My cat is going to die. Perhaps before morning, most definitely before the weekend is over. She has such advanced kidney failure that there is nothing to be done except make her comfortable and wait. My vet was kind enough to give me a syringe loaded with the drugs they use for putting animals down and told me to use it if she starts to suffer. My ( Read more... )

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My grandmother fell out of bed. She landed exactly where my premonitions have told me I’d find her dead; I’ve had these since I was three. My mother went and found her there shortly before 6:00. The woman is so fucking stubborn that she’d been there for three hours and refused to call for help. We don’t know what to do. It’s obviously getting to ( Read more... )

Gods, I hate flood season. We shut off the last wet-dry vac at 10:00 this morning, just in time for me to leave for work. We began the bailing at 11:30 Monday evening. And this was a relatively short one! We pumped out at least 1,000 gallons in the two days of this flood, and if I never see water again, it will be too soon. My back aches, my hands ( Read more... )

Oh, so many things making my head hurt! My mother is on a cleaning rampage. My grandmother is sitting downstairs pontificating on the matter of Americans not ALL celebrating Easter. My dogs are hiding under my mother’s bed (wise), crying because she’s hollering at them about what a mess they make of the house (true). My rabbit is just looking at me ( Read more... )

My grandmother has an appointment with Fallon Urgent Care at 5:15. The world must be ending. Don’t get me wrong, I’m *thrilled* that she’s volunteered to go see a doctor about her wrist...but my grandmother? Being sensible about medical matters? Twice in one 12-month period (counting from last September)?? Must be the end of the world ( Read more... )

That’s it. I’ve lost whatever was left of my mind. No doubt about it, I am officially nuts. ARGH!

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