What?

Jan 172012
 

Really?

It can’t be.

My babies are no longer babies.  They are growing up too fast.

It seems like only yesterday when I would hold you in my arms and give you lots of kisses and smell that new baby smell.

But I guess there’s nothing I can do about it, as long as you continue to let me have hugs and kisses.

Mark my words, when  you get to a certain age, let’s say the magical 29, I think that you’ll want to stop growing older (just ask your Mommy).  But until that time, I’ll give you a little leniency.  Just a little.

Happy 5th Birthday Kayla!

You’re growing into quite the little lady, and I’m glad I’ve been able to watch you every step of the way.

Love,  Grandma

Feline Hospice Care

Jan 162012
 

Caring for a 19-year-old cat can be a difficult task.  They are elders after all.  Older people in furry bodies

And I have been down this road before, having a feline that was also a family member that had a terrible disease.  With Calie, our wonderful, if bitchy, Calico, it is no different.  The worst part is making sure that she eats.

Lately, I feel like a mad scientist when it comes to concocting food that she will like.  Scoop part of Can “A” and a part of Can “B” into her dish, mash together and hope that she will eat a portion of it.  There is a huge *happy dance* when she eats all of it.  This is few and far between lately.

Snubbing food is a common occurrence lately, and it pains me when this happens.  I am transported back to when my girls were little and they would say “I don’t like it” before they even took a bite.  Pissed me off to no end, I tell ya.  It is no different with a cat.

The last couple of days have been particularly painful, with very little food eaten.  I’ve researched Kidney disease in cats, have talked to other people that have gone through what she is right now, and know what is coming.  This struggle that she has had to endure for the last 3 years is winding down, I’m afraid, and sooner rather than later either she or I will have to decide when it will end.

I’m praying that this time around, it won’t be up to me.

Pssssst

Jan 142012
 

Warning:  Shameless post ahead.

Only one more day to cast your nomination for your favorite blog (that’s me, right?) for the 12 Annual Weblog Awards (aka Bloggies).

I’d just love you (even more) if you take a few minutes and put me in a couple categories for this year’s awards.  This also gives you an opportunity to spread some lovin’ to all the other wonderful blogs and websites that you simply can’t get through your day without.

Now don’t let the one simple condition of giving them your email address deter you.  They have to have this in order to confirm your nomination. Don’t worry, you will not receive spam or any other unwanted email from them (I know this from first hand experience).

But hurry, nominations close tomorrow night (Sunday the 15th).

See, I warned you that this was a shameless post.

Thank you for reading and voting anyway.  *crosses fingers*

 

For The Birds

Jan 132012
 

Confession time:  I didn’t spoil birds as much until we moved to the Northwoods.

There, I said it.  I feel much better now.

So why would I ruin any potential thought that you might have that I was a card carrying bird lover (which I am) (without the card) by getting that out in the open?

Well, because I have a predicament that I’m hoping one or more of you may be able to help me with.  You see, we have been blessed with finches.  A month ago they descended on my feeders and I absolutely love them.  Sure, I’ve had them around in my life before, and they’ve always had a special place in my heart.  Maybe it’s the wonderful color that they bring in an otherwise bleak winter.   Or the fact that one used to perch on my granddaughter’s windowsill (which I thought was absolutely adorable).

Whatever the reason, they make me smile and I enjoy having them around.

So what’s the big whoha?

You see that beautiful feeder (a present from my brother for Christmas… thanks bro!) filled with nettle seed?  Well, for some reason, they are grabbing out the nettle and throwing it on the ground.  And leaving it there!  That stuff is expensive dude!  Why would they be doing such a thing?

I’m completely baffled.  They still go after the sunflower seeds, but they are supposed to like nettle!  Is it a seasonal thing, like only sunflower seeds in the winter and nettle in the summer?  Have I run into a group of highly sophisticated finches that will only eat the imported stuff from France?  Is the ambiance not to their liking?

WHAT’S THE DEAL???

Please, please, tell me what I am doing wrong, because I really don’t want to be wasting money on something that is going to be thrown by the wayside.

Oh, and is it awful of me to be happy that the squirrels aren’t eating it?

Because I’m totally OK with that.

 

The Toy Mafia

Jan 112012
 

I’m always trying to find ways to cut down on bills and spending, and last summer I devised a brilliant plan of only going shopping every other week.  I quickly got into that routine but wasn’t seeing much of an improvement, so I stretched it out to 3 weeks.

And you know, I was making some pretty good progress until November when I started constantly running to town for stuff for the upcoming holidays.

Well, I haven’t been back on track since.  I did, however, have a successful 2 week stint at the end of December, but that all went crashing down on Monday with the realization that my youngest granddaughter has a birthday next week.

Need to run to town to pick up a card and presents.  Not a big deal, I have a good idea of what the grandkids are into at the moment, so I figure I’ve got a ticket to Easytown.  Unfortunately the road to Easytown has a couple of potholes.

Have you ever heard of Zhu Zhu Pets?  The company that produces these things is pure evil.  Not just tiny evil, but nasty evil.  Mafia evil.  (You’ll see why in a minute.)

But that aside, it is something that my grandkids are into, and who am I to judge.  So being the wonderful grandma that I am, I bought an add-on toy to help her concur the Zhu Zhu universe.  But looking at it, I discovered that it needed one important thing to go with it.  Now, do you think that our particular Wally World would have the one important thing that would go with said add-on toy?

Nyet.

OK, no problem, I have my Amazon account, I’ll just hop on the computer when I get home, order one and it will be here by Wednesday to ship out on Thursday to make it to her by her birthday on Tuesday.  Phew!  Anybody else winded?

So the one important thing?

Zhu Zhu Babies.  Yes, Babies.

Now, I must say that I was schooled a little bit on these things when I was scouring the site.  There are also Zhu Zhu Hamster Babies, which are totally different.  When I looked at the package of the present I bought, it definitely looked like it needed the regular babies (not hamster).  Whatever, I just wanted to get the toy and be done with it.

But then I looked at the price.  Holy crap!  $12.99 for a microscopic piece of plastic?  These guys sure saw me coming.  But what choice did I have?  I mean, it’s for my granddaughter for cripes sake.  Without this “toy”, the rest of the present is missing something, and I can’t have that now can I.

So I licked my wounds and bought the silly thing and it will be here today so I can get it sent out in time to be loved by the little bug on her special day.

And that makes it all worthwhile.

 

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