Fat Cat, Forums and Falling Sales

Stress Level Today: 5 grey hairs



Well Christmas has come and gone with enough socks to last me for the next year. Work has been the usual increase in vomiting and diarrhoea after many pets overindulging at Christmas. Mr J. not to be left out took part in Christmas dinner (see above) and thoroughly enjoyed his prawn cocktail starter and turkey dinner. Having a smaller stomach than the rest of us he did need to go and have the obligatory christmas nap in front of the TV much earlier than everyone else. Now the New Year has arrived it is time to start his diet as he is definately 'looking well' as Nan Osborne would have said. If he can shed those few extra grams it will take some of the strain off his 3 little legs and hopefully reduce the chance of his lower urinary tract disease reoccuring. (Yes I am the proverbial overprotective pushy mum!). He is also supposed to be visiting children at a local school in the next few months and really wouldn't set a good example if he doesn't fit into the cat box.
As far as Christmas sales are going my psychic prediction of 2 sales on Christmas day was correct. We've just got to wait for people to stop being selfish and spending money on themselves, pay off the credit card bill and then they might think about buying poor little Bob the Hamster a new harness and lead or even a deluxe cage ( in our dreams). Stress levels are simmering nicely in the post holiday sales lull.
The new year has got off to a good start in some respects as I've finally finished the assignment for my post graduate diploma due in next week. I intend on spending the rest of the day relaxing after I've caught up on the cleaning and washing and ironing that I've been ignoring whilst writing the damn thing.
The new year also sees the birth of the Ardent Pets Forum (http://ardentpets.freeforum.me.uk/index.htm) where anyone can drop by to chat or read the supposedly funny comments posted by some of our family members (You know who you are). At the moment Karl has links and Feeds coming out of his ears and can only speak in html so watch this space for more exciting developments.