Hi Graham Crackers. This message is mainly to @laughingkitty. I am so sorry you’re having to cope with your sister’s impending death. My mom had been in an assisted living home for 5 years. She had Lewy Body Dementia. It had been 3 years since she recognized my 3 sisters and I. She was taken to the hospital on Easter Sunday and admitted. One or all of us were with her 24/7. We didn’t leave her alone ever. They put her in hospice and received “comfort care.” She didn’t even look like our mommy, she had lost a lot of weight and they had cut her hair really short so we put a picture of her next to the bed so the nurses could see how cute she was. Anyway she passed away peacefully on April 27. My older sister was with her when she left. It had been gray and raining all day and at about 4:00 the sun broke through the clouds and shined into her room, she passed away at about 4:10. Then the clouds came back over and it began raining again. I would like to believe that an angel came to take her to heaven. We are heartbroken but we had quite a long time knowing this disease would kill her and we were at peace with it. My mom and my sisters are my best friends and I dread the day one of them will pass. I guess what I am trying to say is love your sister while you can and do everything you can for her, but take care of yourself too. I’m sorry the people you work for are such jerks. I had nothing but support and care from my boss and co-workers. Stand tall and be brave, and I hope you can find other employment where you are valued and cared for. Love and hugs to you Kitty.
I had a rare Friday off yesterday so I had time home alone with my kitties to decompress. I’m feeling somewhat better right now (just very exhausted since I barely slept last night). I don’t know what is in store for me as I work Saturday and Sunday. My assistant manager assures me she cares and that she will do all she can to set things right for me. I told her I’m not holding my breath. The jerk (the support manager) will always be a jerk and nothing they say or do will make him change. After 12 years at this job I really don’t want to start over someplace else, but I feel so hopeless at times. I think one of the biggest things that is stuck in my craw is regret. Regret that my 2 sisters and I were never able to spend enough time together just being sisters, without brothers around. My sisters are 10 and 11 years older than I am. I’m the 9th of 10 kids and Mary and Martha had to help so much with household chores as teens that I never really got to interact much with them, as in play time. Then they entered the adult world with adult responsibilities. Mary was a missionary in South America for several years and Martha got married while I was in high school. We drifted apart geographically but never in our hearts. But time and tide were against us and we seldom got together for “sister time” doing fun things. And it is the regret for what we have already lost that pains me even more than the pain of knowing what is coming.
I spent my day Friday working in my garden, talking to God, asking for His help getting me through this difficult phase I’m going through. And for Him to please make Martha’s passing as peaceful as possible. I want her to be free from her pain. I also finished planting a flower bed I had been working on for a while (I had to get rid of stuff growing there to make room for new stuff). I’m dedicating that flower bed to Martha’s honor since I won’t be able to plant flowers on her grave (they will likely cremate her since they don’t have a burial plot for her).
A part of me asks if I should take a leave from my job, but since we don’t know how long Martha has (we feel it may be just a couple weeks, but what if it’s 2, 3 or even 4 months?), I can’t really do that. I need to just stand strong and muddle through my days. My next day off is on Monday and I have a lunch “date” with some friends (we do ladies lunch out once a month). I will have a chance to vent there. One of the lunch “regulars” just went through the passing of her sister, who had been ailing for years. I so greatly appreciate the support I get here too, as I need a venue where I can vent and release my emotions. My cats do their best to help, too. As I sat outside on my lawn swing, trying to read, but unable to concentrate as I went through another crying jag, Dexter climbed on my lap, and he looked up at me with his eyes half closed as he purred a message to me. I could almost hear the words, “Hang in there. Things will get better.” I hope it is soon.
Laughing Kitty, I hope your assistant manager is as helpful as she promises to be. You need a supportive work environment at a time like this, and after 12 hard years you deserve one.
laughingkittyYou are surrounded with love, so many positive thoughts are being sent your way, let them hold you up. You are definitely not going through this alone.
And no regrets, everything in life has a purpose, we might not immediately know what it is, but it will be revealed o you when you most need it.
Good morning and a happy Caturday to my fellow Graham Crackers. LaughingKitty, I hope things improve at work for you. I also hope that your sister can be kept painless until it is her time to cross.
