Staying Inside Tonight

The cats are shut inside tonight; I locked the cat door so they can't go out tonight or tomorrow morning. I need to keep them somewhat confined since tomorrow is their annual vet check & since they now have the entire cat yard to run around in I need to keep them confined indoors so I have at least half a chance of getting them all corralled in time for their appointment! They are not happy with me! 😾😾😾😾

Initially just locked door & put visual sign up, but they ignored it & tried to force it open.

Ended up stuffing a box in the opening.

Sunrise this morning looked like it would be a clear sunny day today.

Eighteen minutes after sunrise.

But it became overcast & about 10 in the morning there was a downpour with just enough of a breeze that I had to close the windows on the north side to keep things dry inside. I always close the easterly windows because that is where the prevailing winds come from. It lasted about 30 minutes, then stopped & slowly cleared up again.

I spoke with Harold this morning. I needed to check in with him to see if I can help Kai buy a place in western Washington without jeopardizing my retirement funds. He said it was doable, so we are taking the next step & checking it out more thoroughly including sleeping over a week or so to see if there might be any neighbor problems or weird noises that might make it unbearable for him.

I still don't really understand the details, but the bottom line is its doable.

I registered for the Māla Kalo Workshop this weekend. I had to do it through my phone because I could not get the link on my laptop to work. 🤷🏽‍♀️

 

This evening there was a flood alert but it was for Kāʻū so it won't affect me. I don't mind getting alerts for other parts of the island since if I am traveling around the island its nice to know whether there is something I need to be aware of.  

As I was trying to move some things in to the cat room this evening, Moʻo & Hoʻokoa wanted to play. As I tried to go in, Hoʻokoa slipped out & in to Moʻo's crate; this is the 1st time any of the cats have tried to get out of the cat room. Moʻo proceeded to paw him & slobber all over him. I think that's similar to the way she played with the chicks. 

The start of the next episode of the eruption at Kīlauea still remains between the 28th & the 1st.

 

Hauʻoli lā Hānau e Kathy, Alan, & Stacey!