Miss Kitty...Thanksgiving.

Good morning friends...just checking in to say we lost our Miss Kitty yesterday.  Turns out, after several Vet visits, she was 7 years old...there-abouts and a very sick kitty.  Leukemia, Feline aids, and FIP which basically, destroys the nervous system.  Vomiting...fever...listlessness...for the last 4 days...not eating or drinking.  We've had her a little over a year...time to become deeply entrenched in loving her and caring for her.  She had gotten where she'd come into the house at night and other odd times of the day.  We loved the progress she was making.  And we loved her...Yesterday was a day spent bawling like crazy...Larry had gone to town when the doctor called with the results of her blood panel...and after explaining everything to me, I made the decision to help her over the Rainbow Bridge.  I know God sent her to us last year, knowing what her journey was going to be, had she not had us to help her.  And we did, gladly. She would have been out in the cold Winter...no food...and in pain...dying alone.

 Driving home, with her in my arms, I said to Larry, "It's so much harder to lose them, when you get older!!  I thought it might be a bit easier..."  

Larry then said the truth of it..."They become our children...they're not just our pets...", and as he said it, tears were just silently rolling down our cheeks...

It was a hard day.... but we know she's with our other babies on the Other Side and Miss Kitty is now proudly, sitting on the lap of Jesus...We'll see you again, sweet Girl...

Elections...Halloween, Faithful and Time Change.

Don't forget to Fall Back One Hour on Saturday night, here in the States!

Well, good morning, Friends!  I guess by now, you know it's Halloween...lol

We have been a little busier since my eye surgery.  It gets old just doing nothing!  Depressing...and I've certainly felt depressed.  Feelings are hard to digest when all you do is sit or walk around the house.  So many things swirling around in your mind...We have gotten out and I have even begun to drive myself on short errands.  The gas bubble is now gone, thank goodness, but there's a slight, tiny, light gray area in the center of my vision that when I'm looking with both eyes, disappears.  But when I cover my left eye, I can see it...crazy.  My checkup isn't until Nov 21st so, we'll see what Doc says.

I planted this orange mum yesterday...we'll see how long it last.
 

Griselda, the half blind witch, had a slight accident... I'm not too sure she'll be up to Sloane's visit later this evening!

She has Gamma and Gampa thoroughly, wrapped! 

And here's Miss Kitty, on patrol for any little ghost or goblins within her kingdom...She's doing so good!  She is coming into the house, through the dog door, almost constantly, without any prompting from Larry or myself.  I believe she'll do well when Winter comes...  

Larry's been in the shop a lot recently working on Christmas presents.  I love how he decorated these for our tree...

The air fryer has been getting a workout...

                                Thighs and parmesan potatoes.

And chicken wings...

Taco Tuesday at Rosa's

And I must say, Libby the Pug has been my constant companion throughout this whole ordeal...I mean like Velcro! lolol 

Poor sweetie...Animals are so intelligent!  They know...

My Dad was Chief Radioman during WW2...in the Pacific Theater.  I have this telegram from his time aboard the USS Bulmer, two pages with the battles in Germany...various movements...announcements by Gen Eisenhower...How the British captured over 2000 troops    Well, I've been trying to contact the WW2 Museum in New Orleans for ages now to see if they would like my donation...silence.  I don't know who else to contact.  If you do, please let me know...It's newsy and I don't want it lost...It's a treasure.

Well, I suppose I'll wrap things up...Please pray for our country.

Go Vote, if you haven't already.  

God has a plan...no matter what awaits us, stay strong and believe.

So, until next time...

Surgery...Oct 9th

 

Good morning, friends!  Well, the time has come for my eye surgery.   I will be out of commission for 7 to 10 days.  I will have to hold my head with chin to chest for at least 12 hrs. a day.  I suppose the other 12 hrs., I'll be resting, chin down...somewhere. lol

I will get breaks from that position for bathroom and meals but only 15 minutes at a time.  I hate Macular Holes...I've already been through this with my left eye...now it's the right eye.  The sooner you see a doctor, if your eyesight goes a bit wonky, the better the repair is.  IF you were to wait 6months to a year...there's no guarantees, it can be fixed.  I happen to like being able to see straight! So, as soon as I noticed a change, I checked in with the doctor.

