Starting last Wednesday, the top of my left foot began to swell up; turn a little red, and hurt like a bitch when I tried to move my toe upwards (toward me), or when you touched the inside of the foot just below the toe.  Thursday, it was worse.  Friday, it was worse. But I…

As for the top.  To stuff or not to stuff?  Happy summer y’all!

Yesterday morning, maybe around 8:30 a.m., this really loud and annoying sound begins.  I’m still trying to sleep but not likely now. 5:00 p.m. and I’m still listening to it. Now the sound of lawn mowers is pretty much a constant around here in the land of lawn-obsessed neighbors, but this is more – much, much…

Last one, I promise. (You know I’m lying, right?) One more thing I discovered tonight. Murphy is known for getting the “zoomies”.  Running up and down the halls like a maniac and sounding like a herd of buffalo. Sometimes he even gets Berta to join in, but not often and it always ends in kitty…

I sincerely apologize, but let’s face it, I am literally a crazy cat (fat old) lady.  And we have a new-to-us cat, so my world currently revolves around the cuteness, sweetness, and wonder that is Moose (aka Sweet-a-moose; Muesli; Sir Moose-a-lot).  Come on, who could resist this punim? We have only had him for 8…

Actually, I’ve been holding out. Dressed up the cement-pooch mid-June.  During a thunderstorm, he lost his hat, but darling husband found it – dirty and wet. Suck it up pooch, you still have to wear it. Happy 4th y’all.

My brother-in-law’s mother has been getting hospice care at home.  My sister asked if we would take mother-in-law’s cat. You know the answer. Well today, mother-in-law entered a hospice home and we got the call to come and get the cat. Enter Moose. How this sweet little guy got such a brawny-beefy name, I’ll never…