Good morning on this Caturday. My week of sleep deprivation ends today. I administer the last IV today at 3:00 EDT. I hope to stay awake to 9 pm. My brother has made fantastic progress this week. Last night found his sleeping on the couch in the living room with our cat resuming sleeping at his feet. Apparently both were happy with the situation.
WHAT I CAN’T UNDERSTAND IS HOW THIS DUDE IS STILL AROUND! I HAVE GBEEN HERE FOR YEARS, and he has been around a few years as well. NEVER CAN I REMEMBER HIM BEING KIND!
amethyst52 Premium Member about 7 years ago
Hi Graham Crackers. This message is mainly to @laughingkitty. I am so sorry you’re having to cope with your sister’s impending death. My mom had been in an assisted living home for 5 years. She had Lewy Body Dementia. It had been 3 years since she recognized my 3 sisters and I. She was taken to the hospital on Easter Sunday and admitted. One or all of us were with her 24/7. We didn’t leave her alone ever. They put her in hospice and received “comfort care.” She didn’t even look like our mommy, she had lost a lot of weight and they had cut her hair really short so we put a picture of her next to the bed so the nurses could see how cute she was. Anyway she passed away peacefully on April 27. My older sister was with her when she left. It had been gray and raining all day and at about 4:00 the sun broke through the clouds and shined into her room, she passed away at about 4:10. Then the clouds came back over and it began raining again. I would like to believe that an angel came to take her to heaven. We are heartbroken but we had quite a long time knowing this disease would kill her and we were at peace with it. My mom and my sisters are my best friends and I dread the day one of them will pass. I guess what I am trying to say is love your sister while you can and do everything you can for her, but take care of yourself too. I’m sorry the people you work for are such jerks. I had nothing but support and care from my boss and co-workers. Stand tall and be brave, and I hope you can find other employment where you are valued and cared for. Love and hugs to you Kitty.
laughingkitty about 7 years ago
I had a rare Friday off yesterday so I had time home alone with my kitties to decompress. I’m feeling somewhat better right now (just very exhausted since I barely slept last night). I don’t know what is in store for me as I work Saturday and Sunday. My assistant manager assures me she cares and that she will do all she can to set things right for me. I told her I’m not holding my breath. The jerk (the support manager) will always be a jerk and nothing they say or do will make him change. After 12 years at this job I really don’t want to start over someplace else, but I feel so hopeless at times. I think one of the biggest things that is stuck in my craw is regret. Regret that my 2 sisters and I were never able to spend enough time together just being sisters, without brothers around. My sisters are 10 and 11 years older than I am. I’m the 9th of 10 kids and Mary and Martha had to help so much with household chores as teens that I never really got to interact much with them, as in play time. Then they entered the adult world with adult responsibilities. Mary was a missionary in South America for several years and Martha got married while I was in high school. We drifted apart geographically but never in our hearts. But time and tide were against us and we seldom got together for “sister time” doing fun things. And it is the regret for what we have already lost that pains me even more than the pain of knowing what is coming.
laughingkitty about 7 years ago
I spent my day Friday working in my garden, talking to God, asking for His help getting me through this difficult phase I’m going through. And for Him to please make Martha’s passing as peaceful as possible. I want her to be free from her pain. I also finished planting a flower bed I had been working on for a while (I had to get rid of stuff growing there to make room for new stuff). I’m dedicating that flower bed to Martha’s honor since I won’t be able to plant flowers on her grave (they will likely cremate her since they don’t have a burial plot for her).
A part of me asks if I should take a leave from my job, but since we don’t know how long Martha has (we feel it may be just a couple weeks, but what if it’s 2, 3 or even 4 months?), I can’t really do that. I need to just stand strong and muddle through my days. My next day off is on Monday and I have a lunch “date” with some friends (we do ladies lunch out once a month). I will have a chance to vent there. One of the lunch “regulars” just went through the passing of her sister, who had been ailing for years. I so greatly appreciate the support I get here too, as I need a venue where I can vent and release my emotions. My cats do their best to help, too. As I sat outside on my lawn swing, trying to read, but unable to concentrate as I went through another crying jag, Dexter climbed on my lap, and he looked up at me with his eyes half closed as he purred a message to me. I could almost hear the words, “Hang in there. Things will get better.” I hope it is soon.DennisinSeattle Premium Member about 7 years ago
Laughing Kitty, I hope your assistant manager is as helpful as she promises to be. You need a supportive work environment at a time like this, and after 12 hard years you deserve one.
