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Rockaway Beach
Just returned from a road trip down the Oregon Coast, where I spent the last several days relaxing, and taking (way too many) pictures at Rockaway Beach. We had a room right on the beach, which Teddy enjoyed watching from. We took him down to the beach too, but he was a little uneasy about going out too far with nothing but sand and water in view, ( Read more... ) -
What's happening to the neighborhood?
Yesteray, another guy tried breaking into our home while Holly & I were home. It was around 5:30 PM, so at first I thought Joel had an early day at work and was home already. The guy tried turning the door handle back & forth, then started pushing with his shoulder... clearly, he was trying to get in. When that didn't work, he gave up and quietly ( Read more... ) -
Teddy's Story
Next week will be our 1 year anniversary with this sweet guy!We felt a huge void in our lives after losing Jasper last March. I started thinking about a cat we met at Petco about 6 months prior, his name was "Teddy", because he was like a big teddy bear; coincidentally, we used to call Jasper "Bear", because we was like a big, roly-poly Pooh bear ( Read more... ) -
has it really been a year already
It's been close to a year since I had last logged in here, and I couldn't remember my password for the life of me; that in itself made me a little sad. Just as I was about to change it again, I suddenly remembered it. Whew ( Read more... ) -
RIP dearest Jasper
Thurday night Jasper took a turn for the worse and we had to rush him to the ER. As long as he was fighting, we were willing to stick it out with him, it only seemed fair, but clearly he couldn't hold on much longer. I knew it was time ( Read more... ) -
some bad news
Jasper had a tissue biopsy last week for the abnormal growth that was found on the MRI, most everything came back negative, but he has been diagnosed with a carcinoma tumor. We took him to the oncologist this morning to discuss treatments, but it's progressed too far and has metastasized to his brain and skull. I can't even bear to think about this ( Read more... ) -
our 19th anniversary!!!
Thursday Joel surprised me with a bag of old-fashioned candybars from the candy store! Yesterday was our 19th anniversary. I can't even believe it myself?! We couldn't really get away with Jasper being so sick, but we discovered a couple of new restaurants right in the Riverside area, which is practically walking distance from us. The food at the ( Read more... ) -
What a day!
This was the longest that Jasper had ever ridden in a car before. First was the visit with the neurologist, then we were referred to an ophthalmologist for his eyes immediately afterwards. The neurologist talked in such a rythmic pattern, that it was hard not to fall into a trance while listening. Jasper fell asleep every time she spoke, even while ( Read more... ) -
worried sick
Jasper is going to see the neurologist in a few hours, and I think they might be giving him an MRI. That alone worries me, because they'll have to put him under, and he does have a heart condition. He's quit eating, drinking, and using the litterbox on his own. I've been having to assist him by spoon feeding him, giving him water with a medicine ( Read more... )
