We came through OK, but we lost electricity from 2:00AM this morning until
just a few minutes ago.  We had some large branches fall off our trees, but
luckily only into the yard and not onto anything.
The most damage was done by *US*, not the storm.  We had boarded up the

I can only guess the nightmare I had last night was a combination of recent
events - having travelled out of town for a week, Katrina and now Rita
represented by the water element, and lost or abandoned cats.  This was a
doozy of a nightmare.  It played out like a movie.

They say cat's don't go for sweet things, which is true in Otis's case,
unless it's creamy too.  Well tonight I was eating a blueberry muffin
in front of the TV, and as usual when I eat something, he shows
interest and I let him smell it and he decides bleurgh, veggie crap,

I'm going to try to get in tomorrow (though we have an appointment for
Monday because she has been creaking as she walks). But tonight I
noticed her bottom lip is swollen. I'm really scared about it. I so
hope it is not serious. I just can't have another baby lost :(

We're having a late April, early May baby.
Official date is May 5th, but never carried the first two to due date
before.

http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/22/airliner.emergency.ap/index.html
excerpt:
Emergency crews from across the area met the plane on the runway. Spectators
gathered on buildings and stood on parked cars to see firsthand as

I mentioned a stray kitten a few days back, well here it is:
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/will_stock/detail?.dir=/8c08&.dnm=b133.jpg&.src=ph
I was concerned about being a cat napper at the time, but so far it's turned
into more of a home invasion. We've been letting it sleep in ...

I think I will get Lily microchipped. She is 4-5 months old now. Is that old
enough? I'm too lazy to call my vet, heh.
Lily's mama Lydia

Last Thursday, I took Panther to the vet to get his blood checked to
make sure he's getting the right amount of medication. This morning, I
talked to Pan's vet who told me Pan's thyroid was the highest it's ever
been. (He has a thyroid tumor that we're controlling through

http://www.7secondsoflove.com/ninja/
Kathryn

I accidently marked the group "caught up" before I could reply. Have
you put any more thought into adopting that gorgeous GS mix? I would
love to have a dog. Not a loud yippy one, but I love the big, gentle
dogs like the one you're eyeing is. :) How do you think Bootsie would

There is a point in "The Godfather" by M. Puzo where one of the
characters says, "I tried to live within the system, but the system
failed me.  Now, for justice, I must go to Don Corleone."
That is what has happened here.

We've got rain. Not much so far but it's going to continue through the night
and into tomorrow, according to the radar map on CNN. Thank God, it will
cool us off a bit, finally.
I was so glad to hear that it did a lot less damage than was anticipated

It's the ninth ward levees and it's going to flood St. Bernard again.  They
couldn't handle the rains from Rita.
Purrs and purr-ayers for the people there are desperately needed, folks.
Hugs,