Now I really did it :((

[missy]

@missy I think your tree minus the ornaments, with only lights and your Star of David on top is beautiful. As you know my DIL is Jewish…I now have two little grandchildren...I would love to do something for them here..since my house is all full of Christmas decorations. I want them to also know I embrace their Jewish heritage.
If anyone has ideas I would appreciate it.

We have our front lantern lights blue and white alternating days red and green to celebrate both holidays. The menorah in the window and of course the jewish star on the christmas tree. All this helps combine both holidays. Your grandchildren are lucky to have you as their grandma

 

[Jemi]

Dare I say HELLO??
I’ve missed you all and hope to hang around more. You ladies have been holding down the NIRDI fort for a long long time!
Happy Holidays, and hugs.
Now to catch up…

 

[missy]

Dare I say HELLO??
I’ve missed you all and hope to hang around more. You ladies have been holding down the NIRDI fort for a long long time!
Happy Holidays, and hugs.
Now to catch up…

OMG YES!!!! We missed you and love you and so so happy you dropped by!!! I was just coming online to share sad news but first I want to say how much we all miss and love you sweet C. XOXOXOXOXO Please come by and catch us up when you are up for it

 

[missy]

Sad news. I knew something was wrong. Bobby likely has cancer. And if it is not cancer it is something equally bad. His platelets have been low all year and Debbie looked back through his charts and two years ago it was normal. Add his poor appetite, excessive thirst and overall lethargic behavior and it's not good. She wants us to do further testing (sonogram etc) but given what we put poor Francesca through in 2019 I am extremely reluctant to do anything of the sort. He is not feeling well and has not been feeling well for some time though with cats it is so difficult to tell. I mean right now he is next to me purring a bit on and off. Cats hide how they are feeling but in my gut I knew. I am so sad. I've been crying since I found out and we came right home to be with him. I am not putting him through what Francesca went through. Debbie says it is too soon to know and wants further testing but that will stress Bobby. He is a very skittish stressed out cat and the beta of the family. The other cats (with the exception of Tommy) pick on him and it's worse now. I have him in our bedroom right now and I am next to him hanging out with him. I am feeling so many emotions at the moment,. And we have no one locally who I trust to euthanize him when the time comes. Francesca's euthanization was a nightmare. We went to the vet hospital and they couldn't find a vein and they had to eventually call Debbie who talked them through it. I cannot put Bobby through that. Our local vet is eh. And he does not take emergencies so we would have to know in advance when we are going to do it and I don't know. Anyway just sharing thoughts I am having and I am just full of angst and turmoil, My poor kitty. They never live long enough. Bobby is just 15.5 years old. I don't want him to suffer though. Life above all else is not a way to live. Thanks for letting me share and sorry if it is jumbled. Just writing as my thoughts come











ETA: All our cats with the exception of Fred died of cancer. EFF Cancer

 

[canuk-gal]

Dare I say HELLO??
I’ve missed you all and hope to hang around more. You ladies have been holding down the NIRDI fort for a long long time!
Happy Holidays, and hugs.
Now to catch up…

I've missed you, a lot!!! Tell us all that is fit to print--hope you are well!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[canuk-gal]

Sad news. I knew something was wrong. Bobby likely has cancer. And if it is not cancer it is something equally bad. His platelets have been low all year and Debbie looked back through his charts and two years ago it was normal. Add his poor appetite, excessive thirst and overall lethargic behavior and it's not good. She wants us to do further testing (sonogram etc) but given what we put poor Francesca through in 2019 I am extremely reluctant to do anything of the sort. He is not feeling well and has not been feeling well for some time though with cats it is so difficult to tell. I mean right now he is next to me purring a bit on and off. Cats hide how they are feeling but in my gut I knew. I am so sad. I've been crying since I found out and we came right home to be with him. I am not putting him through what Francesca went through. Debbie says it is too soon to know and wants further testing but that will stress Bobby. He is a very skittish stressed out cat and the beta of the family. The other cats (with the exception of Tommy) pick on him and it's worse now. I have him in our bedroom right now and I am next to him hanging out with him. I am feeling so many emotions at the moment,. And we have no one locally who I trust to euthanize him when the time comes. Francesca's euthanization was a nightmare. We went to the vet hospital and they couldn't find a vein and they had to eventually call Debbie who talked them through it. I cannot put Bobby through that. Our local vet is eh. And he does not take emergencies so we would have to know in advance when we are going to do it and I don't know. Anyway just sharing thoughts I am having and I am just full of angst and turmoil, My poor kitty. They never live long enough. Bobby is just 15.5 years old. I don't want him to suffer though. Life above all else is not a way to live. Thanks for letting me share and sorry if it is jumbled. Just writing as my thoughts come











