Day Ninety-six

I have been looking forward to today for a very long time! Adding a third of my pension check to the money I received from selling my Schwinn Airdyne exercise bike, I am departing in a few minutes to retrieve my guitar from the grasp of the pawnshop. I'll write more after I return. 

My guitar is home after 4 months in the pawn shop! I’ll never pawn anything again: it cost me $550 to borrow $250.

Now I plan to replace the strings and slowly (my finger tips have lost the calluses developed from playing) get back into the routine of pickin’ and singin’.

Day Eighty-seven

I was going to write that I feel less sleepy now that I've given up (with the MD's OK) that new medication; however, I fell asleep before I could.

Good news! I have finally sold my  Schwinn Airdyne on Craig's List!

Next month, when I receive my pension check, I can add $50 to what i received for it and finally get my guitar out of pawn after paying $350 in fees for borrowing $250.

I don't know what's up with Alex; for the past few days he seems to need to touch me all of the time.

Day Seventy-six

My energy level is still low, but I have been able to gather most of the garbage and will take it to the dumpster this afternoon when I must drive to the pawn shop and pay another $50.00 to keep my guitar. Somehow I must raise the total $300.00 at one time to retrieve it. I thought I had most of it when a woman contacted me about my exercise bike that I have listed on Craig's List. 

Unfortunately, she emailed the next day that, unknown to her, her husband had purchased one from a used sports equipment store.

The kitty kids have been playing this morning. Sugar and Little Girl were chasing each other around the apartment. Old kitty Alex, of course, didn't join in: he has been looking out the window while sitting in his own sunbeam, one of his long-time favorite activities.

Now I shall return to apartment cleaning and hopefully not wear myself out too much.

My neighbor, who used to be Little Girl's human, dropped by the apartment. She told me about being hospitalized from last Saturday through last night. It was a serious condition and she's not yet healed. I pray for her.

Little Girl rubbed up against her former human's legs and my neighbor petted her. After she left, Little Girl stood by the door, crying. I feet sad that my neighbor felt she had to give Little Girl away.

Now I need tp shower and dress and take my $50.00 to the pawn shop. I pray that my energy allows me to do all of that.

I'm back from the trip to the (damned) pawn shop, $50.00 poorer and they still have my guitar. I did over do it a bit and the charge to my portable oxygen machine ran low before I returned home.

The kitty kids surrounded me as soon as I walked in the door, expecting (I assume) that I had brought them treats, which, of course, I had. Later the three did their own thing: Alex to the window, Little Girl on top of the printer, and Sugar napping in the rocking chair.

Moments before I snapped the above photo, Alex took a hard swipe at Little Girl with his right paw (still lifted above). Thankfully he missed her, It seems that Alex has gotten over being intimidated by the kitten! 

Day Forty-five

I want my guitar back! But I can't have it until I raise another $300.00! I have already paid $100 in "pawn charges," which means that even if I have the money tomorrow, I'll have paid back $400.00 on a $250.00 loan. None of the stuff I have for sale on Craig's List has even gotten an inquiry!

All three cats are sleeping! This apartment is so very peaceful I feel like awakening one of the felines to create some action!

Sugar napping

Little Girl napping

I can't find where Alex is napping. I think he is hiding from the females.

I wish I had been there:

Alex was napping in the laundry room. He came out when I announced lunch for the kitties. Now he is taking a post-lunch nap in the favorite spot beneath a sunbeam. 

Day Forty-four: A Red Letter Day

Yesterday was grand! A red-letter day!

In the evening Anne, her significant other, and her mom visited and repaid the $20 I loaned her when I drove them to Campbellsville. They also went shopping for milk for me; Betty, Anne's mom, brought me a neat treat for desert; Anne picked up my mail at the mailbox;  and then she fixed my cell phone so I have the numbers I need if I'm in an emergency! I am thankful to them beyond words. 

When I opened my mail I found the refund check I am due from Care One! If I can get it cashed tomorrow I can pay the $50.00 fee to the pawn shop so they will not "own" my $2,000.00 guitar for the $250.00 I still owe them. 

I still need to find the $300 needed to retrieve my guitar. I have exercise bike on Craig's List but have yet to even have an inquiry.

I have faith that something will work out to raise the $300.00 before next month when I must pay another $50 fee.

Sugar has returned!