Been So Long

I can't beleive it's been so long.

That I've visited my blog

and went on my mini vacation

to Cannon Beach, Oregon.

What a grand time I had.

This Spring and Summer

and at the Beach, of course.

I've enjoyed coffee

while reading

and watching the girls play.

Looking forward to

more entertaining days.

~ JC and The Purr and Fur Gang ~

Coffee Cat

Another cute photo that I found.

I've been drinking a lot of coffee.

Been having migraines for days and days.

I usually get the buzz saws (aura)

but these are with the pain of a

building being torn down.

Not a lot has been done

on my 'to do' list.

I am hoping that my fourth cup

of cat coffee 

( I wish I knew how to do that)

will help.

Otherwise, everythings been fine

over here at the windy beach.

Purr and Fur Gang are purrfect.

Maddy Jean is limping but doing fine.

The two new meds are helping.

Hope your week is going well.

Remember, Dance when you have a moment.

It does the mind and soul good.

~ JC ~

Young, Tired, Crazy and Old

I am having a blueberry muffin and coffee.

This is a yum kind of start to my morning.

Normally, I don't eat breakfast

but I am trying to boost

my ever slow metabolism.

It seems to have stopped

and that's not good.

I have heart troubles.

Have been on meds for almost two years.

The second med which I started last July

has done a real number on me.

I've gained more than thirty pounds

 and basically my mean 

old metabolism went away.

I tried to stop taking it.

My heart let me know that I could not.

Thus, I started it again.

No more headaches.

No more dizzyness.

I can drive.

I can stand up without passing out.

(fun times)

Only the med makes me all bloated.

You know that feeling.

Yuck.

I'm still trying to figure something out.

Til I do, it's two pills

for the ever mean heart.

The Purr and Fur Gang

is with me at our beach place.

No, they don't get to relax

outside like this.

Our beach is a rocky one.

Sand dollars and oysters.

On an inlet.

The tide is either out or

it's a big lake.

They do get to go out on the deck though.

Which is purrfect for them.

They can't get off of it.

They nap and relax

but because they are indoor cats

they tend to come in after a while.

This is a photo of Maddy Jean and Jodie.

Was taken two years ago when Jodie was a baby.

Maddy is doing ok.

She isn't in a hurry.

She naps a lot.

We are taking it day by day.

Normal life over here.

A young dog, a very tired old dog,

five crazy cats and a very old cat lady.

That's our update.

Never a dull moment.

That is for sure.

Enjoy your weekend.

Remember to dance.

~ JC ~

Fog, Coffee and Frozen Peas

Tigger

It's another foggy meowning.

When isn't it around here.

At least this time of year.

Each meowning I feed the crew.

The dogs go out back to explore the new scents of the yard.

The cats all line up out of no where 

and share one small can of Fancy Feast.

(It's amazing how they hear me do that

but not when we need to go somewhere)

When the last one is done, usually Jasmine Marie,

 the girls come in and get their breakfast.

Me, I go to the den with a cup of coffee 

(my reward for being a nice Mom

and my wake up you old lady)

and two bags of frozen peas

(that bad back of mine) 

and read about the world.

I go online and see what happened

while I tossed and turned

all night with a grey cat

on me (Ashton doing his toes)

and a Siamese on my pillow.

In between banging at the window 

to get the squirrel off the bird feeder.

Today's story was about a lost dog.

(I look and pick a few to actual read) 

He was lost and now he's found.

A good story for once.

I get tired of looking at the headlines and everything is yuck.

Bad this, sad that, 

who needs to hear about all of that

first thing (ok, mid) morning.

I want a better world.

Don't we all ?

So, if you want to feel good about the world,

take a look at this story.

http://news.yahoo.com/tigger-dog-missing-nyc-found-135238601.html

Something went right for once.

Thursday In The Woods

I'm having coffee in my Eeyore cup.

Watching a small woodpecker eat from the suet.

A cute brown bird is watching.

Wish I knew what kind it was.

The bird, I know the suet.

Berry or peanut.

 

Meredith Ann is taking a bubble

next to the heater vent.

 

Jodie Belle is in the chair

on the soft blanket

looking at the woodpecker.

 

Maddy Jean is blocking the front door.

She naps a lot but who cares.

She's with us.

Enough said.

 

The rest of the purr gang

are around here somewhere.

Riley was just in the living room

looking at the birds out front.

I have a big area with four suet's

going for his entertainment.

 

Jasmine was upstairs.

She came out and sang to me.

She's a sweet Siamese sometimes.

And, remember the sometimes.

 

Me, I'm staying home today.

Making a list.

Checking it twice.

Have things to do.

 

Been way too busy with my health issues.

Now, to enjoy just regular life.

Like people do.

Oh, that might be fun.

 

The Holidays are coming.

