Ditto on the dog, Andrea. Pets are such a comfort and we do the best we can for them.

I've been off sick with bronchitis all week and thought I'd get a lot done, but ended up doing very little; reading and watching old TV shows I never caught (when I had no TV). Didn't even get the recycling taken out yesterday.

At the clinic this morning I used their scale and lost whatever I put on over a stressful two weeks I spent (with my original family) involving my mothers death and memorial service,

and have lost five pounds since I last weighed, months ago.

Now it's getting cold and all the kitties want to stay inside most of the time; at least they seem to be getting along better, though my first cat still gives me that look of betrayal.