I was diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea about three years ago,
and have been on a CPAP machine ever since.  In plain language, when I
fall asleep, my throat tends to sag shut, with the result that I
temporarily stop breathing.  I then let out a gasp, waking up most of

Could you purr for Chibi, my Japanese bobtail, who went out after
supper Saturday and I haven't seen her since?  She has a collar with
phone number and all, is not a far-ranging cat or a people-friendly
one, so I suspect she's laying low somewhere near.  (There is a new

It was a nasty old cold alright, but I'm finally on the mend after
being pretty much flat on my back for five days... dare I say that I'm
almost better, or will that bring the germies back to take revenge? :P
Alas John's iron constitution wasn't as germ-proof as he'd hoped,

A year ago Emily visited the vets for a general checkup, and I posted
a description of her "performance" - the only word for it. A year has
gone by and I'm just back from another of Emily's star turns. It was
deja vu all the way, except for one thing. This year I prepared Dr.

Baggy was trying to wee last night and couldn't, this morning he still
hadn't used his box and was very distressed. I took him straight to the vet
where he still is, they're going to give him an anaesthetic and catheterise
him. I've got to ring them this afternoon to see how he is ...

I love this picture:
http://s106.photobucket.com/albums/m267/chupie_2006/mikescats/?action=view&curre
nt=02-14-07_1225.jpg
Poor
Romeo looks at him like "I am so confused. You are a nice man. You

A cat taking over one's recently vacated-and-still-warm seat is nothing new
and no surprise.
This morning, however, I did get a surprise.
I was being sluggish; for a kind of gray and cold Sunday morning, I was

http://www.local6.com/family/11092869/detail.html
WASHINGTON -- That fur trim on your jacket that you think is fake? Tell it
to Fido.
An animal advocacy group said its investigation has turned up coats -- some

I guess more than a few have noticed that i haven't been here a heckuva lot,
and that we're still working on a certain card matter. I'ver had a sick, and
getting sicker, Louie for several weeks, and we didn't find out what the
problem was until a couple of days ago.

I know it's selfish when people have such major problems, but I've got
the cold from heck this week and it seems like I feel worse every day
instead of better... I need some purrayers for the germies to GO AWAY!
(and for our neighour to shut up... she's having a party today and the

Had a phone call at 8.10 a.m. to say my operation was cancelled..AGAIN.
Aarrgh!!!
Tweed

This is a minor rant, so bear with me...
JW's are quite possibly THE most annoying people on the planet. I have a
BIG sign on my front door that says
"No salespeople, NO religious callers, NO political canvasing. Official

Anyone heard how the appointment went this morning to find out about
Rob's biopsy?
I don't know if no news is good news, I have my fingers crossed.
Rhonda

is there any good samaritan guru out there who can help improve my
blogs ?
tons of appropriations !
all the best.

My 'puter crashed and was out of commission for a few days.  It's
fixed now and I'm back on-line.  After checking e-mail, the first
thing I did was get my RPCA fix.  I *almost* wished I hadn't.  Not
just the hundreds of new posts to catch up on, there were so many