Monday Evening

This past Saturday and Sunday I learned of several kitties crossing over The Rainbow Bridge. Emil's family said their goodbyes. Beautiful Forrest went so suddenly. An author that I am a fan of and whose blog I visit quite often lost two kitties in a week's time, one to liver cancer and another to end stage renal failure. It is so heartbreaking to hear of all these furbabies passing away. Last night I lit a candle in rememberence of those kitties and for all who have gone on before.

I bought the kitty candle holder earlier this week just for such occasions. I sadly knew that saying goodbye to our beloved friends happens more often than anyone wants to think about. Please know that I am holding all who are mourning in my heart and thoughts.

I once again have a busy week, but I think it won't be too hectic. (I hope)
Toeshee has a V E T appointment Wednesday. He will be getting shots, an exam and they want a poo sample. (ick!) I guess they want to weigh him and make sure he's healthy before they snip snip. :)
I think I hear Cody snickering whenever I mention that Toeshee is getting his snip snip done. :) He and Cricket both need to vent about him and I hope to help them blog on House Panthers this week.

I hope everyone has a spot of sunshine to relax in this week, with a cool breeze and some free time to go with it. Take care and Big Hugs.

Hot And Cranky

Cricket is giving us her best cranky & disdainful expression. She is glaring at Toeshee, whom she still wants to eat.

Billie is enjoying the cool glass top of the coffee table. It is very humid here today. Furry and humid do not mix well. :) Poor babies. Oh, Billie would like to than everyone who wished her Happy Birthday! How nice! (((hugs)))

Toeshee is enjoying the tile on the hearth. He will be going to see the V E T next week. We think he has worms. (Let's just say, I did not give him spaghetti and that's what he threw up last night looks like. Sorry!) :( He seems to be feeling okay, with a good appetite. It seems like every month we have to take someone to the V E T! I guess the more kitties you have the more often the opportunity for that comes up.

Today was a big cleaning day. I wouldn't recommend mopping floors when the humidity is 80%. I felt kind of gross afterward and needed a shower. It also puts more humidity in the house. Great in the winter, probably not in July. :)

Well, as usual this week I am behind on visiting blogs. I will stop by as many as I can. I could use the smiles. Have a really wonderful summer weekend!

Salmon Cakes And Niptinis For All

Tomorrow is Billie's Birthday! She will be 13 years old. I know that tomorrow is also Adan's Birthday! Happy Birthday to two very sweet, gentle kitties!

There are some oopsies I must correct about yesterday's video. It says it's a sunrise, but I referred to it as a sunset. I still think a sunset would be nicer to enjoy though. :) That beach I believe is Myrtle Beach and I have never been there. I wish I could be there! Nope, I'm stuck in Michigan and I haven't been to the beach yet this summer.

Toeshee is still being quite naughty, but he can also be very loving and sweet. He has to sleep in the upstairs bathroom still because he just will not give Cody a break. He is constantly jumping on him and biting and trying to wrestle with him. Cody just wants to rest in the evening and gets so frustrated. I feel so bad for the old guy. I think next week I will call the V E T to find out if he is old enough to get his "snip" "snip". Then hopefully Toeshee won't be "Toeshee The Terror". :)

I'm not sure why I can't make more time to keep up with my blogging. I think it's because my daughter has been home all week, which is nice, and I have been staying up late with her and sleeping in past 9:00 a m in the morning. Then I must hustle around to get things done around the house. I think summertime is kind of more laidback and not quite as schedual oriented. The sun sets so late, kids are home and one gets easily distracted with a sunny garden, a breezy porch and a good book. Soon, housework is neglected and nothing has been planned for dinner. Like now: it's 5:30 p m and I am not even ready to start dinner. I haven't visited any blogs yet today either. :(
I'm really hopeful that tonight I can get some nice "me time" to visit.

I hope you all are able to enjoy a warm summer evening!

Sunrise Myrtle Beach Waves Ocean Sound WV

Isn't this beautiful? This is where I would like to be, the beach at sunset. Let's go! :)

Funny, Pretty, Happy Stuff : )

Well, the past few days have been kind of un -fun, but I think I'm starting to feel better. I missed blogging and visiting blogs again yesterday. : (

Right now, I'm trying to focus on fun things to keep my mind off of not feeling well. Last week Daisy had one of the funniest posts ever! I think she needs a "You Make Me LOL Award"! I need to go catch up and see what she is up to now. :)

I am behind on many blogs actually. I'm trying not to be too hard on myself about it, but I miss my idle time. Today so far hasn't been so busy. My daughter is home and my husband is at work. Toeshee is finally napping and another mild thunderstorm has passed. Not scary like last week's!

Isn't the Summery Faerie pretty? She is the work of Faerie Artist Linda Ravenscroft. I saw a calendar with her art in a catalog today. A 2009 Calendar all ready!
I'm not ready to even contemplate that yet.

