Chapter twenty-three is sweet, but also a return to sexy times – be warned! Facilitate Your User is wrapping up. There is one more normal chapter to post and then a quick epilogue. I hope you’ve been enjoying the story thus far and continue to read until the end.
Today is another Halloween decor photo of my house. The nighttime photos of the blinking “critter eye lights” didn’t turn out well. I was kind of bummed about that as I think in person, they look great. I took some video of them but am really not sure how to post that on here so for now that will have to remain absent. FYI, the metal pumpkins in this picture do light up. Once again, thanks go to my dad on that one. Yes, Kathy, he is one talented fella.
I’m in painting mode the next couple of days. I posted last week that I’m repainting the 3 bedrooms (one of which is more the computer/cat room). I’ve only got one done. Today I’ll do the second and tomorrow the third. I sincerely hope my body holds up for this painting marathon. Only one way to find out and that’s to get on with it. Thankfully I have this week off work. It feels weird. I hardly ever take time off and rarer still, a whole week. It’s a staycation and a working one at that. Still, it’s good to get some time off. I worked yesterday so you’d think the routine would be normal but my brain is already discombobulated. I’m partially blaming the fact my bedroom is a strange mess with everything scooted to the center of the room.
Painting with pets (that sounds like a PBS show) is difficult. They want to be where the action is, in this case, that action would be me with a paint roller. And it seems they also want to become a part of the action too. I really thought I did a good job yesterday keeping them out of the paint (I primed the walls in my bedroom). Well, in the light of the following day, that certainly is not true. Fen Fen is sporting some rather impressive white patches where he should be a ruddy tan and Newton has a similar patch on what should be a brown tail. So far it looks like Coperinicus is the only paint free critter.
I suppose if that’s the worst that comes of my painting fiasco then I should count my blessings. Fen Fen gets groomed this week so hopefully they can work some magic there. Dog grooming – now there is a physically demanding job. I don’t envy them one iota but am very grateful for all they do.
That’s all for today. I hope you have a safe and candy/trick or treater filled Halloween. In these fun filled COVID times, I’m not sure what all the rules for trick or treating are in different parts of the country. Come to think of it, this year I’m actually not sure what the rules are for where I live. Hmmm . . . that seems like something I should get on. I did buy candy so I’m prepared for whatever eventuality.
Be well, my friends and wish me luck painting!
MJ May
veterinarian and fiction writer 