Saturday

 I'm off work the next 9 days. Yay! Of course I have a little bit of a stomach virus thing going on.........it started Thursday evening. I made it to work Friday but have been in bed since after work. I do feel better today than Thur. and Fri. By tomorrow I should feel back to normal, hopefully!

Even though I felt like crap yesterday at work, I managed to get so much done. It felt good. 

Mr. Bojangles is doing  a little better. He's still super high strung, and his fur is falling out but he's less paranoid and doing less crying. I'm able to get his medicine in him for hyperthyroidism. About every 2 days I have to change my method of sneaking his medicine to him. He's smart man. 

I miss Woody. He was a great fur ball of fluffy joy. I'm not kidding. He was pretty awesome. On the morning that boyfriend died Woody got in bed with him. He rubbed his furry face against boyfriends elbow and arm causing boyfriend to laugh............ I don't know why I think about that moment a lot. But I do and it makes me smile.

 I put little pink roses from my rose bush on his grave. He had a little black and white cat friend from somewhere in the neighborhood who would come to our yard to visit Woody. I still see him in my yard or walking the sidewalk now and then. I like and always speak to him. He pays me no attention. lol

I don't have any plans for my time off. I might fish, and camp. I might paint my kitchen and bathroom. I just don't know.

Tuesday

 I took Mr. Bojangles to his vet appointment where they gave him his vaccines, trimmed his nails, and did blood work. They called the next day to let me know that Mr. Bojangles has hyperthyroidism. They tell me it's fairly common in older cats. I started him on medicine last week and I'm still struggling to get it in him. (He's a combative patient) The medicine makes him sleepy which kind of bums me out but the info. says most patients will stop with the side effects after 3 months. I'm grateful the problem is treatable and hopefully the lil guy will be back to normal soon!

I talked to my administrator again about the medical records position. He said it's mine if I want it and that we'd talk, yet again, in July. There's still things I need to know before I officially accept even though I'M 95% sure that I will take the job. I'm excited about it. I'm looking forward to the change.

I mowed the lawn a few days ago. The Cicada's must be attracted to the noise because they were landing all over me. It grossed and freaked me out a little. The sound around here with them is deafening. It's the part I dislike the most. I think it even freaked out Mr. Bojangles a bit. Woody would have liked them. As I walked the sidewalk to the front door of my work yesterday I noticed moments of quiet. So I think the worst of the Cicadas is over with.

My dads been sick with pneumonia the past couple of weeks but sounds significantly better since yesterday. I did two Covid tests on him. Both were negative. Urgent care also did a test and got a negative result. A couple of my sisters and I have been checking on him and making sure he has everything he needs.

I guess that's about it for now. The weather here today is beautiful. It's sunny, warm, and low humidity. I'll probably sit in the sun for a bit, and maybe soak in the pool. :O)

Wednesday

 I took kitty to the Vet for his vaccines and to have his nails trimmed. I got a good scratch to my chin and arm trying to get him into the carrier. He cried the whole drive to the vets office. I felt sorry for him and tried my best to comfort him. The first thing the doctor does is check the animal for fleas. Kitty is flea-less. And he weighs 13.5 lbs. lol He's all muscle. My sister calls him a pit bull. lol So he got the 2 vaccines, and the vet did some blood work because kitty is drinking more water than usual, maybe. He's also having some hair loss on his back. The doctor will give him a shot of prednisone for the fur loss so long as his blood sugar is ok! (steroids raise the blood sugar)             Mr. Bojangles has been hiding from me since our appointment this morning. He did let me pet and kiss him once. lol      My poor baby.

So I spoke with my administrator yesterday re whether or not the medical records position will be filled if Mary retires. He said she IS retiring and he is filling the position. So I asked him to consider me. He seemed a little surprised, but he also seemed to like the idea and said yes we can definitely do that and then went on to talk, very briefly, about the job. We left it at we will talk again later. And that's that, for now!

Friday

 I just got in from work. It was a very productive day. I feel good about it. 

I feel happy and content.

 I'm having a salad for lunch and then I'm going to cut the lawn if it isn't too wet. Afterwards I'll probably get in the pool for awhile.

Mr. Bojangles is doing ok. He's going to have a check up on Wednesday and get his vaccines. He's my little friend that I love.