Not doing too much today. I have some friends coming over this afternoon and need to tidy up a bit this morning. That will be it for the day. Pacing myself - yea, right. I am NOT good at that at all. lol

Sandy - That is good news about your mom. Maybe she is coming out of it now. Keeping my fingers crossed and the prayers going.

Fin - I was never much of a wine drinker. Too sweet for me, even the drier types of wine. Glad you "enjoyed" your glass of wine. My old neuro recommended that I have a glass every night as it is supposed to help with tremors. Did it help?

Vonn - Have you seen David Bromstad's paintings on Color Splash? He always paints on boards. He is an awesome, awesome artist. I always get inspired by him. Of course, I don't have cable so I usually am at someone else's house when I see the show. He is also nice to look at.

Hi everyone else! Hope you all are doing well this morning. Have a good day!

Sandy, at least she's noticing her own care, and that's a very good sign. Prayers still going for continued improvement.

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I was knocked out for about 10 hours, so think the wine helped a bit. Not sure if it really helps with tremors or if you don't notice it since a "valid" excuse for your bod acting weird has become available. But it did help me stay asleep despite the way my body's been waking me up the past few nights, so maybe it does help.

I like red wines like Merlot. Not too sweet or too bitter for me. Got to be careful sometimes. I've had a couple of bitter merlots in the past that weren't so good.

There might be something to the one glass of alcohol thing. My dad's father lived to his mid-90s, and he traditionally had a glass of scotch every night before he went to bed. (I can't stand the stuff personally. Think I'll stick with the wine.)

Hope everyone has a good day.

Awww shoot, my cat got sick and is in the hospital and then my car started acting funny. Ok, so who's going to stop the rain now? LOL Just talked to mom and she's OK, a little confused but I think it's because she needs to eat and rest. She knows she's coming up here so that's good.

Sandy, so glad Mom's doing better. I'm sure it's frustrating to her to know she's right about some things and the nurses not listen to her. I'm glad she persisted with her concerns.

What's wrong with your cat? I hope he's going to be okay.

Cloudy day here and windy! Boy, did the wind ever blow last night. This morning my lawn is covered with leaves and twigs. it's not raining anymore but lots of areas are flooded again today. Mostly the same areas that got hit last time. I hate that.

I think I need a day off from my garage sale activities. I have so much stuff in the garage now. I just hope it all gets taken!

I did find a party rental company that rents out 8 foot long tables for $6.25 per table. I could have it from Friday night until Monday morning for that price. I may just have to get one. It would certainly help.

Ya'll have a good Wednesday!

Sandy - my thoughts and prayers are with you .. it must be so tough with your mom being so far away ... sorry about your cat and car ... and rain!

Kelly - aren't you getting some of that weather system from the hurricane??

UPDATE: talked with a very good friend .. got the 'lecture' about moving and not having money ... what 'IF' the disability isn't approved ... then, where will I be ..

this is SO tough for me .. I'm just so outta sorts ... and don't like NOT being in control ...

Rick, the cat, can't go potty. He was fine yesterday until I caught him on top of my shoes about to go potty on them. I got onto him and he ran under the bed. Last night I saw his tail sticking out and picked him up. He started crying when I touched where his bladder was. It was like he was telling me something. I let him go for the night in hopes he was just acting out because he got yelled at. This morning he still didn't go potty and when I put him in the litter box he just sat there. He eventually tried to go potty but nothing would come out. I called the vet and they said to get him in there.

The vet said his bladder is very full and they have to cath him and put him on fluids. He probably has a lower UTI and needs to stay there two days. We hope that's all that's wrong but wont know until his testing comes in. They do it all on site so it shouldn't take long. The first thing they had to do is cath him to release the bladder.

The darn car started flipping out too and telling me it needed servicing. Yet when I shut it down and turn it back on it's fine. Must be a computer/electrical issue.

Sandy, make sure your gas cap is on securely. Sometimes my car will flash the service light but as soon as I tighten the gas cap it goes away.

My cat Tigger had that same UTI problem. They found "crystals" in his bladder. The vet suggested Royal Canin Urinary SO cat food to keep the crystals from forming. I put him on that (it's dry so it's in addition to his Fancy Feast) and he hasn't had a problem again. You can get it at PetSmart but you have to have a vet's rx for it.

Vonn, yes we got lots of rain and wind from Ida. It's still very cloudy and windy but the rain has stopped.

Someone's home alarm has been going off now for the past two hours. Not sure why the alarm company doesn't call the police. I think the wind may have something to do with it but it sure is annoying!

I'm getting some laundry done and reading. It's a stay-inside type of day here. Highs in the 50's!

Well, my car needs some electrical module. I am pretty sure it's under warranty. I also talked to mom and she sounded good enough to leave that place. She worries over her bills and I told her not to worry. We can close her account from up here once we get her on another one. The main worry is finding a doctor up here fast and getting all her records sent here. Maybe we can get them while we are down there.

That's about it. We haven't heard from the vet yet.

Sandy, Hope your cat recovers soon. that sounds like positive news regarding your mom.

Kelly, I would be calling the police about the alarm. That would drive me crazy.

Vonn, I hear you about not being in control. But as AMN reminded me no one is ever completely in control of their life. I guess we would just prefer an illusion of control.

I am at home relaxing for awhile, and then I have to go back to school for a department meeting. The president, provost, and dean are coming so it should be loads of fun. I imagine there will be lots of talk about how we need to do more on less. I am going away this weekend with friends to go Christmas shopping. I plan on taking a book with me as I spent lots of time last year just sitting and watching people. Wish me luck!

Hi every one warm wishes all round. Been busy getting things sorted for classic car show this weekend set up tomorrow. Then show runs 3 days so I'm hopeing all goes well. Hope you beat all your troubles and have a very good evening. xxxxxxxxxxxxxx