I think he's doing that thing where he's listening to music with headphones and humming along without realizing it. He's done it before but it's really bad this morning.

Ferrum College in Virginia is on lockdown.

Awww, Dylan's such a sweet baby.

I swear he's not much smaller than Matilda despite the age gap. Though she does seem to be going through a growth spurt now and her onesies are showing some decolletege because they're suddenly too short.

All that cranky in the working world is making me happy to be at home.

Today is the first baseball practice of Little League. We are the Cubs this year. If you ever wondered why so many professional ballplayers come from California and the South now you know why. Much longer seasons.

My kidney-failure kitty is starting to decline. She has pretty much stopped eating, though I got her to eat some (cooked) ground turkey over the weekend and she's liking the cat milk stuff in the little carton. Any suggestions for getting her to eat? I'm pretty much over forcing her to have only the special kidney diet. Sadly, I think we're entering the final stretch. I just want her to enjoy the life she has left as much as she can, you know?

We are the Cubs this year.

I hope that's the name of your team, not the potential of your season's prospects!

We had a dog who lived months longer than expected on braunschweiger.

I hope that's the name of your team, not the potential of your season's prospects!

It is our team name. However, our prospects look stellar. We've got the most talented team in the league, I'm pretty sure.

I just want her to enjoy the life she has left as much as she can, you know?

aww, poor kitty. We gave my friends' dog baby food when she got to the point where basically nothing would stay down. It didn't stay down but she loved eating it.

I've been driving my boss craxy by humming the Indiana Jones theme all morning.

My kidney-failure kitty is starting to decline. She has pretty much >stopped eating, though I got her to eat some (cooked) ground turkey >over the weekend and she's liking the cat milk stuff in the little

carton. Any suggestions for getting her to eat? I'm pretty much over >forcing her to have only the special kidney diet. Sadly, I think we're >entering the final stretch. I just want her to enjoy the life she has left >as much as she can, you know?

(delurking)

When my kidney-failure cat went into his final decline, I found that he would eat baby food - chicken, turkey, lamb, beef. Even if he'd only eat a tablespoon or two warmed up in the microwave for a couple of seconds, it was a treat that he enjoyed when no other food could tempt him to eat.

It is a hard time and you have my sympathy. Your cat is lucky to have you caring for her and working to make her days enjoyable.