Last Rose Of Summer Premium Member about 7 years ago
My comment that I posted a half hour ago has disappeared, getting tired of this!
Last Rose Of Summer Premium Member about 7 years ago
laughingkittyYou are surrounded with love, so many positive thoughts are being sent your way, let them hold you up. You are definitely not going through this alone.
And no regrets, everything in life has a purpose, we might not immediately know what it is, but it will be revealed o you when you most need it.
zippykatz about 7 years ago
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ladykat about 7 years ago
Good morning and a happy Caturday to my fellow Graham Crackers. LaughingKitty, I hope things improve at work for you. I also hope that your sister can be kept painless until it is her time to cross.
bbear about 7 years ago
Good morning on this Caturday. My week of sleep deprivation ends today. I administer the last IV today at 3:00 EDT. I hope to stay awake to 9 pm. My brother has made fantastic progress this week. Last night found his sleeping on the couch in the living room with our cat resuming sleeping at his feet. Apparently both were happy with the situation.
bbear about 7 years ago
Today’s first Caturday video two purring kittens locked in battle:
https://www.facebook.com/lovemeowfanpage/videos/10154949726118197/
bbear about 7 years ago
Today’s second Caturday video a scraggly kitten who would rather play with the brush than be brushed:
https://www.facebook.com/lovemeowfanpage/videos/10154939666238197/
bbear about 7 years ago
Today’s third Caturday video Evening kitten bathes and bunny kicks:
https://www.facebook.com/lovemeowfanpage/videos/10154946517798197/
bbear about 7 years ago
Today’s fourth Caturday video a kitty struggling to reach it’s goal:
https://www.facebook.com/viralthread/videos/800328430139842/
bbear about 7 years ago
Today’s fifth Caturday video this kitten has a sibling who just won’t let him sleep:
https://www.facebook.com/ilovecatsandcats2/videos/1912073182365077/
bbear about 7 years ago
Today’s sixth Caturday video *a sleeping, dancing kitten (wonder what he’ dreaming?):
https://www.facebook.com/catforlove/videos/1905215193101155/
bbear about 7 years ago
A cute kitten post: it seems kids (and kittens) are wanting cellphones at a younger and younger age.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10208735200249107&set=o.331800560506891&type=3&theater
http://i1148.photobucket.com/albums/o570/rwharton/18739666_1749179161773875_6448331951219688717_n_zpsgsbwjdm7.jpg
bbear about 7 years ago
Organize your desk (and your pets) with this desk organizer.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10208735206169255&set=o.331800560506891&type=3&theater
http://i1148.photobucket.com/albums/o570/rwharton/18920298_1747399108618547_3511767062763916465_n_zpsmlls9usn.jpg
bbear about 7 years ago
Nothing to see here. Just a Maine Coon wearing a teeny quack fluff as a crown.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10208735212889423&set=o.331800560506891&type=3&theater
http://i1148.photobucket.com/albums/o570/rwharton/18838800_1510858242314382_635633473817508566_n_zps8hfbihpj.jpg
Perkycat about 7 years ago
Looks like Alex Trebek’s cat is giving these guys a good radio interview.
bbear about 7 years ago
A cute kitten post: this kitten is snug as a bug in a, well you know the rest:
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10208735235129979&set=o.331800560506891&type=3&theater
http://i1148.photobucket.com/albums/o570/rwharton/18881833_1564542706898507_7747246154570072660_n_zpshecllirj.jpg
bbear about 7 years ago
A cute kitten post: having computer problems? Don’t worry kitteh will fix them!
