IT'S BEEN A NIGHTMARE

Yes, that's what it's been.  We have had such a hard time getting airline tickets to get to Memphis.  We found out that flying was the only way we could get there in time.  And I'm terrified to fly.  Joe spent a lot of last night on the phone trying to get tickets.  He found out that if we drive two hours to Allentown, PA and fly out of there we save $600/ticket.  Allentown is a two hour drive from here.  We have a plane that will take us to Philadelphia where we have a two hour layover and then board a plane in Philadelphia (the same plane we would have to pay more for) to fly us to Memphis.  Does any of that make sense?  We will get to Memphis tomorrow afternoon.  We have a rental car and a hotel room although D.J. wants us to stay with him and his girlfriend.  We feel that we want our privacy and we're less than a mile from his house so that we can easily spend most of the time with him.

The viewing is Monday from 5-7.  The funeral is Tuesday 11 a.m.  We are leaving Wednesday morning and it's a LONG flight home.  We have a layover in Charlotte, NC.

Fortunately our house will not be empty.  We have friends coming over to take care of Snowy.  Snowy is still not doing well and we are worried about leaving her alone.

We have been running all day.  We started out at Rite Aid getting a few things we needed.  Then we headed over to Target.  Joe got a black suit coat to go with his gray pants.   I got a new black top because my black tops have a tendency to get messed up quickly.  I'm always spilling things on myself.

I was feeling sort of sick, so we went home and I laid down for awhile.  A couple of hours later we went out again.  We headed to the bank and then off to visit my friend Carol N. who is recovering from her broken ankle.

I really didn't know where we were going.  I thought I was going the right way, but I wasn't sure.  We stopped into a McDonald's to ask directions and Joe bought dinner.  We were only two blocks from where we needed to turn.

We had a nice visit with Carol and then went to the car to go home.  We got in, started the engine, the interior lights went out and then flashed on again.  Now they won't go out at all!  We were driving home with the lights on and I was having trouble seeing.  So we pulled into a Sunoco station and tried to fix it.  Nothing.  They won't go out for any reason.  So I found a couple pieces of paper in the car and was able to rig a shade that blocked most of the light and we got home that way.

The only thing we could do was disconnect the battery so it wouldn't be dead in the morning.  Joe couldn't do it by himself, so one of our neighbors helped him.  Now in the morning we connect it again, drive to the airport and then disconnect it.  Then when we get back we connect it, drive it home, disconnect it, and the next day we take it to the dealership to see if they can fix it.

So many things are working against us and I keep saying to Joe that maybe we aren't supposed to be going.

I am not taking my laptop with me, so I won't be posting for a few days.  But I will catch up when I get back.  I'm taking my Kindle so I should be able to post on facebook.  It's just too hard to write a whole post on the Kindle.

Please pray for us.  Pray for safety.  I am just not feeling good about this.

Kathy

SAD NEWS AND A PHOTO FRIDAY

Yesterday I had lunch with my friend, Carol P.  I know so many Carols that I have trouble keeping track of them.  We haven't done this in quite a while.  Carol and I worked together at Northeast Regional Library and are very good friends.  We went to The Dining Car for lunch.

I haven't been there in a long time.  The prices have gone up tremendously.  After we ate we went to Carol's house and visited for about an hour before I went home.

My other friend, Carol N. was in the hospital yesterday recovering from surgery.  She fell on Monday and broke her ankle in three places.  She was transferred to a rehab facility last night.  We are going to try to go see her today.

Snowy is a little bit better, but still not well.  Still not eating or using her litter box.  I got her to eat about 6 or 8 treats and that's the first she's had in a week.  I'm worried about her.

And to top it off, Joe's ex-wife (my step-son's mother) passed away in her sleep last night.  I read it on facebook and couldn't believe it.  Joe called D.J. right away.  We will find out the funeral arrangements tonight and then Joe and I are heading to Tennessee for the funeral.  We were going to go down this spring so I could meet Abbey and now I will never have the chance this side of heaven.  I'm so glad I talked with her on the phone and emailed her and got to know this sweet lady.  I will miss her.  I've been crying all morning and Joe is taking it really hard too.

Life is never easy and things happen so unexpectedly.  I will never forget to say "I love you" to those I love.  We never know when our last moment will be.

I wanted to post another Friday Photo.  When I took Joe to the doctor's the other day I took a shot of the pretty waiting room.

Their floral arrangement was very pretty and unusual.

And I've never seen a plant like this.  At first I thought it was a calla lily, but then realized it was just the same leaves as the green ones, but they were white.  I wonder what it is.

I have to go and get something to eat.  Then I need to start to clean up the house.  We have to get someone in to keep an eye on Snowy while we are gone and the place is a mess.  I'll be checking in later and let you know what is going on.

Kathy

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