The Latest

So here is the latest:

1) I have a new apartment. Not nearly as nice as the last one: no fire place, no built-in mircowave. No new floors in kitchen and bath. But, it's all they had. It has new carpet, so I shouldn't really complain. The washer and dryer are actually better than the ones I had; older, but bigger and better. I also met most of my neighbors and they seem very, very nice.

2) The restoration company brought back my sofa, bed, reading chair/ottoman, coffee and end tables with about 20 boxes of stuff. It smells great and looked better than new. I am very pleased with their work. I should have the remainder of my belongings, less the soft goods, by next Friday.

3) Found my Gati! I went to the shelter, and he wasn't there. In fact, they euthanize strays that are caught after three days! I was beginning to wonder if I'd ever find him. Well, on what was to be my first evening in the new apartment alone, I went out to the maintenance shed (where I had spotted strays before) with some milk and tuna fish, and started saying "Gati, your mom is looking for you." He started meowing immediately and ran right out! We sat for a while until I thought he'd let me pick him up and then we went home. He was a little confused because nothing smelled like him, but he eventually found his "hammock" and went to sleep!

4) I should be receiving my first insurance payment, for the food spoilage, in a couple of days. My refrigerator looked like a bachelors (water, cheese and mustard) and the freezer was EMPTY, but the food spoilage bill was still $420. Unbelievable.