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OK, not all y'all are cat folks, but we were shaking out the Halloween decorations and the cats were involved. So a few pics, of meh quality b/c I was using a laptop camera (all I have) aned... Well, not to be too squee, but they got a case of Mega-Zoomies, and we spent half an hour just watching them play hide-and-run with one on either side of first a curtain, then a cardboard box flap, at one point my hubby (eek!) and then they discovered... Running on Stairs! Dixie (the tortie) has thunder feet so you could hear that like it was a golden retriever. THUMP A THUMP! Dahlia (black with white) is more a skitterer (Skritchy-skritch-whoosh!)...
When all was said and done, I needed 45 minutes to clean up the torn cardboard, the fur, the toys, th emayhem, the chaos, and, oh yeah, carry two tired kitties to their luxo 500 square foot Cat Suite (most of my mom's old in-law suite to give you an idea how bloody spacious it is --- It housed Mom and her cat for *years* and no complaints) for bedtime. OUR bedtime. They were still going... God bless cat toys, AKA cheap feathers from the craft store, and all the old ones I've had for over a decade or two from previous kitties.
I know, I'm a horrible cat "mom", right? They have hand-me-downs! Aiee! Yes, how they suffer, as you see... *Dahlia* is caught in "blep"! *facepalm* Thanks. They had angelic ltitle cute faces till I went "take pic". Blep/head down.
And tht's when the mayhem began... Followed by CHAOS!
CRY HAVOC AND LET SLIP THE CATS OF.... Uh... Yeah, Shakespeare was right. "Dogs of war" scans way better.
FURRY PURRY HAPPY THURSDAY!
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We're all troubled.WSo, to remind ourselves we're not at rock bottom (this is a reverse optimism thing I learned as a kid):We are not living on the island of Krakatoa when the volcano goes boom!Yeah, okay, that sucks.***Toay in 1942, Pierre Laval announced that the way to free France was for Germany to win WW2. Pierre did not win a lot of friends. When the war ended, quite quickly he was tried...
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Another day, another ouchie?My bruised achilles tendon (don't ask) makes my foot numb. Wonky on meds, whacked it.Now, as to fibro:A lot of reports are going around some parts of social media that fibro (and dang near anything else) are caused by post-Covid, post-flu, post-vaccinations, post-pick-something.1. Your risk of death or serious complications beyond "ow, that shot hurt!" are typically...
It looks like you were having a lot of fun with your cats! Or they were having fun and you were an entertained bystander. :-) Elsa has been feeling better lately...finally...and is starting to play with Sparty. She has lost quite a bit of weight, which is making me nervous. On the other hand, as long as she doesn't loose anymore, she'll be fine. Anyway..she has a lot of her playfulness back and can even handle an irritating canine again!
Pain here is increasing pretty much everywhere and in every way lately. I'm wondering if some of my meds aren't increasing the pain...will be asking my doc about it when I get a chance. I have been pushing it harder and I guess should expect to feel worse...kind of enhancing the fibro experience.
Better days ahead my friends!
Kel
I'm so glad to be off today. I slept fairly well but I'm still insanely tired. But I didn't get bitten by the cat I'm medicating, maybe she fed off my stress Tuesday night or was stressed herself. And Miki stayed pretty calm last night. I brought her to the bank during my lunch break (work is on a fairly busy road and it's a 5 minute walk to the bank), they allow dogs so she got lots of attention. They weren't too busy so we ended up visiting all the tellers because they were all looking over the counter at her. She will jump up on the counter with her front legs on cue so they all got to pet her and give her treats. They told me to bring her back lol. Also last night, I got Nox out in the open while Miki was just on the other side of the barrier, and he stayed out for a good 15 minutes, while purring/rubbing/jumping on things, so that's huge for him. And she didn't do anything other than whine a little, which she stopped when I told her to. So that's really exciting. Anyway.. I need to go make breakfast and try to motivate myself to run in the cold (it feels like it's in the 20s because of the wind ). Hugs everyone
Leo, I love how the cats make us smile here too. Iz has those "thunder feet" also and Pudge, she does the "Scooby Doo Run" as she has so much fur between her toes she can barely get traction. And she hardly ever uses her claws for traction. So they sound like a heard of micro water buffalo when they run amok.
Isn't it funny how the cats can be so entertained by a mere feather? An old crumpled up receipt (That is what Pudge fetches often and well, waits for you to toss it out again). And our new game with Iz, I have a blanket folded like a bed scarf at the end of our bed and I take her feather teaser and sneak it under the blanket. She turns into an instant spaz trying to capture it. So now every time I made our bed, she come running and sits and waits for me to play with her.
Kel, I'm sorry to hear that your pain is increasing. I fell into this trap of taking Co-Q-10 again and I like that it gives me that energy boost throughout the day, I'm truly getting more done. But then comes dinner time and I'm more exhausted than I normally would be. I feel like I could just drop, but somehow I manage to stay upright. Mainly because I'm afraid I'd fall into a hot frying pan or something.
Today I'm going to try to tweak the time I take the Co-Q. But the energy also is helping me cope with my pain. A little. But I'll take it.
Glad to hear Elsa is doing better. Our Zoie dropped weight like that also about 4-5 yrs before she passed away. Glad Sparty can annoy Elsa once again.
