Monday

This weekend was super low-key.  Violet was away most of the time and I missed her dearly.

I ate HORRIBLY.  Like the worst in a long long time.  I have been stuffing my emotional hole rather than trying to deal with my junk.  Today is a new day though, I move on.

On Saturday to keep busy and stay grounded, I volunteered for my local kitty shelter, Animal Allies.  We raised $160.00 during a donation rally.  I am admittedly not the best "sales lady" but I was glad to help with the physical end of things.  I was supported by two very special volunteers, Rose and Shannon.  They loved talking about their own kitties (8 between the two of them!) and were very nice to work alongside.

Speaking of kitties... Moe, the foster kitty at home with me right now, is not any happier since the last I checked-in. He still hides, occasionally howls and is generally very grumpy. I honestly do not know how much longer I will foster him. It seems futile at this point. But I keep him in the hopes that he will "turn a corner" and come out of his shell some. I wish he wasn't such a grump though, I want to love him.

Here is the table I worked at on Saturday:

The Motto: Buy a t-shirt and support our Kitties!

And little "Moebert" as Violet calls him:

In the usual spot: Hiding in closet behind laundry basket. Damn you, Moe!

In addition to my volunteership duty, I FINALLY retrieved the free photo of Violet taken some many weeks ago.  We had been shopping with my Mom at a department store when someone from the photography studio asked if Violet would pose for a free photograph.  We let Violet choose the pose she liked the most and the studio developed it.

It came out super cute:

Violet chose this particular pose because of the crown. Aww. My Princess.

When Violet did return yesterday, we had some fun times. We even did something from our summer fun list!

We went to Derry's Don Ball park with a splashpad (in a town close to our own).  We had been there before with friends and had a nice time.  The town itself, kind of gross, but a very nice park with lots of cool play structures that I will definitely bring her to again next summer.

Later afternoon we played ponies and went for a quick scoot around the 'hood.