kibble.

after 3 weeks, the cat is finally eating normally. and, of course, we move in another 3 weeks, which means he'll get all upset again. poor kitty.

when we got him, i guess we didn't think we'd be moving this year. but mortgage rates stayed low, and house prices are skyrocketing, and the general advice we got was either buy now, or wait five years for rates and prices to settle down and normalize. since the fed is raising rates, it meant by this time next year or in two years, probably mortgage rates would also be up, but property prices still wouldn't have come down. a double whammy, as they say. then, of course, we found this place, and got stuck with a 6 week interval between our apartment lease ending and being able to make settlement on the house. and we jumped at it, because we were one of four offers made within 24 hours of it going on the market. we'd already lost one bid by that time.

*sigh* the poor cat. felines and financials apparently don't mix. oh well. one of the reasons we picked him at the shelter is because he was, in fact, a very assertive and friendly cat, right from the start. we spoil him to death, too. moral of the story is: if you're going to buy a house in a seller's market, make sure you have a confident and well-adjusted pet. or just wait until after you move to get one :)