Gloomy Days

We have had rain for the past 4 days (not really complaining just observing) and this is by far the gloomiest of all those days. So far there has been no hint of sunshine like there was all the other days. The rain is steady. Rain can be depressing - not only for me but for my cat as well. She has been sleeping more lately (her favorite spot is my lap). She is my shadow most of the time.

I started her (Scooter) on a new eating regime because the vet said she was getting too fat and the prospects of diabetes was more and more real. Not going to let that happen - the thought of sticking her with a needle on a daily basis was daunting. I am a mass of scars now from when she gets mad at me - what do you think she would do to me when I am coming at her with a needle once a day. Anyway, not going to happen. Since the end of July she has lost three pounds (1/5 of her total body weight). All this happened because her dry food was changed to canned food (duck and green pea). Vet had told me that it would take awhile because cats lose weight slowly. Hopefully there is nothing else wrong that would have caused this. Have to take her back to the vet in a couple of weeks to monitor the weight loss (they are concerned that she lost it so fast) - we went yesterday because it was mani/pedi day. I do not attempt to cut her nails either.

Well, it is time for me to move on for the day. I have spent enough time on the computer today - have to eat, do some housework and then get ready for a memorial party honoring my brother-in-law David, who passed away earlier this year due to complications from MS. Diagnosed 1986 and lived his life to the fullest until 2009 all due to his loving wife Bernadette (who is having a hard time adjusting back into the "real world"). Her sole purpose for the past 23 years was to make sure that David had the best life possible - dealing with the day to day trials and tribulations of dealing with doctors, government agencies, and charitable groups to get what he needed. Because of that she is now in a position where she has to start over and focus on taking care of her future - going to be a daunting task. I have no doubt that she will succeed however.