trouble

The day started nicely. Quiet morning, sleeping in until about 7, then up to catch the American Idol finale live. Indulgent, I know, but we enjoyed the show nonetheless. I worked on my computer and did some e-mails while we watched, because (after all) it was a TWO HOUR show, just to read someone's name out of an envelope. Sheesh. (The Idol I was rooting for was the winner, by the way!)

Little did I know that there was trouble brewing.

Just about 20 minutes before the end of the show, I couldn't connect to the internet anymore. Mr. went into his office to reboot the box, because sometimes you have to do that. Next thing I heard was, "Your *@#* cat!" It seems she had chewed not one but two of the wires on our fiber optic modem.

:-(

Mr. spent the next 5 hours trying to get someone there to fix it. It was a frustrating time for him, but didn't end up costing as much as he expected. In fact, they didn't charge us anything for splicing the fiber optic wire. However, I believe the cat's name has permanently been changed to "Your *@#* cat."

While he was doing that, I exercised, showered, and then went to a coaching session. Which lasted until 3. I got home and immediately started getting the house ready. Folding clothes, doing dishes, filling the cat food and litter. I packed an overnight bag, and we were all ready to go except for one final task.

I got out the dish soap, and rubbed it over every cord and wire in the house. The kitty hates the taste of it. I hope to break her totally of the wire chewing habit. Not only is it destructive and inconvenient for us, it's dangerous for her.

AS I kindly proved. About 3/4 of the way through the wire soaping process, I ran my soapy hand over a cord and received a rather shocking buzz up one arm. I tell you. It is a really freaky sensation to feel electricity pulsing through your muscles. I jerked away with a yelp. Nothing was hurt really. Just a slight bit of numbness through the arm. I looked at the cord and there were bare wires exposed in a few spots. I don't think it was the cat's fault. It's a really old cord. I think it was just dry and brittle and cracked. I wrapped it with electrical tape, so I hope it's safer now.

So, that done, we headed out for the hotel. It's only a mile, really, from our house. But it's going to be like a mini vacation. We hopped right into the pool and soaked for a bit. Then hopped out again, got some supper, and met some friends back at our hotel. It has an art gallery, and there was a bit opening tonight. Seriously. There was hardly room to move. Fortunately, we caught a preview of the pieces beforehand, because it was impossible to circulate around to see them all with the crowd. Our friend had a piece in the exhibit. His piece was quite unique, and stood out from the rest. It was great to be there to support him.

So, that was our day. A real mish mash of crazy things. Looking forward to something much quieter tomorrow.