INSOMNIACS place to talk in the wee hours

Beautiful.

that was beautiful, that mags posted.

You are at peace now mags. Prayers for your family my friend

The only thing I had planned was to have my hair trimmed on Saturday but it turned rather interesting very fast after grabbing my morning coffee.

My sweet Princess kitty was staring right up at the kitchen counter by the sink. I'm used to that from her but when she jumped up there and started staring at the dish strainer and I found it rather odd. So there I was trying to figure out why she was doing that when I lifted the dish strainer and I found a tiny field mouse under the strainer. I put it back down and grabbed the cat and screamed to my hubby about the mouse became down and we tried to catch it alive to put it back outside. Well it rocketed off the counter and under the fridge. We figured it would find its way back outside without our intervention. It didn't happen like that, instead a short time later, we heard this loud thud and my hubby looks into the kitchen to see what the noise was and to our surprise, Princess had caught it. We had a hack of a time chasing her to get it from her. The little brat finally dropped the dead thing right under our bed! Hubby got rid of it right away.

I keep my house very clean but my house is pretty old, so I know that the only reason that it got in here was because it was cold outside and it was looking for warmth. We have found a mouse inside before but it was during a hot stretch in the summer.

I know that Magdalene51 posted here. Below is a link to her obituary, as it appeared in yesterday's morning paper.

https://legacy.newsok.com/obituaries/oklahoman/obituary.aspx?n=helen-broda&pid=190591558

Susan, it is a big decision, but if you are not feeling good and it is becoming a hassle, there's nothing wrong with retiring!

Thank you so much for posting her obit, Elaine.

Mommy, sorry i am laughing. I have 3 cats, 4 dogs, and not a one would bother with a mouse... lazy beasts one and all.

Mommyof2, I am very proud of your Princess. She did her job! Poor little mouse...you tried to save it from the jaws of Princess, but it wouldn’t cooperate. Years ago, we had a small mouse get inside the house. I opened the pantry door and it ran across the kitchen to hide behind the stove. I jump on the kitchen table screaming to my husband...there’s a mouse in the house😂...all the while my kitty is sitting there watching this all unfold. I had an inkling that the mouse was her play toy. We set mouse traps and could not catch it until we went away one weekend and took the cat with us. That did the job

Hello everyone!

Elainethere - Thank you for posting Mags obituary. She sounds like she was a very talented & gracious woman. Sorry we have lost yet another one of our sisters!

Hello Feline - How are you doing?

I have been away from this thread for awhile now. I was in the hospital for cellulitis of my right arm, again. This is the 4th time in 10 mos., so my MO has taken me off of the Ibrance and when I am done with the antibiotics I will be starting a new drug called Kisqali. My elbow is still hurting so I am having an MRI tomorrow to rule out Osteomyelitis of my elbow.

I finally made it to the new PT today. He is going to try and help me strengthen my abdominal, pelvic and hip muscles to give me greater support for my spine. I tend to slump when I sit or walk, which puts extra stress on my Thoracic/Lumbar junction.

During todays appt. Kirby was sitting on the floor beside me and when the PT pressed the button to raise the table I was laying on, the table made a sound that caused Kirby to seemingly become concerned about me and he was whining loudly there on the floor. I had to keep telling him I was okay, but he still had a perplexed and worried look on his little face. Once the table stopped Kirby quieted down and he sat back down. Once I was sitting up again, Kirby had his chin resting on my shoe. This was the first time he'd been in a PT office.

M0mmyof2 - What a surprising start to your morning. Although you did try to catch the mouse and put it outside, Princess did her job. Good girl!

Susan3 - Sorry to hear that your are not feeling well enough to work anymore. I have always been amazed at your strength to work and participate in the runs with your daughter. It is all about quality of life though and keeping that in mind, if working isn't allowing you the quality of life you want, then maybe you are ready to retire.

JWoo - Sounds like a house of fun with your pet menagerie.

I guess that is all for now. I hope you all sleep well!

Dr. increased my beta-blocker. But I am still up at 4:30. Drink some water, tap on keys, and soon will be ready to go back to bed. I am also experiencing some pain from she-who-is-to-be cut off. I don't know if this is a heat or ice situation. Heat is generally more comforting to me, so I will try that.

i’m Here at 1am. Can’t sleep. I had my own “easy” breast csncer earlier this year. Early stage, lumpectomy and radiation and all is well. What is keeping me up is my mom is now in hospice care for stage IV BC. DiagNosed initially 11 years ago, almost 4 years since metastasis. 4 months ago she was golfing and now we are losing her. She is declining rapidly-81 so she had a wonderful life. This is the hardest thing i’ve Ever faced. These boards were so helpful during my treatment I came looking for more comfort from those who understand best..

Metoo

As well as here there is a special forum for people with stage 4 and loved ones with stage 4, perhaps you have already found it, I hope you can find some sources to give you extra love and strength in this very difficult time.

Introducing the newest member of the family.... Grace

More like the chair is Princess's and the rest of the world is allowed to use it when Her Highness isn't in the chair!

The collar we got her is one for a kitten, and adjustable as she grows. Her Daddy picked out her tag, Mommy chose the collar.

I'm a very proud mommy today. Thought that we were going to have to get a second litter box for Grace to use by herself, but this morning when I put her in the litter box, she proved me wrong! We found out she isn't quite ready to eat straight dry food yet, so her Daddy went and got a few cans of the wet food for her. We mix a little moist food in with the dry and she eats until she has had enough.

Looks like they will work it out OK. Post us a picture of them curled up together in a week.