2017--This Year is Our Year!!!
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Poor Frankie. It looks like he needs strength training for his neck muscles or the chicken needs to lose weight. How cute that they are so bonded together.0
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Is this real? I've never heard of a black squirrel. Thanks for the Survivor updates. I was hoping Joe would go but I didn't like Alan much better than Joe.
I just Goggled this and found there are hundred of black squirrels on Kent State U campus. They were imported from Canada 50 years ago. It must be a shock to see one for the first time.0 -
For some reason which I no longer recall, black squirrels came up as we were sitting around at the yard sale. Some of the group had seen one here or there.
Here's a great article on a local program to place unadoptable cats as working cats: http://www.baltimoresun.com/features/pets/bs-fe-adv-barcs-working-cats-20171009-story.html0 -
I love that story, Cheyenne was a mouser. We get field mice sneaking into the house as winter comes. he's dispatch any moue that made it into the house. Cagney would sit and watch. She had zero mousing kill.0
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When we first moved down here, DH worked the 3-11 shift. One evening Beethoven came into the room carrying something in her mouth. I assumed it was one of her mousie toys and was all "awwww, how cute". Then she dropped it. And it ran. And I freaked. She was a great mouse but after the first few years there hasn't been a mouse in this house.0
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When we first moved down here, DH worked the 3-11 shift. One evening Beethoven came into the room carrying something in her mouth. I assumed it was one of her mousie toys and was all "awwww, how cute". Then she dropped it. And it ran. And I freaked. She was a great mouse but after the first few years there hasn't been a mouse in this house.
Maybe the mice got the cat on duty and moved to safer houses.0 -
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Got a clean bill of health from the doctor. The infection is gone. I asked about the foot, gum and UTI being related. I thought the foot infection traveled through the bloodstream It's possible but he thought the antibiotic from the first infection wiped out the balance of good and bad bacteria in the gut. The bad took over because there wasn't enough good left to fight off the infections. I started a probiotic yesterday so I hope that puts me back in balance.0
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Helene - great news!!0
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I've been missing in action but I've been making the rounds of my specialists as it seems this month is the time to check in with them. In addition, I've been working nearly every day, so I may retire a second time sometime. I'll take time later to read the posts but I've been so tired when I got home, I just didn't check in.0
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Jean - hopefully all the specialist visits are going well! You are definitely their go to sub!0
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Speaking of specialist visits, I think I had mentioned that my PCP wanted me to see an endocrinologist about my osteoporosis and I was trying to decide who to see. I got a lot of recommendations and finally decided on one, but when I called this week for an appointment the earliest one they could offer was December 4th. I accepted it and was told to go online and complete all of their new patient paperwork and that I would be placed on a cancellation list after it was received. I immediately completed all of the forms and submitted them electronically, but I had no hope or expectation that my appointment would be moved up. Imagine my surprise when I got a call yesterday that an appointment had opened up for today! I went and really liked this doctor. She wants me to stop the Fosamax that my PCP has prescribed and instead wants me to get Prolia injections twice a year. I need to be off Fosamax for a month before I can get the first injection, so that will happen after we return from our cruise. That gives them time to verify that my insurance will cover it, which the doctor seemed to think wouldn’t be an issue since I had previously been on the other, more common class of drug that is the first choice for treatment of osteoporosis, and still suffered several fractures.
We have been trying to line up activities for our ports of call on the cruise. So far we have booked a tour to see Pearl Harbor and a sightseeing flight to see all the highlights of Kauai, but still have not decided on anything for Maui or Hilo. The trip starts in a little over 2 weeks, so we need to figure something out soon. If anyone has any suggestions, I’m taking all ideas. I know you’ve been to Hawaii several times, Jean, but I don’t know if you’ve been to those two islands.
Tomorrow I’m having my birthday lunch with my girlfriends from grad school. My birthday was earlier this month, but this was the earliest we could all get together. I always have a good time with these three friends.0 -
That's wonderful news about the endocrinologist. If the insurance company balk, she can end them a form explaining why that drug i medically necessary. My doctor had to do that for me and the request was approved. The cruise sounds great Jean will probably have some suggestions for you.0
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Pam - great news about the endocrinologist!
All the travelling I've ever done in my life has been either work related or family/cat related. I spent a couple days in Hawaii before a conference (first and last time the ABA ever took the tax section offshore - it was NOT a popular decision - the tax section actually passed a resolution telling the ABA never to do it again!). I really enjoyed the boat trip to Pearl Harbor. The meeting was in Honolulu. I did a flying trip around the island (needed to be really careful to sit on the side of the plane that faced the island as I recall or all you saw was ocean). I also took a bus trip around the island that made numerous stops.0
