Money, money, and more money!

Or less money, actually, in my checking account. The last few weeks have been expensive.

First, the cat update. After 3 vets and a total expenditure in the 4-digits within one week, Merlin appears to be doing fine. Seems that tripling his sub-q's (the first vet's direction) just about did him in. He got much sicker and was at an emergency vet, then a very pricey (but excellent) specialty clinic. All to find out he is exactly as he should be, given his kidney issues. The only thing I was not able to get any more info on, is his anemia situation. The Merlin-meister turned into Cujo at the specialty clinic. They claimed he was "one of the worst we've had, and if he could kill us right now, he would!" Even after a shot of kitty Xanax, they weren't able to get enough blood to do all his labs. He has always hated the vet and 3 in 1 week obviously exceeded his limit.

Second, the painting. After months of agonizing over the paint color, and no less than 40 sample-sizes of Benjamin Moore paint, and having 20 painted posterboards taped to my walls for a few weeks, I finally dove in and the painters transformed the interior of my house from the stark builder-white to.... a horrid custardy yellow! And only for a whopping expenditure in the mid 4-digit territory. And the worst part is, it WAS the color I chose. Who knew it would look so awful when it was floor to ceiling (2 stories) and almost everywhere? So now I have to decide whether to live with it (ugh) or redo it (cha-ching). Next on the list is dining and family room furniture (don't have any), lamps, and new light fixtures. Well, maybe not. Sigh.