With the onset of the heat and humidity, our target goal to complete outside work was twelve noon. What would you think two older senior citizens would have that needed doing on a hot summer day. Let me clue you in on what happens when four cats adopted Dennis.
There is stuff everywhere. The stuff is tuffs of fuzz, tuffs of cat hair in every cranny imaginable in a two car garage. With the patio porch being stripped naked it was the perfect opportunity to do a blow out from the tip of the rafters to the lowest of corners via a leaf blower. That little Black and Decker leaf blower needed to be unplugged every once in awhile. No it didn’t give out . . . the person running it . . . that was another story. Dennis and I took turns. One to hold the stepladder while the other hefted the blower as high as we could reach. There was a secret. Only one door open at a time so as to not let the goodies go around and around. We did find four ping pong balls that had been great fun being batted around by the cats.
We had talked about doing this for some time and today was the time to get tidy. All soft surfaces that Dennis’ four cats have been snuggling on up in the rafters . . . are no more. The fire ring was kept busy. It all sounds like a great permanent solution . . . nothing further for cat hair to catch on to. NOT! Brand new fresh soft surfaces are ready for Dennis’ kids. I really didn’t fight it. We know cats love high lofty places and we have given it to them via the hoods of our vehicles . . . what can we say. Tabatha, Snuggles, Harriet and Honey Bunny bring a lot of entertainment for both of us. The neighbors are fond of them as well. It is similar to grandparents enjoying their grandchildren to no end as you know they are going home after the visit.
A day such as we have had is why Dennis and I never get bored. If something doesn’t hit us in the face that needs doing, we seek and search . . . and sure enough we find something that requires local effort from us. I know . . . we are weird. For myself I have always enjoyed making chores as enjoyable as possible and it is so gratifying when it is done. The down side is this type of cleaning begs to be re-visited in time to come. The up side is we don’t have extra four legged critters that stand a chance if they intend to invade the garages.