Sunday, September 6

Today I am grateful for:

Not having to go anywhere today.

I spent a big chunk of the day working with River here at home, on loading into the trailer. He usually throws a big hissy about it, and I hate that. I don't think he's afraid of the trailer, but he hates all the pressure and drama. I decided to give him tons of time today just to relax him around the trailer, to really bring the pressure down, and to not resort to bullying him. I put some hay on the trailer floor and just got him to come up to it and eat. Then I pushed the hay farther in, until he eventually had to step inside a bit. I let him back out if he wanted to, but I didn't let him leave the area, I asked him to stand in the position he would normally be in to load, and he didn't have to go inside, but he couldn't leave that spot without working. There was a bit of drama, but I kept calm and just kept putting him back at that spot at the entrance of the trailer. I loaded him likely 20 times, each time letting him back out if he needed to, and finally the last few times loading he was pretty calm and wasn't in a hurry to back out. I left it there for today.

For my sweet kitties. I love how every time I sit down, there's usually someone jumping up for snuggles, and the same when I go to bed.

I re-watched "The Avengers", and what's nice is that I actually understand what's going on in it because I've watched a lot of the Marvel movies a few times now. The whole story line is so interwoven with the other movies, that a lot of the time the first time I watch one of those movies I miss half of the references and plot points, and I have to watch it again to catch everything. That's the tough thing about the comic universe, is that you have to follow the stories of all the characters and keep track of all kinds of details for YEARS so that you know what the heck is going on. I do understand how people can become so loyal to their comic universes after a while, because they've invested so much in keeping track of everything.