GOING TO THE VET AGAIN!

My poor little Snowy has been very sick.  She hasn't eaten in 5 days and has drank very little.  She hasn't been using her litter box either.  Our usual vet is away until next week so we took her to another vet that I use.  Dr. Ted actually started Society Hill Vet Hospital before he started Pet Vet.  So the two places work together quite well.

Since she went in as an emergency we had to leave her there and then go back four hours later to get her.  They gave her some fluids because she was dehydrated and an anti-nausea medication.  When we picked her up, she seemed better.  We are keeping an eye on her tonight to see how she is and may have to take her back tomorrow.

And then this evening Joe got sick.  He was too sick to eat dinner.  Oh, boy.  I'm the only well one here.  Maybe I should take Joe to the vet!  We'll see how he is in the morning.  I hope it's nothing.

Kathy

SNOWY AND PUMPKIN

I did a photo shoot the other day of my two cuties.  Too bad Pumpkin is cute only in pictures.  He no longer wants to be cuddled like a baby.  He wants to go, go, go!  He wants to play with Snowy who wants no part of him.  All I hear when I get home from work is cats growling at each other, howling and Joe and me going, "No, Pumpkin!  Get off of Snowy!  Stop chewing on her ears!"  Snowy is so laid back and Pumpkin definitely is not!  He's a baby and wants to play.  Snowy is an old lady and she wants to sleep.  Plus, Pumpkin keeps running out the door and I have to go chase him.

But nevertheless I got some cute photos of them.  Here they are with their daddy while he's trying to sleep.  And yes, he falls asleep with his glasses on.  *sigh*  I'm forever taking them off of him as he snores away.

The movie today was "Christmas Song" (2012).  It was another good movie that held my interest.  Sort of predictable, but that's OK.  Not long until my morning movies are over.

Bob and Doug were both out today so it was just Diane, Grace and me at work.  And it was busy.  So much nicer to be busy than to be looking for something to do.

At the end of the day I got a call from Human Resources asking if I was still planning on retiring on December 31st.  I said yes and Melonie told me that she would be putting that information in to the city and I would very shortly be getting a notice for my exit interview and pension appointment.  Yes, I'm really going to do this.  I was going to let my vacation days run out and get another paycheck, but we figured out that doing that could interfere with my Social Security so I am going to take a lump sum check with my last pay.

Even though I will miss the camaraderie of my fellow co-workers, I am tired.  I am sick of living in a messy and dirty house.  I want to do more work for the Lord and less work for the city.  I want to spend more time with my family.  I think this is going to be a good move.  Most people go through this at some point in their lives. Now it's my turn.

I have to run because I have to take Joe to another doctor's appointment at the VA Medical Center tomorrow morning.  Oh, yes!  But we are NOT going to miss each other again.  I feel as if I know every inch of that parking lot.  So if there is no parking I am going home and Joe will come home himself.  The appointment is for 8:00 a.m. so we have to leave here by 7:00 a.m.  Being so early there will probably be parking.  

So here's your Christmas picture of the day.  I love cardinals.  Very seldom have I seen a picture of both a male and female.

Until tomorrow...

Kathy
22 days to retirement 

A PHOTOSHOOT WITH SNOWY

On Wednesday I was off from work to take Joe to his doctor's appointment.  When we came home, Joe went upstairs to take a nap.  In a rare show of independence Snowy did not follow him.  She laid on the chair by the front window.

I began talking to her and petting her and she began her LOUD purring.  Folks, I have never heard a cat purr as loudly as Snowy does.  The vet even had to put his hand over her mouth to stop her because he could not hear her heart the last time we visited him.  I grabbed my camera and started taking pictures of her.  I changed the settings and took others.  Close-ups.  Distance.  Angles.  She posed so nicely for me.  I must have taken 50 or 60 pictures of her. 

A lot of them were unusable because she was moving and they were a big blur.  But others came out just beautiful.  So for your viewing pleasure today I am going to show you Miss Snowy's photoshoot. Oo la, la!  The next time I do this I think I will try to dress her up.  If she'll let me, that is.  You know who's the boss of the two of us!

Her right eye is green and her left eye is blue.