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GM dear girls. Hope everyone enjoyed a good evening last night and a good day is on tap.
Hi @Niffler75, glad all is well by you. Bright and sunny weather is the best. Hope your son and you enjoy a fun game of football. I will do my best re pics. I took some last night but it was challenging since it was dark and she is part black but I will share with you below. Enjoy your football game today! XO.
Aww thanks @Mamabean I sure hope so. Cats are funny animals. And some are more loving than others. Cookie seems to be very sweet but time will tell her full personality since she is just a kitten right now and kittens can change personality quite a bit. I am glad your DH agreed to drive and won't fly when he needs to travel right now. I am getting a bit more anxious about this Corona virus mainly because my parents are elderly (dad almost 86) and not in great health at all. And then also worried about food and water supplies if lots of people get ill and factories etc have to be shut down...I wasn't worried before but now it seems inevitable this thing has just really started here and will spread. I just hope it remains mild for most. Your mom is in good hands with you Joanne. Her confidence is not ill placed. Hugs. Oh and OMG Ashlee is almost ready woohoo!
@bling_dream19 oh no darn! I am sorry you didn't get the bling yesterday and my fingers and toes are crossed today is the day. Sending you lots of blingy good vibes and hope you are having a lovely week despite the bling brouhaha and today will be a blinglicious day for you!
Aww thank you Kate the Great @Tekate we are lucky too that we have the resources to adopt another rescue who needs a safe and loving home and I hope this works out well for all involved. We want a playmate for Oliver as he needs this and we hope Cookie finds what she needs with us too. Lots to work out but hoping for the very best. We probably won't keep her name if she does become a permanent family member. I like the name Cookie too but we like to give them "people" names. Fred was Oreo originally when we rescued him and it took us a few months but we renamed him Fred. And he just seemed a Fred. Right now I am leaning towards Trixie or Francie (in honor of Fred and Francesca) but Greg prefers Trixie. I have to think about it and see more of her personality. I was the one who came up with Trixie but last night Francie popped into my head and I feel like she can be a Francie. But Greg has to be on board and if he doesn't like it then she won't be Francie. IDK if it is too close to Frankie but they are different names and in the Jewish religion you name a loved one after a loved one who has died. And Francie would satisfy both Fred and Francesca because it is the first letter of the name that honors the deceased loved one. But I digress. The name is unimportant but it is easier to think about her name than think about life in general right now if you kwim.
How is John doing now? What did the doctor say? I am sure your nephew will understand. Honestly it keeps everyone safe if those who are not completely well stay away from groups of people. It makes smart sense. Sending John lots of healing vibes.
I have done a lot of reading and I cannot find an OP med I feel OK about. I wish I could take BHRT but I believe that ship has sailed. I was leaning towards Forteo but because of my elevated Alk Phosphatase it is contraindicated for me...which is too bad because of all the OP meds it builds bone vs suppressing reabsorption. So I still have no clue what OP med is right for me. Prolia works great for Jimmianne but due to my high risk of skin issues I don't think it is the med for me. And because of my age it isn't either due to the fact once you are off Prolia (and you can only take it for a certain amount of time) you have to go immediately on another OP med or lose the gains. And there aren't that many out there (if any) I can safely take so that leaves Prolia out for me IMO.
Salley is a luck girl and that big bed is a great place for her to rest and relax and go when she wants safety and quiet. Glad today will be a sunny cool day in Austin @Tekate and hope you have a wonderful day. What is the time line re your new home? OK enough from me. Hope you went to sleep after you posted and are having sweet dreams right this moment. I am sending you virtual hugs and lots of love.
Good morning @AV_ hope you are getting all you need accomplished right now and that the day is off to a wonderful start. Thank you for your joy. I for one could use all the happy thoughts and joyous wishes and sending lots of joy and good wishes to you too. Big hugs.
