Author: Laura Weers

Post author By Laura Weers
Post date June 12, 2023
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Cat Toys

I put all my cat toys away at the end of the day. Cali starts her morning by picking out the cat toys she wants to play with for the day. She picks out small stuffed animals and toys that have catnip in them. She loves to carry the smaller ones in her mouth and meow loudly. She wants you to see her catch of the day. Conrad likes the toy mice and will toss them around in the air for a long time. The singing birds get all of my cats very excited and worked up. Garfunkel likes to play with the toys my other two cats have set out for the day. Garfunkel will toss some of the toys up and act like a young kitten again’. Play with your cats one-on-one with a line with a bird or fish on the end. Your cat may learn to fetch with training and treats for a reward.

Medicine

My indoor cats let me give them their medicine without a fuss. Naturally, they do not like it, but they seem to understand that they must put up with it to improve. The outdoor cats that have been strays over the years that I have nursed back to health go to live with my neighbors once they get better. They think I am cruel and do not understand that I helped them back to health.

Cat Food

I give all of my cats the best cat food that I can afford to buy. I also occasionally give them top-quality soft cat food and tuna canned in water. My cats like chicken flavor, tuna, shrimp, chicken, and vegetables pouched or canned cat food. If your cat does not like what you give him, replace it with what he wants.

Lap Time

My cats delight in taking catnaps on my lap whenever I take time to rest and relax. Conrad and Garfunkel will lay side by side, purring away contentedly. Cali meows loudly, and my other two cats jump off, and she takes her turn on my lap.

Recliner, Cat Bed, Or Hammock Time

Conrad loves to sleep on his recliner or pet hammock. Cali sleeps on another recliner or in a heated cat bed. Garfunkel rests on my recliner or in the hallway on a cat bed. Cats know how to get the best set in the house.

Contented Cats

I want my cats to be contented. I want to make sure my cats are happy and healthy. A contented cat is comfortable and not afraid. Cats have to have things to entertain them to put them in a reasonable frame of mind. My cats have cat toys that stimulate their minds. I have several treat ball dispensers; the cat treat will not come out until they have masted the dispenser. Never have loud music in your home; it could ruin your cat’s hearing. Their hearing is way beyond our hearing as it is handy for catching prey or being prey to a coyote. I hope your feline friends are content in their nine cat lives with you.

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Love Yourself

Love The Person That You Our

If you do not love yourself, others will not love you either. Take time for yourself sometimes and relax and enjoy your day. Read a book, go for a walk, go shopping, and treat yourself now and then. If you do not like something about yourself, change it. Be a kind, compassionate, caring, loving, and go-to person for others. Listen and help others with their problems and try to help solve them as if they were yours. All of us need help and extra strength once in a while in our lives. Try to be a better you every day. If you fail at something, do not beat yourself up and move on to the next venture that life will bring your way. If you put your mind to accomplishing something, you will never give up on yourself. Al, things worth pursuing in life will move you forward to be the best person you can be.

Are You A Person That People Look Up To?

Be a person that people will remember for all of the good things you did with your life. Help people to the best of your ability and never ignore anyone that asks for help or needs help. If you cannot help them, you can tell them where they can get the help they need when they need it the most. Don’t be a person that slides by in life. Make every minute of your life on earth stand for something worthwhile and beneficial to society.

God Loves You

God loves us dearly as he gave his only begotten son for us so that we may live forever in heaven and be forgiven for our sins. No man can provide a greater gift than to lay down his life for the life of another. God loves all of his creation and wishes only the very best for us. We should help spread God’s good works and tell others how God has helped us. God helped me with many trials and tribulations in my life. He has always pulled me out of the storms of life. God is my compass, lighthouse, and guide in this World and the next.

Love Others Like You Want To Be Loved

Love a person with all of your heart, mind, and soul, and wish only the best for them in this World and the next. If you would not want to be treated in such a manner, do not treat the one you love in that manner. Love in marriage: love your partner as you want to be loved by them. Forgive each other quickly and never go to bed angry at each other. Never give them a gift that you truly want for yourself. One lady gave her husband a pink truck on their Anniversary. He will never forget that Anniversary. She got the truck, and I hope she gave him one soon that was dark blue like he wanted. Think about how that would make you feel before you go through with it. Love people fully and put yourself into making the relationship work for many years if at all possible. Love with your whole heart and soul until your very last breath.