Several boxes have shown up.
 

I went to the post office yesterday.

First time that I'd driven in weeks.

The health thing.
 

Was sort of fun.

Went well.

No problems.

 

Have I done any shopping.

No.

Am I worried about it.

Not really.

 

This year I'm just going to enjoy

the music and the shows

and the fun of it.
 

I might get my family a thing or two

but nothing big like I've done before.

Stocking stuffers perhaps.

 

And, that is the latest

in my very frozen woods.

 

~ JC ~

It's Odd

~ ~ ~

It's odd what you write on a blog.

It's like a diary.

I had one as a teen aged girl.

My dreams.

My hopes.

The cute one that I liked.

How I got my new cat.

Those things.

 

Now, as I am older,

I found the blogging world.

It brought back that feeling

of expression plus people

that read what I've said.

 

I don't have a lot who read.

What I've expressed.

Thus, I sometimes am thinking only of myself

when I write what I do.

 

Today is one of those days.

 

I am again fighting.

I am in trouble.

My kidney has decided to remind

me that I am in failure.

Oh I was pretending.

I like doing that.

 

So, this week after two weeks

of coughing and blowing of the nose

due to the nasty cold I got,

my kidney decides to act up.

 

I called and luckily I had one more

infection prescription left.

I've been taking it this week.

Saved me from having to call

my very busy kidney Dr.

He's so hard to get in to.

 

I have to schedule my big test.

The one that figures out how

much my left kidney functions.

I never did that after my big surgery.

 

My heart acted up and I did that surgery.

Then I took the rest of July and August

off to recover.

September was my enjoy month.

 

Now, it's October and it's back to reminding

me that I am indeed in kidney failure.

This morning was a big reminder.

I sit here looking up kidney failure.

The systems of sepsis.

Thinking can I get over this.

Is it just an infection.

 

I hope it is.

I want it to be.

I am alone in this fight.

This nasty surviving thing.

I don't want to do this.

 

I drink my coffee.

Cause I do that every morning.

I will then start to drink my gallons of water.

I will feel better.

I will.

 

This is not kidney failure.

This is not sepsis.

(I've had that before.)

I am just tired.

I will get better.

I have plans.

Mr. Boatman leaves for a whole week.

I am by myself for a week.

I have things to do.

 

 

I am talking to myself.

I feel better about this.

It is just an infection.

I'm a silly old lady.

 

~ JC ~

One And Only

This is what I was listening to 
while drinking my meowning coffee.
Fog, cats, dogs and music.
Going to be a grand day.
Just saying ...
~ JC ~

Sunday Fog

~ ~ ~

I woke up to a quiet.

Just me and the Purr Gang.

The Fur Gang is on vacation.

 

The cats make less noise.

Believe that one or not.

 

My dogs, Maddy Jean and Jodie Belle

make a lot of noise.

 

It's been so so quiet without them.

 

I'm not as busy either.

A pet here and a mew there.

 

This mornings coffee is with fog.

Yes, it rolled in during the night or early meowning.

 

Fall is on the way.

At least in my woods.

 

Fall here is moist.

Cold.

 

I rather liked Summer.

It was warm.

Not hot.

 

Purrfect in fact.

 

Hope your coffee is as much fun as mine.

 

Just Saying ...

 

~ JC ~

 

Oh and last nights Saturday dancing

was some of the best I've done

in a long long time.

Coffee And An Orange Cat

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As I sit here on the day after,

 with my coffee and orange cat in hand,

I think what a day it was.

Both for me and for our nation.

This time when I heard who won, I cried.

Tears of relief.

 I was, for a few moments, thinking that I was in the minority.

That the women out there had forgotten what it was like to be.

 I am thrilled to know that we stood up for ourselves.

That we voted and for me, the right person won.

 

After I vote, I figure the one with the most votes wins.

I did my part.

 Only this time, I felt that it was so important for women

and for many other reasons,

to vote from your heart and not from your pocket.

 That's all I'll say about that.

For me, it was a day spent visiting my heart Doctor

and then off to the ER for a few hours of fun times.

I know, I need to find something else to do with my time.

Everyone was very nice.

The results are that my heart is still beating too fast or too low.

 No one knows why I reacted to my medications.

They aren't even sure it was due to it.

 

They found that I have a bladder infection

due to another blocked kidney stone.

Again, in my left kidney.

The one I had operated on last June.

I almost, and I say that with a laugh,

 had to have emergency surgery.

I was sent home with a

'at least it wasn't sepsis .. again'

and told to come back if anything changes at all.

 

Again, fun times over here in the woods.

 I'll call my kidney Doctor today.

 She'll probably want to operate as soon as possible.

My heart Doctor wants me to call him

as soon as I know what's going on.

 Me, I'm doing OK.

