I can't believe that tomorrow is Christmas day already. The years seem to be flying by. In another week it will be New Year's Eve.
May you all have a very Merry Christmas and a Very Happy, healthy, and prosperous 2022.
May the pandemic finally end and the tensions in the world cease and our nation come together as one.
My sister-in-law just sent me a picture of hers and my brother's latest grandchild, my latest great-nephew. He was born two and a half months premature. He is now a healthy 8 pound baby boy. They're hoping he can come home in the next week after his eye exam. I am so happy for his parents, my nephew and his wife and my sister-in-law and my brother who now have five beautiful grandchildren.
Two and a half weeks ago Molly had to have surgery for bladder stones. We knew something was up the Friday before when she didn't want to eat her breakfast and was peeing blood. It was gross to say the least. That afternoon the vet office was able to squeeze us in and that was when we found out that she had bladder stones but didn't know which kind.
Apparently there are two kind of bladder stones, Struvite and Calcium Oxalate. Struvites are the most common type. They can also be controlled with special dog foods. Those are the type Molly had.
The following week she was scheduled for surgery, but before they could do it, Molly developed a blockage and had to be taken to the emergency vet in Des Moines to have a catheter put in. Since that was the day before her surgery, she spent the night at her regular vet. Although it was after closing time, they stayed and waited for us. Luckily we got there about five minutes past closing. I kept them updated about where we were along the way.
Molly is back to her bratty little self, much to Max's and the kitties' dismay. There were no stitches that needed to be removed since they were all internal.
Autumn is upon us. Time for leaves changing color, farmers harvesting their crops and cooler temperatures.
It's my favorite time of the year except for the less daylight. That is the thing I love about summer. But it means we're closer to the holidays which I love.
So Happy Fall everyone.
Yesterday afternoon we said goodbye to another of our cats, just seven weeks after losing one of our calicos, Peanut. This time it was our tortie, Pumpkin. She had a sore above her anus that wouldn't heal and when examined by the vet weeks earlier, she felt a lump inside. She did well for a few weeks and then gradually quit eating. At that point I knew it was just a matter of time. She is deeply missed.
David got a new job!
The day he went for the interview I said a prayer that he would get the job. When he didn't hear from them in the alloted time, I thought, "Shucks, another one he didn't get." Well this morning he got the call that he got the job. He starts Monday morning. I pray he keeps on the straight and narrow and keeps this one.
The good thing is that this one is closer than the others he had, so less wear on the cars and less gas being used and if we need gas, we can get it right there, which is where I usually get gas anyway, so it's a win win.
I'm doing an imaginary happy dance right now. THANK YOU, LORD!
Just got back a little while ago from putting our cat, Peanut down. She was almost 16 years old. The vet believes that she had cancer. She had developed fluid in her abdomen a couple days ago and I thought that it was best to have it checked out. Although we will miss her dearly, she is in a better place now.
Yesterday Dave and I celebrated 43 years of married life. We've had our ups and downs, but we have perservered and for that, we are thankful.
Oh, and we made it out of the deep freeze. It's starting to feel like spring is on its way.
We are in a deep freeze this week with highs only in the single digits to teens and lows below 0. It hasn't been this cold for several years. Right now we're also getting more snow on top of what we got yesterday and Friday. I haven't been outside to measure it though. I'm thinking that may be another reason I'm in such a funk right now, cabin fever.
The snow is pretty but it's just too cold to go outside and enjoy it. Even the dogs don't want to stay out and for Molly, that's big. She loves being outside. I guess I can blame it on Punxsutawney Phil because he did see his shadow, but we would have six more weeks of winter regardless.
I need to remember what I wrote a few years ago, there's always a reason it smile, I just need to find it and I just did. I finally got hearing aids on Monday. It's amazing the sounds I was missing. I can't wait for spring to hear the birds chirping and cardinals singing, something I've been missing out on these last couple of years.
I haven't posted about the election yet because, quite frankly what can I say that hasn't been said already? Yes, Trump lost, but you know what, I'm not broken up about it. Am I disappointed that Biden is our president, yes, but I will get through this like I have gotten through every other election that I didn't like the results of. Plus, I have more important things to worry about at the moment.
Our oldest got fired from yet another job. I am starting to lose count of the number of jobs he has been let go of. This time they said that he said something to someone that made them feel uncomfortable. What it was I don't know because they didn't tell him and he said that he couldn't remember. All I know is that apparently there were witnesses.
So now what? Now we go though it all again, of him not having a job and us wondering if he'll be able to find another. His chances are getting slimmer and slimmer each time this happens and he's not getting any younger and neither are we.
I mean, he's 42 years old and cannot support himself. There are others out there with Asperger's and they can support themselves and are contributing to society and succeeding. Why can't he do that? Do I feel guilty, yes. Maybe it was because I was over protective, I don't know. Maybe it's not my fault at all, but how can it not be? I am, after all, his mother. I raised him. He is the way he is because of me, that's the way I feel anyway. I am at my wit's end. I don't know what to do, how to go on from here.
May you leave the stresses of 2020 behind you and have a healthy, happy and prosperous 2021.