Thank you much lovely lass and your good wishes are so appreciated. And I am sending bucketloads of good wishes your way. I hope your Friday Visa appointment goes better than the last one and I sure hope somehow you don't have to stay for 6 months but if you do I know it will be OK. I know you have plans in place and you are prepared. I so admire you @Jimmianne. I am in awe of your positive attitude and your can do mantra. Through it all you rock all the time. You are a special person in so many ways. And I admire and respect and love you. (((Hugs))).
GM Junie. Thanks for your kind wishes. Sounds like you are having a good week. Shopping, errands, cleaning and then hanging out with your DS after his band practice. Sweet. Is the Outsider good? I keep seeing advertisements for it whenever we watch HBO but haven't gotten around to checking it out. If you like it I think I need to check it out. Have a lovely day Junie. XO.
@Austina hope Colin's physio appt goes well today. How are you feeling today? (((Hugs))).
@Slick1 thanks for all your warm and lovely wishes. I am OK no worries. Please do get your bone density checked and in fact one of the reasons I am sharing details is for everyone to take a PSA and get their BMD checked if they haven't ever done so or if they are overdue. I don't want anyone to go through what I am going through. I want all my NIRDI friends to be and stay as healthy and well as possible. You are on your road to full recovery and I am sending you big hugs.
@Scandinavian speaking of hugs sending lots more to you.
@Daisys and Diamonds hope you're having a lovely week. XO.
@marcy hope the rest of your day went very well and that your knees are behaving today. Hugs to you my friend. What weight are you up to re lifting? Speaking of inspirations you are a big inspiration to me Marcy. XO.
So here are my Cookie thoughts as of now...she is hiding under the Library couch right this moment.
She is a sweetie but very shy and scared. But that is to be expected.
We went out yesterday late afternoon after Christine delivered Cookie and we bought a new carrier for her. Then we came back and took her from behind the Library couch where she was hiding and placed her on the couch and she started purring. We had her out for about an hour or so but then she got antsy so we weren't sure if she needed the litter box etc so we put her back in the Library.
And Greg hung out with her there when I went to bed and then early this AM. We are slowly introducing them and keeping her in her carrier when we let the others sniff her. It's going to be a slow process I can tell. But it is hopeful that she seems sweet and she was content on us yesterday albeit for a brief time.
She did eat a drop so that is good. I was hoping she would eat more because Christine said she loves to eat (uh oh so does Oliver lol and we know the havoc that has caused us and the other kitties) but so far she is too nervous to really eat much. We are going to take this as slowly as we need to and hope she feels more comfortable here soon. Time will tell if she becomes part of our family. Never before have we adopted like this. Foster to adopt vs just adopting but because we have a challenging cat in Oliver and want to find him a suitable playmate this is how we agreed (Tara and Greg and I) it should go down. It was Tara's suggestion and a good one. Though I hate that this is a conditional adoption because if we don't adopt her who will? Always before in our minds it was to save a life and give them a good home and if it doesn't work out with Cookie I will worry what kind of a home will she get? So of course I am hoping hard this works out well for all our cats. As I type this Tommy and Bobby are in bed with us and Oliver just left the bedroom as he was bothering Tommy and then he got tired of it and left. LOL and Oy. C'mon Oliver. Behave please. Interestingly enough he just sniffed Cookie in her carrier yesterday afternoon and then walked away. We will see how it all goes...
If you read all that thank you. I tend to go on way too much but just free thinking and writing my thoughts as they come. Here are a couple of pics from last night.
Blurry selfie.
and finally-Bobby at 4AM this morning.
On Greg's work desk. LOL.
Have a wonderful day girls and stay safe. (((Hugs))).
@missy Yay you have Cookie. I am not going to give you settling in advice, but it will just take a bit of time. Will wait patiently for cute pics!Grrr to the PT not emailing, not very professional at all. I hope you find a good PT you can work with!
We are all ok here. The weather is bright and sunny and will be tomorrow so have promised my son a game of football.
Hi @Niffler75, glad all is well by you. Bright and sunny weather is the best. Hope your son and you enjoy a fun game of football. I will do my best re pics. I took some last night but it was challenging since it was dark and she is part black but I will share with you below. Enjoy your football game today! XO.
