Various topics

There hasn't been a whole lot new the last few days. Here's a pic of Vivvy and her new favorite spot as mentioned in the last posting.

And here is our other cat, Stripey. He's hoping the door will somehow open so that he can enjoy the view and possibly sneak out when we're not looking. This morning he and a deer encountered one another without the benefit of glass in-between. I think Stripey, for a few moments, thought perhaps he was a mountain lion -- starting to stalk the deer that could easily kick a housecat like we throw a bean bag -- even if the housecat is a somewhat large, 16 lbs.

Couple of days ago the girls got a package from Gummy (Elise's mom). Here are a few of the contents.

Elise has enrolled in an RN refresher course with the goal of regaining her license here. When she spoke with the Medical Center HR, it was apparent that they would rather have an RN than to hire her on in some other role. The classroom work can all be done online and takes 120 hours. There is a clinical portion following that takes another 80 hours. So we hope that she can successfully complete this course and that this will allow her to secure work and lighten our financial load.

Speaking of finances, this weekend we are reducing the asking price of our house by $10K. That will bring the price to just below $450K. The goal is to increase exposure to potential buyers by bringing it inside the next lower block of searches. Hopefully this will generate more leads and will lead to a successful sale.

And finally, here is a photo of a young bald eagle that we saw yesterday. He/she/it was on this pole just across the highway. I saw it when I awoke, and it was there when I walked over to the church. It was still there when I returned about 3 hours later.