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Okay.

I am still here even though I haven't posted in what seems like eons.

I don't want to go into details just yet, but we have had to make "that " descision about Loki . It will be sooner than later and while I am at peace with our choice ( as much as I can be ) , our focus is on our baby dude right now.

I appreciate all of the comments over the course of the last 6 or 7 years and know that there are many dear harts that I have come to love that understand this..

I'll write more when I can.

Love to all


Jane and Gordon

Dayum , I'm Good !

This coming Sunday, September 22, 2013 is in fact the autumnal equinox !
I had referred to the fall season in my previous post, but didn't realize it was this weekend !

Now, if I could just figure out the lottery numbers !

Ciao ,
Aunty Pol

ARRRGGHHHH ~ It's Talk Like A Pirate Day ! ~

 

Happy September 19'th y'all ....oops mateys !

This is my second favorite holiday after Bastille Day so of course I had to find a proper image to post here. Funny thing is that if you google " Pirate Images" , the majority of the results will be the Pirates of The Caribbean variety with one or two exceptions, my favorite of which was the poster for " Ice Pirates." but me being me , I went with my favorite as shown above. It's just faster and easier to go back through the post archives than to search for a new image.


And..I am still in a cage match with my sinuses. I managed to stay up until 8:15 because ION network reruns episodes of " Numbers " on Wednesday nights and I don't care if I have seen it before , I need my Epps fix much like an NCIS marathon on the weekend...winner winner chicken dinner. I suspect that tonight will be more of the same. I ran into Miss Jere Lee at Kroger last night and we commiserated over our shared enemy . She told me that one of her close ( proximity, not personal chum) co-workers had been sick since Monday and finally went to the Dr . yesterday ( Wednesday ) and the outcome was not surprising..the Flu . ....respiratory not stomach. Yatzee !....yep..today we can get the flu shot at the office but I suspect that I am still running a bit of fever so I will pass .

It's odd to think of it being almost the end of September and therefore damn near officially fall. Yes football is back to So9uthside Johnny's everlasting joy but it's still hotter than hell down here so the idea of autumn is far fetched in many ways. We are watching the tropics again, praying for rain so I can't really muster up any yippee-ness for the new Chadwicks catalog. I do need to get more organized about a VAST majority of things at the house so that I can think....holiday and by this I mean Christmas crap will be overflowing sooner than later so brace for impact kids...

At least tomorrow is Friday...

Ciao,
Aunty Pol

Senseless Drivel On Tuesday

Yep.

It's Tuesday and my mind is wandering.
It's wandering and wondering...

Is Amazon the only place I can get both Mallomars and Al Dente Spinach pasta ?

How in the world did I forget to DVR the new season opener for Bones ?

Why is it okay for some people to look right through you when you say " Good Morning " or Good Evening " to them but if you fail to reply if the situation was in fact reversed , you have an " attitude ?"

Why am I the only one that sees where the cat urped on the bed ?

Ditto the dead cockroach ?

It's been a month since vacation, did I think the wood floors were self cleaning and if they are not , why ?

Le Sigh.
I have been felled by sinuses again , and am curious as to how long I will make it before I crash tonight. Last night was 7:45..yep..you heard it here. Dining at Denny's at 4:30 cannot be far off.

Maybe I will dream of Mallomars..damn Pinterest and all of the food posts.

Have a great what ever the hell tomorrow is.

Ciao,
Aunty Pol

Happy Friday ~ Bruce Of The Day ~ !

And y'all thought I wasn't going to continue with HFBOTD just because " Burn Notice " is no more ?
Silly rabbits.

I was completely entranced with the final episode . Everyone was true to the essence of their character and yes, I cried like a toddler when Madeline made her sacrifice but it was so true to her character, the ultimate need to protect her boys and her extended family that while upsetting I could find no fault in the logic of it. There was no other choice, she knew that she didn't have the skills or stamina to get Charlie to safety, there simply wasn't time . Her character throughout the series had been conflicted by a certain amount over the fact that there were times she felt she had failed to protect her sons from their fathers abuse so possibly in this way she was having a moment of atonement .

