Beach Upgrade

I got a letter in the mail from a hotel on the beach. They had some good rates if you go before summer starts. We decided to hit the beach for spring break. By the time I got the week off from work, the oceanfront rooms were no longer available. We had to get a room that faces the street or side of the hotel.

The only good news is that the room prices are even cheaper than ocean front view. Just before we were going to head to the beach, I figured since the rooms were so cheap, we could rent two rooms. That way everyone gets their own bed. There is much more room to spread out. Good stuff.

I had Momoko make the second reservation for us. Then I went to the bank to pay her back in cash. Ooops. The local ATM was out of money. Had to travel further South to get the cheese. We do have fish and gerbils that need tending to while we are gone. Kit Kat's friend has agreed to take on the job. We had her by twice to observe and practice the feeding. All set for beach duty now.

A Sick Cat

Last night I stayed up very late working on my computer program. Little Kat got sick. He came down the stairs looking for Momoko. I told him she already went to bed. So he went upstairs and pounded on her door to tell her he was sick. Eventually Momoko woke up and told Little Kat to go to bed.

I woke up late for work and rushed out the door. By the time I came home, which was also late, I had a message from Momoko. Apparently Little Kat had stayed home from school today. I never even noticed. He was still up in his bedroom late in the afternoon. He ended up drinking some soup and 7up.

Kit Kat skipped school today. Momoko asked that she do it to come help Momoko tear down her classroom for the summer. Kit Kat is skipping school again tomorrow to help some more. I am taking the next two days off work to help Momoko as well. My job tomorrow is to bring some Chinese food lunch for us to eat. Then I have to move all the heavy stuff into the closet in Momoko's classroom. Fun stuff.

Sick Little Kat

Not feeling well, I went to bed early on Friday night. Turns out Little Kat stayed up very late. The next day Little Kat was the first one up. During the day he complained that he did not feel well. Then he whined a lot when we had him fix the Christmas tree.

I thought he should go to bed. Too bad he brought his laptop up to his room. I don't think he had much sleep. At night he was scheduled to go ice skating. In hindsight, that should have been postponed. He went anyway. Kit Kat went with him. She said he looked sick at the skating rink. She thought she might need to call Momoko. He stayed out the night.

At night Little Kat got sick. He has been ill ever since. Little Kat spent the whole day Sunday in bed. Momoko stayed home today from school to take care of him. He stayed in bed the whole day again. He has not eaten anything in 2 days. Tomorrow he goes to see the doctor. We have to be more careful with Little Kat during these cold days with the flu going around.

Leaning Tower

Last night Momoko stayed up late. Around 4:00 am I asked her to go to bed. She agreed. That's why I did not find it strange that at noon she said she still needed some more sleep. Little Kat loves this. He sneaks downstairs and has the big screen TV all to himself.

Finally the family all got up. First Kit Kat drove to pick us up some fast food. Then it was time to get to work. I have been sick recently so we have had no company over the house. It was time to get this house ready.

The big chore was to get our Christmas tree standing up straight. It was leaning a little bit. Then the kids put a star on top, making it tilt some more. Little Kat tried to figure out what was wrong with the base. No luck. They ended up sticking some paper under one of the legs, like you would a wobbly table. Now the thing it reasonably straight. We even got a few gifts under the tree already.

Sick Cats

Yesterday Little Kat came home from school tired. He lay down on the floor and could not get up. So Momoko sent him to bed. He slept right through dinner and all through the night. Kit Kat got stuck cooking us some dinner.

This afternoon I felt really hot at work. And I was tired. This was the work of a fever. I made it home ok. But then I went to bed. The fever had me freezing. I could not get out of bed to watch Glee. Finally I bundled up and went downstairs for some dinner.

Tonight I plan to sleep downstairs in quarantine. No need to get Momoko sick too. It is just not fun at all.

Bulky Trash Pickup

We bought Little Kat a new bed. So we needed to get rid of his old bed frame and box springs. Momoko called bulky trash pickup. They come out for no extra charge (our taxes pay the bill).

There was just one problem. We need to haul all the junk out to the curb. The excess trash we had accumulated was fine to carry. But the bed stuff was tough. It also had to come down from the top floor of our house.

Momoko broke down after carrying out the box springs. I had to man up and bring the bed frame out myself. Now Momoko needs some assistance. So I got to go.

Hard Work

This afternoon Little Kat and I worked out in the yard. There was much to do. We cut the grass. Little Kat gathered up all the sticks from the yard. We bagged them up.

Little Kat also used the clippers to get the grass by the mail box and fence. We have a big yard. So it took us a whopping 3 and a half hours to complete the job.

I sent Little Kat to bed early tonight. Tomorrow he must finish up his chores in time for Momoko to return home. Can't let him sleep in tomorrow morning.

Microwave Blues

Yesterday Kit Kat and Little Kat told me our microwave broke. I had them do some checks, and indeed it seemed dead.

Last night I stayed up late studying for a test I am going to take in two weeks. So I did not want to get out of bed this morning.

Mamma Kat kept telling me we needed to go buy a new microwave. I don't know why I need to go. You just select one and pick it up. Besides, we have a working microwave in the basement.

After being pulled out of bed this morning, we went to Best Buy to get the microwave. I like them for electronics. However I was disturbed to find out the local Best Buy was out of business. Ouch. Luckily there was a Home Depot next door that was happy to sell us a microwave and some other goodies for the house.

Soup and Ginger Ale

Today we I got up I noticed that Kit was still in bed. I thought the silly kat had overslept because yesterday was a day off from school and she had stayed up rather late. I could hear her moaning from beneath the covers and she said she was sick. I could tell right away from the way she looked that she was not feeling good so I had Little Kat bring her a ginger ale to help settle her stomach. I hope she feels better. We will get her some soup later when she is feeling a little stronger because that always seems to do the trick.