near misses

[researchgrrrl]

With one colorful exception, last week was a bit of a week all the way around. However, the weekend was pretty much apocalyptic.

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[rike_tikki_tavi]

Ack! OMG, Colin! You're a ferret, not a buttfly so no more leaping out of windows, okay?

*hugs Kim like mad* Yeah, hang in there, dearheart.

[researchgrrrl]

Thank you. We're both okay and, shit, I needed to do clean and rearrange things, anyway.

[rike_tikki_tavi]

I'm just glad you both are alright. And I just realized I wrote buttfly instead of butterfly, a Freudian slip if there ever was one.

[elementalv]

Um, yeah. Given the last two years, this was definitely cause for hysteria. I'm glad the little shit is fine, and I'm *very* glad you're talking to Courtnay this week.

I think of you often and wish there was more I could do to help in general. That said, I'm glad you have friends nearby who can provide direct emotional support.

[researchgrrrl]

I introduced Dori to the little bear you sent when I first moved to Chicago. Colin happily demonstrated his bear-wrassling skills for her today -- the trick is apparently getting that buddy by the nose and flailing like a little spaz. (Sometimes he even wins their matches.) It's right up there with pillows, sheets, and Colin's basket as a must-have for me to be able to sleep. That I have its continued comfort is an ongoing gift from you, trust me.

Today's Courtnay's day off but we'll talk and set things up tomorrow. I'm so glad I have her as part of my immediate support network, and that we've had time to build some trust and to get a lot of the basics covered. It would suck extra-much if she didn't already know about Sam, Kiki, and Mason and how crucial Colin is to me. I couldn't start from scratch with explanations right now.

[fyrdrakken]

Good Christ. Thank fuck he was okay, and I'm glad you managed to call friends (and had such good friends on hand to be called).

[researchgrrrl]

Yes to all of the above, including the swig of tequila.

[tsuki_no_bara]

oh jesus. if he was a person i'd have smacked him silly. actually i still kind of want to smack him silly.... (altho there's always the outside chance that he might enjoy it.) thank god for local friends, but still. i'm so glad he's ok, and thus that you're ok.

[researchgrrrl]

What's nice is that Dori, Frances, and even Courtnay will all completely understand if they see me with Colin duct-taped to my leg.

Oh, what a few days it's been.

[midnightvoyager]

Shit, that's an awful feeling. Like when our door messed up and didn't close and all I could think was oh my god my cats would never survive out there with the coyotes and-

*INFINITE HUGS*

[researchgrrrl]

I had a place back in Texas with big windows that Nala and the Mad Hattie both managed to escape through. However, those windows were about six inches from the ground. (Both of those little girls were quickly and easily found. Plus, I wasn't primed with massive PTSD triggers at that point.)

Coyotes aren't an immediate concern around my apartment, but farm cats, hunting dogs, and cars most definitely are. And those were all assuming he hadn't hurt himself so badly in the fall that he was dying somewhere. Oh, my little guy. I'm so glad he's just fine.

[midnightvoyager]

So am I. Tickle him into submission!