CRAZY (AS IN, IS THERE A FULL MOON) MORNING

It started about 5 am when Pepper (our 12 yr. old beagle mix) decided it was time to go out...or eat....or something. You see, we think she has dimentia or the onset of it. Of course, that's not what it's called in canines...it's called canine incognitive something or other....same diff.  So we get up & go out after putting her harness on, which she now needs to wear when she goes out on her chain so the chain isn't pulling on her arthritic neck & causing her left front leg to "go out of place" to a 45 degree angle.  (Yes, getting old, sucks.)  Being that it's only 5 am & she doesn't eat "breakfast" until 6:30, I said, "we're going back to bed, it's not time to eat."

She was restless, knowing, somewhere in her mind, that it would soon be time to eat.  Kiki (our 8 yr. cat) didn't come back to bed with us...not even sure where she was.  I was restless, knowing that Pepper was restless, waiting for "breakfast".  Then Kiki appeared out of nowhere...jumping right onto the bed, over Pep & landing next to me meowing....like she does when she wants me to know someone else is here...yeah, she makes a great watchcat.  But not wanting to crawl out of bed yet, I told her to go away.  And of course, she woke Pep up from a sound sleep, which might have gone on way past 6:30 due to her dimentia.  So Kiki leaves the bed & in no time, is back crawling above my head, over across my pillow, but every so delicately.  Ok...now what...MEOW!!!! I said, "LAY DOWN"...& to my amazement, she did.  Of course, Pep raised her head again & I said, again, "it's not time to get up yet!"  Actually, I hadn't looked at the clock since our initial rising, but I was sure it wasn't time yet. 

So now, we're all quietly laying there & it's been no more than 2 min. since Kiki joined us for the second time, when she sits up & starts meowing again...OH FOR PETE'S SAKE!!!! Pepper jumps off the bed, Kiki's still meowing & I look at the clock...7:15????????? Are you kidding me! What happened to those 2 hours???? Pepper missed "breakfast"! Kiki's watchcat attributes suck, cause there's no one here!!!  I need dry clothes for "mom day"!  OMG....I hate waking up in such a disoriented state!!!!

Ok, time to breathe...feed Pep...take my morning meds....make a cup of coffee...turn on Facebook...wait, why is Pep not eating....is it because I'm standing in the kitchen making coffee instead of heading back to bed like I usually do?  Does the crunchy food hurt her teeth/gums?  Is she going to have a seizure?  Now what....she's just acting weird.  So I go put clothes in the dryer & wash my face & brush my teeth & here comes Pep....apparently she was confused because I was in the kitchen while she was having her "breakfast".  Ok...so we head back upstairs & she can't quite seem to get settled...she paces, she barks, she flaps her ears...so I put medicine in them.  Kiki is running from window to window "chasing" the birds & squirrels.  Pepper finally settles on her bed, as I'm sitting here trying to catch up on Words With Friends...but not totally.  She starts whining...cause she needs covered up...uh huh.  I get settled back in my "happy place" with my hot coffee & Facebook. Kiki plops on the floor in front of me & starts taking a bath.  All of a sudden she rushes to the back door & lets out this blood curdling, hair raising MEOW/GROWL/SCREAM & coughs up 2 huge hairballs!  That gets Peppers attention & she's up & investigating. 

So all is cleaned up & calm now.  I still have coffee to finish....which is now cold...get my face on & head out for the second part of my challenging day...MOM. (you know I love her & am very thankful to still have her with me...but Friday's are butt busters for sure) She will be 91 in June.  She's sharper than Pepper most of the time....she even has more energy than Pepper...most of the time.  She still loves to shop, til I drop...& I wouldn't have it any other way.  But knowing that my morning started out at 5 am & has been non stop crazy...let's just say, it's going to be a looooong day...jus sayin :)

SOME DAYS ARE DIAMONDS

I had to look this phrase up, cause I say it all the time but couldn't for the life of  me remember what song it was from...& i was positive it was song lyrics....John Denver.  Well, there ya go...he was one of the greatest song writers ever (in my book).  Then it hit me...another JD :) ! Oh did my mind start to wander...whenever I see a pic of Johnny Depp, I croon (gosh, is that a word anymore?).  Friends post pics or sayings by JD & well, those days are diamonds...lol.  The other JD wrote beautiful lyrics to so many great songs....but, well, to be honest, he wasn't that great looking.  Now, I try not to be judgemental, but I think of John Denver as a human Kermit the Frog with glasses....(& yeah, you know you see it now, too.)  So it got me to thinking...if JD, aka Kermit, looked like the other JD & still wrote his beautiful words...well, I'd probably own every cd of his & play them 24/7 & live in a fantasy world...lol...call me crazy....
Ok, so this is NOT where I was going when I started to write this....but I've been so busy the past week or so getting the yard & the house & the garage in tip top shape to have a party, that my brain (& most definitely, body) is tired & when I'm tired, I tend to stray, ramble & yes, get silly. Anyways.....party day (this past Sunday), was a diamond day...everything went well, the weather turned out to be beautiful, friends showed up that I haven't seen or talked to for awhile, things were bought & sold, food was devoured, & chatter & laughter filled the garage for hours.  It was an exhausting week of work but all worth it.  Then yesterday was a real gem!  I did nothing but crochet & rest...which my body was screaming for.  Today, the weather is crappy but it's going to be another diamond cause I get to spend it with one of my best friends ever, running errands & having lunch...& it will be another productive day!
Since, my coffee isn't completely gone, I think I'm still rambling a bit...but here's my point....some days ARE diamonds...but they can't all be....we have to work hard for them & treasure them when they sneak up on us...sit back & take a deep breath & enjoy them...life is too short to work ourselves into the ground...all work & no play....you've heard them all.  Just wasn't sure you'd heard this one, so I wanted to share....SOME DAYS ARE DIAMONDS, wear them well! <3