The good news is that I have the best girlfriend ever.
Kimberly is a special education teacher, primarily young (4yo) kids with downs syndrome & autism; it has continued virtually which you can imagine is extremely difficult. She’s a single mom of 3 kids, one in college, one just graduating from high school & one just finishing middle school. She works part time as a yoga instructor as well. To say she’s got a lot on her plate is an understatement.
With all that she has been coming over to check on me and spend time with me. Like so many others I’m entering about the 7th week of total isolation, living and working alone I don’t see many people except when I hit the grocery store once a week.
I’ve been the custodian of a feral cat for going on three years, I call him Nero & he lives on my porch in a cat house I built for him & I feed him dry food/water daily to supplement the fresh meat he kills. He’s a true wild animal, always getting into brawls with God only knows what, but I see the aftermath when he returns home beat up. I can’t imagine the pain he’s inflicted on others too, he’s one super muscular beast.
A few weeks ago he limped home on a bad driver’s side rear wheel, apparently he was in a pretty vicious smackdown. At first I didn’t think much of it as it’s par for the course. But when it didn’t work itself out I boxed him up & brought him to the Vet. They said it appears to be an infection likely brought about by a bite so they gave him antibiotics & pain killers. I figured it was a good idea to keep him off of it for a while but that’s tough to do living outside so I picked up the necessary items to bring him in, kitty litter & a bed, I’ve got him sequestered in the laundry room so he has nowhere to walk… but alas I forgot a litter scoop. I was telling Kimberly about this & she offered to bring one over, she has a few cats & all sorts of extra gear.
Now to the point of this post. The video is her arrival, I was sitting in the hut (my outdoor kitchen) just listening to music when she appeared dancing her way in, this is pretty typical as she often arrives with a dance & it really captures her nature – always happy, always upbeat, & always looking to help anyone and everyone she can. She’s the best ever & today marks the third anniversary of the day we met, one of the best days of my life and I knew the moment I saw her I struck gold. It’s been the best 3 years of my life.
Look for the litterbox scoop in her hand:
Bonus, she also gave me a haircut which beat the hell out of the butcher job I did on myself last month
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