ETA: All our cats with the exception of Fred died of cancer. EFF Cancer

Such a love muffin. These are such tough decisions--I don't envy you both-- but understand what you decide. xoxooxoxoxooxoxoxoo

 

[Austina]

Hello lovelies

It’s been a busy couple of days!

@missy, I’m so sorry to hear about your dear Dad, your mother must be beside herself with worry. I hate to hear that they’re now in this position. I know it comes to us all, and we all dread it, but for your Mother to be alerting you, well, what can I say? I hope the blood tests come back ok for the kitties, it’s awful when they get old.

EDITED to add, I’ve just seen your post about Bobby @missy, I’m heartbroken for you, poor little boy.

@MamaBee your house looks lovely, so festive and welcoming, I’m happy to hear S is really helping to keep your stress levels down. Is David looking forward to Christmas?

@canuk-gal thanks for asking, I’m feeling considerably better than I was.

We left for the airport in plenty of time this morning, and just as well, there was an incident which closed the road, and we were stuck in miles of stationary traffic. We got really lucky that we just passed the junction where they reopened the road, and our driver was able to get back on by driving over the grass verge, or we’d have had to make a huge detour which we thought would probably result in us missing the flight.

We’re in Miami now at the hotel, just going to order room service and go to bed.

I felt better over the weekend but not well, I seemed to feel worse in the morning and then slightly better as the day progressed. Thankfully, although tired, I feel Ok.

I’ll catch up more tomorrow. Sending big love and hugs to you all

 

[MamaBee]

@missy It’s so hard…No words can make you feel better. Big hugs..

 

[finerthings]

@missy I am so sorry about Bobby's poor health. A couple of years ago I called a vet to come to our house to euthanize our dear kitty when she was near death, it was the most humane and loving experience. My regular vet did not do house visits, however they recommended this one vet in our area and I'm glad I asked. You will know when the time comes for Bobby, but basically when a cat is not eating or drinking for several days and you have done all you can, you know it is time. Sending you strength and love.

 

[Slickk]

I’m so sorry about your dad’s health and Bobby’s diagnosis Missy. F* cancer! Heartbreaking…sending lots of and ((hugs)) to you all.

 

[missy]

Good morning girls and happy terrific Tuesday.

Thank you @canuk-gal @Slickk @finerthings @Austina @MamaBee so yesterday I stayed with Bobby most of the day and was able to entice him to eat a little and this AM too. Doesn't take away the fact his time left is limited but we don't know how long we have. And he is continuing to drink copious amounts of water. Not good. And he is dehydrated and his urine too dilute. Part of this disease whatever we are dealing with here.

BUT, Tommy has stopped eating again. Since yesterday AM. I thought he would start eating again especially because we gave him Mirtizapine but nope. Not eating. 24 plus hours now. You might remember this happens occasionally and in fact this past summer he stopped too. This time could be it for him too. I might sound cavalier about it but I am not. Just trying to keep it together. They are both older (though IMO not old). Bobby is 15.5 and best guess about Tommy (we got him as an adult in December 2009) he is around 16 or 17. I cannot believe here we are again at risk of losing them both. But I am someone who faces facts and will not put my head in the sand or lose it. I know we gave them the best life we could. And we did all we could for them. I do not want Tommy to starve to death. I do think we cheated death a few times with Tommy so maybe it is time. I mean I am never going to be ready but if Tommy is ready it is time. I just do not know yet. And darn in my sister is leaving for vacation after Thursday so unsure what we are going to do. I feel bad because I am constantly contacting my sister who has a very very hectic life and I know it is too much. But she is the best vet and I have no one else to contact for their expertise who I trust.