Miki, I too am a sucker for when cats are caught with their tongues out. I usually go up to them and remind them it's out by touching it with my fingers. LOL. And I'm so happy to hear Miki and Nox had a good night. Hope you have a good run today.
Today I have another day off. The photo session is pushed off until Monday now. Which is good because I am setting into this new camera. I want to head out and monkey around with it some more as it has more settings on it than my previous one. A newer automatic mode and even a feature for "food" pics. My goodness what kind of world do we live in where we need a setting on a camera for food?
And I want to figure out the wifi on it so I can upload to my computer right away.
And I just ordered a new strap for it. I hate the scratchy straps that come with the cameras. They are not FIBRO friendly. So I ordered a nice scarf one.
And today is MEA for us here. I need to sit down and have a conference with the teacher (LOL, homeschool joke). Maybe I'll do it over a nice cup of hot cider?
I hope everyone has a great day today. I will try to pop back on later.
Leo, they are so cute. Watching them play must have been hilarious. Hershey will find a bottle cap on the floor and go nuts. I miss having steps just to watch / hear Silver bonk up and down them all day.
I woke up in the middle of the night clothes drenched in sweat. I'm not the sweating type even on a hot night, it was the oddest thing. It's been raining continuously since Sunday evening. I could really use a dry day. I finally get a semi-break from classes and it's pouring rain non-stop. Go figure.
The acupuncturist told me I have managed to pull my rib out again. I was so uncomfortable last night, it hurt no matter which way I laid.
I was hoping to head out to the west side of the island after horse therapy where it's dry and sit on a beach. BUT the VA failed to set up travel for my appointment on Oahu Monday and Tues. So I have to drive downtown to the clinic today and try and straighten it out. I also got a voicemail that Friday's appointment with my PCP has been cancelled so I need to talk to them about that too.
Kel, I'm sorry about the increased pain... I hope you figure out what's causing it so you start feeling better. Oh poor Elsa. I hope she starts putting weight back on.... otherwise you should probably take her in for some tests. Hershey and Silver lost a ton of weight having cancer. Hershey's was diagnosed in time and she is in remission now, putting weight back on. But Silver was sick for 1 - 2 yrs before they realized it, it may be too late for him. Don't let it drag on for Elsa.
Miki, yay for Nox coming out of the room and Miki behaving well :). I hope you were able to run.
Wonder, I take CoQ10 too, with breakfast. I don't know what dosage you are one, but I take 300 mg and it works well for me. I am tired by evening, but at least I can do things during the day, right? I've never heard of a camera setting for food LOL.
Angela, whoohoo puppies! Are you going to keep them all? Or friends and family take them? Sorry your back hurts. hugs
Cute pictures, Leo. I know you guys had a lot of fun.
Very tired today and fatigue. Weather is changing so you all know what that is like. Pain!! Also, brain fog today. Trouble thinking today. My brain is not here yet. Hope everyone has a great day. Shout out to Blue, Wonder, Angela, Miki, Fantod, Twin, Autumn, and Kel....You guys have a great day today. Pam
Will check back later after I am rested.
Kel, I’m sorry you are in so much pain. Please talk with your doctor.
Miki, good that you have the day off. Glad Miki and Nox are doing so well.
Hope MEA goes well with the teacher, Wonder. :0) Your camera sounds like so much fun.
Angela, can’t wait to hear about the puppies. I’m sure they are so cute. Take care of yourself.
I had to run hubby to the service station to get his truck fixed. Coughing and blowing my nose the whole morning. I’ll have to take him back to town once the truck is fixed. Ugh. I just want to rest.
My granddaughter is coming over to hang out with grandma on Saturday. I look forward to that. She is 6, so no toddler.
I had a horrible dream last night. They are happening more lately. It makes for a bad start to my day.
My hip is killing me. Don’t know what I did. Probably the airplane ride.
Take care, friends.
Sorry it’s raining so much, Blue. Glad the school work has a break.
Pam, I hope the fog ends. I felt that way this morning too.
I had to wrap the box that the pump for the pool came in and some other stuff. Intex packs their pools as a kit. I chose to upgrade the pump because they give you one that barely handles the size of the pool. We will keep this one for an emergency back up. Since they will be stored out in a shed, I needed to wrap them in plastic and label them. Cardboard boxes don't do well in that environment over the long haul. It was like Christmas around here except that I was using black contractor heavy duty trash bags for wrapping paper. I love tape - the more the merrier...
We had a thirty degree temp swing between last night and this morning. Not feeling the love that's for sure. My sister who is out of town on a film shoot called me just as my feet finally hit the floor. I was really crabby because she was insisting that I do something that I am pretty sure will be a wild goose chase. My mother donated her old nurses uniform to a local theater group sometime ago. My sister wants it back as a keepsake for the nieces. Pretty sure they don't care about this but I digress... The theater group is having a "costume" sell off on Saturday. My sister wants me to go and *find* the uniform. Obviously, if it is not marked in any way with Mom's name than it is complete waste of time and energy... I told her I would *try* if my pain levels were decent. She is in executive producer mode at the moment - I get it but FFS be reasonable...
I need to get off of my feet. Currently being stared at by the swarm because they want their dinners. Waves at everyone and Hi to Bear! I will check back later.