SURVIVAL

i have entitled this entry "survival"...........i have survived many things in my life.  but this entry is in recognition of surviving a week with two demon cats..........AND surviving this planet for 53 years.............yep, i  had a birthday.  (i want to take this opportunity to thank the people that sent me birthday greetings........deb, barbara, and michael, as well a a card from andy)

the cats are very slowly getting adjusted.  i figure by tuesday morning, when it is time for peaches to leave for the vet, they will be "friendly" (if that is an applicable term here).  peaches lets me pick her up now, but only when coatie isn't in the room.  i have a couple of battle scars from peaches, brought on by coatie arriving in the room just as i picked up peaches and cuddled her to me. 

i awoke one night to find peaches sitting next to my pillow, hissing at coatie, who sleeps on a heating pad at the foot of the bed.  after coatie chased her off the bed, peaches remained in the den the rest of the night.

i have to admit it has been an adventure thus far with the two kitties, but hey, you only live once, and every day should be an adventure..............

as for my birthday.................i worked, and nothing spectacular occurred.  just another day............

last year when i turned 52, michael gave me a card and wrote on it "now you are playing with a full deck" (meaning 52 cards, you know).  there isn't anything you can do a pun on for 53..............sigh...................

i am surviving life one day at a time and when i think about having been here on earth for 53 years, it sorta scares me.  i will not have another 53 years.  i have to make good use of what i do have and stop wasting time on worrying, whining, and crying about things i cannot control.  there are many things i want to do before i pass on to live with my Master. 

i would love to visit my homeland of ireland (though born and raised here in georgia). 

i would love to visit the hawaiian islands. 

i would love to see my daughter meet and marry a wonderful christian man, and have at least one grandchild for me. 

i would love to have all my bills paid up and not owe anyone..........

i would love to see all my poetry and prose in a published book all my own.............(currently all my stuff is in numerous books with others' collections)

i would love to meet dr. phil, oprah winfrey and tyra banks............

i would love to have a place (paid for) where i can have kitties and puppies who need a home............

the list goes on.................

i would love to see world peace as well, but though i believe strongly in God's power, i don't think it is going to be in my lifetime..............

i guess what i am slowly learning in my life is that you DO have to live each day to the fullest.............and don't waste a minute of it.  when you are young, you feel like you have forever to do what you want.  but when you get older, and the energy levels are down, you realize what you haven't done and suddenly want to do it................

ok, i am done...................gotta get up and go experience something else in life before it is too late..................actually, grocery shopping, lol.

IS THERE SOMETHING WRONG WITH ME??

the pictures above seem innocent enough.  just look at that adorable face.  they are pictures of my daughter's cat, peaches, whom i was given custody of for about 16 months due to her mother moving into a place that wanted too much for a pet deposit.  later, peaches' mother moved again, with the roomie, into a house, and didn't have to pay a deposit for pets.  her mother got her back a little less than a year ago.  my own cat has been a really happy camper since she has been gone.  and of course, i had to have my beloved spooky put to rest last year, due to old age (19).

when my daughter retrieved this "little angel", i said i would never do that again.  she stayed in heat all the time, so was going around meowing constantly.  she loved antagonizing my two cats.  when my coatie would hide from her under the cover on the bed, peaches would find the coatie lump and jump up and down on her.  peaches also loves to sleep on top of you.  literally, on top.  she would wait till i was almost comfortable, then find the highest peak of my body, and settle down on it for the night.  needless to say, it was usually my hip, and my leg was numb the next morning.  she especially liked sleeping between michael's legs........which made it difficult for him to even move at night.

peaches also barks.  sometimes i think she thinks she is a guard dog.  she also likes sneak attacks.  spooky would be laying at the foot of my bed, sound asleep, and peaches would get mad for some reason unknown to anyone else, and would jump up and go over and slap the crud out of spooky. 

my daughter sometimes paid her monthly "cat support" ($10 a month) on time and in full, but many months she didn't pay anything.  so i had to scrimp on my needs to feed and keep a clean litter box for all three kitties.  so needless to say, we were all happy to see miss peaches go home to her mommy.............