Sam..what can I say about my Sam.
He would never have been that angry with Michael or frightened for him if he had not honestly felt the love of a brother and best friend for Michael. At one point I was afraid that Michael was  going to shoot Sam when they were on the way to "meet " Fiona. His teary eyed reaction as he explained to all the others that Michael might in fact be lost to them said it all.

Jesse..Oh dear...his love for this family and Madeline said it all. He was the perfect protector for Charlie.

Fiona..Oh you wonderful psycho woman you . I wanted you to kill Sonya honey , I really did , but your abiding faith in your Michael made the end perfect . I understand your being with Carlos, you had to try at least to make a new life but it was half hearted at best and everyone knew that.

I will miss the writing and of course my Sam Axe aka Chuck Findley but never fear...

HFBOTD shall live on.

Have a great weekend.

Ciao,
Aunty Pol

I'm A Bad Mama !

I forgot T.J aka Toody Bears.
Bow could I forget out oldest girl in yesterdays list ?
She was over 22 when she went to the Bridge, and was one of the two that Gordy brought into the marriage.

Sorry Tudders..you get your very own post baby girl.

We miss our big girl .

Love ,
Mama and Daddy

The Loki Report ~ Part 2 ~

I am just a walking mass of mixed feelings right now.

Dr. S ( I can neither spell nor pronounce the Dr.s last name properly so  for sanity sake it will be simply Dr. S.) called Gordy while Gordy was at work . Given the nature of Gordy's work, it is very hard for him to hear a call so he called me asking that I return the call. I had intended to call the vet's office anyway because for the 4'th day in a row, Loki completely urped ( at times with impressive trajectory ) the antibiotic up. Plus any food in his tummy so I knew this was an " Oh shit " moment.

We had been waiting for the results of the thyroid panels and they all came back fine so it is really a case of age.

Our number one son is 13 years old which translates into approximately 68 in human years . Not really old but remember that they were abandoned and then found at the age of  5 days old sans kitty mama. Loki was sooo damn'd determined to live that he had one eye open...almost fully open at the age of 5 days !

Onward...

I told Dr. S about the vomiting and that I was not goiogn to give eit to him and Dr. S agreed , saying that evidently it was too much for my boy. It was then that we got to the "meat " of the conversation. Dr. S and the rest of the staff had reviewed all of the charts and reports and concluded that there was really tnothing that they could do for Loki and that nature would just take it's course. I did mention that when Loki hd been given a B-12 shot and the steroid shot that he seemd to perk up but Dr. S calmly reminded me that this was only going to last for about 2 weeks each time and that then it would be 2 week appt, shot...peppy , wind down ...lather, rinse repeat and that it would be hard on him. At this point I verbalized that " So these shots are really more for us than him ? " and Dr. S said yes....

On the one hand, thank Bast it's not cancer ( Like Jake) or FIV ( Like Andy) or Kidney ( Keesha, and Bubba ) or Pneumonia ( Munchkin) or IBS ( Xena) , FIL ( Oogie) Auto ( Missy), Food Poisoning ( Sarge) Stroke ( Peaches and Casey - Mother of Bubba , Grandmother of Peaches ) ....it's just old age....

But...

I was almost hoping that it was thyroid , something fixable. We could do something !!

Nope.

I should be happy or relieved at the very least and yet all I am is profoundly and deeply sad.

I remember each and every fur baby that has graced my life and I know that all of the above, Buster ( brother John's cat) and the girl's Shi Tsu's Gumbo and Nici are going to make room at the Bridge...I just can't shake the sadness. I should be at peace with this and I am trying but I guess today is not the day.


It will be okay.


Ciao,
Aunty Pol

Captain Kirk watches Miley Cyrus performance

Enjoy.

Ciao,
Aunty Pol

Just Another Manic Monday ~ The Loki Report ~

Well kids, I am back from vacay and it was wonderful . Now that my aged body has finally figured wtf time zone I am in , I thought I'd update on number one son Loki .