@finerthings to address your home visit for euthanizing. First of all I am sorry you went through loss too and glad you found someone to humanely give your sweet furry baby peace. That is everything. There really are no words of comfort. Second of all I looked into that years ago. NO one will come here. I called all the agencies/veterinarians who offer making home visits to humanely put the sick animals down but absolutely no one comes to this area.

Greg called around yesterday and will be calling today to see if anything has changed but I am doubtful. So the big problem remains where do we bring them? I mean it's a horrible situation made that much worse by the fact we have to bring them somewhere we/they are not familiar with and drive to get there. They hate the car. I am taking things one hour at a time at the moment and we shall see. All I can say for sure is I cannot let them suffer. It's been one day (24 plus) hours since Tommy has eaten. Bobby is eating a little bit. I ordered some under the weather paste to try but Tommy won't eat anything including the churro so many cats love. Maybe it is time. His blood work came back great. It was Bobby's blood work results that were problematic but here we are. Thanks for your support and for your compassion.

@canuk-gal thanks sweet friend. I know this is life and so I must be strong. And I will be to the best of my ability. Thank you for your empathy and support

@Slickk yeah, why is life like this? The best die young. Our furry babies never live long enough but darn two together. That is tough. I know the more we have the more heartache we experience but I try focusing on all the good years we had together. And how we rescued Tommy and Bobby from very unpleasant situations. Still. It went too fast. 15 years flew by. We got Bobby in September 2009 and Tommy in December 2009. Francesca died in 2019 but we had rescued her in June 2009. So all three cats are from 2009. Anyway I digress. Just thinking out loud. Thank you for everything dear friend

@Austina safe travels and have a terrific trip. I hope you are 100% better very very soon. And glad you did not miss your flight.

Thank you @MamaBee I know you understand all too well how we are feeling. And you are so right. The support and love I am feeling here does help but nothing can take away the pain in my heart. I still feel pain over Francesca and she died 5.5 years ago. People say pain lessens with time but no. it just ebbs and flows. Some days you can think of the ones we lost with less pain but other days the pain is as acute as the day they died. At least this is my experience. Good luck Friday. I will be keeping you in my thoughts and prayers.

Hello everyone else. Hope all is well.

 

[missy]

Update bringing Tommy to my sister tomorrow as a last ditch attempt to get his appetite back. In the meantime we located an organization willing to help. For home euthanasia.

 

[finerthings]

@missy

 

[Matata]

knew something was wrong. Bobby likely has cancer.

Hugs Missy. I completely understand your reluctance to do further tests not only on an elder cat but one who stresses. From the few symptoms you describe it sounds like lymphoma although I understand it could be many other things. When my Taji developed the same symptoms as Bobby I had a biopsy done but chose to do it endoscopically rather than cut him open. The tissue sample was too small for 100% diagnosis but was close enough at 85%. I chose not to do chemo because it required weekly checkups and he was always super stressed by vet visits. We opted to treat with prednisolone rather than chemo as his oncologist said he would likely live approximately 2 yrs with either treatment and that's what he did.

Keeping you in my thoughts as you travel yet another difficult road.

Ok, just read your update. Could be Bobby has kidney disease which, along with renal disorders is the most common cause of death in cats.

If you need to take him and/or Tommy somewhere to euthanize, consider giving them gabapentin which will calm them and help to relieve any physical discomfort they may be feeling. It will make the trip easier on them. Hugs again.

 

[Austina]

I’m sorry @missy, heartbreaking decisions to be made. We all know you’d never do anything that wasn’t in the kitties best interests.

I’ll post when I can.

In the meantime, sending seasons greetings to you all.

