Dear So and So

[Biciclista]

Dear TE ladies

Believe it or not, my husband baked a pie today!!

[indysteel]

He must be feeling be feeling reasonably well!!

[OakLeaf]

Holy cr@p, Mimi! That's great.

[jobob]

Dear TE ladies

Believe it or not, my husband baked a pie today!!

And it was really great pie! Donald has not lost his touch. It was so great to see you folks.

[Blueberry]

Dear Mimi - HOORAY!!!!!!

Dear Self:

You were right. The weekend sucked. You're tired and cranky. It was 48 hours and 600 miles of driving (all done by you) to deal with cranky, b!tchy, very drunk people. You survived the driving and parking in DC, and no one puked on you (and you have been reminded why it is not fun to go to bars or to be the completely sober one in a room full of those falling down drunk). You DID get some fun time with your friend who was kind enough to house you when the BIL (who demanded your presence) told you to stay in a hotel - so not all was lost. Resist the urge to tell DH that you told him so. Trust me. Move along. Find some holiday spirit. After you get a good night's sleep.

Good job on getting your trainer workout in today - after all of that. Getting home at 8PM with 3 hours of sleep is not conducive for a workout and you did it.

[azfiddle]

Mimi- that's .... sweet!

[NbyNW]

Please tell Donald that I am very impressed to hear about pie-making and I hope it is the beginning of getting back to normal!

[salsabike]

And it was really great pie! Donald has not lost his touch. It was so great to see you folks.

It was a pretty wonderful visit, all told. No place I would rather have been tonight.

[bmccasland]

Dear TE ladies

Believe it or not, my husband baked a pie today!!

Wow!
Glad to hear he's feeling better. Err, should I mention that he shouldn't over tax himself.

And what kind of pie?

[channlluv]

Jens Voigt wears Raleigh Don pajamas.



Blueberry, not to sound judgmental, but what is up with your family and why do you keep subjecting yourself to them? Who is your BIL to demand your presence at all? Request, maybe, but demand? I'm glad you got some time in with your girlfriend. That's a bonus, at least.

Roxy, wishing everyone here a really happy holiday, whether we're on our own, with friends and family, or having some other great adventure.

[jobob]

Jens Voigt wears Raleigh Don pajamas.

Excellent!

[Wahine]

Jens Voigt wears Raleigh Don pajamas.

Perfect. Absolutely perfect.

Dear Mimi, I'm so happy for you and Don.

[withm]

jens voigt wears raleigh don pajamas.

like!!!!

[indysteel]

Dear Henry Cat: Why oh why do you keep getting sick? I can't take another round of this. Please just tell me what's wrong.

For the cat owners out there, here's the deal. Chime in if you have any thoughts. Henry threw up at 3 am. It was digested food with a bit if fur but no hair ball. He then threw up some liquid a couple more times, the last episode was at 6:30 am. He has had some water but refused to eat and has been lethargic since. I don't think he has a fever. Once DH gets home, we'll take it. We have a vet appointment tomorrow morning. Henry seemed fine yesterday although I would say that his appetite has been a tad off for the last few days. He otherwise seemed normal.

But Henry has had several rounds of mystery illness over the last couple of years. His last bloodwork in early October was normal. He also had his teeth cleaned in mid October. Since then, both his appetite and fluid intake has been good. He's been energetic and peppy. So today has taken me by surprise. He eats a mix of dry and canned food. He had a bit of food from a fresh can last night that we threw away just in case it was off. We can 't think of anything else that he may have ingested.

I don't expect anybody to have answers. I'm mostly just unloading. Every time I go through this with Henry, I get a little closer to losing it altogether. I love this cat so much....

[lph]

Aw, poor Henry Cat, and his poor owner! The only thing I would be worried about would be him possibly having eaten string or a rubber band, or something like chocolate or poisonous plants of course. Otherwise my experience is that cats are very careful with what they eat and will leave food that is "off" alone. He may just still have a hairball waiting to come out that makes him feel queasy.

I get worried when our Lyra is lethargic too. Luckily I'm learning that she's a bit of a hypchondriac, so it doesn't take much for her to huddle down and feel sorry for herself. She's usually bouncing around a day or two later.