He had his appt . after a 3 week interval and all in all did very well. His weight is the same..huge yeah. In our house it is a good thing when no one loses weight...except for the Mama and Daddy but that is a whole other issue....

The elevated white count seems a bit better and they are going to be doing further thyroid testing, which if this is the issue there is a non surgical treatment to consider. Yeah !  Non surgical for the win every time !!

But..if it is not his thyroid, then we are faced with a simple fact.

He is 13.

He is NOT my baby wooby diddums kitteh anymore. This may be just the beginning of that end of the aging process where it is what it is . The Vet basically said that unless we get a thyroid hit and or something drastic happens...there is no real reason to bring him back every 2 weeks . Yes the steroid shots and the b 12 helped a bit..but that is all it was...a bit. He is still happy and perky and active and whiny and needy and verbal...his own damn self .

Yes we have a 2x daily antibiotic to give him but he threw it up so I want to see what happens for another day before I call Dr. Tom..knowing Loki he might have just been pissed off enough to urp .

And......of course we were both in tears  when we talked about this at the house. Losing a baby is never easy and we have lost 3 in the last year and a half due to various medical issues . I will always mourn each and every loss as will Gordy....but in the last year and a half, we have learned to get better at accepting that it is indeed what it is and I shall continue to be grateful for every day that I have them..cause I AM the Mama, just as he IS the Daddy.


Ciao,
Aunty Pol

Oh Noes ~ It's Way Too Early For This !

My poor husband.

Since we are on vacay this week, I didn't make up any eggs for my usual bacon and egg brekky tacos, it seemed silly for only three days this week. When this happens we hit out favorite small donut shop and so there we were this morning. He goes in and as I wait in the car, I see that he opens the door for another customer...good boy.

Poor man was behing and down wind of here and when he had come back to the car, I could tell that he had basically flipped his shit. Seems that the other patron doused/ingested/bathed in/gargled in an uber sickly sweet fragrance ...ala Pepe Le Pew.

" Welcome to my daily world " I replied.

" Honey, I deal with this every damn day , and I remind him of the more than occassional instance where I get in the car and lay the seat flat so that I can sleep on the way home before I crawl in bed to offset the worst of the promised migraine."

Neither of us understand this need, especially when the offender seems to think that saying that they themselves have no sense of smell makes this okay.

Gah !

Ciao,
Aunty Pol who is on vacay and may or may not be poting from the west coast....stay tuned y'all.

Just Another Manic Monday

My mama said I could do this post because I was such a good boy for Dr. Tom on Saturday ....so here goes.

I AM DOING MORE BEDDER !


I haven't gained any weight , but I haven't lost  any either, not even with vomiting up my foods which I haven't done lately and I must be special because I got 4 whole shots. I got my steroid and an aunty biotic ( does that mean I am a bionic kitty ?) and a B-12 and one other. I like the B-12 and maybe if I am a good boy I can have a B-52 ( No dear...they are a band ..silly boy ) and I really like the B-12. I ran and played and ate and was all kinds of cheerful even before mama laid out the nip on our rug for being Casturday and all so..my mama and daddy are really happy that I don't need to have any more stinky crap throwed down my lil throat any more and mama can go see my Aunty Lael and the big fellah and not stay home to take care of me....me and Uncle Johnny and my aunties are gonna take good care of us .

I wonder what mama is going to bring us back. I deserve prezzies.

Gotta go, it's nappy time .

Loki Lo the number one son baby dude .


( Other than the fact that his white count is really elevated , we will wait to hear from Dr. Tom...yeah for no f'g meds down his throat !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! )

Happy Friday ~ Bruce Of The Day ~ !

Happy Friday People !


Well, I have made an executive descision.....I have a hair appt. this afternoon for the slappage of the color on the gourd , so since I have not been a happy camper in this " growing out the hair bs" , I am cutting it off.

Yep.

Buh Bye.