Take care

 

[missy]

Good morning lovely ladies and happy wonderful Wednesday

@missy

Aww thanks. My furry babies are my children and I love them dearly. Losing one is like losing a limb. Losing two well, I cannot imagine if we have to put both down at the same time. I do not want to think about it right now. Taking it one day, one hour at a time. We were able to entice Tommy to eat a little. Bobby too is eating just a little but I will take that. Over them eating nothing. Greg is heading to long island now. Without the cats. We decided it was too stressful to bring Tommy on that long trip again so Greg is going without them cats. I hope my sister won't be mad at us but this was for the best. Tommy is too old to keep making a three hour trip each way. My sister (I hope) will give him meds/injections in the hopes we can make both more comfortable

Hugs Missy. I completely understand your reluctance to do further tests not only on an elder cat but one who stresses. From the few symptoms you describe it sounds like lymphoma although I understand it could be many other things. When my Taji developed the same symptoms as Bobby I had a biopsy done but chose to do it endoscopically rather than cut him open. The tissue sample was too small for 100% diagnosis but was close enough at 85%. I chose not to do chemo because it required weekly checkups and he was always super stressed by vet visits. We opted to treat with prednisolone rather than chemo as his oncologist said he would likely live approximately 2 yrs with either treatment and that's what he did.

Keeping you in my thoughts as you travel yet another difficult road.

Ok, just read your update. Could be Bobby has kidney disease which, along with renal disorders is the most common cause of death in cats.

If you need to take him and/or Tommy somewhere to euthanize, consider giving them gabapentin which will calm them and help to relieve any physical discomfort they may be feeling. It will make the trip easier on them. Hugs again.

Thank you @Matata I am sorry you know all too well what we are experiencing. Losing a fur baby is always traumatic and the potential of losing more than one within a short period of time just horrible. When Francesca died we were devastated only to be compounded by Fred dying 7 months later. Now we are facing a situation where both Bobby and Tommy might die around the same time. IDK we are taking this one day at a time because that is all we an do.

We do think Bobby has lymphoma (low platelets that are persistent whereas two years ago were at normal levels) and that is why Greg is heading to my sister's practice this morning. She wasn't in yesterday or he would have gone then. To pick up steroid injections so we can administer them at home and hopefully make him comfortable til the time comes. He has been evaluated for kidney disease over the past 12-15 months and we do labs every few months. So far no sign of renal disease with the exception of his symptoms. Labs are clean regarding the kidneys. BUT early renal disease takes time to show in labs and maybe his symptoms are from lymphoma or both lymphoma and kidney disease.

I appreciate your empathy and thank you for the hugs. Sending you and your furry babies hugs from me and my furry babies

I’m sorry @missy, heartbreaking decisions to be made. We all know you’d never do anything that wasn’t in the kitties best interests.

I’ll post when I can.

In the meantime, sending seasons greetings to you all.

Take care

Thanks so much Austina. We do the best we can but it's not always the right decision. Still kicking myself about Francesca but the truth is no one could have known she wouldn't have responded to the chemo drug. All my vets (including my sister) were telling me it could buy her 6 months to a year. She had large cell lymphoma which is the worst kind of lymphoma from my understanding. Not sure what kind Bobby has but I hope it isn't LCL.

Have a wonderful time on your trip. Enjoy and be well

@Slickk happy wonderful Wednesday. Hope work is going well and no one is giving you guff

@canuk-gal hope you are having a good week and no snow. We actually went cycling yesterday because it was mild (high 50s F) but likely the last day we are cycling this year due to a cold snap coming and..speaking of no snow...

@marcy hope you are experiencing calm weather and enjoying your lovely new home

@springerspaniel hope all is well with you and your furry babies

@MamaBee Thinking of you and two more days for your next infusion...hoping it will go as well as possible

@Jemi good morning...hope you will come back and update us on all that has been happening in your life. Are you in France or the USA? How is your DD and your darling grand baby who is likely not a baby anymore lol

Hello everyone else. Hope all is going well

So we managed to get t and b to eat a little. That's something. Greg hopefully will get the meds needed at my sister's making another long trip worth it. The vets here are subpar. I mean I have gone to most of them here. They don't even have specialist come in to their practice like my sister does. We have always done special testing at her clinic because specialists come in as needed and do the testing. But not here. We have to go to the animal hospital where we have no relationship with any of them. But anyway let's hope today's trip is worthwhile. So far both of the cats are in decent moods though Tommy is so frail and anorexic. Bobby started out with more weight so he is still looking OK but I know if he continues not eating enough he will become frail very soon

We did go cycling for a few hours yesterday because the weather was great for mid/end (of) December and it felt good to get out of my head for a while. Today I am home all day with the cats as Greg is traveling back and forth to get the cats what they need

Wishing you all a good day. Enjoy. Be well. Hug your furry babies
XOXO

Leaving you with Jasper watching "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer" with us last night lol

 

[missy]

Good morning lovely ladies! Happy terrific Thursday from the very windy and very chilly Jersey shore.

