{"id":573899132,"date":"2026-06-16T20:09:43","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T00:09:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/wordpress\/?p=573899132"},"modified":"2026-07-21T02:31:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T06:31:14","slug":"reunited-with-the-kitties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/wordpress\/blog\/2026\/06\/16\/reunited-with-the-kitties\/","title":{"rendered":"Reunited with the kitties"},"content":{"rendered":"

We arrived last night, having been American again for about 55 hours. I find that the older I get the more time I need to reset. At this rate, my whole reset thing may take months. Sometimes circumstances don’t allow, though, which is probably for the best. <\/p>\n

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Anyway, we’re at my in-laws, picking up the kitties. They’ve had a great time here. Poseidon adjusted to our return pretty easily and, by today, he’s been eager for pets and to tell us about the fun he’s had. <\/p>\n

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He’s easy to win over. Give him a little attention, a good pet or two, and all is forgiven, or you’ll become famous friends. <\/p>\n

Phoebe, on the other hand, takes a little more time. She has a lot of closets and hiding places here and she’s not ready to forgive us just yet. <\/p>\n

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She’ll come around. I’ve learned that you just have to let her do it in her own time. <\/p>\n

And, in the meantime, I helped out a little bit. My mother-in-law has this huge holly and it needed some trimming. So I brought the shears and the pruners and a few other things and went to it this morning. There’s a bird nest in the back, but no one was home. Happily, I was able to leave it undisturbed. I cut back limbs from the house, cleared a path to the water spigot and cleaned up around the dryer vent. It was a productive morning. Here it is before the final trim.<\/p>\n

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Only after that did she come out and tell me the story of the bush. It was a special gift, and I’m glad I didn’t hear all of the details beforehand, I might not have cut a single leaf off of the thing. <\/p>\n

My lovely bride went fishing with her father today. So after I did my part helping out around here, I petted Poe and read awhile. My mother-in-law and I went out for dinner. I drove us to one of their regular haunts and she told everyone she knew there that she’d traded in for a newer model. Had a delicious burger, lovely conversation, and now back here, waiting to hear tall tales of the big one that got away. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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