Google " Rosario Mera" and you will see the cut I am going after...

Anyhoo, it's gonna be another one of those manic weekends. Loki has a 10 am appt with Dr. Tom and I did call to check...we DO need to pull all of the food/kibble so that there is nothing by mouth after 10 pm...and close all of the bedroom doors to limit his mobility so that we can " escort " him to the ptu ..joy...followed by the usual nail appt for Moi and then husband is going to the Dynamo game with the crazy Cajun's and he is playing golf Sunday.

Whee !

Southside Johnny  is coming over Sunday so that we can go over the babysitting details and I am going to need to have a talk with him. I know that he is capable of kitty sitting but he does not realize that Jere Lee is in a soft boot because of some foot problems so I am expecting the younger brother to step it up a bit.

We shall see.


Time to boogie..

Have a great weekend.

Ciao,
Aunty Pol

Another One For The Husband

LOL..Honey, I thought of you when I saw this !

The Wife Unit.

Manners Do Count !

http://cookiesandcups.com/2-ingredient-white-chocolate-buttercream/



After my last post, as is my custom ( okay..so busted here, I just got through reading an article about Colin Firth aka MY Mr.Darcy and am feeling a tad wordy this morning ..lmao ) , I read my other blogs that I follow. I have been a fan of Miss Shelly , a former Texas gal ( just a matter of real estate, never an actual state of mind) and author of cookies and cups for a long time.

After I grabbed my virtual pearls in near swoon , having read the 2 ingredient white chocolate butter cream post with pictures y'all..I wrote to her and asked if I may put up a picture and link.

Bless her heart, she answered right away and soonce again it is proven :

Manners count.

Now, my blog is just my sanity/self indulgence and I have never claimed otherwise. If I find a post in another blog that I like, I sincerely make every efdfort to contact the author and ask permission. I give them my blog address so that they can check it out because Bast knows I can go off the rails in a well deserved/earned rant ( and f'proud of it y'all) but ..I still think it's the polite thing to do to let the original author see where his or her baby post will end up . I am very territorial about this lil blog and so I accord others the same emotion.


Anyhoo....go check out her blog, it's pretty, well written and just a plain old hoot.


Happy Friday Eve Y'all.
Ciao,
Aunty Pol

For The Husband

I thought of you when I saw this .

Love,

The Wife.

Lemon Chess Pie For A Rainy Day .

One of the things that I love about the King Arthur website and blog is that not only do they have steep by step REAL instructions with CLEAR pictures, they answer questions directly related to the recipe in comments with thoughts and ideas. Often when I see a recipe , I may post a question to the author and the resulting wait can be...to put it kindly tedious..which I get. The KA site supports a commercial enterprise and it is In their best interests to be  proactive...and they are just nice folks to boot.


Now, my spousal unit loves Lemon Meringue pie, and as I recall his late mama's was legendary, just below the beloved butterstick rolls she made and NO ONE can duplicate..trust me we tried.

I have a love /hate relationship with Meringue. I love them...they hate me.

I live in Houston, more or less. I live in an area known for its humidity. I have been here for 31 years and I have yet to get the $%^&*()_ Meringue to turn out right.

Le sigh.

Thankfully, we got some rain here today and it is gray and cloudy, a perfect day after temps that got up to 100 degrees , not factoring in the heat index. My brain shuts down if it hits 100 degrees. Yes, I leave the comfort of the a/c in the house to get into the a/c of the car then glide to the a/c of my office so it's not like I am working construction or putting down shingles on a roof ( yo0u poor bastards , here..have a Dr. Pepper ) but all in all , I'd rather be home baking.


Or visiting the inside of my eye lids.

http://www.kingarthurflour.com/blog/2011/06/23/lemon-chess-pie-lemon-lovers-unite/

Slap Mr. Linky for the pie/instructions etc.


Please excuse the typos.....Blogspot is being bitchy again.