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Cats and Their Relationship With Other Pets

Post author By Laura Weers
Post date June 4, 2023
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A Siamese Cat

I adopted a pure-breed Siamese cat years ago. She had grown up with birds in the house. She dearly loved a pet parakeet that I adopted. She would lay on the bed and listen to her little bird friend sing. When her bird friend died at ten years of age, she was unfortunate for a while. She did not like other cats at all. I bought a sickly young male kitten into the house one day, and she quickly formed a Motherly bond with the weak little kitten. There is a kind heart in every cat.

A Red Tabby Cat

I adopted a red tabby male cat from one of my vets. He would not kill any mice. He had lived in the vet’s office since he was a young kitten. I imagine my vet had trained him not to kill any small rodents since they were probably patients in his office now and then.

Dogs And Cats

Dogs and cats can have a love-hate relationship. I have had dogs that like cats and other dogs that think a cat is a pest and they should get rid of it somehow. Most of the dogs I have had through the years finally learned to get along with my cats. Jitter was a small black dog that we adopted. Jitters thought of the Mother cat’s offspring as her own. She would babysit kittens for the Mother cats, and the kittens would follow her around.

A Pet Goat

I had a pet goat named Zachary. I put Zachary in a building with two kittens to keep him company when he was a young goat. He loved my cats all his life, and they had an excellent relationship. Zachary, Jitters, and one of my cats, Tabatha, would go hunting together. Jitters and Tabatha were after any mice they could find in the ditch. Zachary would go into the field and eat the ears of corn the combine had left behind.

Cats And Their Relationship With Other Cats

I have several cats who are still living with their parents and siblings. They have a special bond with each other. The siblings will lie down next to their Mother yet today. I have other cats that are not related to them, and they still have a special bond with my other cats. There is also a cat that would be an Aunt to the siblings. They groom and lick each other and cuddle in the same cat bed.

Pets Have Relationships That Will Last A Lifetime

If your cat grows up with your other pets, they will generally have a long and lasting relationship throughout their lifetime.

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Abilities

All Of Us Have Hidden Talents

We may know how to play a particular instrument in a concert or remember many telephone numbers. I can write about things to see and do while on a vacation since I have been to that area and what to avoid while traveling. I love cats and like to write about having a happy and healthy cat. I love to write inspirationswithlaura as I took a lay ministry course. I write about different coffee shops and restaurants. Some of us can repair almost anything that comes our way. Hidden talents may be a talent that will turn into a lifetime job or hobby.

Abilities Are Different For All Of Us

I always like to think of people’s abilities, not their disabilities. Our abilities are what keeps us going and what we can use to teach others. I concentrate on my abilities, not the things I cannot do. To stay focused and have a happy and rewarding life, you have to focus on your abilities, which will take you to the finish line in life. One that stays focused on everything they cannot do keeps adding more and more to that list that will take them down a giant sinkhole. Always show people what you can do, and you will amaze them. Stay confident, and you will always rise to the top.

Talents That Come Late In Life

Many people have become very successful after the age of 50. Some people have started chain restaurants and become famous book writers, artists, architects, and more. I think their hidden talents stayed at rest because they were busy raising a family and did not have the time to pursue what they were truly talented at. Sometimes your talents shine just at the right time for someone to honestly notice them and appreciate them for what they are. One lady was buying groceries one day, and a TV program director asked her if she would consider being an actress for their new TV show, and she said yes. She happened to be at the right place at the right time. The TV program aired for 18 years.

God And Abilities

God picks us for things to do on earth as he can see our abilities. He puts us in a job or position that will do the best on earth. If you are good, kind, compassionate, caring, loving, and dedicated, you can help many people worldwide. People need someone to listen to whom they trust and believe in to lead them forward with the abilities God gave them. Praise people that have abilities that shine that help many people. Be a friend and a confidant that people can lean on in times of suffering, pain, and more, and give them hope and encourage them to get better by supporting them in their darkest hours. Pray for ill and suffering people and let them know that God loves them and you love them, along with their friends and family. Always think of your abilities and use them to help others.

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Keep Up Your Home

Roofs

Most roofs today last around 30 years, give or take. I put a 50-year shingle on my home that is resistant to wind, hail, and water buildup. I put some 50-year shingles on my garage years ago and had only one shingle tar down after 20 years had passed. I put 25-year shingles on a building, which were worn out in twenty years. Buy top-quality brand shingles if you want them to stand the test of time. Hire someone that has been in the roofing business for years and is not a fly-by-night person. Make sure your shingles come with a written warranty, and realize if they go out of business, so does your warranty on the shingles. If your home has a lot of valleys or cupolas, make sure your roofer knows how to shingle and caulk around those. I had one roofer that did not know how to do any roof except for a ranch house. A thick grade of steel roofing is good on farm buildings and homes.