well..........my daughter and her roomie have decided to move.....again.  it appears that the apartments where they lived before, when i kept peaches, has a policy that says you have to pay a $400 pet deposit, as well as show proof that the animal is spayed or neutered, and has had all current inoculations.  my daughter has no problem with that, for she loves her peaches.  but..........even though she has known that she has to move today, the 12th, she hasn't bothered to make an appointment to have peaches spayed and have her shots.  so........she calls me over and asks me if i can keep peaches again, just until her appointment.  ok.........no.  i am already on thin ground with my landlord and don't need any more problems.  i sorta hem-hawed and told her it might get us booted from our place, so then she goes in for the kill...................this is the part i hate about my daughter................

"well, if you can't take her for that period of time, we will have to either give her away or have her put to sleep". 

i admit, i love peaches too, for she is a unique individual..........as are most cats.  but i think the fact that i want to be able to do something for my daughter is what keeps me in hot water.  of course, i said YES. 

then, my daughter tells the vet on the phone that "I" will be bringing peaches in on the 23rd.  i will???  it seems that my darling daughter is in school from 8 am till 4 pm that day, and with travel time, won't be able to take her.  so.........i have to have her to the vet that morning by 8 am.............

so..................is there something wrong with me???  or am i just a good mother??

sigh.............................

 

PETS, NOT DRESS UP DOLLS

i might get some flack from this one, but here goes...............

my place of employment is next door to a PETSMART store.  so we get quite a few "pets" in our store.  mostly they are shopping for the latest in petwear in the stuffed animal section of our store.  their owners go to PETSMART and see the price of a blue jean skirt and then rush over to our establishment and buy one possibly even better for quite a bit less. 

last night at work i spotted a shitzuh (sp?) in her owner's embrace and had to approach the adorable pooch.  of course, as usual, i walked up to the human and said "i'm sorry, but you can't bring pets in here.........unless you let me pet them and/or hold them!"  the human was about to get riled until i finished my sentence, and then she handed "ginger" over to me.  ginger proceeded to wash my entire face and neck........hey, i won't need a bath for a week!. 

ginger was still a puppy, and smelled really good, and seemed well taken care of.  but then the woman started trying things on ginger from our bear dept.  i have a problem with dressing your pets..........mainly because the poor animals usually look depressed, frightened and confused when wearing the latest style.  but even though i (along with jay leno) may not agree with this, i have to admit ginger looked really happy for all the attention.  of course, ginger is still young and just likes any attention.

the owner tried on two backpacks (the pink one was adorable, and would hold all of ginger's stuff), a pink hooded sweatshirt with ear holes, and a denim skirt with bows.  after much twisting and turning to see how it looked, the owner bought the outfit, but not the backpacks.

unfortunatley, ginger was seen leaving the store doing a britney spears.........no panties, and even no skirt........   sigh............this world is going to the dogs...............

WORDBLOCK

I know most of you that even still visit my journal are finding me boring lately.  I have a severe case of wordblock............nothing comes to me, not even the sentences I am typing now, without some hard thought.  I sometimes think it is my depression.....other times I worry it may be the diabetes........I just read some disturbing things on WebMD about Diabetic Neuropathy.  I know I have it in my hands and feet, but didn't know what else it can affect.  It can bring on Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Bell's Palsy, gastric problems, blindness, inability to think clearly............etc. etc.

A lot of that I already knew.  But some of it scares me.  I have had Bell's Palsy twice.  I was always told it was brought on by having Chicken Pox late in life and also by having cold sores frequently (Herpes Simplex).  I guess getting older does bring on a whole lot of medical concerns.........whether we are ready for them or not.

I hope everyone out in Cyber Land is having a wonderful New Year.  I have thus far stuck to my guns on my New Year's Resolution.  But heck, it is only the 6th of the month.................I have plenty of time to break the resolution, lol.

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