pix/ramblings

below, my faithfuls, you will see a few recent photos of , um, cats, and also the redecorating we did whilst we were on 'vacation'. enjoy.

it is raining today. but it isn't as cold as it was yesterday morning. we have a temp of 16C now, and yesterday it was like 4! wassup with that?

i have been stumbling around the internet again, updating things, and trying out new stuff. that is what happens when i am off for a few days. (and not painting, or cleaning).
in fact, i am right now using firefox 2 beta 2. themed it the way i want, tool bars just so. and i found an add on called "Stumble upon". it is really neat, great way to find oddities and newnesses.

i'm greatly enjoying hopping thorough photo blogs lately. again, everyone needs a hobby, right. i must get out and take more pictures. the leaves are changing at an alarming rate, and i must capture it.

i think i have the computer and accessories pretty much hooked up the way i want, at least for now. the scanner works, except for i can't change the language, i can pretty much wing it to scan the desired photo so that's fine.

no more news on Dad as of now. i have not called Mom and she hasn't called me yet. i need to find out what is happening, but do i really wanna know? not really. he is old, he is feeble, and i don't know for how much longer they will be able to live where they are living. they have great neighbours, who help them all they can. Dad doesn't want home support in there, and Mom says she does. i live 40 miles away and work full time, so me being there is hardly an option.

when i looked after my inlaws, until they passed, i was very involved in every aspect of their daily lives. some might say i was too involved, however, i disagree. someone had to take up the challenge, and we were the ones who lived the closest, and my now ex sister in law was of no earthly use when it came to personal care....hell she only visited about 1 hour every other sunday for heaven's sake.

i digress....this isn't about them, it is about my own parents now. they have kept me at bay insofar as their health and care is concerned. i guess they don't want to burden me. they don't want for me to go through what i went through the last time i was a caregiver. (i have mixed emotions about this). on the one hand, i want to be there and do for my kin, on the other hand, not so much. so there it is.

on cats...where would my post be if not for the cats? gary has had his initial visit with the Dr. who will be doing his surgery on october 4th. can't be too soon for the rest of the felines, i 'm thinkin. it might slow him down or mellow him out a bit. at least, that is what we hope.

i have stopped over to pea's page and she has had some great memory trigger pictures. it is really something, how looking at someone else's pix will trigger something for me. go on now, check out pea's page

have a good weekend, my faithfuls.