For arthritic pet owners, I wholeheartedly endorse Pet Naturals. [link] Hip + Joint for Cats Has really helped Harvey who had begun stumbling and missing jumps and being cautious about moving earlier in the spring. Within a week of starting them, he was improving. Within two weeks, he was making the jumps and doing so with no fear. They are about twice the strength the veterinarian recommended so he gets half of one morning and night. They apparently taste really good, too, as he lgives me that "well where is the rest of my treat, you cannot expect me to settle for just one" look.

That coffee faucet is a thing of beauty and if I had it I'd love it and pet it and call it George. Except there's no way I could justify adding a coffee maker that's essentially the size of a dishwasher. Especially given that I don't have room for a dishwasher in my kitchen.

Was running errands late - so grabbed a Trader Joe's Spicy Lentil Wrap - so good. Don't bother with the Tahini sauce that comes with - nothing special and the Lentil Wrap has absolutely no need for a dip.

Just got back the results from the blood tests I did yesterday. Total cholesterol 153! (Thyroid levels out of whack, though.)

Also, woke up with both knees and ankles swollen and in a ton of pain. I've got the TENS on my lower back now, on the theory that blocking the pain signals there will block the pain from everything lower. So far, it's sort of working.

Hey, does anyone remember the URL for the cheap glasses place?

Zennioptical.com

So people with disposable contacts that you receive in the mail or the pharmacy or however--how much do those cost per refill?

I get mine from 1800contacts.com . They are $25 per box - one box has 30 lenses. So a month's worth of lenses costs me $56 with shipping. (They might be cheaper for a less-strong script than mine, IDK.) Considering I don't wear contacts every day, a box usually lasts me three months.

Dearest Little Brother -

When your 15 month old child is having surgery, it would be great if you could, you know, let folks know. So that we don't find out second-hand. Even if it's just tubes in the ears and no big deal. I'm just sayin'. I like to know these things about my nephew.

Still love you,
Aims

For arthritic pet owners, I wholeheartedly endorse Pet Naturals.

Interesting. I'm sprinkling Cosequin on her food right now; have you tried that and feel that Pet Naturals is better?

Hil, yay on the cholesterol and boo on the thyroid levels! Have you had thyroid issues before?

My new summer purse just arrived. I bought it on ideeli and paid half the price of the one on the link.

Man, I need to start hanging out at Parasol's again. We were there all the damn time the summer we moved there, then there were the Tracey's/Parasol's shenanigans, and then I only started going there again when I had a yen for a Tullamore Dew bender (which has been like twice).

Probably enough time has passed since my last one that I can go there and attempt to behave myself.

Happy Belated Birthday, epic!

Got home from work yesterday, fed the cat, lay down and then fell asleep and slept all night.

I blame the hot weather earlier in the week for making me extra sleepy and the lovely cooler weather that moved in yesterday making for perfect sleeping conditions.

Haning out, cat on my shoulder. She is the furry tyrant. I have proof that she is the boss of me: Wednesday night went in to take a cooling shower found the fluffy one lounging in the tub. Couldn't bear to make her move. Didn't shower.

Sometime this morning woke up in a weird sleeping position. Moved back over to the pillows and discovered the cat sleeping on all the pillows. It's like I moved for her in my sleep.