Unexpected warm snap

It's 49F here today - that's nuts. It's usually cold and snowy in Southern Wisconsin this time of year. But since I'm almost out of cat litter (and since I buy this specific wood-based type from the feed store that's convoluted to get) I decided to make my cat litter pilgrimage today. Then I decided the 40lb bags can probably live right next to my front door for right now, since I don't feel like carrying them any farther. Whew--it's such a big accomplishment. And yay, I don't need to think about it now for several more months.

The process involves going to the feed store, hoping the person at the register can find the obscure item in their system, (sometimes yes sometimes no depending on who's at the register...and I try to keep my receipt for next time but manage to lose it), pulling my car around to the supply sheds, and having a guy (who sometimes tries to give me the wrong thing) load them in. It went really well today, but not as well as last time, when my assistant was home from college and I just gave him thirty bucks and my car keys and had him go deal with it all for me. Including hauling the bags!

Anyway, if you have cats and you ever get dissatisfied with your cat litter, look into wood litter. It's renewable, compostable, biodegradable, controls odor phenomenally well, lasts a long time, and depending on where you buy it, cheap. I realize I live out in farm country so my resources aren't necessarily your resources...but man, I love this stuff.