Calico/Thankgiving plans/E Reading/Sickness in New Beginnings

I need to write, but nothing of grand consequence has happened. Something fantastic on a personal level did happen last weekend. In one of my previous entries, I wrote about one of my Dad’s cats that I took in, Calico, wandering off. She showed up last Saturday evening. I wonder if she’s on a different feeding schedule. Only the other two cats are waiting for me in the morning and evening when I put their food out. I think Calico shows up later in the morning and in the middle of the night to eat. However, when she showed up last weekend, she scarfed down a bowl and a half of food and spent at least a solid five minutes drinking. It was like she hadn’t ate or drank anything in days. I wish I could be home more often. If I could, she might be more likely to stay close to the house.

I’m going with my sister, her kids, her husband, and his kids to Orlando for Thanksgiving. They’ve rented a house, and we’re going to visit some of the parks, probably Universal Studios. You can see the house at the link below.

https://www.flipkey.com/orlando-villa-rentals/p215062/

The fact that this is my first Thanksgiving without my dad is hasn’t really hit me yet. At the moment, I’m kind of glad I don’t have stay with him in his house. I only get 10 days of vacation every year, and most of those days would be consumed with visiting Dad over Thanksgiving and Christmas. My dad had a hoarding problem as I discussed in the past, and spending so much of my vacation time in that house with him felt more like serving a sentence than resting and relaxing. I feel very guilty saying so, but I’m glad I don’t have to that anymore. I really wish my dad could have maintained his mental and emotional health, so spending time with him wouldn’t have been so draining.

Speaking of my dad, one of his personal items I took for myself was his Kindle. I think it’s the fourth or fifth generation Kindle, the one with a keyboard at the bottom. Apparently, there’s a slight fued between physical and electronic book readers. I fall into the latter category. I have some books that I like just having a physical object to hold, like my collection of Sherlock Holmes adventures and The Prydain Chronicles, but the convenience of my Kindle is too much for me to ignore. I like being able to download books instantly. I like being able to download samples immediately to see if I actually want to read a particular book. Most of all, merely having push a button than physically turn a page lets me get engrossed in the story more quickly. I started reading the Maze Runner trilogy, and I can’t seem to put it down.

I suppose that’s what I’ll do today. I’m sick. I think I have a mild case of the flu. Everyone started getting their flu shots last week. I don’t like to get flu shots because they so often make me get sick. I thought avoiding getting sick was the whole point of the shot. I suppose if nothing else, they allow me to choose the when I get sick, but if I don’t get the shot, I at least have a chance of not getting sick at all. After last week, I was probably surrounded by nothing but carriers. I hope I recover over the weekend. Quarter end close is coming up, and I absolutely can’t afford to be sick during that. At least I don’t think I’m going to be as sick as I was earlier this year during winter. My current ill feelings are consist of a mild headache, sore throat, and body aches. If I don’t wake up worse tomorrow, it’s the right kind of sick, sick enough to justify laziness, but not so sick I can’t enjoy it. My case of the flu earlier this year was a matter of lay on the floor and pray for oblivion. I’d rather not endure that experience again.

Last updated September 26, 2015