@canuk-gal our temps might be rivaling yours and I hear it's going to be a cold winter I have been spoiled by relatively mild winters the past few years and even so have always worn my warmest parkas. What am I going to do this winter lol. I think stay inside!

@Slickk hope school is going well and you are looking forward to a fun weekend

@MamaBee thinking of you especially tomorrow and sending lots of well wishes and healing vibes your way today and every day

@Austina hope you are feeling all better and enjoying your trip

@marcy less than one week til Christmas...cannot believe it's almost here...feels like lsat Christmas was just the other month lol


Today the repairman is due to put the new parts in my treadmill so let's hope that works and he does come as promised. It's super windy outside and cold. Fitting for the end of December I guess. Last night Bobby spent the entire night in the bedroom which is unlike him and I had to get Jasper out because Jasper was being naughty trying to attack Bobby. Unfortunately I have to choose and prioritize Bobby at the moment and I hope it doesn't adversely affect Jasper. LOL as i type this slowly with my left hand jasper jumped up on the bed and so now both Bobby and Jasper are here peacefully coexisting please let it last!!!

Enjoy a terrific Thursday lovely ladies XOXO

Watching the Nutcracker last night lol Jasper loves ballet and animated (Rudolph last night haha) shows



As Tommy lay on me as The Nutcracker played



Super cozy and right now Jasper is purring up a storm on me and Bobby is on my other side leaning against me...I am in bliss for as long as this lasts!!! And one other piece of good news...both Bobby and Tommy are eating again,. For now. We gave Bobby the steroid injection and he perked up and they both got mirtizapine which helped too I bet. Relief for now. I know it is short lived given Bobby's most likely diagnosis but I will take it. Every day counts as long as he is feeling well

Speaking of which...be well and enjoy girls... Love you

Leaving you with the seals right near us. They usually stick around til April



May your day go swimmingly

 

[Austina]

Hello lovelies

We’ve arrived in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic to a lovely bright sunny day. We’re going off on a tour shortly, bit expecting anything great, but we haven’t been here before so why not?

I’m sooooo pleased to hear the kitties are eating again @missy, what a relief. Hope they continue to do so.

We’ve already met some lovely people, had dinner last night with an elderly Canadian lady who was on her own, and made some new friends at trivia.

Enjoying being waited on and not having to cook, and feeling considerably better.

Hope all the lovely NIRDIs are doing well, sending but love and hugs to you all.

 

[Jemi]

OMG YES!!!! We missed you and love you and so so happy you dropped by!!! I was just coming online to share sad news but first I want to say how much we all miss and love you sweet C. XOXOXOXOXO Please come by and catch us up when you are up for it

Hi Missy, XOXO… I think I lied when I said I would catch up. Something impossible to do with the soap opera that is us.

 

[MamaBee]

OMG I just deleted a gigantic post by mistake! Ugh

 

[Jemi]

I've missed you, a lot!!! Tell us all that is fit to print--hope you are well!!!!!!!!!!!

Unfortunately, too much of life is “fit to print”. Now that I’m an old lady I kind of miss those wild and crazy days.

I AM well and hope you are too.
Stay warm!

 

[Jemi]

Hello lovelies

We’ve arrived in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic to a lovely bright sunny day. We’re going off on a tour shortly, bit expecting anything great, but we haven’t been here before so why not?

I’m sooooo pleased to hear the kitties are eating again @missy, what a relief. Hope they continue to do so.

We’ve already met some lovely people, had dinner last night with an elderly Canadian lady who was on her own, and made some new friends at trivia.

