Preparations

I am home but my dog is at the pet hotel and that's very weird. Normally, he wanders in at 3:45 to let me know that it's dinner time. Today, it was five o'clock and I had a sudden "why hasn't my dog come into the office?" panic.

Most years, I would have used the day to make my house looked like a normal adult lived here so my pet sitter didn't trip over something or wonder why I have baby gates blocking access to the kitchen. But this year I don't really need a pet sitter. My dog is at the dog hotel, the foster kittens have all been adopted, I no longer have any birds, and the two indoor feral cats will appreciate a few days of having no humans around.

(I'd feel guilty about leaving the cats unsupervised, but when I refer to them as feral, I mean it. I literally cannot get near them. They will be fine with food and water, and since I still have seven litter boxes in the house, that will be fine, too.)

I did finally clean and disinfect the kitten room and do all that laundry, Will I have kittens the day I return? Probably not, but wouldn't that be great?

Of course I have another kitten picture!

The Kaos Kittens were adorable.