Thyroid

Recently I have been diagnosed with a cyst on my right thyroid. This is going to result in a surgery to remove the affected side. I am in the process of raising money to pay for a third of it for without that the surgery cannot be scheduled. I am very lucky to have the support system that is around me. This past weekend the ladies at the local Methodist church organized a rummage/bake sale and this raised quite a bit of money. Without their help I would not have been so successful in raising money. Believe me when I say that rummage sales are huge undertakings and utilizing effective organizational skills is the key to its success. Not only did they organize it but they also donated many items to be sold in the sale. I am going to have another rummage/bake sale next month. I'm rummage sale savvy now!! I also have the prayers of my parish priest that is being offered daily for my healing. All this coupled with my families' prayers and support has put me in good hands. Please keep me in your prayers.

Pandora's birthday

On Tuesday, March 10th, is Pandora's 2nd birthday. Please send her warm birthday wishes on that day.

Pandora

On Saturday, February 7th my sister adopted a cat for me from the Dorothy O'Connor Pet Adoption Center in Victoria, Texas. She is a sweet little thing. She is a slightly older cat although she's very small so no one wanted to adopt her. I'm glad they didn't because she is the best cat alive! Her name was Andora but I put a P in from and made it Pandora. My sister took a picture of her on Sunday. She is very photogenic. I'm so happy she is my cat. Julius likes her a lot too. Who wouldn't like her? She is so sweet!!

Winter X Games

Who is watching the Winter X games? I have been and the competition is pretty stiff. I didn't know that snowmobiling is a sport but there it's been on every night. I enjoy the Winter trials and by what I've been seeing it'll be interesting to see who goes to the Winter Olympics next year. Tune in.

Happy New Year

I hope everyone had a safe and happy new year. We did. I'm not much for going anywhere and I'm usually tucked in my bed by 10pm. This year we had a nice fellowship at my church. I enjoyed it very much.

I pray that we all have a safe and prosperous new year.

Time flies

It's hard to believe that Christmas has come and gone and we're hurtling towards the new year. What a year 2008 has been. I'm looking forward to 2009 and what it might bring. The new year is always a time for excitement because you don't know what is in store for you.
Anyway, we spent Christmas at my sister's and we had a lovely dinner. Her cat Boots was as crazy as ever. He's such a sweet boy. He was so excited Christmas day- jumping in the wrapping paper and hopping from chair to chair it is almost like having a human child. Boots is a lot of fun and I'm happy that he's a part of our family. Ours is so small and since my niece isn't a little kid anymore Boots really livens things up with his antics. I'll be spending a few days with them this coming week so I'm sure he'll be lively entertainment. For Christmas I got him a weasel ball. It's a soft weasel toy animal that's attached to a plastic ball. You open it up to install the battery and to turn it on. He didn't know what to make of it! He'll get up the courage to attack it in the next few days I'm sure. With that cat it's always a Kodak moment!
Julius is doing good. He's out and about right now. Santa Claus brought him special seafood cat treats and he really likes them. He doesn't care for animals and those balls that has the bells in them. I guess he's too old and mature for that silly stuff. Oh well, I love my Julius. He's a sweet cat and after 17 months of being with us he's finally getting comfortable with us. It's about time! Sometimes it takes cats longer to warm to humans than others. I'm glad he's my cat because he's very special. Whereas Boots is silly Julius is very serious.
Anyway, I hope everyone is enjoying their Christmas holiday. Have a safe and Happy New Year y'all!

Merry Christmas!

I'd like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas. Time certainly flies and before we know it it'll be 2009! I hope everyone is keeping sane these days. During these hard times it is best to remember that it doesn't matter how much money we spend as long as we are with the people we love. And, if you cannot afford to give much you can give your time, there are many places to volunteer. One of which is a nursing home; the residents love to have visitors. So take some time to volunteer your time.
Peace everyone.