Enjoying being waited on and not having to cook, and feeling considerably better.

Hope all the lovely NIRDIs are doing well, sending but love and hugs to you all.

Travel envy here! Enjoy. Looking forward to your reports of holiday adventuring .

 

[missy]

Hi Missy, XOXO… I think I lied when I said I would catch up. Something impossible to do with the soap opera that is us.

Dear Jemi, ain't that the truth!!!

Big hugs and so much love to you (and Sam) my dear friend XOXOXOXO

 

[missy]

OMG I just deleted a gigantic post by mistake! Ugh

Aww I'm sorry. Been there done that and it's no fun. GOOD LUCK tomorrow!!!!!! XOXO

 

[Inked]

@MamaBee LOVE your Christmas decorations!! I love how pretty everything is for the holidays!

@Austina OH WOW!! Glad you're feeling better and enjoy DR!! Definitely take pics, Missy and I are in for temps in the single digits this weekend so we will need sunny pics!

@canuk-gal my thrill-o-meter is pretty low as well, i pretty much never leave my house except for big events, the wedding i attended was a VERY rare event!! LOL! I ma happy to sit home every night!

@missy I am cautiously optimistic that Bobby and Tommy will eat! It's sp scary and heart wrenching. I remember when Tello didn't eat and they gave him some cocktail of like valium, appetite stim, pepcid and maybe one other thing. It's so hard. They said "If he doesnt eat we will do a feeding tube", but I didnt want to do that to him. I'm so sorry.

Jasper sure does have a BIG personality!! I love him!!! What a sweet boy!

I went to Kentucky for a wedding this weekend, 14 hour drive there, 12.5 home. If I ever say I am going to drive long distance, tell me you will come burn my house down. It was awful, i cant sit in the car like that at my age! LOL!

 

[canuk-gal]

HI:

NIRDI shout out!!!!!!

It has been pretty cold out these last few days....-16C...but the temps are dropping thank goodness. Supposed to be +6 tomorrow . Can't make this stuff up. I went to the pool + gym twice this week and I plan to keep it up. Now that we can't cycle I need to keep physically busy. Plus I get up SO early--cuz I go to bed so early due to the darkness--I need to take up time in my day. Work has been good--busy but good.

@missy hope the noshing keeps up with the furry clan. Is the recent furry mobster addition still hissing at the usual suspects? Hope your family is good. Did the repair guy fix your equipment problem?

@Austina I hope your travels are fun. My colleague was just in the DR but they were not cruising. Feel 100% soon.

@MamaBee I hope your infusion keeps up the good work. Are you cooking for Christmas?

@Inked I cannot sit for long hours like that in the car--or in the air. My DS wants to go to Japan next year, but I think I'd need conscious sedation to do that trip from my neck of the woods. LOL

I put on my Tiffany small (.89) ring and have forgotten how beautiful and sparkly it is! I know it is miniscule compared to the rings by members here but I love it. Just looked at it in the fridge! LOL Lame for sure!! I'm good with lame.

cheers--Sharon

 

[marcy]

Hi NIRDI’s!

@missy I am sorry to hear about Bobby and Tommy. Big hugs to all of you. I am glad they are eating again. Yes ,Shelly would have loved pink earrings. I remember her pink sapphire. Gorgeous. It is nuts the delivery drivers don’t knock or ring the doorbell. The wind out here just blows things away. I hope the meds help with roundworm. Your new ring is gorgeous, I love solid rings like that too, I hope your fingers are coming along all right. I’ve been wearing my brace at night for my wrist, so I get it’s hard to do things. I wear a flimsy Velcro one during the day. It doesn’t help much. Your Christmas headbands look great. Big hugs to your parents, they’ve had a rough year. Your tree looks great. I have a few vintage ornaments that were my mom’s I always hang them on the front of our tree.

@jeaniefisih I hope your ring comes soon.

@Austina I hate to hear you were so sick. I hope you are back to your normal self soon, Have a safe trip.

