This picture is a little old, but I just discovered it and realized how awesome it is. She's kind of cross-eyed and it's all close-up. It's pretty sweet. She was giving me a hard time tonight. She's been kind of grumpy today, and I put her to bed and she screamed for 45 minutes. I usually call my mom when that happens to help calm me down or get a suggestion. I called her cell phone, and Chuck answered, so I talked to him and he asked if she calmed down when I pick her up. I didn't know because I hadn't tried it. It was bed time and I was hoping she'd just calm down. So I picked her up and she calmed down. I took her to the kitchen and she spotted her empty bottles on the counter which were (and still are) waiting for me to wash them. And then she pointed at them. She's never pointed at anything before, it was really cute. So I tried giving her the rest of her bottle which she hadn't finished before bed, but she wasn't really interested. Anyway, I guess she was just mad at me for putting her to bed since she wasn't tired. That's pretty much my fault. She took a nap at 11:00 and was out for almost two hours. Then my back started hurting a lot and I was getting tired, so I put her down for another nap around 2:30 and she slept til about 5:00, so it's really no big surprise that she's not ready for bed. It's 8:45 right now, an hour and 45 minutes past her bedtime and she shows no signs of slowing down. She's crawling all over the place and tearing the house apart. At least she's not screaming. I was hoping I could get some painting done once she went to bed, but it's already dark. Oh well. I have several weeks to get that done.

Well, I finally did it. I just placed an ad in the classifieds for Lily. I'm hoping I can find a good, responsible and financially stable home for her. Because currently this home does not meet that criteria, and Lily deserves to be in a home where she gets love and attention and proper medical attention. I don't see my home meeting that criteria anytime soon. And if I can find a home for her before my trip to Kentucky, that would help make the trip less complicated. I'd just have to find someone to check on Pistachio periodically, which shouldn't be too tough. I feel bad giving her away, but I feel even worse leaving her outside all the time with no protection from fleas and mosquitoes, especially with a hot summer coming on. But I'm only going to give her to a family if they promise that she'll spend most of her day inside and that they'll give her the medication they need. If they're just going to toss her outside and forget about her, then I may as well keep her here. I really just want what's best for Lily, and right now, I know that I am not the best for her.

I just put Chloe to bed and I haven't heard any screaming yet. I'll keep my fingers crossed.