Gimpy the Cat

A sad abandoned cat story but one that will hopefully have a happy ending.

This link will take you to the story of Gimpy, and then if you click at the top of the blog there are updates on his progress. The cat was abandoned by his owners and someone had tied a rope around his leg which cut into his leg, and he may end up losing the leg. So, if you'd like to help out with Gimpy's ever mounting vet bills, you can donate a dollar or two right on the blog, or you can go to the Etsy shop and your purchase will go to Gimpy's care.

The shop is Waterwaif and she's got some cute jewelry and bobby pins at affordable prices. I like the colors of this set.


And this is Gimpy, isn't he cute?


He reminds me of our neighbor's cat George, who will actually come to you when you call his name.

And, in other news, Keith checked the tire pressure on our new go kart and the reason why it was so slow going and kind of hard to ride is because THERE WAS NO AIR IN THE TIRES! They had 3 lbs of pressure in them instead of the 30 that they were supposed to have and what a difference air in the tires makes. It's so handy to have a husband who has an air compressor and knows these kinds of things.

Go Speed Racer

Or: Frivolous Purchase of the Year!




We were discussing buying bigger bags of cat food because they are more economical and Keith suggested going over to Tractor Supply and I'm like 'oh, yeah, I forget that they have a good pet department over there' so we go check it out and find cat food at a great price and also a place to get the cat litter that we like in bigger (more economical) bags. But that is beside the point. As we are walking into Tractor Supply, out front is an adult size pedal go kart. Awesome! How fun would that be to ride around on an adult big wheel!

So, we buy the cat food and head off to go get something to eat because we are starving and don't feel like cooking another boring dinner, and I'm thinking about the go kart the whole time and should we really buy something so unnecessary? But fun?

Yes, we should.

And we did.



Hopefully riding around on this thing will help get rid of the spare tire around my mid section.


This thing is heavy, being made out of steel, and is actually intended for riding around the farm and comes with a trailer hitch so that you can pull around bales of hay or whatever for your farm animals. It's way different than riding a bike, with different muscles being used, and is a lot slower riding than a bike. It's not something I would ride out on real streets, so it will be for just around the neighborhood where it's all nice and flat, because there is no way you could ride up a hill on this thing.

Yesterday morning I took a cruise around and got quite a workout. It really does need a cup holder, though.