turkey day

well, it's twelve minutes past thanksgiving... and i'm not in the christmas spirit yet. shame on me. usually by this time of year i'm caroling in the car on the way to work, and have half of my decorations up. of course, i am much busier this year than i have been in the past... also significantly poorer, but i am curious if those two reasons alone are responsible for my lack of festivity. i did resolve, once again, not to shop on what is being referred to as "black friday", only to hear about some remarkable sale that will involve my hitting a specific "early bird" special for certain items ... at least this year it's not at wal mart.
thanksgiving did have a fairly ironic twist for me though - my buddy whiskey (the turkey) has been in a foul mood (get it - "fowl"?) these past few weeks, and i should admit that i have been neglecting him to a certain extent, but i don't think that's a good enough excuse for him TRYING TO EAT ME!!! this morning, as i tried to clean up his crap and put food in his dish, he attempted to kill me, flying spurs and all. i fled, and just barely made it inside his house and closed the door before he crashed into it (i was way too far away from the yard fence). so i waited quietly inside the turkey house, while he patrolled outside, until someone noticed my predicament and distracted whiskey long enough for me to run to the fence and get out. so i am thankful, today, that i did not become lunch for a very large, bad-tempered turkey. i am also thankful for our thanksgiving feast, which consisted of linguini noodles with ragu, cheese, and olives, along with generic-brand kool-aid to drink (orange - pineapple flavored). we almost were traditional with dessert (apple crisp, followed by chocolate silk pie, followed by more of both because they were so dang yummy.
kudos to all the places that had the materials for those things on sale - i made it a point not to pay full price for anything because - i am thankful for bargains!!
i am thankful for my kitties, who are all behaving quite well today, being friendly and social, and so forth. this fact is surprising after tuesday's events. some may recall that trying to take kitties to shot clinics doesn't always go smoothly (i.e. the clinic gets cancelled, we get locked out of the house, or, in this case, a terrified shadow pees all over the brand new carpet). one would hope, in the context of a cat peeing, that, barrring his being inside a litterbox, he would at least hold still, and have his thingy pointing downward at the time. har har. somehow, poor frightened shadow became caught flailing around on his back as i approached (i think he slipped on something) and, well, that flailing upside-down kitty can hold A LOT of pee... i am once again beholden to the wonderful wonderful Out brand Pet Stain And Odor Remover, for making my house (and clothes, and self) not smell like pee. it is really fabulous stuff. nonetheless, i did manage to get twilight, shadow, and balloon all to the clinic to get three shots and a set of nosedrops apiece. it almost works out to have everyone due for boosters at once. on one hand, it is easier to remember when to take them in. on the other hand, imagine driving three miserable cats to a place they hate, trying to make them all behave while they are stuck with needles, then driving them home and administering Advantage before they could escape at home because i was sure there was no way i would catch them again any time in the next week... i was supposed to take hobbes in as well, but i can't take a giant carrier with the babies, a shoulder bag with balloon, and hobbes on a leash all at once. besides, hobbes tends to pee in the car. he can wait until saturday.