Aww thanks @Mamabean I sure hope so. Cats are funny animals. And some are more loving than others. Cookie seems to be very sweet but time will tell her full personality since she is just a kitten right now and kittens can change personality quite a bit. I am glad your DH agreed to drive and won't fly when he needs to travel right now. I am getting a bit more anxious about this Corona virus mainly because my parents are elderly (dad almost 86) and not in great health at all. And then also worried about food and water supplies if lots of people get ill and factories etc have to be shut down...I wasn't worried before but now it seems inevitable this thing has just really started here and will spread. I just hope it remains mild for most. Your mom is in good hands with you Joanne. Her confidence is not ill placed. Hugs. Oh and OMG Ashlee is almost ready woohoo!
@bling_dream19 oh no darn! I am sorry you didn't get the bling yesterday and my fingers and toes are crossed today is the day. Sending you lots of blingy good vibes and hope you are having a lovely week despite the bling brouhaha and today will be a blinglicious day for you!
@missy Cookie! what a wonderful name.. it's great to have a cookie in your life Missy! I wish there was a safe HRT because I think for women it helps their skin, dryness, and overall feeling of being in good health, unfortunately its benefits were outweighed by cancer and heart disease... so I hear you, now that you have been diagnosed and under a physician/practitioner care hopefully your bone loss will abate or at least totally slow down. When we first got Salley we bought a big 'house' for her because we needed to crate her so she didn't run amok when we went out, well in the beginning she stayed in the house and if we went out she wailed, broke my heart, but now she only uses the house when she is scared (the doorbell basically).. we recently bought her a huge daybed and she sleeps on that constantly.. I'm so glad you adopted Cookie, it's good for he soul and Missy girl you have so much love for animals.. Cookie is a lucky little lady.. xoxox
Aww thank you Kate the Great @Tekate we are lucky too that we have the resources to adopt another rescue who needs a safe and loving home and I hope this works out well for all involved. We want a playmate for Oliver as he needs this and we hope Cookie finds what she needs with us too. Lots to work out but hoping for the very best. We probably won't keep her name if she does become a permanent family member. I like the name Cookie too but we like to give them "people" names. Fred was Oreo originally when we rescued him and it took us a few months but we renamed him Fred. And he just seemed a Fred. Right now I am leaning towards Trixie or Francie (in honor of Fred and Francesca) but Greg prefers Trixie. I have to think about it and see more of her personality. I was the one who came up with Trixie but last night Francie popped into my head and I feel like she can be a Francie. But Greg has to be on board and if he doesn't like it then she won't be Francie. IDK if it is too close to Frankie but they are different names and in the Jewish religion you name a loved one after a loved one who has died. And Francie would satisfy both Fred and Francesca because it is the first letter of the name that honors the deceased loved one. But I digress. The name is unimportant but it is easier to think about her name than think about life in general right now if you kwim.
How is John doing now? What did the doctor say? I am sure your nephew will understand. Honestly it keeps everyone safe if those who are not completely well stay away from groups of people. It makes smart sense. Sending John lots of healing vibes.
I have done a lot of reading and I cannot find an OP med I feel OK about. I wish I could take BHRT but I believe that ship has sailed. I was leaning towards Forteo but because of my elevated Alk Phosphatase it is contraindicated for me...which is too bad because of all the OP meds it builds bone vs suppressing reabsorption. So I still have no clue what OP med is right for me. Prolia works great for Jimmianne but due to my high risk of skin issues I don't think it is the med for me. And because of my age it isn't either due to the fact once you are off Prolia (and you can only take it for a certain amount of time) you have to go immediately on another OP med or lose the gains. And there aren't that many out there (if any) I can safely take so that leaves Prolia out for me IMO.
Salley is a luck girl and that big bed is a great place for her to rest and relax and go when she wants safety and quiet. Glad today will be a sunny cool day in Austin @Tekate and hope you have a wonderful day. What is the time line re your new home? OK enough from me. Hope you went to sleep after you posted and are having sweet dreams right this moment. I am sending you virtual hugs and lots of love.
