Today Was The Day

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I'm home.

Having coffee while petting Meredith Ann.

Riley is napping on his scratching post perch.

Better known as the best seat for bird tv.

Not much of that today.

Wet out.

Not raining now though.

Riley and I talked for a while

about where the birds go

when it rains.

Into the trees, we figured.

 

Today, I went to my favorite hospital.

Been there so much,

that I know just about every floor.

Things went well.

I no longer have attachments.

My fancy surgery and six weeks

of recovery are over.

 

I'm now waiting.

I will know this weekend

if all of this worked.

My Dr., the fancy surgeon,

told me that everything will

 be fine or not.

That I'll know if things go wrong.

 

I am walking without pain.

First time in six weeks.

 

I have a list a mile long

of what I want and need

to get done.

 

This being sick

is really not for me.

I want to do so many things.

Having kidney failure

is just so yesterday. lol

 

I am hopeful.

I always seem to be.

 

My next big test is in June.

I've done one of these before.

It's a fancy test to see

how your kidney functions.

Each time I sign up for one,

they ask if I've had a kidney transplant.

It's a test to see if your kidney

is failing and I have to explain

my story.

 

Yes, I know how to have fun

at the imaging area.

 

So, for this weekend,

I plan on pretending

that everything is grand.

 

My six weeks has earned

me the honorary degree

of old cat lady

who sits in the woods

and can walk without pain.

 

I know how to celebrate

this thing called life.

 

Oh, and I plan on dancing.

 

Yes, I do.

 

~ JC ~

Old Cat Lady

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Here I sit with my Crazy Cat Lady coffee cup.

Listening to the birds sing outside.

Telling me I need to refill their food.

Riley watched bird tv every morning.

Even if the feeders are empty.

I tell him that today I will get out.

And, my hope is that today I will do it.

Simple really.

Just walk outside and refill them.

Not as easy as one would think.

I am currently on week two of having my right leg not like me.

It's a lot better though with the steroids.

I can actually walk for a while before I remember

that my leg does not like to do what I ask of it.

Three more days of pills.

I expect wonderful things.

Like walking without pain.

Oh, wouldn't that be great if this works.

I have an appointment set up for next week.

Seeing a Dr. and hoping for a simple solution.

An mri is being scheduled.

We will see what it shows.

Old bones I would expect.

So, today while I cough with this ever nasty cold,

I hope that this old body decides to behave.

I have things to do.

Things I want to do.

If only my leg would behave.

~ JC ~

Blue Eyed Beauty

Jodie Belle

I'm having my second cup of coffee this meowning.

Jodie is playing with a catnip toy.

She was chewing an old Harbor Freight Tools paper.

She is keeping me busy, tired, and thrilled.

Maddy Jean is getting used to her.

She waits in the yard for me to get

Jodie down the stairs.

(She hasn't managed going down them yet)

They play together and Maddy Jean

gets Jodie Belle to come back up

on the deck to come inside.

Last night they slept together.

Which means, I slept through the night.

I now can think of what I need to be doing.

That 'List' of mine.

With the Holidays over.

One child back to college.

Another one leaving in a day.

I now will start the cleaning

of the house.

We still have all our Holiday decorations up.

Been too busy to have time to take them down.

That will be my 'List' for this week.

Jodie is gated off to the kitchen/hallway areas.

She has her own bed and toys.

Maddy Jean stays with her most of the time.

Maddy does get annoyed with Jodie chewing

and jumping on her.

I remind her to be kind.

I think things will work out.

Youth and Old Age,

Do they mix ?

Til Next Time,

~ JC ~

I'm An Old Cat Lady

Today is my 55th Birthday.

These are the flowers I got last night.

This morning I had my chocolate eclair.

I get one each year to celebrate.

Of course I shared it with Maddy Jean.

(She gets the bottom part.)

The sun is out.

Cats all sang to me.

Going out to eat tonight.

Fabulous way to celebrate

turning fifty five.

Yikes

I really am an old cat lady now !!!

~ JC ~



Speed Shopping

Today was try on clothes day.

 I did.

(upcoming trip to warm Arizona)

Nothing fit.

And, I mean

 NOTHING.

After a good cry,

I decided that I need to shop.

If bigger is better,

 than new clothes it will be.

I only have one day to do this.

(tomorrow is booked)

On Monday think of me

doing a speed shopping event.

(I feel better typing this out.)

I thought I might not fit a few things.

Not every cute dress I own.

The one that did fit made me look like a box.

I know I am one but

 if I didn't like what I looked like

why would I make the peoples in Arizona.

I cried up in the closet.

I came downstairs and cried in my cola.

I cried big tears on the deck.

Telling Mr. Boatman that I was

an old fat lady.

He thought I said that I was an

old cat lady.

 Which I am but seriously.

Now, to find five cute outfits in one day.

I can do this don't you think ...

~ JC ~