Ciao,
Aunty Pol

http://www.kingarthurflour.com/blog/2011/06/23/lemon-chess-pie-lemon-lovers-unite/

Dear Blogspot

Deaer Blogspot,

Please fix whateverthefuckiswrongwithyou  so that we can edit and so on. Lord knows I can't spelll at times but at least I used to be able to fix it.


Le Sigh.

Aunty Pol.

Just Another Manic Monday

Ah yes...

When I get a call and the party says that it is an emergency, it is neither my place nor inclination to second guess the caller. My instincts are very good and if I have to get up and actually find the second party , I will. I do wonder why these types of calls always come in either during the luncg hour or after 5 pm.

And I do understand that some families have more drama than others and what may constitutee an emergency for them may not even be a blip on anyone elses radar. That being said, I kind of want to have a lil conversation with the attorney who was being sought out....alaong the lines of :

DUDE......REALLY ?
IF YOU DON'T WANT TO TAKE THE CALL FROM YOUR WIFE BECAUSE YOUR DAUGHTER IS FUCKED UP AGAIN , FINE....SO BE IT .JUST DO NOT PUT MY ASS IN THE MIDDLE WHERE SHE IS ALL GRR AND YOUR STAFF IS NO WHERE TO BE FOUND. I WILL WALK BACK TO THE FIRST ONEOF YOUR PEOPLE I FIND AND DEM,AND THAT THEY GET OFF THE CALL THAT THEY ARE ON IN ORDER TO TALK TO YOUR SPOUSE ...AND I DON 'T NEED TO HEAR ALL OF THE DETAILS CONCERNING THE FACT THAT THEY KNOW YOU ARE IN A MTG AND KNOW YOU HAVE TOLD THE OTHER ATTORNEY NOT TO ANSWER YOUR PHONE.

And sadly BC..you know who this is .


Yep..nada changed while you were on vacay sweetie..

Onward.

Have a great week.

Ciao,

Aunty Pol

Happy Friday ~ Bruce Of The Day ~ !

Happy Freaking Friday Campers, we survived yet another week.

Huzzah..Barkeep...another round !

I kid, I am still at work, and yeah howdy don't I wish.

We are all actively praying for rain..anywhere . It's been 100 degrees or more for the better part of the week and what worries me is that I guess I have gotten used to it...not happy about that but whats a woman to do ?

And of course time has gotten away from me. Now if you ask me how I am going to accomplish something that might take 6 months to a year, I can  easily line it out for you ...but ask me what I am doing this weekend..blank...completely blank. This is why we have a calender on the fridge. This time last year, this weekend in fact we were in Nola for a few days since hisself had a family reunion in Mississippi and Nola time was my inducement..yes..I can be bought but I suspect all y'all already had that one figured out.

And of course we were trying to help Xena so there were countless trips to the old vet, and then the renovation /repair of the roof/driveway/deck then the holidays then the real renovation began and now Loki and a new vet and how the F did vacay sneak up on me ?

I swore up and down that this weekend....THIS WEEKEND that I would NOT go near a mall or a store because it is the pre-school year tax free hootenanny clusterfuck..so of course I HAVE to go to Kohls after work tonight.

Why ?

Valid question.

Cause I have no friggan time.

Two weeks from today hisself heads east and has to work tomorrow, so if I am going to have him not look like a ragamuffin ( sorry honey, most of your polos are crap ) , I have to go shopping tonight . While he is at work tomorrow, I really need to clean the house ( can you help with bathrooms please dear) and we still ( what we, he I mean ) have shelves to get installed so the final bookcase can be finished tho I can promise you the damn boxes are  gonna have to wait...then next weekend we have nails/vet and he plays golf on Sunday then he is gone.....


Somewhere I need to manage a hair appt in all of this crap so..le sigh.

And all I wanna do is sleep.

Have a great weekend.

Ciao,
Aunty Pol

Uf Dah !

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0z078OcLbM&feature=share

Slap Mr. Linky to go to the YouTube parody, I laughed until I thought I was gonna pee..yeah I know TMI.

Uf  Dah !

Enjoy !

Ciao,
Aunty Pol