The continuing cat
tale. Felicity had another x-ray Tuesday. Wednesday I took the
cockatiel to an avian vet 30 minutes away where we learned that I
have been feeding him wrong, declined a $250.00 blood test (still
reeling from the $800+ spent on the cat over the last two months),
and invested in better food. When we returned, I took a call from
the cat vet with the x-ray results. X-ray showed her colon very
tapered at the end. As did last month’s. Suggested possibility of
an ultrasound which really would not show much of the affected area.
Most desirable choice, medically speaking, an colonoscopy – about
$2-3000. !!! I just started crying. Not happening anytime soon, if
ever. The good news is that the bladder stones are gone. We decided
to keep her on the Royal Canin Urinary SO ($$) for now and keep
sprinkling laxative on it hoping for the best. Her episodes are
weeks and wees apart. I am supposed to contact the vet if she has
another episode or in a month, whichever comes first. She seems ok
most of the time. Plays once in awhile, purrs, asks to be petted,
eats, drinks – acts like a cat.
I feel badly because
I really, really want to go on an Disney Alaska Cruise in 2 years.
Which, of course, will take some saving up. One of my first thoughts
was there goes my cruise. Naturally, now I think about an Alaska
cruise “all the time.” Mildly obsessing over Fish Extender Gift
ideas.
A weird thing. I
usually go to temple on Friday. Now, I admit that I often have a
hard time making myself get going and go. But Thursday I was just
feeling bad about going to the temple Friday. Then I thought about a
sister in our ward who a couple of weeks ago had request help getting
mulch for the large area her now disabled husband used to garden. I
called her and found out nothing has happened. So I told her that I
would meet her with my old, beat up utility trailer (and hopefully
Andrew) at the SMUD free wood chips / mulch yard Friday morning.
And I felt good. Andrew, Kathy, and I unloaded 4 trailer loads of
mulch on her driveway. It was great. I was pretty impressed with
us. We thought she would need another several loads of mulch. But
that wonder woman sent me pictures Saturday of the entire garden area
covered with mulch. She barrowed all that mulch – well, there was
some left for work in the front yard – all by herself. I was
really impressed!
Saturday I went to
the HighWater Jamboree sponsored by safety and water agencies. Found
out that I live in a Shaded X Zone which means that I have about a 2%
chance of being flooded by an 100 year flood – unless the levees
break, in which case I am under 4 feet of water. I am supposed to
evacuate south. Which is good news because Ruth and Debi live south
of me in an X zone which means they stay dry. UNLESS Folsom Dam
goes. They did not have the information on a dam break, but I think
we would not like it.
Speaking of not
liking it. Your mom informed us yesterday, not to our surprise, that
they are not likely to come down for Thanksgiving after all. Too
much to do for the move. And this was the last year that she thought
they would come down for Thanksgiving. AND IT’S ALL YOUR FAULT.
In your after mission life, they will either go to you or have you go
to them and that means not coming here.
It is not all that
tragic. My children are all scattered this Thanksgiving except the
ones who live with me. Everyone is going to “the other side.”
It is better that they all scatter the same year and get together on
the alternative year than that they scatter at different times and
never get together. Of course, 2020 will be sad if it doesn’t work
out for your family to come down.
And there are other
days in the year.
No big spiritual
insights to share, except maybe sometimes serving on this side of the
veil is as important as serving the other side.
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