Could this week get any worse?

Could this week get any worse?  First I have to put my cat Ashley to sleep.  Now it is my rabbit.  I knew that Lucky hadn't felt good for a little while, and the vet wasn't sure what was  going on.  Today we found out.  Lucky had cancer.  The tumor was about the size of a quarter (which I think is big for a bunny).  About 80% of rabbits will get cancer in their lifetime.

Lucky was a rescue rabbit so I am not quite sure how old she was.  I had her around 5 years, she could have been anywhere up to a year or a little older when I got her.  The average life span for bunnies is 7 to 12 years.

Goodbye

                        Lucky

         ?/97 - 10/31/03

money

Don't you love it when the government changes our money to prevent conterfeting?  Each time it looks more and more like play money.  And, oh, did anyone tell you that it doesn't hold up in the washing machine anymore?

I guess everyone at some time or another has left some money in a pocket, didn't check and threw it into the wash.  I have done that, and the bill always stayed intact, in fact some has even made it through the dryer with no problem.  But not the newer bills.  This is a picture of a $5 that took a ride in my jeans pocket through the washer. 

Needless to say, I freak out.  It is a 5 after all, not just a dollar.  I look for all the pieces I can find so I can put it back together.  Can't find it all.  Bummer.  I take what I can find to the bank hoping they will replace it.

"No, problem" says bank lady.  "Just show me the serial numbers."

"Well, I couldn't find all the serial numbers."

"Then I can't help you.  Sorry"

"But look, I have most of the bill, you can tell it was a 5.  I even have that security thread thingy that was added to our money (upper left in the picture)"

"Really?  I have never seen the security thread.  Well, look at that."

"So you will replace my money?"

"Sorry."

"Bummer."

Goodbye

      ASHLEY

 3/87 - 10/28/03

Photos

Just this year I have gotten into scrapbooking.  While it is fun, I have managed to spend a small fortune on this hobby.  My scrapbooks don't look as good as the ones you see in magazines, but I enjoy looking through them.  My major problem with making these books, is that I have been really slack in the past about writing names, dates, events on the back of the photos.  So now I am forced to try to come up with these important items.

  I have came across some photos of  people that no one in my family can decide on who it is.  That is great.  Alot of the photos are like of a great-grand someone or another.  A few are people I knew in school, but can't remember their names.  I know, it's sad.  But what I find really sad is that for me to have their pictures I must have felt (at the time anyway) that these were important people to me. 

So, let this be a lesson to everyone.  At the very least write names on the back of your photos.  One day you will forget names, or your kids will wonder who the heck the people are -- relatives, friends, etc....-- and if no one is around to ask then there is no way to hold on to those memories.

Also, by not putting pictures all in one place I have managed to lose a few.  But I have also came up with some really funny ones that I had forgotten all about.  You wouldn't believe all the places I have found photos.  GOT to keep them all in one place.  This is important for several reasons.  With the fires in Calif right now is the best example.  If you have to get out and leave everything behind, MAYBE you can grap your photos (if they are all together in one place) on your way out the door.  You can replace everything in your house except for people, pets, and photos!

 

I have explored the felinecrf.com site.  It makes me sick to know what all my baby can go through.  The way she acts today is like nothing has been wrong.  She is doing all those little things she knows I can't stand.  Dr B has said that it depends on how long she feels good at to what we may can or can't do for her. 

I have to say that the IV's they gave her to flush her kidneys did do wonders for her right now.  We will have to wait to see what happens next.

Ashley

Ashley is doing much better today.  She is eating and peeing!!  I just talked to Dr. B and he thinks the stress of being in the hospital for 2 days made her seem so bad at first.  He thinks as along as I can keep her eating and peeing then she should be ok for awhile.  I hope the "awhile" lasts for a long time. 

Thank you all for your kind messages and prayers.  Oh, and I did get some "Sculpey" clay and took her paw print.  This is great stuff.  It comes in lots of colors, it's cheap (less that a buck), and it easy to use.  Then you pop in the the oven for a few minutes and ta da! it's hardened and you have a paw print!  Wish I had known about this stuff ages ago.  Everyone give it a try. (It would make cool Christmas tree ornaments just poke a hole in it before you bake it.)

Thank you all again.  You have helped me get through these past few days.  I don't know what I would have done without you.

I will keep you up-to-date on Ashley.  I had all but given up, now I think ( I hope) she may be around for atleast a little while longer.