Wiring

Keep the wiring up to date in your home, as bad wires could lead to fires. Hire a qualified electrician with years of experience. I have had the same electrician for years. He put new wiring in my home along with circuit breakers. He has installed ceiling fans, GFI plugs, and several main poles in the rental houses I once owned. I had a bad thermostat wire that he could not find once; otherwise, his work has been perfect over the years.

Porches And Decks

I make sure I stain my deck floor every year with an oil stain, as oil stands up much better than latex stain. Porches need the ceiling repainted every so often, along with new deck boards. Make sure your carpenter uses thick enough boards for the floor. If your boards are thin and not water treated, your floor must be replaced within five years because it will be rotten.

Siding

Wood siding will get so no paint will adhere to it eventually, or it will rot out over time. I had vinyl siding put on my home and some of the rentals I used to own. I have had good luck with vinyl siding over the years. Hire a qualified siding installer and get a written warranty from them for the siding.

Windows

I put all new vinyl windows in my home and some of the rentals I used to own. Old wood windows start to rot out or get water logged on the bottom part o the window. The wood windows also get bowed down where they hinge together. I like to use brand-name windows and windows at a medium price. Never buy cheap windows, as you get what you pay for. Hire a professional company that has professional installers. If you hire a run-of-the-mile person, you may not have enough insolation installed around your windows, and you may have quite a draft coming through your brand-new windows.

Bathrooms And Kitchens

At some point, you will want to upgrade your bathroom or kitchen. I have had new countertops put in over the years and had cupboards repaired or replaced. I went to a lumber store and picked out what I wanted, and my carpenter installed them. My bathroom only had a tub, and I had a tub surround installed and a shower. You will need new faucets and the plumbing maintained throughout your home. The older one gets, the more upgrades your bathroom may require. You may want to have a walk-in tub put in someday or a walk-in shower.

Heating And Water Heaters

I had a new tankless water heater installed recently that I purchased from a lumber store. I also had several new furnaces installed by professionals. New furnaces and water heaters only last about twelve years anymore. Keep up your home regularly so you do not have to spend all of your money at once on costly repairs. Be savvy and smart about who you hire for your home repairs.

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You Don't Get Buy With Things In Life

You Don’t Get Buy With Things In Life

Post author By Laura Weers
Post date May 26, 2023
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How You Act Will Catch Up With You

People will soon learn what the true you is really like. Sometimes people like to put on a good about-face, but there is nothing good about them. Everyone has some good in them, but it is hard to see. I have seen people put a lot of effort into trying to impress someone with fluffing. Show your true self to people and never pretend to be something you are not. If you do not know how to do something, admit that you don’t know how to do it rather than acting like a know it all. Trying to repair something you don’t know anything about will create a more expensive repair. People will like you and respect you if you present yourself precisely how you are and nothing more.

Treat Others With Respect

Never expect people to do something that you would never do yourself. If you want them to clean up a mess for you, you should be willing to clean up that same kind of mess. Whenever I have hired people to help me clean up a mess that others have left behind, I join in helping clean up the mess. If you have people working for you and it is a hot day, bring out cold beverages for them, along with some snacks. I have seen some people expect others to work out in the hot sun all day, and they never offer them anything whatsoever to drink. Treat others how you would want to be treated. If you do not treat your workers right, no one will ever want to work for you again.

God Is Watching Us

God watches us all and sees how we act and treat each other. If we hit a small defenseless creature, he notices. God knows what we do if we take something that does not belong to us. If we try to lead someone astray, he is distraught with us, as he should be. God wants us to, and he expects us to follow the Ten Commandments as it is not called the ten suggestions. He knows we will stray on occasion. We should pray to God to forgive us and genuinely repent. God is our compass and lighthouse to get us through the storms in life and get us back on a firm, solid foundation in life.

Working For Other People

I hope you put your heart and soul into your work. If you put only half of your effort into your job, others will suffer beside you. If you were making brakes for a car and did not spend enough time on the task at hand, someone may die because the brakes on their vehicle did not work correctly. After all, you had an I don’t care attitude that day. You may kill a family member because they put those brakes on their car. If you are a caregiver, think to yourself every day if I were in this person’s place, would I want the kind of care I am giving to the people I care for? If you answered no, I hope you pray to God for guidance and that he gets you back on the right path in life again. How you act catches up with you when everything is said and done.

