Done

Made it to the office yesterday.  Oatmeal and Belvita Biscuits gave me incredible energy to power through the day.  I did eat a brief light lunch.  There was plenty of work to be done and very little down time.  I did get a chance to catchup with a colleague that I have been wanting to talk with.  That too was brief but fun. 

I managed to leave at my usual early time.  Made it home and then had to dive in to some more work.  The cats were pleased as punch to see me and I was happy to see them.  That was the best part of the whole day. 

Once I stopped moving and started to relax, which was after supper is when I got tired and managed to fall asleep sitting up watching TV.  One of the cats came to wake me to tell me it was treat time but that didn’t register with me.  I slept for about 30 minutes and then woke up.  That’s when I realized I missed it and passed out treats. 

I had a treat of my own, White Chocolate Raspberry Truffle Ice Cream from Hagen Daz.  They had pints on sale this week and I bought this one.  I could have polished the whole thing off, it was incredibly good.  It took me back to a road trip I had for business and I remember grabbing a pint of strawberry Hagen Daz from the lobby of my hotel and eating it in the room.  I had it charged to the room as well so my employer paid for it.  I finished the whole thing in one sitting and damn it sure was good.  I did it as a way to stick it to my employer who treated me like shit but paid for all the food I could eat while I was on the road and I booked my own hotels which cost them more money because I wouldn’t book hole in the walls to stay at like everyone else did.  I was never told no when it came to expenses and I took them for all I could get.  I don’t miss that job at all.  Maybe one or two people but that’s about it. 

Took photos of my neck rash last night and sent them to the doctor this morning asking for help.  It’s a little better but still looks unsightly to me and I want it gone.  It itches and burns at times.  However, that is a little less since I have been putting AF cream on it.  It might be one of those things that just takes time to heal but it’s been around for a year and it’s getting worse so I want it gone.  Not sure that I will be able to have that happen but I am certainly trying.  There has to be a pill, cream or something that will take this away.  I’d like not to see a Dermatologist but if that is what it takes then lets go. 

Today is the first chill day of the whole damn week and I say that but it’s still early in the morning.  No meetings are scheduled for today but damn I’ve got several tomorrow and Friday’s are usually quiet days.  Plus it will be Friday the 13th so what could possibly go wrong? 

Anxious to get to the weekend and have some time to relax.  Plan to go see my friends and hang out for a bit in the morning on Saturday after I grab breakfast somewhere. 

This is kind of difficult for me but on My Birthday I went to my friends house.  They have cats.  A lot of which are senior cats.  One of them is blind, cries incessantly, yelps in the middle of the night and has lost a lot of weight.  There was a 2 year old kid that was a guest who kept bothering the poor thing.  He would get so tickled over hearing the cat meow.  I got quiet and depressed, this took me back to Gator.  I had to pick the poor cat up before it was stepped on.  That was my mistake because it cemented in my depression.  I didn’t eat a thing there.  I started crying a little bit but was able to control myself.  I wound up leaving super early and they were concerned because I left in tears.  I knew that poor cat was dying and it was just too much for me to absorb.  Well, I heard on Tuesday morning this week that they put the cat down on Monday.  I knew that was coming but didn’t say a word.  The poor thing had a good life but they let it linger just a bit too long.  I have been guilty of that as well, it’s tough to part ways. 

I said all of that to say that last night I ordered a gift and had it shipped to my friend, it’s supposed to arrive today.  I know that it will be well received but also cause some tears.  Someone I used to work with did something similar for me.  I am sure that I will get a phone call or a text eventually today, depends on how fast the delivery takes place and how long it takes them to notice it sitting on their porch. 

All of this makes me appreciate the two beasts that I have as I know one day I will part with them as well but given their age and health status, it should be several years before that comes up or so I hope.  I can’t imagine my life without a cat and I know the short month that I was without one I was so lost.  However, these two are my last two and when they are gone I am done.  I think that it will be close to the end of the road for me as well if they live nearly as long as Gator did. 

This wasn’t the best birthday for me but I have had worse.  I still miss my family both human and cats.  I was kind of surprised at my emotions creeping up on me. 

Weather here starts off cool in the morning and warms up pretty good.  Sun is setting earlier, were only a few weeks from the start of Fall.  Thanks for stopping by.  Take care!