Whippet Wednesday

Squirt & the boys snuggling.

yeah...I'm still around, but...

I went from a great week to a crushing blow to the heart.

Last Wednesday I started coughing & had a sore throat. Then it hit me hard last Thursday night....so I went to bed early.

One of my cats (Squirt) went to bed with me...snuggling & purring, he was lovin' it and I was too. Rolled over to drift off to sleep....and as he's done a million times before, he walked across my legs, then let out an awful meow. By the time I turned on the light & yelled for my hubby....the little guy was gone....

Our healthy (so I thought) 7 year old cat was full of life one minute then gone in the next.

He suffered a heart attack.

I am so very grateful that I was there with him. I can't image coming home to find one of my beloved pets dead. This was bad enough, again I'm soooo thankful.

I spent the next 36 hours in bed. Illness & grief don't mix well. I still don't have my voice, but I'm trying like hell to move forward. After 20 years working in a pet hospital & I still don't handle death any better now then I did before. Boy, I don't miss that part at all.

Not to keep going on about Squirt....but honestly, he was about the coolest cat I've ever owned. We called him our cat-dog.

He was more like a dog than a cat....would greet us at the door, begged for food along with the dogs, played hide-n-seek, and the big one...would come when called. Cats come when they are ready, not when asked. He had a pretty good life and I'm glad I got to be a part of his life.

RIP

Squirt

08/23/2002 - 03/11/2010

I love & miss you dearly!

Wordless Whippet Wednesday

Playing catch-up

Holy-moly time flies by when you're having fun....first let me say... thank you for the Birthday wishes.

This by far was one of the best birthday weeks ever.

Yeah, I said 'birthday week'!

Listen to this... a couple girlfriends took me to a burlesque show Thursday night. I thought I'd get embarrassed, however, much to my surprise, it was very tastefully done. A very classy show.

Then bright & early Friday morning, we all went to several shops around the area that are only open the first Friday, Saturday, and Sunday of the month. Had lunch & shopped some more.

Fun..Fun..Fun! On Sunday, my sister proudly holding one of her scrapbook pages from our gathering. She finished several. It seems that I can only download five pictures with each post. So, sorry ladies.

We had a great time chatting, scraping, and eating. My sis even had a Birthday cake for me.
Saturday, re fluffed my booth. Whew...it was much needed.
Don't ya just love the hippo planter? He makes me laugh!

Another view

This area turned out pretty cute.

And then the dresser that just won't sell....I marked it down last week, so since I've made a comment about it...(fingers crossed) it will soon.

On top of all this, I was cat sitting all week, had a couple dog walking appointments and a dog to groom this morning. Needless to say, my house has suffered....sooooo I'm off to continue washing cloths, cleaning floors and etc...blah..blah..blah!

Happy Monday!

Whippet Wednesday & 40!

Turning 40's the new 30, right? Right!

It's now official, I've entered the landmark birthday...middle age. Please, no need for the bad forty jokes...already been hit with hormonal changes, from acne to being overheated...ahhh the wonders of growing old.

I've had a great day!

When my hubby asked what I'd like to do for my birthday, I thought long & hard before I answered. I'm easy to please...soooo...let's hit a few antique stores and have lunch together.

You see, this is a big deal....he dislikes going to antique stores...once you've seen the inside of one, they all start looking alike...blah, blah.

We hit 4 stores. The first one was highly priced. The second one had several good sales.

Got a 3 tiered white shelf, a cute pink wicker stool, a platter, child's stool, a sprinkler bottle, an American Beauty paddle, and 3 spindles.

The third one had a cafe...yummy!

Wonderfully big, deep dish slices of pie. Hubby had peach & I had apple.

The final shop was just as expensive as the first.

Time went by way too fast...

Have a wonderful Wednesday evening.