I think taking one day at a time is best, for me anyway. On good days, when the pain level is low and I can do what I can and what I like I will be grateful. On days when the pain is bad and I feel alone I will be restful. The pages of the calendar will change, but I'm in no hurry to peek ahead because there is still a lot of Summer to enjoy. Though I can guarantee you that next month Michael's Craft store will have Halloween stuff out. I'm not kidding! Go visit one in mid August, it's crazy! : )

I hope everyone has a Magnificent Monday. Love and Hugs... <3

Happy Fourth. Enjoy The Cuteness

I'm back, though not feeling too great yet. Where do I start? Wednesday afternoon after my daughter left for her weekend at her friend's cabin, (two parents to deal with 7 teens yikes!) I thought I would start visiting my blogging friends. I made it to one and as I finished I noticed that it was getting darker by the minute. Thunder began rumbling and some lightning was flashing. I turned on the t v and saw a thunderstorm warning with heavy rain and cloud to ground lightning heading right for us. By now it was dark as night and Cody had headed for underneath the sofa. I decided to turn off my computer because my battery no longer works and I did not want my laptop fried. I also turned off the desktop my daughter had left on, lit a candle and turned on a lamp. The wind began to really kick up and the thunder and lightening were becoming more frequent. It was getting kind of scary here! I had to rush around closing windows. That was around 3:00 pm Wednesday. It stormed all night. 5 inches of rain, power outages and there were even some house fires around town started by lightning strikes.
Thursday morning I woke up to one of the worst RA flares I have had in a long time. My ribs were inflamed, my hips hurt as well as my ankles. I took a lot of pain relievers and I have been on Predisnone and Plaquinel. Nothing helped. All I could manage was to feed the kitties and rest with no sleep because I was hurting so badly. At least the kitties were good. I couldn't walk, or even sit up straight. You forget how important your ribs and hips are to basic movements. This morning at 5:00 am I awoke to really awful stomach pain probably courtesy of all of my pain medication and that stupid Plaquinel. All I could do was take an antacid and put a heating pad on my tummy. So, now I'm finally out of the grip of intense pain today, finally. I took a nap with Cricket and I'm trying to take it really easy.

Toeshee still has his moments of extreme naughtiness, but they are tempered by squee inducing moments of extreme cuteness. My husband calls it his survival mechanism. ;)

I have really, really missed visiting my friends! : ( I hope you don't think I'm ignoring you all. I truly have felt lousy. I'm so frustrated with this disease too. I'm waiting for the meds to work and not getting any pain relief. Doctors are willing to throw meds at the problem, but hesitant to understand and treat pain.

Well, I feel better after my whining. Can I offer some cheese with that? Sorry.

I hope you all had a Fun Sunny Happy Fourth Of July. I hope your neighbor's don't light off fireworks all night and make your street smell like one of Dante's levels of hades with all of the sulfur. :) I hope your fur babies are scared of all the noise. Cody is already hiding and will get some Nip to get him ina calming buzz.
I hope to start visitng soon, now that I can sit up. HUGS!

Isn't She Lovely? Pass Her On! : )

This is the "Arte y Pico award." It's Art Deco in design. The lovely and amazing Miss Peach and Karla presented it to me and some other really cool (and more deserving) bloggers. It is a very special award given to Bloggers who inspire others with their creative energy and talents in writing, and artwork in all media's. Once you recieve it you must pass it on to at least five others. That's the hard part huh? :)


So, I will present this lovely award to:

Mo, from It's a Blog Eat Blog World, for his always thought provoking often funny and heart tugging random thoughts and even his crazy dreams. ;)

JB's BIG World, a companion blog to her cute Small World. JB's Mom is the Photographer on assignment to find animals wherever she happens to be. These amazing animals share a bit about themselves and become JB's new friends. Her pictures are always awesome!

Adan and Michico. Michico's photography skills are amazing! She captures every emotion from her kitties, the handsome Adan and his cute little brother Lego. She even takes beautiful photos of cats she finds around her city and pictures of her friend's kitties.

Purrchance To Dream. Not The Momma's five Purries share their gotcha stories and talk about their lives with their beloved Not the Momma

Prinnie the White Curly Cat. Princess and her Mommy have shared their sadness over losing their beloved Caesar and their joy of adopting little Pierro. There is always a touching or thought provoking quote on Prinnie's Blog and I have even found a very special one that I keep by my Tookie's ashes. We are going through the grief process together and she has been very comforting.

There are so many more deserving blogs. I think everyone that takes the time to write a blog is extremely creative. Writing is not easy, no matter what the subject and I can't take a really great picture or Photo Shop to save my life!

So ,that's it for now. I hope you all have a really wonderful day and I will pop over soon to visit. (((Hugs)))