Serenity Now!!!

Probably my most favorite Seinfeld is the one where George's dad gets these tapes that are supposed to help him "calm down." The tapes tell him that when he starts to get agitated that he should say to himself calmly, "serenity now, serenity now." Of course George's dad doesnt do that. He just yells it at the top of his lungs, as usual. "SERENITY NOW, SERENITY NOW!!!"

I am taking care of a cat and house this year for a family I know that are out of town. When they come back in town though, I have to move out. Well, on Saturday I moved back in to this house. And I moved back in to a cat that is spraying every where. SERENITY NOW! Last night I went to the vet and got some "calming, soothing spray" to spray in the places that the cat is peeing. SERENITY NOW! I also had to get some special cleaner to clean up where the cat has sprayed. SERENITY NOW! And I got a new litter box. Just to see...

After cleaning, and spraying calming, soothing spray and putting out a new litter box, which took about 2 hours last night, the house stank. SERENITY NOW! I decided to open up some windows to get fresh air into the house, not realizing that this would make the cat go more crazy, with new smells to consider. I then closed the windows and sat down to try to enjoy a movie. What does the cat do next? Pee some more! SERENITY NOW, SERENITY NOW, SERENITY NOW!

He didnt pee in the spots I sprayed the calming, soothing spray. He picked new spots. I guess the calming, soothing spray works for the cat, but I think that it has the opposite effect on me.

SERENITY NOW!

I realize this has become more of a once a month blog. One day it will become more... I hope.

So I was thinking about Christmas lately, not really sure why. Anyway, I was thinking about the things that I love about Christmas the most. One thing I like is going out after Christmas morning and seeing kids riding new bikes or schooters, or people wearing new clothes. I still cant sleep the night before Christmas. I dont know why except that I do love presents. They are so much fun to give and so much fun to get. Especially if you can find that one gift that some one wanted but didnt realize they did. That is always a lot of fun. I love gift giving that way. Getting some one a CD or movie or book they want is fine, but it is so much more fun to get a surprise for someone.

So I am working on seminary applications and I just got really nervous. I suddenly feel like I am not ready for this. I am, but it is so scary. Going in a new direction is always scary.