Friday, I took the day off work and went over to Tanz Pferde early. I loaded up the horse trailer with all the crap that I need for horse shows, slapped on Monaco's shipping boots, and took off for Devonwood. Since my stomach was arguing with me all day (I love you bowl of ice cream, but you get your revenge too well), I was downing ibuprofit like ( Read more... )

Blah. All this emotional crap is exhausting. I am totally useless at work today so far. In good news, Todd put in most of our new landscaping in the front. (I would upload a picture, but my camera unexplicably broke the day before yesterday.) It looks really good... or, rather, it looks like it's going to be really good when it's all grown in. The ( Read more... )

We went and visited Felix. He seems healthy and happy. I finally talked to the vet; she said that he's doing really well, but she still wants to keep him for at least 48 hours to see how his renal levels are doing, which is something they check every 24 hours. They'll keep pushing iv-fluids until the renal levels plateau. This plateau level may or ( Read more... )

Good news out of Maine:

AUGUSTA, Maine - Gov. John Baldacci on Wednesday signed a gay marriage bill passed just hours before by the Maine Legislature.

Baldacci made his announcement within an hour of the Maine Senate giving its final approval to LD 1020. The Senate voted 21-13 in favor of the measure after a short debate.

"In the past, I opposed gay ( Read more... )

I called Dove Lewis a few minutes ago. Apparently, they're slammed in the ICU this morning, so the vet hasn't had the time yet to give me a full update, but whoever answered the phone said, "Felix? Oh, Felix! He's so adorable! Every time I walk by his cage, I say his name and he meows back. He's alert and is watching everything going on in the room ( Read more... )

Yesterday was hard. I was supposed to pick up an extra ride since I have a horse show this weekend, but I never made it out to the barn. Instead, Felix's vet called in the early evening. His test results were back. They confirmed that his kidneys were indeed approaching 15 years old and no longer fully functioning. He had a buildup of toxins in his ( Read more... )

I've become obsessed with my cat's poop... or lack thereof. Felix has turned into an Old Cat while I wasn't looking and now I'm feeling really guilty for not being more on top of it. He's lost about 3.5 lbs in the past three years, going from pleasantly plump to somewhat underweight. It turns out that he has a tooth infection, which could be partly ( Read more... )

Last night, we came home to this:

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I heard back from the show secretary on Sunday, and I got into the Heart of the Valley Dressage show weekend after next. It'll be the first show of the year for me. I've been a total flake this winter about getting out to the barn regularly, so I'm totally not prepared, but it's a good kick in the pants for me. I had a great lesson yesterday. We ( Read more... )

Last Thursday, I took a half day at work and hopped on the long road to Seattle. This stretch of I-5 and I are old friends. Hi, Rush Road! I love you, Dike Access Road. You're the best band name created from a road ever, Sleater-Kinney. $1 Chinese Food! I even have some odd affection for the Uncle Sam/Jesus billboard that tells all of us that we're ( Read more... )