t tacklehugs Vortex

How are you, lady? (Apart from annoying airlines and such.)

I think this is just a cold, but I'd hate to miss something major through ignorance.

It is excellent kitty-parenting to keep eyes open for those subtle signs. Not only do they not speak English well enough to tell us exactly what is wrong when they are sick, but they hide pain and sickness for survival-in-the-wild reasons. One of the wacky things about little kitty colds is that they can swiftly change direction into pneumonia without warning. That's why I'm all for contacting the vet over kitty-sniffles. Vets are usually great about giving guidance for "this symptom means 'bring kitty in sometime this week' but if that symptom shows up, get 'em in ASAP."

Kristin, that is certainly interesting girlibits news. I hope it turns out to be more good than bad.

Trudy, happy news! We needed that.

IOmememeN, after working 3rd shift Saturday morning, 1st shift Sunday, and 2nd shift on Monday, today I had to go into the office in order to apply for my own job. Bosslady is selling the company to someone she likes and trusts, a friendly takeover so to speak. So today was a meet and greet plus paperwork thingy. Which meant getting up and going to the office four hours before my real shift starts. Ok, so I had time for a nap in between, but Lo and Behold! The phone rings in the middle of my nap time. I'm at the point where waking up enough to process whether I need to answer the phone or not requires enough adrenaline that I'm pretty much fucked for sleep afterwards even if it's totally unimportant.

One of the cats threw up on my bed yesterday, so I'm short of blankets until I have the energy to wash the comforter, etc.

And there's another stupid staff meeting at 9am tomorrow at one of the group homes, and yet another on Friday somewhere else.

I'm gonna feel like a zombie by the weekend.

Hugs, Barb. I understand this completely.

Thank you, sweetie-- and I'm sorry, I didn't mean to hijack and make it all mememe.

Vortex, once I'm spoken to the GYN, I may be giving you a shout.

ETA: Trudy, that's WONDERFUL!

You totally didn't hijack! I was all girlyparts!hijacky, if anyone.

I had a full hysterectomy about a year and a half ago, for stage IV endometriosis (frozen pelvis) plus big old painful fibroids and one annoying cyst (my female parts were all kinds of wrong). The thing is, with fibroids or endo the pain increases gradually, so you don't realize how damn much it's taking out of you. I had gotten to the point that--TMI-- not only was I bleeding through a super tampon every hour, the pain was so bad it was making me vomit.

Having the surgery was a big deal, but I actually gained more days in my month, so for me it was totally worth it.

Stupid trivia regarding my current work project.

Upon completion I will have used 17,150 sheets of paper. Stretched end-to-end, they would go 4.6 miles.

Oi.

hugs everyone tight, because everyone seems to be in need of it.

I ... I got nothin'. My brain isn't really working today. So I'll just go back to lurking in the background.

Can't I just show movies all year? My problem classes are so good when I show movies!

Big, huge, and extremely tender and cautious hugs to everyone's girlyparts. And, Scrappy, I remember how miserable you were the last few months before the surgery (and also how doting and lovely your DH was all through everything). I'm so glad the surgery was such a success.

Oh, Trudy, that's excellent news. I'll keep vibing for the whole family, for as long as they need it.

My mom is having a hip replacement Tuesday morning. Please send some of that famous Buffista-ma Texasward to ensure her surgery goes without a hitch. Soon, she'll have a bionic hip!