SO... this means I don't know when I'll be able to do my next post... (lucky you!  lol) but I'll be back as soon as I'm able...I also will find it hard to read and leave comments on your blogs...please forgive me...so...

 DO BEHAVE WHILE I'M GONE...lolol

Our old buddy Henry from school days, stopped by for a visit...

Click on the photos...they enlarge so you can read them better.

Aren't these interesting facts?  lol

Daughter Crystal and hubby Tim on the way to a wedding...such sweet faces...

Grandson William always acts up when someone tries to take his picture...SIL Tim joined in! lol

Miss Kitty resting on the back of the sofa...

Finally got a current photo of Will and new girlfriend, Cailin.  I think she's tiny compared to Will's 6'-1" frame.  Pretty girl...and right now, Will's happy.  That's all that matters to us.

My turn to make the wings...lemon.

I was also in the mood for hot chocolate in a Christmas cup...I added a tiny bit of cinnamon...really good!

Here's my old recipe for Big Red Ice Cream... I made some yesterday...big hit!

Got to keep our greatgran Sloane yesterday...Gampa served her my Big Red Ice cream for the first time...lol...need I say, she loved it?

Made toast in the air fryer!  Worked great!!

The egg??? Lolol...not so much.  I'll stick with a fry pan in future for those!

Well friends...I hope you see you on the other side of my surgery.  Please take care of yourselves!  I'll hopefully "see" you in a few weeks.  Until then...

Cats...Cake, Shrimp and Steak

 

Good morning, Friends...The temps have been better but I think they'll be on the rise next week, again...90's again...Ugg

Larry goes in for his 6 month Cysto wash on Monday for the bladder cancer.  No signs of a reoccurrence of any cancer cells and that's a good thing!

Miss Kitty (our feral cat) perched up high on the old dead tree stump, surveying her kingdom...lol.  She's under and over all sorts of places, as you can see by the bits of web in her fur...but we're just happy she now comes in the house whenever she wishes by the dog door...and she's lately, started sleeping on our bed at night!!  I know it's a silly thing to be excited over but at least she'll hopefully be warm this Winter!  I'm letting a little more time go by before we take her into the Vet's office for an exam and some injections.  Maybe they can tell us how old she might be...

I threw together a pound cake...vanilla.  

I remember my Mom and her switch...lol...We were really good when she threatened to use it!   lol   Today's kids have no idea...I never used one, but I think just the thought of it makes a kid use his or her brain...to make good choices.  This was old school...

I got busy on the quilting...really need to get it finished!

Then I made Shrimp Fettuccini...Goodness, it was good! 

I did some experimenting with using Ramen Noodle Soup...You know, the food that gets most college kids through school on the cheap?  Lol

In a separate sauté pan, I lightly browned onions, bell peppers, tomatoes and cut chicken sandwich meat into strips, then fried.  Goodness!!  It was a hit!  Larry and I both loved it, and I will be making this again!

I was in a hurry to get back to my sewing, so I threw these steaks into my cast iron pan to cook.  I know...sacrilege...but I know if I tarry too long, I'll lose my momentum.  I've wasted too much time as it is.   

Added green beans...

Along with some lemon pepper shrimp.

Then a little cinnamon roll baked in my air fryer...oh, that was good!

And can't have a post without our little Sloane...She had ear surgery again!  New tubes...sweet baby girl!

Ann sent another lovely card!!  How she comes up with all her ideas, I have no idea, but her work is so pretty!  Thank you, Miss Ann!!

Well, that's about it for me this week.  We don't have much planned for next week except Larry's treatment.  Our grandkids (Ty & Sara stationed in Hungary, are coming to Tim & Crystal's (Outside of Houston) on the 18th I believe...Larry and I will travel down to see them on the 22nd.  Can't wait to see them!

So, until next time...Hope you all are well and happy and safe...