I am feeling like a negligent pet owner.  Not only did we lose Mika a couple weeks ago, we found our middle cat, Vito, very very ill a week ago from this past Sunday.  Of course, there are no vets open in town on Sunday.  We knew there was something wrong when we found Vito under our travel trailer, howling and drooling thick mucus from his mouth ( Read more... )

Our 17+ year old cat was euthanized last night.  It was such a tough decision.  She didn't seem to be in pain or suffering, but it was so hard to watch her health fail.  She had lost weight and muscle mass to the point of being only 4 pounds, she was drinking way too much water (a sign of kidney failure and/or diabetes) and missing the litter box ( ( Read more... )

Keith officially turned 36 yesterday, which we celebrated by going up to one of our favorite restaurants - Sanford Lake Bar and Grill.  It reminds me a lot of the restaurants we go to when we are visiting Marquette; unpretentious, good food, good beer, friendly people.  Keith even gave the waitress a wink and she brought him a free beer.  It ( Read more... )