Java, thanks for the cat food info - the phosphorus numbers are very handy because I put a pinch of calcium to Harvey's food to bind to the phosphorus. It'll come in handy guestimating which foods need more.

Harvey was the man of the house until we moved in with Daniel.

I found one brand that makes the shower chairs in a few different colors (I wanted purple, but they didn't have it, so I settled on teal), but nearly all the rest are just white plastic.

I started taking a new pain med last night, and I do feel a little better today. I'm not sure if it's the med or just a coincidence, but whatever, it's nice. (It's a drug that was originally an epilepsy drug, but they're now also using it for pain, because it disrupts the pain signals in the nerves, or something. My doctor thinks that I've hyperextended my ankle so often that it's irritated the nerves, and so the nerves are just sending constant pain signals even when there's no immediate reason for them to do that, so she's trying some medications that target nerve signals rather than targeting inflammation or other things like that..)

Where did you find the teal one?

I'm on day 12 of the whole30 diet. My pain and acid reflux are still much better, but I can still feel that a storm is coming in my joints a bit. And omg am I exhausted. I don't know if it's the diet or allergies or something else entirely but all I want to do is sleep. I'm waiting for ltc to finish lunch so we can both nap.

Where did you find the teal one?

[link] They've also got blue, white, grey, and yellow.

I tried a high protein zero carb cat food from the list, worried they wouldn't eat it... all three gobbled it down and walked away licking whiskers. Success is sweet.

I tried a high protein zero carb cat food from the list, worried they wouldn't eat it... all three gobbled it down and walked away licking whiskers. Success is sweet.

Just beware if you're cats are on the chubby side. The same amount food usually is much higher in calories. Poor Oz is on an all-protein hypo-allergenic diet right now, and it's almost double the calorie count of his last food. It's a really struggle between keeping him satiated and not letting him gain any more weight. (He's 23 lbs.)

When I was in college, one of the boys was worried about his cat, since it had gotten quite pudgy. He tried cutting back on the amount of food, but kitty kept putting on weight.

Turned out he was catching and eating moles, mice, and other little furry things ... and the exercise wasn't offsetting the additional food. The groundskeepers were happy, though.

Thanks for the link, Hil. I'll check that out when I need a new one.

This morning's adventures in parenting"

ltc: Dada?

Me: Dada's at work.

ltc: Nonni coming?

Me: Nonni's not coming today.

ltc: Poppy Nana.

Me: Poppy and Nana aren't coming today. It's just Mama today.

Such a look of disappointment on ltc's face.

Yes, with toddlers just about anyone is more fun than Mom. I remember that one very well!