Mazy cat has only lost half an ounce through all of this!
One more late day should do it I think. But, now I have three full lovely days off to take (I took comp time instead of pay) plus 2 hours to take an afternoon off for Mazy cat's next check up (adding in my lunch hour).
Because my work day is a 35 hour week (one hour lunch is unpaid) I have to work 5 hours extra before going into time and a half over time. The first two years I was there I worked 2 hours a night late during January and April and those late nights almost killed me. So this year I told myself I was only going to work 5 extra hours a week, and take time off instead.
I do get vacation time but I am kind of hoarding that. And I want some Fridays off to be able to do things with people who don't need Saturdays (being retired) but involve a lot of traveling and a very long day for me. This way I can have my long day with each loved one, and still have a whole weekend to recover, without using my vacation time.
Comp time has to be used up in a certain amount of time (I think it's within 3 months or something like that), vacation time can be accrued and saved. Personal days (I get three) have to be used within the calendar year.
I want to save vacation time in case of anything that might come up with one of the cats that may require me to take a number of days off you know?
Anyway, back to Mazy cat. She's doing really well again, now that she's getting that 8 hour fast every night. And the reduced rations haven't hurt her much. On weekends I've been trying to get at least another half ounce extra into her.
She spent the entire day out on the porch today even though it was FREEZING! Well it wasn't freezing really, it was probably about 40 degrees but there was a huge wind. But she wasn't going to be cheated of her porch time. Jennie and Queen Eva would go out for short bursts, but they never lasted more than a few minutes.