FRIDAY OCT 4th

[OregonLuvr]

Good absolutely chilly morning. I got up to 39° dang. My house was cold so instead of freezing to death because yesterday I didnt want to turn my heat on, today I turned it on when I got up. To heck with being cold and having cold feet, hands and nose. I will turn it back off after the temps outside warm up a bit. Supposed to get up to 70° so that part is perfect.

Sandi so sorry to read about Abby. Hope you can find something to stave it off like Beth did with Peaches. There is no cure for kidney disease as you probably know but there are some things you can change. I am sure Beth will give you some suggestions. Sheila have a good trip.
Martha glad your weather has cooled down makes the farm work so much easier. Anne is probably just a puddle in her neck of the woods. They are breaking records down there.

Housecleaning is on my agenda today. Washed a couple of windows yesterday but have way more to go. But doesn't have to be done all at once. Still busy dusting in all areas due to the sawing that went on in my ceiling LOL But I love my lights so a little needed dusting isnt unusual around here anyway. Getting ready to make my project list for the cooler months. Some are smaller projects and others a bit bigger. I like a project every day. Usually smaller ones as I like to feel I accomplished something every day. I like tidy. I hate chaos. Right now I am pretty tidy and no chaos BUT need to do some deeper cleaning. Like vacuum the furniture and along the walls where the vacuum doesnt do so good. Henry does a good job but he doesnt do the deep down vacuuming so I do it ever couple months with my big vacuum.

Time for some breakfast and get this day started.

[Cudedog]

Martha glad your weather has cooled down makes the farm work so much easier. Anne is probably just a puddle in her neck of the woods. They are breaking records down there.

Good morning, Karen, and all who follow. 70* sounds purely amazing.

Wednesday topped out at 110*, yesterday was "only" 106*, today might be "only" 102* - 103*.

Puddle? Puddle?? Please don't say puddle!!

Made a really BIG mistake on Wednesday, when I went out to my car to do a quick errand (when it was 110*), and THIS is what happened!!



LOL.

Anne

[SoCalGalcas]

I am a puddle like that car when it is hot! Cute picture.
Sandi, I know Abbie is so very special to you. It really hurts when our fur babies get sick. I know you will take good care of her. I feel for you.
Lyn

[JudyJB]

On a positive note, my son says his dog is doing better. Hopefully, lack of jogging with my son daily and kids not encouraging her to run by chasing a ball are helping. Being a Brittany, she is normally a very high-activity dog and loves to run, but they have tried to keep her calm and quiet, with only a little running allowed. She has been a great family dog, and when I took her camping, she rolled over on her back when small children wanted to pet her. (She did have a couple of instances, however, when she could not resist going after a groundhog.)

Got rain today, so I stayed inside and did some catching up on executor work. Want to estimate how much in taxes I need to withhold when I disburse money to all of the many beneficiaries. I will be glad when everything is done, and am hoping no one complains. Did my best to document everything.

[monik7]

Beth, I would greatly appreciate it if you could share what you did for Peaches to allow her to survive for 4 years with kidney disease. Abby won’t eat anything now except special food I can force down with a large syringe. That’s really hard to do but she won’t eat anything else. Thank you.
Sandi

[JudyJB]

I don't know anything about kidney diets for dogs, but have you tried more than one brand? Or maybe you could put one together yourself?

It sounds horrible for both of you to have to force food down with a syringe!

[Bethers]

Sandi I sent you a message on here. If you can't get into it, let me know and I'll post it here also. And I emailed you.

[Acadianmom]

It only got up to 81 today but probably headed back to the 90's. It was cloudy and looked like rain all day and finally rained about 4:00. The Cattle Festival started tonight. I might make it over there tomorrow but not during the parade. At least the weather will be good. I remember some years we either flooded or froze. I use to work in a booth but I'm not up to standing in a booth for 4 hours.

Sandi, so sorry your dog is sick. Some vets are better than others. If you think your vet isn't helping find another one. Is there a vet school near your?

Martha

[monik7]

Thank you all for your kind thoughts regarding my dog Abby. No matter how often one has to go through this experience it never gets easier. Abby is a wonderful dog. From the moment I got her as a puppy I’ve said she’s an angel and she’s remained that to this day. Thank you again for your support and kind wishes.
Sandi

[BarbaraRose]

Well, it is midnight so I am a little late for morning coffee.

I slept really good last night, other than being woken up at 3am by Romeow rearranging the kennel again and meowing. This time I got up and took him out of the kennel and held him in my lap, petting him and talking to him. He started to purr really loud which he usually doesn't do. After about 10 minutes, I put him back in the kennel and went back to bed. He never made another sound the rest of the night.

After breakfast, we headed home. They were very happy to finally be "free"! They did a lot of exploring. I just laid on the bed and relaxed. Later, I headed to the DMV to get my DL, Got that done and also got registered to vote. Then headed down the road to WM. Took awhile to find things on my list since I wasn't familiar with the stores layout. By the time I was ready to get some groceries, my feet hurt really bad, as well as my back, so I just got a couple things from that area ;l.and checked out. I will go back tomorrow and get a few more things I want for my fridge and freezer.

I did more shopping on Amazon tonight for some things I couldn't find at WM. Those will come on Sunday, hopefully. My phone didn't arrive here today. I tracked it and apparently, because I have the address change to my brother's address, they rerouted my phone there instead of where I am now. So I hope Julie gets it tomorrow. I really need a phone! I am using David's phone for now. It is an i-phone so don't know how to work it other than calling out and answering.
I changed my address on Amazon to "my name, c/o Heather's name", so hopefully, the things I ordered tonight will actually get delivered here. I am also going to Best Buy tomorrow to pick up a smart TV for $75. Found it on Amazon and had great reviews. I hope I can figure it out. Maybe Heather can help me with it since she has a smart TV.

Heather is very busy getting ready for the Dogtoberfest this Sunday. I will try to go for a little while but it is supposed to be really hot yet here. It goes from 10-4 but she thinks a lot of people will go early and leave early because of the heat. She will have a lot of kiddy pools around for the dogs to splash around in. They will have a lot of dogs there that are available for adoption. I hope it is a success.

I better get ready for bed here! Cats are quiet so they must be sleeping somewhere around here.