Tuesday, October 3, 2023

Maurice Needs Some Cativan


 My poor cat daughter. She is completely freaked out right now. There is so much going on here that she just cannot understand. First off, the top of the house is getting torn apart and then put back together and that makes a lot of noise. Sometimes the house even shakes. 
And then this morning, C. showed up at her appointed time to clean and Maurice is not yet comfortable with that situation either. She is so wary of any stranger and to have one come in and doing things all over the house which involves noise and strange smelling cleaners is just more than she can handle. 
Add to all of that the fact that Mr. Moon has gotten out his bags to pack for Canada. He's leaving on Saturday. She knows exactly what it means when she sees this sort of packing going on and she does not like it at all. Mr. Moon is her human. He is the one whose lap she sleeps on. She tolerates me and I think she even trusts me for the most part but when Glen is gone, she feels very insecure, I think. 

Poor baby.

I talk to her and tell her that everything is going to be okay. We will be fine and Daddy will be back soon but no matter how sweetly and sincerely I croon these words to her, she does not seem to believe me.

Frankly, I had to get out of the house today too for the same reason Maurice was so upset. Too much stimuli. At one point everything was going on and then a train went by which really was the straw that broke the camel's back. For me. 

Jessie and I had planned a meet-up at Costco and then lunch today which- thank goodness. I left here early and stopped by The Bad Girls Get Saved By Jesus thrift store. The man who was the main force behind the home and school for the girls who need saving died a few months ago and I have no idea if that has anything to do with it or not but the thrift store really looks spiffed up and a lot cleaner and better organized. The music playing on the little boom box was worse though. I think it was one of the recordings that the bad girls who are getting saved by Jesus made themselves and of course, all of the songs were hymns. The girls go around to different churches and events to sing and sell their recordings as a way to make money, I guess. Here's a link to their web site where they describe what they do. And, after reading that, I feel guilty about ever giving them a dime. 
I gave them about seventeen dollars today, though, taxes included. I bought a plant stand and an Eeboo jigsaw puzzle. Those things are pricey on the real market. And it's still shrink-wrapped. 



Then I met up with Jessie and we did our shopping and had lunch and then we went to Lily's Publix because you know I cannot just go to Costco. We got to see Lily and hug and talk to her. I cannot tell you how exhausted my daughter is. 

The workmen are still here, still working, and it is now after six. I wonder how long this project will take. Selfishly, I am hoping that it ends before my alone time ends so that I will get some actual alone time. And for Maurice's sake too, of course. I found her in the library a little while ago, sleeping in a sunbeam. 


I am sure that all of this has left her almost paralyzed. See how she has her tail wrapped around her leg? 

It was so lovely, coming home to a clean house and I am grateful for that. I have made chili which is simmering for our supper. Hopefully, I will get another nice walk tomorrow morning and then finish up what I want to plant. It's so funny how I love my routine, my well-worn groove in this inestimably small part of this inestimably huge universe. I suppose it is my silly attempt at a sense of control but I cling to it with all of my vastly imperfect heart, knowing all the while that I have no control at all. 

Love...Ms. Moon



17 comments:

  1. Sending much love and good wishes to your Lily❤️Xo Rigmor

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  2. All the best to Lily at her proceeding tomorrow. I do hope the formality of severing a marriage is easier than when I did it, fifty years ago, when someone had to be at fault.
    Poor Maurice. She is past shell shocked. At least her house is clean.

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    1. Yes. I remember when Florida became a "No Fault" divorce state. I was already married at the time to my first husband whom I did eventually divorce. We had a no fault divorce.
      Maurice will be okay. I think. But she is very, very stressed out.

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  3. yes, will keep Lily close to my heart tomorrow.....not an easy road. Poor Maurice, the dear scratchy feline! And yes.....a clean house thanks to C? She must be a clone of Patricia! Woohoo!
    Susan M

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    1. Um. I do not think anyone is a clone of Patricia. But C. is doing a good job.

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  4. My heart goes out to Maurice. Poor wee thing. Disruption, noise and her person leaving her - too much for a cat.
    Hopefully everything goes well for Lily. Never and easy time.
    I love routine. It keeps everything calm and quiet. I hope you get some while Mr Moon is away.

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    1. It is a very, very hard time. for Lily. Many of us know how this feels, I think.
      Routine is my life. I think cats feel the same way about it.

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  5. No matter how it goes, and I live in a state with no fault divorce, as easy as it gets, it's still very hard. It brings up all the hopes that eventually dried up and blew away. It's exhausting. Maurice knows how she feels! Her world's coming apart, too!
    Better days soon to you all!

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    1. Exactly. Divorce ain't easy. Separation isn't easy. What leads up to separation isn't easy. It's all so very, very hard.
      And we can't even tell Maurice what's going on. Well, we can, but she doesn't really understand. Poor baby.

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  6. Most cats hate their routines being disrupted, but poor Maurice has so many different disruptions going on. He will be fine again once everything is back to normal, though he will still have to adjust to the cleaner.

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  7. All that bustle and noise would do my head in too so I absolutely sympathise with you both!

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    1. It is somewhat stressful. At least I can leave. Maurice doesn't have a lot of choice in that one.

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  8. Poor Maurice! She does look contented in that sunbeam. I missed the first iteration of this post so I'm not sure about the trial but in any case I wish everyone well. I hope Mr Moon has a good time in Canada and you do indeed get some quiet time!

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    1. Lily's divorce trial was supposed to be today but due to various reasons, didn't happen. It's been a very painful rollercoaster.
      I'm so glad that Glen is getting the chance to go on this trip. That poor man is worn down.

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  9. I'm assuming you wrote about Lily's divorce coming up and then deleted it as I see nothing about it except in the comments. Poor Lily. I'm sure she is more than ready for this to be over and now it's been postponed.

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