Well, Soot Sprite is at the vet right now, getting his nibs nipped.
While we are expected to reach a relatively mild -18C this afternoon, it was -23C with a windchill of -29C when I headed out to start the truck and let it warm up, first.
I am so grateful to have a garage!
Normally, we’d plug in the block heater if overnight temperatures are expected to drop below -20C. With the truck needing to have the cord replaced, I would have waited until the afternoon before going anywhere.
The truck started just fine, though, and had no issues with the drive in.
I was concerned the Soot Sprite might be too small for the procedure, but he weighed in at just over 5 pounds. With so many bigger cats, he feels like a feather. I honestly wasn’t sure if he was over 2 pounds, which is typically the minimum weight they prefer.
Oh!! I just got a text from the clinic! Everything went well and he is resting. Pick up time is at 2pm!
Considering no one else was there besides staff when I dropped him off, and I dropped him off a bit early, they most have got started on his as soon as I left!
One down, several more to go! The February spay clinic will have Soot Sprite’s siblings and The Beast (who is as tiny as he is) and Wolf Man (who is not tiny at all!). I’m more comfortable bringing The Beast in, now that I know Soot Sprite weighed what he did.
I wonder if I can get away with a nap before picking him up. I was awake most of the night. Butterscotch and Soot Sprite enjoyed being in my room, without the other cats. The other cats, unfortunately, where either clawing at my door, or all over my younger daughter as she tried to sleep.
I’ll try for a nap. I don’t want to be falling asleep while driving to bring Soot Sprite home!
The Re-Farmer
The Re-Farmer 
It always feels good when you know you have one more taken care of.
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It’ll feel much better, if we could get the outside cats done!
Sadly, I only got a free play on the lotto last night. 😆
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My son has almost completely stopped playing the lottery here, and I rarely have extra money for tickets so I understand. Winning would help greatly in many things.
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Yup. Can’t win if you don’t play, but there’s a reason I call it the idiot tax!
Having said that, a former co-worker of mine who still lives on a farm out here, did win the jackpot. Her husband bought a ticket, spur of the moment, while buying gas. Couldn’t have happened to a better family, and one that really needed it, too.
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I’m of the opinion of, “You can’t lose if you don’t play”.
I found one more reason for you to consider feeling good about your choice of where to live.
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😮😮😮
Thankfully, we have only one native venomous snake, and it’s a little thing, rarely seen.
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I always love (and am envious I’ll admit) to those I read that went to a store for one thing and on a whim bought a ticket and won huge amounts.
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Especially when it’s someone you know, and someone who really deserves it!
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All those snake, spiders and gators in Florida aren’t half as bad as the politicians there, LOL.
Want your mind really blown though? Central Florida gets below freezing in the dead of winter. 😯
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I’d heard about that!! That is pretty rare!
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Wow, what do you know? JunkJunkCantGo is letting me reply again!
Actually Orlando Florida averages 1 or 2 days a year below freezing. 2010 had 12 days (a record) and 1981 had 9 days below zero in the heart of Florida.
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I can’t remember what year this was, but I remember watching the news about it, and how it was so cold, iguanas were falling out of the trees. Rather surreal video clips, that’s for sure!
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