I’ve got a number of posts percolating in my head. But, as often happens, the ideas percolate and then deflate when it comes time to put fingers to keys and make it “real.” As real as words saved on a server hanging out in cyberspace can be. Pretty darn real.
Anyway. As a way to update, Dan and I made a significant purchase this weekend. Not a house, not an iPhone (sadly) nor was it a television set (although that is perhaps in the queue next). No no no, we invested in some furniture:
Imagine this without the curved U tier third from the bottom and you have the general idea. It’s monstrous. It’s hideous. It’s a beige monolithic, behemoth in our living room. And the cats love it. They love being at around our eye level when we walk into the room, Bean loves hiding in the bottom nook, and they both love having something tall enough (finally) to scratch on.
I know this because they have stopped scratching the carpet. Which, let’s be honest, was the driving force behind the purchase of this. I am hoping that this also starts to cut down on some of the anxiety that Ender has when we have company over and all of “his” normal spots are taken by people and feet. This furniture will not be taken over, and shall hopefully give him some peace of mind. We’ll find out this weekend when Roy and Glenna come over and stay the night.
The price causes us to pause. The size of it did too. But the price, I have come to rationalize, is almost nothing. Here’s my reasoning. We chose to adopt cats, not dogs. Lots of reasons, many pros and cons for either choice. But when I get down to it, I have to admit, cats are way more low maintenance than dogs. Significantly fewer walks on leashes, wiping off muddy paws, intentional play time (although they still need that)…and if time=money (which in some cases it does)…we’ve saved up enough to be able to afford the horrible, beige, monolithic monstrosity that now lives in our house. The cats love it, we love that they love it…and dang it, until we have kids – that’s what matters in our household!
Anyway. As a way to update, Dan and I made a significant purchase this weekend. Not a house, not an iPhone (sadly) nor was it a television set (although that is perhaps in the queue next). No no no, we invested in some furniture:
Imagine this without the curved U tier third from the bottom and you have the general idea. It’s monstrous. It’s hideous. It’s a beige monolithic, behemoth in our living room. And the cats love it. They love being at around our eye level when we walk into the room, Bean loves hiding in the bottom nook, and they both love having something tall enough (finally) to scratch on.
I know this because they have stopped scratching the carpet. Which, let’s be honest, was the driving force behind the purchase of this. I am hoping that this also starts to cut down on some of the anxiety that Ender has when we have company over and all of “his” normal spots are taken by people and feet. This furniture will not be taken over, and shall hopefully give him some peace of mind. We’ll find out this weekend when Roy and Glenna come over and stay the night.
The price causes us to pause. The size of it did too. But the price, I have come to rationalize, is almost nothing. Here’s my reasoning. We chose to adopt cats, not dogs. Lots of reasons, many pros and cons for either choice. But when I get down to it, I have to admit, cats are way more low maintenance than dogs. Significantly fewer walks on leashes, wiping off muddy paws, intentional play time (although they still need that)…and if time=money (which in some cases it does)…we’ve saved up enough to be able to afford the horrible, beige, monolithic monstrosity that now lives in our house. The cats love it, we love that they love it…and dang it, until we have kids – that’s what matters in our household!
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