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10208735386933774&set=o.331800560506891&type=3&theater
http://i1148.photobucket.com/albums/o570/rwharton/18814083_1800714150257708_5466313223282763313_n_zpskvmrxdhg.jpg
bbear about 7 years ago
You’ve heard of a boxcar? This is the rare boxcat, and it’s sprung a leak.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10208735398254057&set=o.331800560506891&type=3&theater
http://i1148.photobucket.com/albums/o570/rwharton/18881766_1800713966924393_1897933754590734592_n_zpstg2nej2x.jpg
bbear about 7 years ago
A catitude post: this kitty had only one regret when caught - that he had got caught!
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10208735416334509&set=o.331800560506891&type=3&theater
http://i1148.photobucket.com/albums/o570/rwharton/18839021_1800541600274963_3086249827396443544_n_zpsbmyrnfmo.jpg
bbear about 7 years ago
A Caturday catitude post: this kitty got all his day’s “too do list” out of the way in the first few minutes in the morning. How are you doing?
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10208735429934849&set=o.331800560506891&type=3&theater
http://i1148.photobucket.com/albums/o570/rwharton/18740253_1543259539039345_6825176975659457173_n_zps5tlaam20.jpg
bbear about 7 years ago
A cute kitten post: “if I fits I sits”.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10208735440375110&set=o.331800560506891&type=3&theater
http://i1148.photobucket.com/albums/o570/rwharton/18882158_1543231815708784_8689843278006383956_n_zpsicvbkyoh.jpg
bbear about 7 years ago
A catitude post: hey cat, how many times have you been fed today?
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10208735446535264&set=o.331800560506891&type=3&theater
http://i1148.photobucket.com/albums/o570/rwharton/18839315_1543230302375602_1677261166137228546_n_zpstmenopud.jpg
bbear about 7 years ago
A cute kitty post: Hey cat, when do you want to be fed?
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10208735454015451&set=o.331800560506891&type=3&theater
http://i1148.photobucket.com/albums/o570/rwharton/18921936_1543226205709345_760613193847350941_n_zps5k6eaz96.jpg
bbear about 7 years ago
And it was said, let it be Caturday. Amen.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10208735460415611&set=o.331800560506891&type=3&theater
http://i1148.photobucket.com/albums/o570/rwharton/18839330_1543218102376822_7485521420868608495_n_zps9zrde8li.jpg
bbear about 7 years ago
It’s Caturday, the weekend is finally here and this kitty is dancing with joy.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10208735473775945&set=o.331800560506891&type=3&theater
http://i1148.photobucket.com/albums/o570/rwharton/18767936_1543212415710724_8239949537571046659_n_zpsblqtvre4.jpg
bbear about 7 years ago
It’s the weekend and this kitty is ready to start it early.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10208735508296808&set=o.331800560506891&type=3&theater
http://i1148.photobucket.com/albums/o570/rwharton/18839291_1542513459113953_6976278857425967110_n_zpsmsafxty0.jpg
bbear about 7 years ago
Life got you cornered? Follow this cat philosophy to take advantage of the situation.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10208735517657042&set=o.331800560506891&type=3&theater
http://i1148.photobucket.com/albums/o570/rwharton/18767724_1542228302475802_3418913625289309437_n_zpsi9nsauuq.jpg
daleandkristen about 7 years ago
@Bbear. You are on a roll today…enjoyed all the pix and gifs earlier on fb!
daleandkristen about 7 years ago
A. Chesney. Q. Who is the most annoying cat ever?
Dry and Dusty Premium Member about 7 years ago
OH JONATHAN ! SO GOOD TO SEE YOU BACK! YOU KIND HEARTED SOB!
GET A LIFE DUDE! WITHOUT HATRED! PLEASE!
Dry and Dusty Premium Member about 7 years ago
JP STEVE, try flagging him before you read the other comments under the replies. I flagged the SOB at least it appeared so.
Dry and Dusty Premium Member about 7 years ago
WHAT I CAN’T UNDERSTAND IS HOW THIS DUDE IS STILL AROUND! I HAVE GBEEN HERE FOR YEARS, and he has been around a few years as well. NEVER CAN I REMEMBER HIM BEING KIND!
tad1 about 7 years ago
Great pictures today. :)