Obviously, the little green man arrived just before the Cafe au lait paint went on.

Because I most certainly have NOT painted it back to the blecky blue.

My Dad cracks me up. He and MotherDear went to the annual Azalea Festival this past Saturday. It was a perfectly lovely day for it and, unlike last year, the azaleas were actually in bloom! Except for the azaleas, the festival is your typical, Funnel Cakes and Corn Dogs and fresh-squeezed Lemonade and vendors hawking their wares and small rides for the kids. Great Family Day kinda day.

And of all of the things they might have bought or come home with, my Dad saw this dude and bought it for me.

Because it just screams, “Oh, Barb would just LOVE that!”, doesn’t it?

Well, it did to my Dad.

Gandalf’s Calming Collars came yesterday and he’s back to wearing it. He’s been on bathroom kitty confinement for a few weeks now because his marking behavior returned with a vengeance while Whitey was so sick. Don’t worry; I let him out quite frequently for closely supervised interaction with Grayson and Gracie, fresh air and leg-stretching. And some quality Cat Dancer time. And there’s a window sill he can sit on and feel like he’s almost with the group on the patio.

This photo is actually Grayson sitting on the bathroom window sill, but you get the idea. I took this from the back screened patio. While Gandalf is confined in the bathroom, he’s not sensory deprived or forgotten. In fact, he is actually much calmer.

I am truly at my wits end with this marking behavior, I tell you. Thankfully, he does not mark while in the bathroom. I’m waiting for Dr. Tad to find the contact info for a professional cat behaviorist. It’s about the only thing I haven’t tried.

I had a pretty good day at the office yesterday and then after I closed I got 2 more calls and they were both orders. YAY! I also did a few rather lovely Quotes yesterday and so I’m hoping they come in today. Or soon. I just love lots of lovely orders. Yes, indeedy.

Have yourselves a YAYful day today! And me, too.