Feeling sore but OK.

 

Up early due to pain but heck,

 I'm used to it .. right.

 

I was thinking yesterday,

 just how much one person is supposed to deal with.

Is this all a test ?

Is anyone listening to me out there in the Universe ?

I think I've past.

I get the idea.

Can I be done with all this pain now ?

Just saying ...

 

So, like I said, yesterday was quite a day.

 

~ JC and Riley Andrew ~

The Simple Things

~ ~ ~

It's a quiet Saturday afternoon.

The sun was out for a while.

Just enough to tempt me into going out back.

I sat with my new cat cup filled with coffee.

The girls, Maddy Jean and Jodie Belle, were playing.

Meredith Ann was on her leash chewing grass.

Me, I sat on the steps,

thinking and taking in the delights of my woods.

The sounds are too much.

Trying to figure out who is talking to who.

Which bird flew to that tree.

Just a wild bunch I have in my woods.

Nice to be able to walk out there.

As of yesterday, I am no longer using my cane.

Not here at home.

My day surgery last week has done wonders.

I don't have sharp pain when I stand on my leg.

It's still a bit like rubber and not totally dependable

but, I do think that I am good as can be expected.

I've been busy going to other appointments.

This time for my kidney problems that were

discovered in my mri for my spine.

The ct done this week showed a lot more than I wanted.

Yesterday, I got a call that my Dr. wants to get me in

for kidney surgery as soon as possible.

I am being handed over to the surgery nurse.

Next week I will start the process of scheduling the when and where

and tests that might need to be done before.

If all goes well, I'll only be in the hospital a day or two.

See why I haven't had time to write.

Been having too much fun going here, there and everywhere.

My family wonders how I'm coping with all of this at the same time.

Not much else I can do but enjoy the day.

Worry about tomorrow another day.

So, on this sort of sunny Saturday,

I enjoy the simple things that bring me great joy.

My Purr and Fur Gang,

Coffee,

and The Sounds in My Woods.

~ JC ~

Birds Are Singing

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The birds are singing.

Riley is taking an orange striped bubble bath to the tweets.

Pups are outback running around.

Ok, not Maddy Jean but Jodie is.

Maddy sits and watches.

There is potential for a warm day.

Yes, I know.

I double checked and it might happen.

The weekend will be warm.

Again, I checked that one.

Sounds like a good time all around.

I have been busy this week.

Going to this place.

Making that appointment.

Busy. Busy. Busy.

Today, I go in for a day surgery.

No big deal really.

Only I can't have my coffee.

Or my aleve.

No wonder people look so bad in hospitals.

Think about it.

No coffee. Those bags under the eyes are showing big time.

No water. Are you kidding me.

How will they get that lovely iv in ?

Seriously, how ...

And, as the day goes on, I will be recovering.

This procedure will be over.

I'm expecting a total cure.

Is that asking for too much ?

I don't think so.

This walking on one leg with a cane is getting old.

I hope to be able to stand on my right leg.

That's what I am going in for this morning.

So, as those birds sing and Riley jingles his bells,

I will get on with my very entertaining day.

~ JC ~

Sleep

~ Z zzzz Z ~

Sleep what is it ?

Real deep sound 

Eyes don't open til six

Where is it ?

I don't think I'd know it if I saw it.

My person whom I live with snores.

And, that's being nice.

A big truck that fires all night long.

Add in a cold and no sleep.

 NONE.

I gave up and went to another room.

Threw this and that off of it.

In I went with a blanket and a Collie pup.

Later, the old Golden found us.

Only my snug as a bug in another

 bed didn't last long. 

The pup was confused.

Wasn't I supposed to be in the other room ?

That's when the I'm confused barking started.

Which woke up the snoring machine down the hall.

I have had a lot of coffee 

in my Crazy Cat Lady cup.

Yes, I own one of those. 

Thank you to another cat lady friend.

It holds a lot of coffee.

Not enough for today though.

I have an appointment at eleven.

How can I ?

I don't own enough makeup 

to cover up these old wrinkled bags.

Sleep .. What is it ?

~ JC ~

Thursday In The Woods

It's Thursday meowning

and I've had two cups of coffee so far.

The little darling, Jodie,

 is being very consistent on waking me up at four thirty.

Why can't she make it to five thirty or even better, six.

Oh, six would be so nice.

Anyway, I get up with her.

She looks at me with such excitement.

Seriously, you haven't lived til you see her face each meowning.

After they come in, Maddy Jean and Jodie,

back we go to bed.

Yes, I lift her up,

 and with this old back that's not an easy task.

She settles in between my pillow and Mr. Boatman's.

Snug as can be.

Ashton or Al, depending on who's on the bed at the time,

do a mean look at her, cause they're old and do that.

And, before long we are all cozy for a while.

