Well, this has been an odd day.  I keep thinking that Roxie will pop up at her regular times.  I started whistling and almost stopped before I realized that she would no longer yell at me.  Remember how she hated that.   I do miss the Princess.  She had to be Princess because Dick had named me the Queen.

I was home all day except for Mass this evening which means that I can stay home ALL day tomorrow.

I have a long list of things that need to be done before I leave for Oklahoma on the 8th, mostly relating to Christmas.

So I am ready for bed.   Hope all is well with you.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

Thanksgiving was really special.    Richard and Brenda came for the dinner and then spent the night here.   It was so good to have someone in the house.    It is very lonely here.

Bobbie fixed a great turkey dinner, topped off by her hickory nut pie and my pumpkin pie.   We were definitely stuffed to the gills and very content.  Lots of good visiting which kept me busy.  I had a lot of trouble sleeping last night,  I can only hope that tonight will be better.

Bobbie came over around 8AM and the four of us, Richard, Brenda, Bobbie and me, had breakfast.  I baked an "overnight egg" casserole and we had green tomato muffins, barm brack and fresh fruit with it. 

After we were finished, Richard and Brenda headed for home and Bobbie and I drove to Jeff's to help butcher the two deer that the hunting party had harvested.  Randy and Jason where the two who filled out this year.   It was fun - I needed to be with people.   They were very kind and gave us a few packages of meat.    We don't really 'Qualify" for a share, and would help anyway because we miss the guys now that we don't hunt.   So we are delighted that they share with us.

Home again, I have been feeling kind of squishy off and all today and am going to go to bed very early.   I miss my little kitty so much.


Dia Dhuit

Mary

Not a very good day today.  I won't go over the whole day.   The things I enjoyed were so overshadowed by the sad things.

This morning I received word that my courageous  artist friend, Cindy Matyi passed away last night.  After at least 14 years of fighting cancer, she is the bravest lady.   I know she was sleeping the past several days in hospice so her going was not hard for her.   Bless her journey.   Just imagine,  what beauty she will create in heaven.

I also made a very difficult decision today.    Roxie has been eating some since her Vet visit but the litter box was still almost empty so I knew she was not really drinking.   She also has been trying to communicate something to me.   I prayed a lot and talked to Bobbie.   I ultimately decided that there is no earthly reason to keep her alive when she is being maintained by two times a week being stuck with a needle to get fluids and she hated the pills.   There were other signs that told me she was not comfortable.   So I decided it was time to have here put down.  I was able to get an appointment at 5PM.   I stayed with my girl. of course.   She did get a bit distressed as they put a catheter in her vein to  make the injection easy.    It always amazes me and gives me comfort to know how fast and seemingly uncomprehending the critters are.    Dr. Bohn said that it is an anesthetic.   She went immediately to sleep and then she goes to sleep.    I hugged and petted her for the last time.   She looked very peaceful.

I am missing her already.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

I got to be home all day today.    The precipitation is done and our streets have been plowed and salted.

Got the trash out, I am so glad that the streets were clear.  I have made reservations to fly to Lawton on December 8th and will return on the 22nd.   Barb will be less than a week out of surgery and I can take over general care and cleaning to help out. 

I got a lot of work done around here.  Tomorrow will be much the same though I do have a couple of errands to run early.

So hope all is well with all of you too.

Dia dhuit

Mary

Snow, Snow.    It seems to have let up some but they say it will continue through the night.

I was very busy today.   My Roxie did not wake me up this morning.   She always comes in by 5:30AM or so.   Since her appetite has been so poor and I know she is not drinking fluids because the litter box tells that story.   So I called the Vet at 7AM and was able to get in at 8AM as there was a cancellation.  Dr. Connors was not in so one of the other doctors saw her.  She was a real pistol.   She growled and hissed like a trooper.   Her blood test showed that her kidney functions are OK but her thyroid is way down, which is probably causing her symptoms.   He gave her a med to improve her appetite and will have Dr. Connors call me tomorrow.  

So I took her home and then went to Blessed Trinity and sat in on the end of Bible Study after getting the hosts for my people at Meadow View.  We had a full crowd at Bible Study. 

Mom was fine.   She is achy.  Arthritis.   It was reassuring to her, I could tell,  when I told her that my joints are sore too and that it is this drastic change in weather that is aggravating the pain.

Home again, I worked on some desk things, then drove to Aurora Plymouth for my appointment with Dr. Wiegand, my chiropractor.  She worked on my neck and shoulders.   My ribs are all better.   Now my head is throbbing but I figure it is because of the work she did.   I am going to bed soon and will let rest heal me.

I don't have to go anywhere tomorrow.   The roads will be slippery as heck so I am grateful.   I have a LOT to do.

Bart said he'd like me to come after Barb's surgery.   The surgery is on the 3rd and I will bet there the following Monday and stay two weeks.   I'll be back for Christmas but there when they need me.

So Bed IS looking pretty good.  Here I go.

Dia Dhuit

Mary