Sissy still sick

Sissy isn't really feeling any better today and actually I think she is worse. She is drinking water but refuses food. She has used the litter box which is good. She isn't moving around except to find a comfortable position to lay in. I carried her upstairs and she had a huge drink of water. Meowed like something was hurting her and went back downstairs. She did walk the stairs but when she got down there it was flat on her side on the linoleum in the laundry room. I have an appointment for her tomorrow morning at 10:30. I had thought of taking her today but when she drank water this afternoon I decided against it.

I know I don't have much for readers but anyone out there that reads this give a little thought our way....

New yarn, Sick kitty

New yarn....what a wonderful thing. Love the internet and credit cards and computers. Swell inventions.

The yarn is for stocking hat and mittens for the BlizzKAL. Now I have a dilemma...I want to knit but don't want a blizzard. Uff. I love the yarn. I love the color. About all I'll get to do with it for now is wind it into balls. Maybe that will even be fun...

What wasn't so fun today is Sissy is sick. She looked off yesterday. I went shopping and DH said she acted normal and seemed fine but this morning she was feeling miserable again. So I called the vet and took her in this morning. After 2 Xrays the vet decided she is constipated for sure and possibly has something stuck in her intestines. For now we are using hairball treatment and see if that will get things moving. If not then she needs to go back to vet on Wednesday and then he was talking enema and after that surgery. Uff. Her and Maddie are constantly eating something that they shouldn't be so it is entirely possible that she has something stuck in her gut that isn't supposed to be there. We've never had a cat before that eats so much junk. It's a full time job just making sure they aren't into something that they aren't supposed to be. Worse than kids. She is at least eating again and had a drink after she got home so that is a good sign. Both cats could stand to drink more water so ran to Petco after the vet appointment and picked up a water fountain. It basically cost a young fortune for this trip but we knew what we were getting into when we got cats again. Anyway, Maddie is in love with the fountain and I'm thinking we'll have a water mess everywhere if she doesn't drown herself first!

Usual Saturday

So today there is vacuuming and clothes washing and I already did some knitting. Which reminds me. I must have been high on the tea leaves last night when I thought that I could finish the DGS sweater. I did knit the shoulders together and do the neckband which is a nice accomplishment but finish?? No way.

So I've started one of the sleeves on DGS sweater. I've found that I really dislike the decreasing and counting rows. It'd maybe help if I got my row counter out and used that but why make it easy on myself?? Ha.




I've got everything ready for the Nodak Knitters's BlizzKAL on Ravelry. Well, everything that is except the yarn. Still waiting on the Georgia Rose Peace Fleece. And I think we'll be waiting for a blizzard to start somewhere in ND before we can start knitting. That's okay with me considering I have Christmas Fuzzy Feet yet to do too! Augh. Notice how Maddie was so nice as to actually pose in the picture? She's such a smart kitty!

A night for knitting

Tonight I'll knit on DGS's Cameron Sweater. With just a touch of luck I might finish it. That is if I don't stay here too long trying to think of interesting things to write!!

My BIL is quite ill. He had surgery on his shoulder and now is in the hospital with a fever and possibly pneumonia or blood clots. He is constantly in my thoughts. He has been almost frail appearing anyway and this will be very hard for him to come back from.

The weather here is frightful. But is just right for snuggling under a blanket with a cuppa and just knitting the night away.

Not prepared

Well, my postpone-itivness has gotten me again. I would be going to our church's Ladies' Christmas party tonight if I had my act together. No gift purchased and no potluck ready. So there's no going for me. It's kinda a lame event and kinda fun at the same time. I'm blue. And it's all my own fault. Shoot....

Odds & Ends

So here is as far as I am on DGS's Christmas sweater. That's the back. It is done now and then some. I was knitting along and knitting along and first it was stuck at 5 1/2" then it was stuck at 6" and now it appears that I have shot right past the 6 1/2" that I was aiming for & am at 7". Uff. Well, I think I'll remeasure but no matter what, call it good. If it is a bit long, that's okay, he'll be growing this winter. Don'tcha love the stripes it's making? I think it looks exceptional but I'm not crazy about the way it seems to want to stretch. It's James C. Brett, Marble. DK weight.

I ordered 3 skeins of Georgia Rose from Peace Fleece yesterday morning. I hope it arrives in time for posting on the 6th for the BlizzKAL on Ravelry. We will be knitting hats and I don't have anything else that I want to use as much as that Peace Fleece. I'm crossing my fingers that I comes as quickly as my last order. That came in just 2 days. Super service!

We had a funeral at church today and so we did the lunch yet again. Just cake & coffee this time though. Much easier than the usual full meal. There were 6 of us ladies there to handle it. It worked out since it wasn't a large funeral.

I need to start supper. I have a roast beef but it's to late to get it done in time so I'm thinking pork chops and maybe some leftover sweet potatoes and cranberries. Sounds good to me but I don't know if DH will be thrilled. Oh well, sometimes that how it goes....

It is starting to snow and it turned quite cold today.

Over the weekend....A Birthday!

The sweetest little boy in the world had a birthday over the weekend. There was cake...as you can see...and ice cream and more presents than any 2 year old will know what to do with. But it was fun fun fun and so I say Happy Birthday DGS!

And now I have a miserable cold with a very painful sinus thingy going on. I'm going to try some Benydryl or something like that but I'm afraid I'll be napping on my desk today. I'm not even in the mood to knit and that is a dangerous thing. There aren't that many days left and I have lots of it to do!

Winter is here and it is a COLD one.