If you don't live in Texas, you won't understand the unbelievable joy of listening to the rain outside right now. We've been through a terrible summer, with incredible temperatures. We've had 70 days of over 100 degree temps, and the last month or so it's been like 105, 107, even 108. Even the trees are suffering. We are in a severe drought, and it's not supposed to end anytime soon. Tonight though, it started raining. And it's STILL raining. It's been a marvel, fer sure. I'd almost forgotten how rain smelled.
The kitty had another breakthrough today. The roommate called to let me know he started looking for her and couldn't find her. She had not only ventured into a room she hasn't been in for a couple of months, but she jumped up on the back of a chair and settled down in a little ball and went to sleep. He said he virtually walked by her several times, since she hasn't been in there in weeks, but the third time he walked by she gave a little meow, like she was saying, "Dude. Do you HAVE to keep walking by and waking me up?" And this morning she not only came in my room, she stuck her head under the dust ruffle of the bed for a few seconds. I know I seem to be gushing over little things, but these are huge things, considering. Thank you so much, Jan, for the info on the flower essences!
BTW, I've been so focused on the cat, I haven't mentioned I was asked to remain in my temporary position with the State office I've been with since November. There were 4 of us; now there's only two, and one is a lawyer. The bad part is I'm the only one doing all the things two other people plus myself were doing; the good part is I'm busy and even more importantly - employed until next August. I was kinda, sorta hoping I could go back on unemployment and get the book out....money trumps, however. I have finished editing the book; just need to figure out a way to get it online.
I would also like to mention - I have a young friend (who, hopefully, sometime soon, will be family since my nephew and her sister are, in old speak, an 'item') who has made a giant step and transplanted herself to the Dominican Republic. She is working there as a library coordinator, and, truthfully, I envy her very much. Please check out her blog here.
Best wishes Miranda! Show those kids the amazing wonders of where you can go when you get lost in a book!
Friday, September 16, 2011
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Better
Well, good news at last. The Jypster is doing better. She's not 100% by any stretch of the imagination, but she improves a little bit each day - one tiny little step at a time.
Last Monday, Labor Day, she came all the way into my room at 5:15am, meowed, jumped up on the bed and let me pet her. It's been over two months since she's done that. Then she plopped down next to me for a long while. I had this huge grin on my face - it felt like it was Christmas or something. And in a way it was - I could not have asked for a better present. Her paranoia seems to be gradually fading. She goes in and out the back door almost normally now, not taking a step and then hesitating for a long time before she takes another. She would not go completely into any room that leads off the living room, dining room or kitchen - she would sit down at the threshold and not venture further. She now will come a few feet in. And she's taken up sitting in the window of the laundry porch; something she also hasn't done in several months.
The weather has cooled off here, finally. We had fall-like temperatures last weekend and she spent a lot of time outdoors while I was doing some yard work. She was zipping all over the yard, chasing bugs, pouncing on leaves and acting, well, acting like normal. We had a follow-up appointment with the vet on Friday, and I told him about the 'drops' I had been using. He just looked at me and asked if they were working. I gave him an unqualified yes. He nodded and said, as a vet in Texas, he cannot prescribe anything like that due to state regulations. I nodded. He said, "You did NOT hear this from me, but you should continue to use those drops until long after the symptoms have disappeared." He's a good man.
Jypsy spent the morning outside with me again and is now crashed in her spot of the week.
She's still pretty quiet, but has begun to get more vocal. Once she decides to get chatty, I'll occasionally give the keyboard over to her again.
In other news, I got a little mini-vacation at the end of August/first few days of September. I flew to Florida so I could turn around and drive back to Texas with Marian, a long time friend of mine, and her cat Murray. We had a great time. No, really! It was fun and I enjoyed it. We also were just ahead of Tropical Storm Lee, who was leaving 10-20" of rain where we had been just hours before. My only regret is that Lee didn't follow us all the way into Texas and relieve some of this drought. Rain dances accepted on our behalf, anytime.
Last Monday, Labor Day, she came all the way into my room at 5:15am, meowed, jumped up on the bed and let me pet her. It's been over two months since she's done that. Then she plopped down next to me for a long while. I had this huge grin on my face - it felt like it was Christmas or something. And in a way it was - I could not have asked for a better present. Her paranoia seems to be gradually fading. She goes in and out the back door almost normally now, not taking a step and then hesitating for a long time before she takes another. She would not go completely into any room that leads off the living room, dining room or kitchen - she would sit down at the threshold and not venture further. She now will come a few feet in. And she's taken up sitting in the window of the laundry porch; something she also hasn't done in several months.
The weather has cooled off here, finally. We had fall-like temperatures last weekend and she spent a lot of time outdoors while I was doing some yard work. She was zipping all over the yard, chasing bugs, pouncing on leaves and acting, well, acting like normal. We had a follow-up appointment with the vet on Friday, and I told him about the 'drops' I had been using. He just looked at me and asked if they were working. I gave him an unqualified yes. He nodded and said, as a vet in Texas, he cannot prescribe anything like that due to state regulations. I nodded. He said, "You did NOT hear this from me, but you should continue to use those drops until long after the symptoms have disappeared." He's a good man.
Jypsy spent the morning outside with me again and is now crashed in her spot of the week.
She's still pretty quiet, but has begun to get more vocal. Once she decides to get chatty, I'll occasionally give the keyboard over to her again.
In other news, I got a little mini-vacation at the end of August/first few days of September. I flew to Florida so I could turn around and drive back to Texas with Marian, a long time friend of mine, and her cat Murray. We had a great time. No, really! It was fun and I enjoyed it. We also were just ahead of Tropical Storm Lee, who was leaving 10-20" of rain where we had been just hours before. My only regret is that Lee didn't follow us all the way into Texas and relieve some of this drought. Rain dances accepted on our behalf, anytime.
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