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Mouse Removal

Find Out Where The Mice Are Entering Your Home

If your foundation has a crack, seal it with a cement caulk. If you do not have any caulk, stuff the hole with steel wool, as mice will not chew through that. I had the caulk give out around the air conditioner pipes, and I put new caulk in the area, so the mice could no longer get in. Caulk any rotten spots on your window trim and wrap tin around them. Never leave grass clippings next to your house; it is an excellent spot for mice to have offspring. If your clothes dryer vent happens to fall off, you will have lots of rodents entering your home. Make sure any vents are tightly secured to your home.

Perfumy Soaps

Putting a bar of soap between your door and your screen door is excellent since mice do not like the smell of scented soap. I had a mouse take up residence between a couple of entries, and the mouse left at the scent of the soap.

Do Not Feed Your Birds Next To Your Home

By feeding birds next to your home, rodents will come and eat the bird food at night. The mice will then multiply and reside in your home in the cold weather months.

Killing Mice In Your Home

Using any silverware, dishes, and tablecloths that mice have urinated on is unsafe and unsanitary. Keeping pet food in your home will attract mice as they can smell the food in your home. Use a plastic mouse trap with jaws and almond butter on the paddle. Put out rodent blocks to kill mice where no pets or children can eat them, as they are deadly if consumed. They have warfarin in them and cause the mouse to bleed out or a child or pet. Never leave any food on your countertop or in your cupboards that are not in a plastic container that the mice cannot eat through. Sticky traps will catch them, but you have to deal with disposing of the wiggling mouse on the sticky trap and hope he does not get loose. Do not store corn on the cob for squirrels in your home; Indian corn, nuts, or other seeds will attract mice.

Keep Other Buildings Mice Free

Put mouse killers and traps in your garage or storage buildings. If mice breed in these buildings, your heated home will eventually become their new favorite hangout. As the cold begins to strengthen, the mice start to come into your home.

Mice Like To Live Under Lids And Rubbish

Clean up any junk or debris next to your home. Mice like to make nests under lids and old lumber. Do not store fireplace logs next to your home; you may take a mouse or two into your home when you gather the logs.

Cats Keep Mice Down

I had an older black Tom named Onyx outdoors, and he patrolled the ditches and kept all of the building rodent-free. He lived to be eighteen years old. I have house cats that kill rodents who make the mistake of trying to live in my home. Stay proactive on any mouse problem before the mice take over your home. If things get worse, hire an exterminator—scram for your lives, mice.

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Enrichment

Spiritual Enrichment

You receive spiritual enrichment by reading the Bible and listening to your Pastor’s sermons. We also receive spiritual enrichment by being around people who tell us what has enriched their spirits. We all have a story about how someone has improved our souls or how God has helped us in times of trouble or turmoil. An enriched soul can accomplish so much more than one without enrichment.

Traveling

Traveling enriches the mind as we take in all the sights and sounds the World has to offer. By learning about different nations and foreign lands, we tend to bond with them and understand more about them. I love to travel, talk to, and visit with some of the people in each country I have traveled to over the years. Traveling uplifts your mind and spirit as you can leave your worries behind while traveling. When I travel, I am entirely stress-free while taking in the fabulous views and eating the foods each country offers. Travel removes the clutter from the soul. Traveling releases the inner you and broadens your horizons. No one can ever take away the memories of your trips as they stay with you forever.

Education

Education will take you far in life. If you are well informed, you make decisions that will lead to the road to success. An idle mind is like rust on a car as it could have gone far in life, but now it cannot help anyone. Read books as they enrich you with knowledge. When reading a book, think about what the author is trying to tell me or the author’s state of mind while writing that sentence or paragraph. I love to read history books. We are bound to repeat past events without reading or knowing about them. Education takes the mind to new heights. An educated person can add so much to society.

Our Job

Do you have a job that enriches you? I hope you have a job that makes you feel productive and happy. There is nothing worse than going to a job that you dread. We should want to do the best work that we possibly can do at our job. Your job should help people or offer them a service that enriches their lives. Some people say they do enough at their job to get by. Are you getting by with it? I think not, as God is watching you at work. If you worked for God, I do not believe he would accept a poor job. Think about that the next time you try to skip one detail in your work.

What Enriches Your Life

Excellent relationships with people enrich your life in many positive ways. We need a good relationship with God, family, friends, and people we talk to and work with. Children enrich our lives in many beautiful ways. Pets bring us companionship and comfort when we are lonely or sick. We have so many lovely people and adventures that enrich our lives daily. God bless you and yours.

