Hello all. We are still alive and kicking, albeit, not kicking as hard as we used to. Heidi and Jean have been calling to check up on both mom and I and I know Heidi has updated here from time to time after we have spoken. Thank you Heidi. Mom is still sick, possibly now with pneumonia, I take her to the clinic today for her 3 pm appt. She is eating properly now, thank God, and her BMs are now more active. The nightly dose of Senekot is helping. It has been pretty scary stuff here the last few weeks with her. She also has a massive bruise on her arm from the Blood Pressure Cuff used in the hospital. With her blood disorder she bruises very easily. She remains weak and tired, but her spirits are improving. She is still unable to do much of anything at home, just getting rest in bed and laying on the couch to watch TV once I get home. LOKI is doing great, a big puppy in this cooler weather. Temps lately have been highs of only 6 and much lower at night (course he is curled up in my bedroom at night). Last evening he was full of pee and vinegar, very playful and very very strong!! But once we had our little forehead/nose touching forehead/nose talk he calmed down and stopped pulling so hard. Scolding him or yanking him back is not something I do, instead we have these little heart to heart silent talks, looking into each others eyes. I wish my other two would respond in the same fashion..but they are so spoiled they dont. We met up with the pretty Calico kitty again last evening, she was hunting mice and birds in the field. Her little head popped up above the tall grasses. As usual she came to us and rubbed against Loki, he is so damned good with her. I gave her the pocket full of dry cat food and a tummy rub. She is so skinny and apparently belongs to someone but I have no idea who. I will carry food for her from now on. The other night she was quite proud carrying a dead mouse she had caught. Very early yesterday morning I woke to hear the coyotes yipping in the bush behind my place. Checking my bedroom partners, not one was stirring. Loki, Hemi, Philly, Luna and Zephyr were all passed out. Hemi was dreaming and Loki was deep breathing. So I laid there awake enjoying the sounds myself, thinking just how lucky I truly am. How many people can say the yipping of coyotes woke them up at 3 in the morning? I am off work now till Monday of next week, I only used a week of vacation in June and still have time coming to me, so before I get into it hot and heavy at work beginning next week (doing double duty) I needed some time off to get things done here and to hopefully have a few days of just rest. The rest of the month at the office will be a wow. To explain why I have been offline as long as I have been..honestly..I have just been too worn out and when I get home the first thing I have been doing is laying down. Even my two afternoons off during the week see me running the necessary grocery errands, coming home, going to bed and sleeping. Get up for a bowl of soup or sandwich, take Loki for an early evening walk, lay down again when I get home and then get back up to take him for his before bed walk. Weekends have been filled with household and yard chores with no time at all for myself. To sum it up I am exhausted, hence getting online after working all day and all weekend, has not been on my To-Do-List lately. My time off this week will see me cleaning house, readying my flowerbeds for winter, (I hope I dont have to cut the lawn again), gathering up lawn ornaments, emptying flowerpots, putting away deck furniture etc and most important, insulating Lokis run for winter. Bonnie C and her husband are making a run to Alberta this weekend for straw and will be bringing me back to large bales for Lokis bedding. I also must make room in the garage for the 7200 lbs of pellets I will have to order and unload by hand for winter. Being a single independent female has its advantages and disadvantages!! One must rely on oneself to get everything done period. So I hope that you can all understand why Ive not been online for such a long time. I am overwhelmed at the moment with everything, here at home and at work and have been grabbing what extra sleep/rest I can. I dont want to get so run down and sick again like I was at this time last year. Now onto reading your comments and notifications. The sun is shining, the winds are cold but gentle and all is quiet here at the moment. I must prepare Lokis breakfast (he let me sleep in till 9:45 this morning..such a good boy). God Bless.
Posted on: Wed, 10 Sep 2014 16:35:19 +0000
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