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whodat111/susan posted an update Wednesday, Jun 29, 2022, 4:20am EDT, 1 year, 10 months ago
Hi Potties! I've been laid low with a stomach bug of some sort but since death is apparently not an option, I thought I should catch up with everybody.
Katie - When a fur kid has been part of the family as long as Boss was part of yours, the hole is part of everyday life for a good while after they leave. Nothing wrong with grieving the loss as we let them be a large part of life if we treat them properly. I can understand exactly how you feel & I'm sure the other fur parents on the board can too.
Why did your son's GF decide to visit Egypt? I watch a lot of the Egyptian history programs but it would never cross my mind to visit there, nor would I be brave enough to ride a camel if I did visit. Too, there is the heat issue - I got enough of extreme heat when I lived in N. Mex. The past couple of weeks here with 90's & up every day about did me in. This week with temps under 90 & a little badly needed rain has been a blessing.Gordon - What in the world happened to you!? Any idea what triggered such a terrifying episode? Not being able to breathe is one of the scariest things I can imagine. Are the new meds helping? Be sure & take it easy until you're back to normal.
I've done nothing but care for the zoo the past 10 days so now that I'm somewhat better I have a lot of catching up to do. My FL friends are back from their west coast trip but FL is so hot they're already planning a trip back to Michigan in hopes of finding some cooler weather. They've bought a feeder for their visiting ducks so the house watcher won't have to care for them.
I got a call from Selena today & it's the 1st time we've talked in quite a while. There was lots of catching up to do but the 1st news she wanted to share was that they closed on the sale of their old house today & feel like a 1000 lb. weight has been lifted off their shoulders. No more having to deal with that meddlesome HOA they've had to deal with all these years. She said the expense reduction would be equally welcome. She said their water bill last month was $1000!!! I nearly swallowed my teeth when she told me that. All her news was so positive after all their troubles this past year. Her lawyer sister has left her law firm to join a private company & now will be working 9-5 only 5 days a week. Alisa says it will take some getting used to for weekends to be part of her personal life. News on Selena's "kids" front is equally good. EA went to an introductory visit to Michigan & found her new neighbors have connections to the law faculty & had already spoken well of her to those folks. Her furniture & other such are in place but she won't be going up until at least the end of July. She's decided to take 2 of the family cats with her since they're a bonded pair & every room has new cat trees & bird feeders fastened to the windows for their entertainment. I asked what's up with Eddie, her brother. He's been accepted at every vet school he applied to but 2! He was planning on going to UGA but has gotten accepted in recent days to the University of Wisconsin, which is apparently the #5 vet school in the country. He's got quite a decision to make but it would have the kids only about 5 hrs. apart so they could sort of look after each other. All in all, it was a conversation with nothing but wonderful news. It makes the long dry spell between visits worth the wait.
Now that we've finally had some rain, I absolutely must get out & burn paper trash. It's been way too dry until now but I'm fast being overwhelmed by the build-up. In addition to the much needed dampness, it's made it blessedly cool in comparison to recent weeks. I actually turned my a/c back off & have just run its' fan late the last couple of nights to bring in the cooler air. With the use of my ceiling fans I'm able to sleep thru most of the heat of the days so my power bill should stay reasonable for the coming month. If the heat stays moderate, maybe I can get over to the old house sometime in the coming week. It's not going to clear itself!
Best go feed the zoo before they decide to take action. Everybody take care. Later.
Susan