OT-What is it with Mondays?

I try to lay low on Mondays-save fairly easy tasks so that I can feel like I accomplished something at the end of the day and keep it as stress free as possible.  Today I decided to clean cages, bath birds......bath dogs....and Sonny, the big python's cage needed an overhaul.  Sonny is an amiable guy, not too fond of change but I just stick him in holding tank, do what I need to do and put him back.  Not a high degree of difficulty.

Except, this morning, as I was gently pulling Sonny out his liar, the cat, annoyed at all this other than cat activity, jumped into Sonny's Vivarium.  (Sonny weighs probably at least 35 pounds).  Face to face with Sonny, the Cat hissed, Sonny hissed and I jumped (but kept ahold of the snake) and managed to use a foot to push the cat out of the way.  (You try balancing on one foot with a 35 pound snake in your hand and kick a cat out of a viv without breaking glass, your leg or your cat-it's not easy).

Now Sunny is in his holding tank and the cat is stomping around still annoyed that the attention is not on her.  I am having a cup of decaf whilst I regain my composure.....Only on a Monday.....

 What exciting things happened to you today? 

 

Hmm...so far, laundry and housework..Son will be excited because we're getting ready to go to Guitar Center in OKC to pick up this:

I have 5 of my grandkids and there is alot of jumping and hissing going on here too....Not much else....Oh wait!!!!!!! I hear screaming.....

Gee whiz, Debra! I cannot imagine doing any of that! That would have scared the pee right out of me! [shivers]

Deb I so need to take a feild trip to your house. I WOULD BE IN HEAVEN. I used to work at a pet store and loved it.  And maybe I can convince my daughter she DOES NOT want a big bird. My place is a zoo too. Since I found a replacement guinea for my DD (actually ended up bringing back 3 as the lady was going to take them to the pound if no one took them that day.  They are about 2 1/2 months old right now) I have 3 goldfish, 2 ****ers spaniels, 2 cats and 4 guinea pigs and 2 kids full time and my cousins 3 are here half the time. But I will be moving from my apartment to a smallacrege in BridgeCreek by summer so I guess If I can handle it for a couple more months I will be good. then I can kick the dogs out in the yard while I am cleaning or its pretty and the kids too LOL!

I have to be completely honest-having said what I've said about big birds, I'd be lost without my buddy Oliver.  He pretty much keeps up running commentary on the day's activities for the entire household and is quick to point out any infractions (except for his own).

Nothing is sacred-during a stomach flu he mimiced the sound of puking then would laugh like a crazy person. Right now he's singing operatic scales and saying "Rastah......" at full volume. I enjoy the noise, but it probably wouldn't do for an apartment.  (I did have a ****atoo in an apartment one time-and he was a shrieker....) 

 

Edit:  Today's infractions for Oliver include 1. tossing a pie tin full of water on the cat (his bathwater) and laughing crazily-THAT was good fun  2. Going over to the cabinet to get a scrub brush attachment from my new electric scrub brush and dismantling it  3. Throwing a grape tomato under my foot so I'd cru**** and laughing when I slipped 4. biting and clicking his beak at the nozzle when he was getting his spray bath

And that is a pretty typical day and we are only half done. 

This post brought back memories of being on my horse ranch....
Mondays was the day all horses were brushed and UH how do I say this...the males hangers were cleaned if they were cut...not a pleasant task..tcleaned their teeth and I would break down half of the stalls to bare ground and re saw dust them if I had colts then I would have to put straw  in them....

Any who exciting thing that happened to me today..getting up before sunrise...calling my bf in SC and waking him up singing good morning sunshine..he was not to happy about it

DECAF ??????  By now I'd be looking for the Gin -- and I'm not even supposed to have it !!!  

Well, today is a much better day-Sonny's Viv is ready, so after I watch Obama swear in I'll go move him (leaving the cat locked out of the room-she's not much help).