The histopathology report has come back. No surprises - Sam's tumor was
osteosarcoma. The good news is that all surgical margins are wide and clear.
HaPpY DaNCiNg, JuMpInG FoR JoY   :D
He is continuing to improve. There has only been one time when we panicked

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A 10-year-old girl who was being treated for the first
confirmed case of rabies in Indiana since 1959 has died.
Shannon Carroll of Bourbon in northern Indiana died Thursday morning at
Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis, said hospital spokeswoman Jo

Now, Cosmo is 16 or so, and has both a heart murmur and CRF.  He gets
a Lasix pill twice a day, which I have been giving him for several
years now.
Yesterday, Cosmo was at the top of the stairs (you know, the Evil

I'm a little late, since it was yesterday, but he and everyone else
did get their treats anyway!
Trill was a stray, a little black guy, who had been showing up on my
porch for six weeks.  The neighborhood kids started worrying about him

Now, after accepting Peter and Julius in my home this year, another
stray showed up this October and checked our home thoroughly. As long
as it is warm outside I keep my office window open. One evening, lying
on the sofa, watching TV, an unknown orange tabby crossed the floor,

With a snow storm, and the power off for two weeks, how to stay warm?
The furnace has gas, but there is no electric. The stove is electric,
and the portable space heater is electric. So, the house gets cold in
one day.

Today we got the bomb that our manager bailed and took another
position with the company that aquired us. He's been telling me for
months to trust him, that he will stand behind me. So much for
someones word when it comes down to it.

For the past three months I have had siblings-in-law living here.  In
August, I got Fallon, DP's brother's girlfriend.  DP's brother Daniel
joined her two weeks later, and they lived here until they were able to
move into their new apartment on 1 October.

Miranda out in the new snow, watching a birdie:
http://pets.webshots.com/photo/2457506210058511339unVTSb
or
http://tinyurl.com/y9dvrv

We had such a nice evening last night, distributing goodies to the
neighbor kiddies.  Such lovely children!  We hear all the time about
spoiled brats and various delinquents, and we see quite a few of them,
but  we had nothing but absolutely charming, delightful children last

Remember the little stray (or let run loose until he was emaciated) kitty I
rescued last month?  I just heard back from The House of Mews.  (I check on
his progress every week.)
Spotty has had a bad case of diarrhea and they had to put him on medication

With winter coming on (in the Northen Hemisphere) it's time to get
ready for winter. Since storms have hit at least two places in the US
(Buffalo, NY and some where in Colorado, I can't remebmer which city)
it is long past time.

Jacob, my 15 mos old cat, is a nervous boy. He notices anything
unusual - one time, my DH's work shoes got a hole in the top, and you
would have thought it was a monster.  Jake did the belly crawl over to
the shoes, and proceeded to beat them up.  Dave moved his foot, and

My mom was visiting.  She is a neat freak and I am someone who
organizes, but by "piles" (ie, I think it is intuitive that important
legal papers go in the scanner, and I won't put a mug away in the
cupboard if I'm just going to get it out again the next morning.