Over the last few days my sanity has taken a hit.
We frankened a working pet gate from two older pet gates. The one that was taller is the one we ended up using. Unfortunately, it was covered in Nappy's "nose art" and had to be cleaned. I felt like I just washed the last piece of her out of my life. 🙁
Midna (my 10 year old cat) is very sick. She's had runny poop for years, but no one could find anything wrong with her. She was otherwise healthy; the only real downside is that she sometimes didn't make it to the litter box. Over the last few days she lost her appetite and was just leaking diarrhea constantly and I assumed that she was having a final downturn. I took her to the vet fully expecting that they would tell me there is nothing left to be done for her, but she's on medication and now my hopes are up. I guess I don't get a break from rollercoaster emotions right now.
I had a salad with pickles last night. I realized as I cut the pickle skins off that Emma wasn't there to eat them for me. She always loved pickle skins. That was a punch to the heart, as well.
I've been lazy for days and just finally loaded the dishwasher. Among all of our used dishes were the dishes we used to try to nurse Bun back to health. Ouch.
Of course the weather was stressful and I'm just now realizing the extent of the damage at JSU. I am in panic mode. I don't mean to sound selfish, but what does this mean for us - the students? Will my degree be delayed? Will we finish this semester? I am positively petrified.
And of course my Facebook is blowing up with Happy Tails Lost & Found Pets of Calhoun County requests and posts needing approval. It is such a sad day. I hope everyone finds their loved ones safe and sound.
I hope you all are doing well. I have been mostly ok, but today I am not. I'm off to clean my house and immerse myself in homework so that I can feel I have a semblance of control over something.
