I wanted to make a happy post

[rkold]

I wanted to make a happy post about my baby. How she is sleeping well, babbling more and starting the process of being able to sit up alone. All these things are exciting and happy. I've started going out more and taking her to Mommy and Baby things so that I'm meeting more moms. And if we ever move and I can make my home look presentable I can

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[nikittin]

Glad to read all the people you know in Japan are ok. I hope one day you and Adina will be able to visit under happier circumstances.

Healing thoughts to Cookie. I hope she gets those extra years and more, and that she's healthy during them, so Adina can further connect with her. That's so sweet that Cookie doesn't mind the fur-pulling! <3

Good luck also on the weight loss journey. I would love to fit back into my favorite jeans again, and that's my inspiration because if I fixate on the number on the scale (which I haven't peered for months now), I will just get discouraged.

[rkold]

Yeah, I was really worried about that one doujinshika since I just knew she lived near Sendai in Miyagi-ken. I hope we all get to visit again soon.

I understand that kitties no matter how much you love them, won't live forever and it is part of life, it's just this is such a bad time since I feel like I already am more fragile than I would like. I should make a video of the two of them together.

I try to get on the scale a couple times a day to see if I can to get some idea of what I am doing. My goal isn't to be super thin, just thinner since I think I would be healthier and have more energy to chase after Adina. It's really hard right now because she's young enough that I can't easily get a sitter.

[chocolate_chip]

I'm really sorry to hear about Cookie. I hope that she was just feeling a bit under the weather.

To be honest, the first thing I thought about when I heard where the quake was centered was Matsushima. Solid news on it has been almost impossible to find, but it seems like the worst of the damage is that everything is covered in mud. I'm sure that if there were major damage there, it would be all over Japanese TV.

*hugs* Glad to hear Adina is doing well.

[rkold]

I think it's a sign of things to come. :( It's hard but I keep telling myself 16 1/2 years is a decent lifespan for a cat and she has been happy and healthy during most of it. She's been a wonderful cat.

You think so? I was wondering if people just hadn't been able to get there yet to assess the damage. It would be pretty amazing if that area was mostly spared and something of a miracle.

*hugs* Adina is the big bright spot for me right now. I don't know if I would be able to deal with everything else without her often smiling face.

[bwinter]

Best of luck to Cookie from me and both of mine.

And I'm keeping an eye on Japan as well. I was thinking of maybe going again next winter, finally showing my mother just why I enjoy this country so much :(

[rkold]

Yeah, we were thinking of taking my mother in law as well since she wanted to see pottery centers. :/

Cookie is just getting old and there is nothing we can do about it. I'm trying to make sure she knows how much we love her in whatever time she has left.

[dilettantka]

I'm sorry about your kitty. Keep your chin up; Japan will recover, but it will take time.

[rkold]

I have faith in Japan recovering. I visited Kobe in 1999, not even 5 years after their quake and I remember being amazed by the city. I would have never known they had a serious quake. It's possible I just was never in the areas that were damaged, but it just seemed like the city was vibrant. Maybe by November things will be looking up, or we can at least visit Kansai and the non-JR East areas, even if that makes me sad.

[bramblyhedge]

It's been so horrifying to see on the news what happened to Japan. :(

I'm really sorry about Cookie, it's never easy when pets are elderly. *hugs*

[rkold]

I'm sure it must be extra hard for you with the recent destruction in your own country so recent. It's scary how two such large quakes were so close together.

It's hard when pets get elderly, but it is how life works. :/ I'm really glad I have Adina and her smiles right now.

[bramblyhedge]

Yeah, my first reaction was de ja vu when the breaking news reports came on TV. Of course, Christchurch was my home for 3 1/2 years and I've never made it to Japan, so the feeling of shock is totally different.

But the destruction and death toll were just so unbelieveably high in Japan, like a nightmare...I think the only comforting thing is that they're still finding people alive every day.

Forgot to say: it's great to hear that Adina is doing well. :)

[rkold]

Thank you, Adina is really a thrill for me.

Yeah, I've always wanted to go to NZ, but I've still not yet made it (someday!) but for me Japan is like a home away from home and I've been to several of the places before which just makes it that much more scary.