Stalker Kitten

Four nights into house-sitting out here in Beaverly. 30 minutes to get to town. 3 cats to look after. 1 I haven't seen in a while. His food has been eaten though, so either his brother is mean, or he is eating when I am not looking - which is 90% of the day, as I am not spending much time here. Robert the cat has taken to stalking me. I just realized it tonight for sure. This morning when I got up, he glared at me, plaintively meowed and looked at the bed we had both vacated. Next time I got to the bedroom, he glared at me again, and put his head down and went to sleep. I must admit I was a little jealous of him just then. I come home tonight, and it looks as though he hasn't moved all day. He comes out of the bedroom to greet me within a minute of me being home. The spot o the bed is still warm. He then follows me around the house as I water just some of the million plants these people possess. I turn around and almost step on him, he is so close behind me. Up and down the stairs we go, with him at my side. I go to the bathroom and he is at the door when I get out. Somehow I made it to the computer without him, which is good, because he does not let me type when he follows onto my lap! I have learned that if I just leave the outside door open at all times, the cats do not annoy me - well, the other two that are not stalking me don't anyways. The first morning they CRIED until I got up and fed them and opened the door. The next morning I learned by accident that if I don't lock the screen door, they can let themselves in. Needless to say, the screen door hasn't been shut since. I could shut and lock it when I go to work, but if Robert doesn't go outside, then he is stuck inside all day... so I let them do as they please. The owners lock the front door but never lock the backdoor, so I am following their lead. I must admit it doesn't creep me out as much as it should that I am leaving doors open while I sleep. I guess it really is life when you can just see your neighbours... either that or it is a life disliking cats! At any rate, we all seem to have found a happy truce, with the exception of the cat who is supposed to get cream in the morning. But they didn't leave any cream, and she doesn't like milk or buttermilk, (both of which were in the fridge when I got here), so she gets nothing. I am not buying cream for her to only have to dump it all if I buy the wrong kind!

I went swimming today. They tell me the lanes are actually only 43-45 meters long, but I am going to count them at the 50 meters they should be. Therefore, I swam 3 kms today. I had to push through the last half a kilometer, but the first 25 laps came pretty easily. I also tread water for 10 minutes. I came out feeling like jello, but I was proud of my accomplishments. It seems odd to me that swimming 3 kms takes much longer than walking 3 kms. I can easily walk 3 kms in 30 minutes, but it took me 50 minutes to swim it. My goal for next week is to add 10 more laps, hopefully with only 5 of them hurting! We will see how next week goes I guess. For now, it is a once a wee activity - I am not sure my skin could handle anymore than that! I realized that each time I pay to swim, I can also use the gym... I might stop at 4 kms (in an hour hopefully) and then learn how to run or use the elliptical or something. I may as well get my monies worth! I have decided that I am getting fat again. My clothes all seem really tight. My bras are stopping fitting. So, slowly, I am going to work on this, slowly I am going to get fit again. I must admit Brandi's death race training has inspired me a little bit. The things you can do when you put your mind to it! So, for now, I work on getting 4 kms in in under an hour, and then I work on other things. I like that swimming works your whole body though. I don't think I ever realized that side stroke uses your abs until today, when my abs hurts and I felt it so keenly! Tuesdays shall be my gym day for now. If I were to go straight from work (have my stuff at work), and could get my swim under the hour mark, the I could do both the swim and a run or whatever and still get home about the same time as mom get's home from Cycle Class on Tuesday nights. But, one step at a time, and the next step is 4 kms in whatever time frame I need. I imagine it will be fall before I had the other part, but I am working on it.

I floated down the Nechako River for the first time in my life yesterday. We had some near disasters, where at least my tube almost went under - but seeing as I was the only one confident with my swimming abilities, I am glad it was me that dealt with it and not any of the other 3. It was such a nice way to spend the day - but it was a little cold at times. I was wet the whole time as I was on a small inner tube. but it was only when the sun went behind a cloud or when the wind blew at the same time that it was cold. I only got minorly burnt as well.

Still no word from Walmart. If they have not called by tomorrow when I get home from work, I am supposed to call them again. This is a little frustrating, but I guess when you need/want a job, sometimes you have to work for it. I just wish it was more working for good paying jobs than for a Walmart job - but I am really tired of being bored at my good paying job.

I promised myself I would try to catch yup on some emails today, so I had better stop blogging about the day to day trivia of my life!

I super duper love you!