It's like cat glamping . . . clamping?

Finn roughing it in his heated bed in the shed. Life is rough. He spent a fair amount of time in this bed last year too . . . in the house!

Late August Early September

I didn't know that your mid 50's brought certain things, like hair that won't lay down, and age spots coming out on my arms in constellation formations. Nobody warned me about the Big Dipper.

Forget what I said about Whitey, the white cat visitor being  a delightful, young caller. He is a moody little shit. I still like him though. But I cannot figure him out! He doesn't want affection or treats or a pat.  I really thought I understood cats. How weird is he? He comes in the door so quick I can't stop him and then tries to strike at me when I go to put him out. LOL  Usually he walks in the back door, strolls through, snoops around, and exits out the front door. Oftentimes he jumps the fence again, and is in the back yard again so quick I can't believe it. I guess our house is cat-trot style.

All done with my eye drops. I hope that never happens again, ouch!

No more Tony on NCIS, no more Shemar and Hotch gets canned on Criminal Minds! What the hell is going on in Kay's TV Land?

I saw SuperDawg on Check, Please! on PBS (twice) and then when I saw a Groupon deal for it I grabbed it. John (on vacation this week) and I used it this week while my car was in the shop getting some recall work done. It was fun, a very tasty SuperDawg for me, and a Whoopsie Burger for John.  And corn nuggets in the Superveggies, delish! We also hit Caputo's Cheese Market and many other places.  A fun outing. And ever so much better than cooling my heels at Toyota for hours. Thanks John!

Later in the week we headed out to Maquoketa Caves State Park in Iowa. It was terrific.

John was more intrepid than I! lol

It was a very pleasant trip, the weather was perfect, for hiking and caving and driving, and the people were pleasant and friendly. The views from the car were stunning up in Northern Illinois, and Illinois should have more scenic overlooks up that way. We stopped at Torkelson Cheese Co. in Lena, IL and picked up some cheese, including their award winning Meunster, my fave pizza cheese. Too early for apples, not quite ready yet.

Mother continues to to go to physical and occupational therapy and is doing very well, which bodes well for fall fun for Kay. Summer was kind of a bust this year what with John's shingles and mother's spill, but fall is shaping up to be more promising for some unemployed fun. LOL

Kay :)

Summer

Mexican sunflowers too.

Nothing fancy pants here about gardening. Just pretty.

This wee hummer likes to buzz my head when I am outside. He is mindful of my corneal abrasion, so I guess it is OK. My eye is doing much better! A few more days of eye drops. I don't have to go back to eye doc unless I have problems.

We saw mom's ortho yesterday. Her arm is healing, there is calcification at the break and the bones have not shifted. Or something like that. He ordered physical therapy and we are leaving for her first appointment in a few minutes. The only word I can think of to describe mom's mood about therapy is P-I-S-S-Y! lol 

Kay :)

Anybody want a cat?

Be warned, said cat may slip while jumping up on your bed and then, in an attempt to avoid falling like 8 inches (he started out on his little green footstool, which I got him because of his gimpy hip), oh boy, will lunge up and try to catch himself (claws out) and cause an abrasion to your cornea. OUCH. Nasty, painful business. Said abrasion will cause you to miss your annual family reunion, which is a lot of fun. Grrrr. No family fun, no beer for Kay! John came home and took the fam over. They didn't stay long, Mom was really tired out, but it was good for her to have an outing and NOT to the doctor. I called my eye doc Thursday night after it happened, and had an appointment Saturday. Got a bunch of drops, one of which thankfully helped the pain. I have to go get re-checked tomorrow. Ouch. Ouch.

Mom has a doc appointment on Wednesday to see how the elbow is healing.

Tomatoes galore! They were really small but I couldn't stand the thought of them going to waste, so I made some sauce. Next time I will just buy some, what a mess.

To add insult to injury I seem to have a bug, or eaten something that did not agree with me. Grrrrr. And ouch. Whine whine.

And of course I'm just joking, nobody can have my sweet Finn.

Grumpy Growly Kathleen

Cat Days of Summer

Milkweed for the the monarchs and my first sunflower. Oh, and Finnegan, the most handsome and sweetest cat in the land. Except when he brings home baby bunnies. And birds. And bats. And Barbie Dolls. Forget I said anything.

Cat days of summer, Finn has to cool off his tummy under the ceiling fan occasionally. I never thought a gray and brown cat could be so handsome! What a looker.

Mother saw the doctor today. He took an x-ray. Her arm is healing. He wants her to stop using the sling at home and keep doing her exercises. He will do another x-ray in 2 weeks and then decide about physical therapy. Right now it would be too painful and mom is doing pretty well on her own. Mom asked the doctor if she should use a cane when she walks and he said if she needed stability it would be a good idea. I asked the doctor to order her to NOT try to light cigarettes while walking. If mom had a cane in her hand when I said that, I think I would have gotten clocked. She really is doing well, thank goodness for the pain pills, and thank goodness she is sleeping well.

Mosquitoes are terrible! Can't even sit outside with my coffee and kitties in the mornings, bastards!

That's all.

Kay :)

It's as big as my head . . .

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday Hera and Isis! 4 years old today. Close call for Hera, glad she made it! :)