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Cats Don't Give Up Easily

Cats Don’t Give Up Easily

Post author By Laura Weers
Post date May 15, 2023
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Cats That Want To Sleep In Your Bed

My cat Garfunkel will meow until I relent and let him sleep in the bed. He is spoiled, and I let him get what he wants. He will lay next to me and lick my face or cuddle up as close as he possibly can next to me. My cat Cali likes to sleep at the bottom of my bed, which works fine for us both. Conrad would lie down by my side and was quiet all night. Kohl used to sleep on my pillow above my head. Kohl would comb through my hair with his teeth. He was quite the hairdresser. Ginger used to sleep by my side at night. All cats behave and act differently if they sleep in your bed at night. Train your cat early as to where they are to sleep in your bed so you and your cat will have a relaxed and restful night.

Cats Will Keep Trying To Accomplish Something, And They Tend Never To Give Up

Jumping on top of something very high up is a great accomplishment for your cat. Your cat may have to make several perfect landing attempts, but he will get it nailed down pat. Some cats have knocked down and broken things before their landing skills are perfected to a science. One Mother cat kept running into a burning home to rescue her kittens. She got all of them out, but one kitten died, and she was severely burned. She and her serving kittens were adopted out to loving homes. My cat Kohl did a balancing act on a curtain rod as he grew older; the rod was too small to balance on anymore. My cat Trisha managed to chase down a rabbit at age 16, but she ran out of breath to take it down. Farm cats will stalk a mouse until they finally catch and devour it. Cats are very patient when it comes to stalking prey, and at the exact moment, they will pounce on it and kill it.

Cat Hierarchy

Cats soon let the other cats in your household know who the lead cat is. They may lick or rub against the head cat when they walk past them. Cat hierarchy is established through cat fights or body language that your cats understand. The head cat sleeps up as high as he can get to show off the fact that he is a head cat, along with a bird’s eye view of the great outdoors. The other cats in your home will groom him and bow down to him as if he were a King.

Your Cat Will Find A Way To Make You Do What They Want You To Do

Cats will sneak out of your house to get outdoors if they desire. Cats will lead you to the door if you want to go outdoors with them. Sometimes your cat may be trying to tell you of hidden dangers in your home. Several cats have led their owners to gas leaks in the yard that could have blown up your home if left unattended. Suppose your cat tries to get you to follow him as he could save your and your cat’s lives. If your cat is acting differently than usual, watch and observe his every move as he is trying to protect you from potential harm.

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Division In The Ranks

Army Maneuvers

If all of the men in the ranks do not stand together and fight for a common cause, they will not achieve their goals. If the general says all positions fall in and they scatter like scared rabbits, they will not capture any ground. When directions are not followed and divisions fall apart, a chain reaction occurs, and it is hard to recover any lost ground once that event occurs. Wars are lost by not following the leader’s commands. If everyone stays United for a common goal, much can be achieved.

Division In Churches

There always will be something that not everyone agrees on in any given church. If the members do not stand together for the more significant cause: to honor God, help others honor God, and follow his teachings, the church will crumble and fall to pieces. God’s house is built for anyone who wants to worship him and praise him. If we dictate who can come and go from a church, we are not worshiping God as a church body. Only God is the Judge of man or woman, and anyone else who thinks he can is a hypocrite. It is not for us to say who may or may not enter the house of God. We have sinned, and God has forgiven us for our sins. If People think that someone else’s sin is more significant than theirs, they better think again. God will be the Judge on Judgement Day, and what will he say to you when you have Judged someone unfairly? If you cannot forgive someone for something you perceive as a sin, why should God forgive you for your sins? Look at the whole picture in life, not just the little speck in the picture that makes you think you are Judge, executioner, and Jury all in one.

Division In Business Meetings

I have been in business meetings that have gone around in circles over a tiny, very insignificant detail. At one session, the men could not reach a decision, and a woman told them what she would do about it, and she was dismissed or ignored. Later in the meeting, a man said the same thing word for word, and the vote went through, and he got all of the credit, and the woman received none whatsoever. Listen to everyone’s thoughts and give credit where credit is due. Tying up a business meeting for days on end over one person’s thoughts is ridiculous. The majority should rule after everyone has thought about improving the whole business. The business will need money to pay the stockholders, make quality products and keep the company growing and producing a profit for many years.

Division In Dividing Property

I have seen neighbors harbor a grudge for years over their property lines. They may have purchased the home with a shared driveway. One party always ends up paying for the gravel when the other party does not want to maintain their half of the driveway. There was a house connected to another house, and one half got a new roof, and the other half rotted away. People seem unable to think if both halves are not maintained equally, soon, no one will have a decent home to live in. Division ruins Unity and destroys what could be wonderful in the World.

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