Good morning @AV_ hope you are getting all you need accomplished right now and that the day is off to a wonderful start. Thank you for your joy. I for one could use all the happy thoughts and joyous wishes and sending lots of joy and good wishes to you too. Big hugs.
Thank you much lovely lass and your good wishes are so appreciated. And I am sending bucketloads of good wishes your way. I hope your Friday Visa appointment goes better than the last one and I sure hope somehow you don't have to stay for 6 months but if you do I know it will be OK. I know you have plans in place and you are prepared. I so admire you @Jimmianne. I am in awe of your positive attitude and your can do mantra. Through it all you rock all the time. You are a special person in so many ways. And I admire and respect and love you. (((Hugs))).
GM Junie. Thanks for your kind wishes. Sounds like you are having a good week. Shopping, errands, cleaning and then hanging out with your DS after his band practice. Sweet. Is the Outsider good? I keep seeing advertisements for it whenever we watch HBO but haven't gotten around to checking it out. If you like it I think I need to check it out. Have a lovely day Junie. XO.
@Austina hope Colin's physio appt goes well today. How are you feeling today? (((Hugs))).
@Slick1 thanks for all your warm and lovely wishes. I am OK no worries. Please do get your bone density checked and in fact one of the reasons I am sharing details is for everyone to take a PSA and get their BMD checked if they haven't ever done so or if they are overdue. I don't want anyone to go through what I am going through. I want all my NIRDI friends to be and stay as healthy and well as possible. You are on your road to full recovery and I am sending you big hugs.
@Scandinavian speaking of hugs sending lots more to you.
@Daisys and Diamonds hope you're having a lovely week. XO.
@marcy hope the rest of your day went very well and that your knees are behaving today. Hugs to you my friend. What weight are you up to re lifting? Speaking of inspirations you are a big inspiration to me Marcy. XO.
So here are my Cookie thoughts as of now...she is hiding under the Library couch right this moment.
She is a sweetie but very shy and scared. But that is to be expected.
We went out yesterday late afternoon after Christine delivered Cookie and we bought a new carrier for her. Then we came back and took her from behind the Library couch where she was hiding and placed her on the couch and she started purring. We had her out for about an hour or so but then she got antsy so we weren't sure if she needed the litter box etc so we put her back in the Library.
And Greg hung out with her there when I went to bed and then early this AM. We are slowly introducing them and keeping her in her carrier when we let the others sniff her. It's going to be a slow process I can tell. But it is hopeful that she seems sweet and she was content on us yesterday albeit for a brief time.
She did eat a drop so that is good. I was hoping she would eat more because Christine said she loves to eat (uh oh so does Oliver lol and we know the havoc that has caused us and the other kitties) but so far she is too nervous to really eat much. We are going to take this as slowly as we need to and hope she feels more comfortable here soon. Time will tell if she becomes part of our family. Never before have we adopted like this. Foster to adopt vs just adopting but because we have a challenging cat in Oliver and want to find him a suitable playmate this is how we agreed (Tara and Greg and I) it should go down. It was Tara's suggestion and a good one. Though I hate that this is a conditional adoption because if we don't adopt her who will? Always before in our minds it was to save a life and give them a good home and if it doesn't work out with Cookie I will worry what kind of a home will she get? So of course I am hoping hard this works out well for all our cats. As I type this Tommy and Bobby are in bed with us and Oliver just left the bedroom as he was bothering Tommy and then he got tired of it and left. LOL and Oy. C'mon Oliver. Behave please. Interestingly enough he just sniffed Cookie in her carrier yesterday afternoon and then walked away. We will see how it all goes...
If you read all that thank you. I tend to go on way too much but just free thinking and writing my thoughts as they come. Here are a couple of pics from last night.
Blurry selfie.
and finally-Bobby at 4AM this morning.
On Greg's work desk. LOL.
Have a wonderful day girls and stay safe. (((Hugs))).
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