Then, Mr. Boatman gets up and we get up

 and our meowning starts.

Thus, the need for lots and lots and lots of coffee.

As I mentioned, today is Thursday

and it's marked on my calender.

You guessed it, it's Puppy Class Day.

We tried to do our homework. Really we did.

Only it's hard to practice outside in the rain or snow.

So, I fear that we will not look good today at class.

Nope, not at all.

I think it's a certainty that we are flunking puppy class.

And, it's only the third class.

I need a stunt double.

So, as the meowning goes on and I look at the clock.

I am not happy to go to class.

Jodie did not learn to come or down.

Nope, she didn't.

I did though.

Enjoy your Thursday,

~ JC and Maddy Jean and Jodie and Riley ~

Super Puppy or Friday Updates

This face is what I see when I get up in the morning.

I think about being quiet while I get up

so that maybe she won't hear me.

I might be able to feed the cats

and jump back in bed.

Nope, she is super puppy.

She hears everything.

In the hallway she waits.

 I go downstairs.

This is what I see.

She looks so sweet.

I let her outside.

Only this sweet super hearing puppy

wakes me up at two yesterday and today

.. pause for a moment ...

four thirty.

Yeah .. are we cheering for four thirty.

What ?

No accidents though so that is what matters .. right.

Who could be mad at this face ?

So, coffee in my Eeyore cup

is needed for sure.

And of course it's in an Eeyore cup,

doesn't everyone do that ?

~ ~ ~

Hope you have a fun weekend.

I don't have any real plans.

Which can sometimes mean nothing

or have all sorts of unexpected adventures.

~ JC and Riley ~

(he's my den helper today)

What's On Your List



Riley shows off his stripes

It's Friday !!!

Seems like it was a long week.

Mostly due to me being sick.

Yuck !!!

Hate feeling like an old sick cat lady.

Today, I actually think I'll get something on my list done.

Yeah !!!

Not really but there's always a lot that I have to check off.

If I don't get these things done, who will .. no one.

So, I've already done a few of them.

Got up around five thirty.

Nothing like having coffee in the dark.

The dogs have been in and out and in and out.

Mostly due to me getting them in from the frozen deck.

If the water bowl is total ice,

I don't really think they should stay out there

like it's sunny and warm.

I told them if the sun comes out

that I would let them stay til they bark to come in.

(the sun is supposed to come out sometime today)

Anyway, it's Friday !!!

Do I have plans for the weekend.

Not really.

That list is always long.

There's a puppy chewing on me as I type this.

How did that happen ?

She barked and I got her inside.

Her older sister who was sitting out on the deck

wanted to stay but I told her no.

So, thus the in and out goes on.

Maybe they'll take a puppy nap.

Do I get to take one too ?

By the way, with my coffee this meowning

I had a lovely buzz saw migraine join in.

Those are just no fun.

I think I will get another cup of coffee.

For the Holidays, I got a Keurig machine.

Been having fun trying out this and that flavors

and I also use my old coffees.

Got one of the filters with it too.

And, that is my story for this Friday.

What are you up to and do you have any plans ?

~ JC ~

Coffee & What I'm Thankful For

What am I doing ?

Just an old cat lady

trying to get a baby and an old lady

used to each other.

Jodie still tries to eat Maddy Jeans tail.

Maddy Jean has had enough of this.

The last two nights, I've had Maddy Jean

come upstairs and sleep with me.

Jodie Belle starts to cry around three am.

We let her.

Then, around seven we are up with her.

She just wants to be with us.

Only Maddy Jean doesn't want to be with her.

Big problem, as I got the puppy for Maddy Jean.

I hope as time goes by,

that they get along.

They do play in the back yard,

In between me telling Jodie not to chew on her sister.

Oh well, I'm sure things will improve.

They always do .. right.

So, I'm thankful that my old dog

hasn't gotten too cranky

at my new one.

I'm thankful that my new one

does sleep a bit.

I'm thankful that I've made it almost two weeks

now with this little one.

I'm thankful that I still had an empty

sprayer bottle under the sink.

I'm thankful that the cats

haven't decided to gang up on the puppy.

So far they've stayed away or

been able to jump over the gates in time.

I'm thankful that there is coffee.

I need it so.

I'm thankful that my desk chair is made of

some sort of chewable hard plastic.

I'm thankful that I got any sleep last night.

I'm thankful that there isn't a hole in

the back fence area cause either

my old dog would run away

or she'd push the puppy through it

and when I'd ask where Jodie was,

Maddy Jean would pretend she didn't know.

I'm thankful that my new puppy

looks cute with a wet nose.

Seriously, what is so fascinating

about a Golden Retriever's tail ?

And, that's about it for this

Thankful Thursday.

More coffee needed !!!

~ JC ~