The Goddess, She is Here

Helllllooooo!

It has been a long, long while, hasn’t it? The main excuse for my utterly lazy behaviour is the cat. Yes, he lies on my lap in the evenings and it is oh-so-warm that I do not wish to move. At all! It has rained non-stop for more than 5 days – my car is leaking somewhere, my house is leaking and it has been very cold – the heavily-laden snow capped mountains is proof that winter has finally set in for another couple of months. Luckily the sun was shining this weekend and I was able to do washing – I was beginning to worry that I might have to go to work in my pj’s.

We have a new cat in the hood. Either someone has moved in over the weekend close by or this cat is lost. And Baby cannot stand him/her and is constantly guarding his territory.

Check out these photos.

The new cat in the Hood



who is checking out .....



I thought it so funny that Toby and Baby ignored each other whilst sussing out the intruder in my garden. What is it about me and my garden which is attracting all the cats in the neighbourhood? Anyhoo, Baby had his afternoon nap inside a box which held some scr*pbooking supplies and woke up to find this .....



And then he moved to the chair to keep an eye on the activity outside ...



Isn't he a cute cat. I think he could be lost and I don't know what to do with him. Baby would never forgive me for having to share attention with another cat.




As for work – all I can say is that I have to stick it out on the puny little salary they pay me and put up with really bad management style as the economy is so bad here that cut-backs are inevitable and I would hate to loose the pittance I receive monthly. I am riding out the storm and affirming that something great will happen in my life – something so momentous that I will be dazzled by the fabulous change. Little baby Vic left as it was declared that his mother was fit to have him back and I miss him a lot. I gave the s*ocial w*orker the photographs I took of him to give to his mother – she is from Nigeria and I am sure she would want to send some back to her family. Baby R has gone to her new foster parents but we will see her from time to time, I am sure. We have another little boy with HIV and he is really and truly badly neglected despite spending time in hospital recently. He also has fetal alcohol syndrome and very bad eczema due to the antiretroviral medication his mother was taking. And gosh he is a cute and happy little boy. At the moment his entire body is covered and he wears little socks on his hands to prevent him from scratching his face but it won’t be long before the volunteers have him fixed up. He starts antiretroviral medication on Monday and the volunteers will be exfoliating his skin to rid it of all the dead skin. We also have a prem baby who came to us on Thursday and she is receiving Kangaroo care at the moment – meaning, she is carried in a pouch strapped to the front of a volunteer - all day long.

Other than work and the odd bit of scr*pbooking I have been doing, I have been keeping very much to myself – sleeping a lot and watching mindless TV to pass the time away whilst Baby cuddles on my lap, wraps himself around my neck (just like a scarf) or lies near me whilst I am scr*pping something. My mind still boggles that he has found himself comfortable with me and my home. Though cat food is very expensive and he is a rather fussy eater, I am glad he is keeping me company and fills the void which I feel at times.

Luv to all and have an awesome week!