Goodbye November

Goodbye November

so quickly you passed

you started us

and are leaving us

with snow

it's up past our boots

I do not thank you for that

I will have higher hopes

for your appearance

next year

~*~*~*~

Snowflakes on Monday

“Snowflakes, like people,

are all different and beautiful,

but they can be a nuisance

when they lose their identity in a mob.”

~ unknown

Clearly there needs to be some crowd control

here in Southwest Saskatchewan.

Anyone have a snow blower I can borrow?

Happy Monday!

New Food ~ New Cat

As you may remember, Banjo was diagnosed earlier this year with Megacolon. This has been a condition he has been affected by for several years, but it is a condition that is hard to diagnose and treat. He has been taking very expensive mediation for awhile (refer to the I Love My Cat Post ~ but double the one medication to $130 per month as the amount changed since I posted about it!!!). The medication and food were helping some, but not completely.

Beth, our vet, who was at a conference earlier this month, had learned about a new food that was having some very good results helping with Megacolon in cats, and thought of Banjo.

Banjo started on Gastro Intestinal Fibre Response dry cat food 18 days ago, and as of today, I am very happy to report, he has been off both of his medications and wet cat food for 12 days and has been having some very 'big' and 'regular' results with this new food. (groan... sorry... that was bad...) And, no vomiting for over 14 days either!!

She told me he was the first kitty in Swift Current to be on it. He's eating 1/2 cup a day (1/8 of a cup, 4 times a day) and seems to be much more appetite satisfied being on this food.

We are crossing our fingers and paws that we keep having good results!

Banjo and I send big hugs, kisses, and Thank You's to our vet, Beth! xxoo

Enough Already!!!

The snow is almost up to wire kitty's neck!

It's only November 25 and I am soooooo tired of the snow already.

November 25?

Only one month until Christmas??

Oh my stars.

Are you done your Christmas shopping?

I am hoping to be done this Saturday.

I must add here that I only have 3 people to buy presents for.

That's the plus side of having a very small family! :)

And as I head out to shovel snow from the driveway...

errr....

OK... that's a lie...

I do not shovel snow

and I do not take out the garbage.

That is what I have a son and a husband for!!! :)

Wishing a very

Happy Thanksgiving

to all my U.S. blogger friends!

{and to any other country that is celebrating it}

Hope you are keeping warmer than I am! :(

I wish...

wouldn't it be fantastic

to be able to sit

smack in the middle of your food

eat all you want all day

and never have to feel the consequences

of your pants being too tight?

hmmm....

yup...

that would be wonderful indeed...

Weekend Accomplishments

The weekend is quickly coming to an end.

Did you accomplish lots this weekend?

I did!

Along with avoiding going out in the snow all weekend,

I...

watched several movies:

Enchanted (Amy Adams, Patrick Dempsey)

Hairspray (Nikki Blonsky, John Travolta, Michelle Pfeiffer, Christopher Walken)

The Mirror Has Two Faces (Barbara Streisand, Jeff Bridges)

Wuthering Heights (Juliette Binoche, Ralph Fiennes)

Last Holiday (Queen Latifah, LL Cool J, Timothy Hutton)

crafted 8 Christmas cards...

made 2 dozen sugar cookies...

snoozed with Banjo...

all that's left is catching up with blog friends...

of which I shall spend the rest of the evening doing.

:) Sweet Dreams!

Owl Ready?

Are you owl ready for the weekend???

(sorry... I couldn't resist... very lame I know...)

it's cold

it's snowing

Wayne (a.k.a. Stanley) is off to an out-of-town

hockey tournament this weekend

My weekend will consist of:

staying in my PJs

watching movies

snoozing

crafting Christmas cards

drinking tea

snoozing

baking cookies

catching up with blog friends

snoozing...

Hope you have a cozy weekend!

xo Catherine

Graffiti In The City

I find Graffiti interesting.

What possesses someone to deface private

and/or public property.

Do they just need to get their

message read or their art seen?

Clearly someone from Gull Lake

thinks Swift Current is a happy city.

That's nice that someone is

in 'luv wit' Mary Jane...

I hope they finish school first

before getting married...

Oops!

This one is rated 'R'.

There's always

graffiti on boxcars...

someones art

riding across the country...

It's nice when someone comes along

and corrects the spelling mistakes...

I thought life was

a bowl of cherries...?

This one is

just nasty...

I wonder what they are

seeking and destroying?

Is this just a pretty design

or a symbol for something?

I hope it's not a symbol for something

I wouldn't want on my blog!!!

Just a little *

Well now...

this one is just cute...

Happy Wednesday! :)

Tis the Season...

I am!

And as you can see,

Banjo was a very BIG help to me yesterday.

I guess he was making sure

the Christmas boxes

stayed still.

He's gotten MUCH better at helping

since we was a wee kitten.

No more hanging out

in the branches for him.

Thank goodness.

But after getting all the decorations put up,

it was time for a rest.

A sneak peek...

Now it's just a matter of keeping

Banjo away from the sparkly balls and

white feathery birds

for the next six weeks.

Let the games begin...

Happy Monday!

Weekend Fun

• Wrote my final exam yesterday and passed ~ hooray!
• Hubby and I are going to Medicine Hat today to shop - woot woot!
• Going to put my Christmas tree up tomorrow ~ yippee!

Hope you are having a fun weekend too!

"Today I realized that every minute I didn't spend

loving, laughing or having fun,

was a waste of time.

This knowledge comes late,

but I will not lose another minute by

not enjoying life and the fun of it."

~ unknown

Cat Watching Birds ~ Birds Watching Cat

Happy Thursday!

Love is...

Love is...

running late on a snowy morning

going outside to find the snow cleaned off of your car already

not having time to stop at Timmy's

pulling into your parking spot at work

and having your hubby pull up behind you in his truck

with a steaming hot Tim Horton's

XL Steeped Tea for you...

Thank you Stanley!!!

Just one of the many reasons I love you!!

~~~~~~~~~~

Scenes From a Snowy Tuesday

PS: To my mother,

quit rubbing it in that you are

nice and warm in Yuma...

I hope you are enjoying doing the seniors circuit

wearing only shorts and a tube top...

bawahahahaha!!!!

Please bring me home something nice. :)