Doing badly w/food currently. Emo eating pretty constantly as my old girl (cat) is on the way out. I so want her to go as gracefully as she lived. She's always been very fastidious but she's unable to be as thorough as her balance is off & she just cannot move those old bones the way they used to. My 1st cat, my old man, was 17 when my dad had him put to sleep- i was in the af out in kansas so i wasn't able to say good-bye. Now i'm just wanting Nade to be comfy & happy which means she can sit in the midst of us as we eat our meals- on the table! My mom is apalled- i told her i'd let her sit on the table when she gets to Nade's age... Hub keeps trying to make me feel better: "she's had a great life- she's been given a lot of luv for a lot of years"- etc. Yesterday morn she got in bed w/us & is here again. I try to get her to purr amap because i still think its a good measure of a cat's happiness but also because she has a great rumbly purr that i am going to miss horribly. Hub talked to the boys about her going soon & that they are allowed to be sad & everything & how it may affect me since i've had her so long- almost 2x as long as i've had hub/boys! I was lamenting to hub that we still have Princess & The Pauper & that i don't want to go thru this 2x more. He said "are you saying we're not allowed to have anymore cats?" me: "i'm saying no more pets period unless they outlive me." him: "i'll get you an elephant then." which means he knows i'm a sucker for anything w/paws & i'm full o' stuff when i declare no more! On to dietary concerns- going to have a gs in the later am... parsley, nanas, fr bbs. May make some raw cream of zuke soup for lunch. We shall see... Love

Carm- if i could i would! Still using mobile for web connect. Dreadful. Hope things are swimmy for you:o) love

Thx, Neet. Not that i'm ?ing the master of the universe or anything but 2 things bother me slightly: 1- i've found no mention of our furry darlings coming back w/us to paradise. So i can only assume that this is the only life-course for them. 2 is nothing to do w/1 & will certainly be explored some other time. The kitchen stinks of shrimp! I must clean it up so i can make cukey-dew later! Was reading in Neet's journey how you can dim cravings for non-ideal foods by upping intake of ideal foods: ie, celery for nori/seaweed. Plan on trying that next WEEK!!! We're on our last continent- so looking forward to days of true food...  YAY! Love

Meesau meesau (William's version of "nice to meet you"). Delighting in a 7 nana/parsley gs. Tonight is our FINAL international night! Yay! Kitty news is not getting better. She seems to have lost her vox completely- she was getting squeakier ea day & now her mc'mrow is gone. Hub & i always said she was scottish w/her strong mc'mrow & her tweedy coat. Today, as every day, i opened the door so she could go survey her kingdom. She sat in the doorway so i picked her up & walked her about, waiting for a wriggle so i'd put her down. Today's too chilly for her & i'm glad she didn't wrig until i brought her in & made the bed & her spot up. By the end she's going to think her name's "O, Nuzh" because that's what i say ea time i look upon her. Cats are entirely too beautiful & auspicious to be looked "at". They must be looked "upon". Asap i'll try to post her pic. It may not be 'til we go to ny @ the end of the year. Love

Brekky was 1/3 of a watermelon- supah dupah- whilst watching Greatest American Hero. I had the biggest crush on William Katt when i was 5-ish... Nade's sleeping w/hub. Love

Nadezhda-Joon, beloved companion, she-who-must-be-obeyed, felinus magnificense, died saturday, 18 october, 2008 at 3:40 pm est (usa). She was purring up to the end! I love her and will miss her horribly...

oh sweet Wytchy woman....with love and hugs...your dear will be with you always in your heart....she will be in cat heaven playing with my regal boy,Meggsee

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