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whodat111/susan posted an update Wednesday, Dec 15, 2021, 6:23am EST, 2 years, 5 months ago
Hi Potties! HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHELLY!!!
Katie - Glad to hear your dr. appointment on Mon. went well. Hope the same is true with the rest of your tests.
Have you brought your tree inside yet? I miss mine but just can't get inspired enough to try & drag any of them out to decorate - Once did 6 here & 3 at Bear's house.
I've heard of Boss' issues on some of the vet shows I watch. I'm grateful neither of our girls ever had the problem. He's a pretty dog & doesn't look like an old timer.Gordon - Hope your hand is continuing to heal. When I first started showing cats a lady's cat "blew", i.e. freaked out; to this day I can remember her arm from elbow to hand looked like somebody had ripped down it with a bow rake (the heavy kind not used for leaves). Gave me GREAT respect for what a 10 lb. cat can do when out of control.
Max - Peanut butter doesn't work with sneaking meds to your dog?
Bear & I have both had cataract surgery - his some years before mine. Not long after we remarried he had the film form & had the laser treatment. I was told this summer I was starting to get it. I'm a complete wuss about my eyes so don't know what I'll do when mine gets worse. I was such a basket case before the actual cataract surgery that they had to knock me out - I didn't want to know a thing about it. That's one reason I never got the lasic surgery when that was popular - may have worked for the best since I've heard of problems with it.
I remember when Andrew pretty much wiped out the Homestead area. My Aunt Dorothy was still living in Coral Gables at the time & she had a gas stove back then. I made a run on Walmart & put together a "care package" of single serving size cans of fruit, meat or veggies & sent a hefty box to her by UPS. Some years later when Hugo did such massive damage in the Carolinas, Bear & I gathered cleaning supplies, old rugs & towels, litter, wet & dry cat & dog food - pretty much anything we could think of that might be useful. Had the entire back of his Forester (except the spot occupied by Thumper) packed to the ceiling & met a lady from a rescue group at an exit near Charlotte. She was stunned when our load of "stuff" filled nearly 1/2 of her trailer - plus had a number of cash donations from a friend's law firm so they could buy whatever we had forgotten. I look at the destruction from those tornadoes & wish I were still young enough to do something of that sort now. Like you, I'll just have to settle for sending prayers their way. If somebody local puts together a truckload - like they did after Katrina - then I'll make a run on Walmart to help.
Bear had a number of stents put in when he was having so many heart issues in the '90's & early 2000's, His didn't collapse, but blocked up quickly. He must have been a plaque factory back in those days. Hope your SIL heals quickly & has no further problems with his.My BFF, Rhetta, (Selena's mom) called tonight to visit & invite me over for Christmas Eve supper. Had to decline - I'm night blind & not familiar with the roads to her house - heavy traffic areas too. Appreciate the invitation though.
Selena called yesterday to catch me up with her family & their doings. Max, her daughter will be going to law school in Michigan come August. She wants to specialize in international law & that's one of the few schools that have that available. They've arranged to buy EA a townhouse near the school. Naturally, EA will take 1 of the family cats with her for company. Her brother, Eddie, is scheduled to visit a vet school in Kansas after the 1st of the year. He doesn't really want to go that far away but wisely feels going thru the interview process will be good practice. I was really excited when he expressed interest in becoming a vet - I envisioned having a "live in" vet. Sadly, he wants to specialize in large animals. My loss, the cows' gain.Got a call from Kathie, at the booth, yesterday. She said an elderly man came in late in the day & bought all the glowy glass I had, as well as that she & Dave had in their booths. He told her he hoped to set up a display - black light I assume - somewhere. Wish he had said where; I'd love to see what he ended up with. I was having a really slow month until that sale. Thanks to him I'm in the black for Dec. & still have quite a few sale days left.
I finally have an appointment for an electrician to come on Friday to fix, among other things, the outlet Irish drowned. The man's a Navy veteran. His daughter does all his office work for him & may come with him. Guess I'd best see if Zac can make time to blow the leaves off the driveway so it will be safer for them to walk down to the house. No room for their truck to turn around down here - really no room for a 2nd vehicle when the Forester is down here, which is all the time.
Have fed the land sharks already but need to get out tomorrow & mail a couple of packages, get a haircut & restock on groceries so wouldn't hurt to try & get to sleep early.
Everybody take care. Later.
Susan