a pill shoved down your throat- actually, I guess I can't even get mad- that IS the correct response. 

Today I ran around like crazy dealing with cats.  They have the dreaded F word.  Fleas.  I currently have 7 cats in my house.  Call me what you want- Good Samaritan? Cat Lady?  Doesn't matter because I have 4 snuggly kittens in my kitchen!  And their Mama.  But, alas, with strays comes fleas.  And that means fleas on my own two cats.  I tried a tri-attack- oral tablets, flea bomb, and a thorough combing.  I'll let you know how that worked out.  The oral tablets is when my finger took the hit.  One of the kittens was not okay with swallowing a pill.  But after multiple attempts and a mauled finger- we got it down.

While I was banned from my house I ran around town a bit- at 5:30 in the morning.  Hmmm.. fortunately Walmart is always open!  It may seem strange why I voluntarily woke up super early to kick myself out of my house.  But one thing I know about the South is that it gets hot, and it gets hot fast.  So to keep everyone comfortable I chose the wee hours of the morning- nice and cool for the car-ful of fur.  No heat stroke for this FurMama! 

I did manage to get a delicious breakfast at New Moon Cafe.  Second time this week I've eaten there!  I did my best to get a Paleo meal by ordering the egg scrambler with spinach, tomatoes, onions, spinach and sausage.  It was delicious!  A little too delicious, if you know what I mean.  I don't know how they cooked those veggies- and I'm not asking! I also got  their Unsweetened Ice Tea (the South must think I'm crazy), unlimited refills! 

After breakfast I decided that the cats needed a bit of spoiling.  They were not happy with the day's events and I thought some new toys could brighten their day (and mine).  Not to mention it may help bridge the ever widening gap between the Man and Mr. Stanley Cakes Solomon (aka- my male cat).  Some play time and treat time should do them a world of good!

After all the cat shenanigans I had to shower quick- then hop out the door to go be a Teacher's Aide.  One of the great thing of job hunting while being unemployed is that you have a bunch of time to do stuff you wouldn't normally get to do if you were at work!  Like help out your teacher friend by grading papers and try to keep a straight face with a class full of adorable second graders.  Seriously, these kids were so cute!  Miss J is such a great teacher, she made it look so easy.  Here's a secret: I'm terrified of the thought of being a substitute teacher.  Miss J thought if I came in to check it out a little bit I might see that its not all that bad.  Well, I'm going back next week so she may be on to something!

I finally made it to Goodwill!  My friend Z along with Miss Refashionista have taught me to love Goodwill.  So many good deals!  You never know what you're going to find! Alas, today was not a successful hunt, but that's okay.  I still have several items that I need to re-fashion myself- I really shouldn't add to my pile.

For dinner tonight the Man is having baked KFC Chicken and mashed potatoes.  Me? Well, I'm probably going to make a snack plate- some apple, celery, a little almond butter, hard boiled egg?  Mmmm, that'll do me good!  I'm such a fan of snack plates- and I'm such a grazer!  I saw someone's blog where they use kid's divided plates for their snack plate- I think I'm going to have to hit up Dollar Tree to find one for myself!

Well that was my crazy day- its not done yet but its close enough.

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Trips, Thirst Quenchers and Thursday

The Man had the day off!  So we went to the Columbia Zoo!  We had a late start due to our landlord fixing our oven.  We've been without an over for two and a half weeks so it was a small price to pay.

Did you know you can save money buy pre-purchasing your tickets online?  How cool is that?  We passed the drive by listening to Weird Al's new CD Mandatory Fun, and some of our older favorites.    I love Party in the CIA.  Oh, he cracks me up.   I can't wait for his next album. 

There were so many animals running around at the zoo!  Everywhere you look- a wild boot!  Hehe, sorry.  Turns out there's an Army Basic Training base, post (?) right in Columbia and we guessed that it was family day as there were a bunch of young soldiers in their uniforms with their families.  A few grumbles were to be had from the Man, there is a giant difference between the Marine Corp and the other branches into where it is appropriate and where it is not appropriate to wear uniforms.

So.  This exists!

Its a tree kangaroo.  It is quite possibly the most adorable, puppet looking animal that exists.  Its like a cross between a calf, a lemur, and a teddy bear.

The Man and I got a kick out of the penguin feeding.  Well, I suppose I got more of a kick out of the Man's narration of the penguin feeding.

There was also this guy:

 

This giant gorilla was just lounging on the veranda for a siesta!  I love how he has one leg crossed over the one up against the window and one arm draped across his face.  Such a human position!  I wanted to get the Man to mirror the pose on this side of a glass but he wasn't for it.

We saw lions, and tigers, and koala bears!  And we bought some nectar to feed the birds.  I was NOT expecting to get swarmed the minute I stepped into the pen.  One of them peed on my purse, EW! Fortunately a quick dip in the wash will fix that!

 

After a few hours in the hot South Carolina sun we were done with the zoo and ready for a drink.  We found a small brewery- Hunter-Gatherer Brewery and Alehouse.  They have 4 of their beers on tap to choose from.  We went with the wheat- the Man got a delicious looking plate of Goldfish Mac & Cheese.  I went with a lamb gyro.  I took the meat and veggies and plopped them onto my salad and went without the pita to make it as Paleo as possible.  You know.  To go with my beer.

It was a great day out and about and exploring Columbia!

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