Kitty Cat Claws

We got a stair runner installed this week. Yeah! No more carrying the dog (Zulu) up the stairs. Though he’s still hesitant, we know he won’t slide so he has to make it up himself. Sometimes he runs right up but for unknown reasons other times he still scoots up backwards on his butt. Odd.
The kitties love the new runner. They’ve missed carpet in the house. D immediately purchased a catnip ridden scratching post for them which now sits on the stair landing. It beckons to them – ‘why scratch this carpet when you could get high scratching this.’ I hope it works. I have seen lots of fur on the steps, and often I have to step over a nappy Tate. The stair runner is supposed to make the stairs safer – no one apparently told Tate though.
Next on the home improvement docket? Well, D is painting the front porch so technically that will be finished next. However, the next big project to be started will be the addition of a ½ bath to our laundry room. I think D is scheduling with the plumber for their soonest open slot. Once this room is done we can move upstairs to remodel that bathroom. Yeah! We should have done this sooner.