@canuk-gal you have been busy. Our local pool closed for months for remodeling and people weren’t happy about it. Nice your friends Tiffany ring is almost done. I’ve been watching the Christmas program that show up on TV. We’’ve had mild temperatures for December with some snow. But the wind is NUTS. Our house was clanging and banging all the vents and ducts in the roof going crazy. One of Polywood rocking chairs fell forward on the porch and those suckers are pretty heavy. I’m glad your Tiffany ring makes you so happy, that’s all that matters.

@MamaBee I am sneaky with Christmas presents. I used to “snoop” around the house as a kid and was quite adept at unwrapping presents and wrapping them back up. My parents got even with me when I was in college. All that was under the tree for me that year was a wrapped used toilet seat. They gave me my presents after dinner that day. It didn’t deter my sneaky ways though. My hair is longer now, so I can tuck it behind my ears and see earrings. Yay. I hope you are feeling better and I’m sorry the pain never goes away. Your tree looks fabulous. And I love that baguette ring. I’ve eyed similar ones many times. Good luck with getting the house on the market. It’s so much work.

Hi @Jemi how are you?

@Inked I hear you on long road trips. That drive we took to Texas in April (3 days each way) wasn’t my idea of fun. I tell people Stockholm syndrome set in about day 3 is the only way I could pretend to enjoy it. I hope the wedding was nice.

I’ve been working or getting ready for two days of Christmas parties this weekend. The gym is coming on Saturday and my family is coming on Saturday. I still have a cheesecake to make and a pan of lasagna.

Take care.
Marcy

 

[missy]

GM girls and happy friYAY! Snow is on the way

@marcy wow two days of Christmas parties..enjoy! My niece is home from college and we might go to my parents Sunday and see everyone. No parties per se though and that is fine/good with this introvert lol. But I know you will have a grand time. Thank you for liking my new ring. How are you enjoying your gorgeous pinkalcious earrings? Darn you have to wear a brace at night. I hear you and hopefully it is worth it and will help relieve your pain and expedite healing. In my head I am young but my body says otherwise lol. OMG cheesecake and lasagna...my two favorites...yummmmmmm

@canuk-gal Tiffany males a gorgeous ring and I am with you. Size does not make a ring beautiful and I know your Tiffany ring is stunning. My sister has a Tiffany ER. Small but powerful for sure. Oh no it's too cold here too. And I hear you on keeping busy and good that you can enjoy the gym and pool. TG yes the repairman came and fixed it...he was here two hours but he was fine with us running errands while he was working on it. And it was 100% under warrantee wow. No charge for even the service calls he made..we tipped him of course and I am so happy he fixed it. I had a spare treadmill luckily in one of the guest rooms I was using so I never had to do without, I personally have not yet tried the fixed treadmill but he did. I will see this morning. Fingers crossed it works. I got my Leibish pink diamond ring resized while the repairmen was here. The jeweler was super busy but they very graciously squeezed me in and did it on the spot. Love this bench person and jewelry store. They are accommodating and that is a big deal to me. The kitties are a work in progress and this AM jasper went after Oliver so not peaceful here yet but at the moment it is very peaceful. Bobby is laying at my feet and Jasper in my arms as I type this. And yes Bobby and Tommy are continuing to eat a bit at least. I will take it. Thanks for all your good wishes. Any update with your DS and his home search?

@MamaBee good luck this afternoon...thinking good thoughts for a very successful treatment

@Inked aww thank you and I agree. NO feeding tube. It's not life above all else. It's about quality of life. The biggest issue for us is knowing when. I know you knew when it was time with your furry baby but we don't have a good track record with that. It's always a gray area for us until it becomes painfully obvious I resized my Leibish pink diamond rose gold band yesterday and I think it goes very nicely with the DK lab OEC I got from you. If I have to keep resizing though well I won't be able to wear my rings but I will deal with that when and if the time comes. And at the moment I am enjoying my bling. Looking for a decent safe now because we have a few in Brooklyn and I need something good here. Costco has one but it's a hassle to get it ourselves. Heavy and cumbersome. It is on sale til next week however so thinking about it but it might be better paying more to get one delivered for us. We are too old to be lifting heavy bulky stuff. You are so right. Jasper does have a BIG personality. I mean he is a LOVE bug and it's hysterical how he pushes his face into mine during the night as we are sleeping and well it's like he cannot get close enough I hope one day you will meet all our furry babies in person. I am so happy you enjoyed the wedding and you played a very important role. I know your friend appreciates you very much and it's wonderful having friends like that

