Poor Minnie!

Minnie was not herself last weekend. She didn't want to eat or drink and hardly moved from her spot on the chair. Last Tuesday I came home from work and found her bleeding all over the place, but I couldn't tell where it was coming from, other than the general vicinity of her rear end. I was horrified and immediately started thinking of all of the worst case scenarios as I drove her to the vet. Poor Minnie had developed a LARGE abscess that had ruptured! Scary and painful, but nothing that couldn't be patched up. She was in a great deal of pain so the vet gave her a heavy dose of kitty narcotics some antibiotics and scheduled her for surgery to fix the abscess the next day. She had her surgery and came home with some stitches and 3 days worth of kitty pain meds. By the next day, I could tell that she was feeling much better because she started asking for food and attention again. It's been 5 days now and she seems to be on the mend and pretty much back to normal. Thank goodness!

My Patio Garden

Today I spent the day elbow deep in potting mix! I planted all of my annuals and herbs as well as a couple of container tomato plants. It was hot, dirty, hard work and boy was I exhausted when I was finished. The good part is that our place looks a lot more lively and I’ll get to enjoy the flowers, basil, peppers, and tomatoes all summer long! Hopefully the squirrels won't mow everything down!

Still Waiting

We're still waiting...the traffic through out condo has been incredible. We've had open houses the last four Sunday's with really good turnout. We even had someone come back for a "3rd look" yesterday, but...still....no......offers...yet! Ugh! Is this place ever going to sell????

Real Estate Woes

We've had our condo listed for sale for 6 months now without a single bite. I knew the worsening economy was going to effect us, but I had no idea it would be this bad. We've spent hours cleaning and "staging" and had yet another open house today with no results. It seems there is a market for houses priced to sell, but unfortunately "priced to sell" is code for "taking a loss". If we're not able to sell soon, maybe I'll call the Style Channel for a home makeover!

Hot Dog!

One of my favorite shows is "How it's made" on the Science Channel...

I just watched how hot dogs are made...and was HORRIFIED! Now, I won't lie...I love a nicely grilled hotdog with an icy cold beer...a little spicy mustard, a dab of ketchup, and some relish--mmm..delicious! I think the reason I could enjoy a hot dog so much is because I never really knew what went into it. Apparently, it starts with beef and pork "trimmings" which are ground up into a paste, followed by the addition of chicken puree, spices, corn syrup, and water. Well, now the mystery is gone and it will be a long time before I enjoy another frank. Ugh!

The Plague

Poor Mike has been sick for a week! It started as some sort of GI bug last weekend...now it's progressed to general malaise and fever. He went for 3 days without being able to eat and tonight he went to bed at 5:20 pm....I knew I should have made him get a flu shot!! Poor thing!

Ash Wednesday

It's Lent! Today was Ash Wednesday and I already blew it by accidentally eating a ham sandwich at lunch...I just totally forgot! To top it off, I missed mass by 20 minutes so I didn't get to receive the ashes either, ugh! I am giving up chocolate this lent....that will be VERY difficult since I seem to think that I need it every day. Mike just told me that he won't be able to live with me if I give up chocolate for 40 days!!!!!!!!!!