@Jemi big hugs and happy holidays,,hope all the family is well

@springerspaniel happy holidays

@Austina hope you are enjoying and feeling well and all is going smoothly

@Slickk happy almost weekend..my niece is in from College till next year now and I am pretty sure she slept all day yesterday. I miss those years where I could sleep til 2PM. Have a great weekend and big hugs to you and Bear


Hello everyone else. So yesterday treadmill repairman came as promised and fixed the treadmill though today I try it out. We resized my Leibish pink diamond rose gold band and went to Costco to food shop. My dad is a bit better and the cats are eating something for now. One day at a time and I am enjoying them to the max while they are here with us. Living in the present and being present and aware. As I type this LOL Jasper is rubbing himself all over me lol stretching out. He really is precious. He reminds me of my first three cats. Billy, Butch. Buster who were afraid of nothing. Yesterday when the repairman was here Jasper was not afraid and went right up to him. So refreshing compared to our other cats now who are basically afraid of their own shadows. But I love all of them and accept them all for who they are.

Have a wonderful day lovely ladies. Be well. Enjoy. XOXO

Leaving you with the gifts we got the cats yesterday and we are getting two more today since they seem to love it.Of course we all know how that goes. Get something they love buy more and they do not use it anymore lol







Tommy is a LOVE and loves this new bed.

Here is the leibish band before resizing. It fit but was a hard push over my knuckles. I resized it one and a quarter full sizes and hopefully that will do the trick. I hate pushing rings over my knuckles.



Not an exact match of the golds but I like it!

Speaking of cats...LOL






I have my zoom call tonight with my girlfriends and looking forward to it.
OK time to end this post as Jasper almost erased it twice but putting his paws on the keyboard LOL what a rascal

Have a great friYAY!!!

 

[marcy]

Hi NIRDI’s!

@missy I’ve been a good kid and left my earrings under the tree. Shocking, I know. That’ll be nice to see the family on Sunday. I’m an introvert too and I’m good with not big parties. I do play along and have fun though. Your ring is so gorgeous - both of them. I forgot about your pink band, yay for pink jewels. LOL to the cat meme. Woo hoo for getting your regular treadmill fixed. Great presents for the cats, they can relax in luxury now. I am glad your dad is better today and the kitties are eating.

I had a busy day with work and then wrapped a few presents and made cheesecake. I got some assorted things ready to mail that have been piling up and other busy work.

We had another round of crazy wind. Blow in a storm or blow one out, but quit blowing. Ha Ha.

Take care.
Marcy

 

[missy]

Good morning girls! Happy Caturday Saturday! It's snowing here! @marcy and @canuk-gal please come and take your snow away...LOL and cry cry cry...and the wind is FIERCE. I did not see the feral cats this AM when we went outside to feed them and I hope they are remaining safe and warm wherever they are now.

@marcy good for you being a good girl lol. I would be wearing those earrings right now but I have impulse control issues haha when it comes to jewelry and cats Nice you wrapped gifts and made cheesecake...let me know if you need me to resend my address

It's super windy here now and snowing. Not happy with this weather and it's only the first day of winter ugh

Tommy loves the new bed and we went out yesterday to get two more of those large faux fur beds for the cats and of course no one seems interested. LOL always the case with cats. They like something, we buy more of that something for them and bam. They don't like it anymore. We will see if they start using it and enjoying it or if the other two beds were a wasted purchase. Whatcha going to do. Jasper just jumped up on me ooooomph. LOL he is light but packs a wallop when he jumps on me

@Slickk happy weekend

@Jemi hope you are having a lovely and warm weekend cozy and well

@MamaBee yay for the infusion going well yesterday!

Hello everyone else. The days are speeding by each one melting (haha no pun intended) into the other. I cannot believe 2025 is almost upon us. I know this weekend will go fast and before we know it the holidays over. But one day at a time and trying to be in the present. Have a wonderful weekend all. XOXO