Good Monday morning. Emily here. Guess what? The Mom deserted us this past weekend. Her step dad is in the hospital again , he is waiting for a bed in palliative care, and she went to visit him.
It's a long drive and they had to stop at a highway restaurant for refreshments. If you can believe it, there was nothing there for felines! What kind of horrible place is this?!
Don't you all think this service center would be more welcoming with a few felines curled up in the arm chairs?
Thankfully, all of the snow is almost gone and the drive was dull with no weather surprises.
This is a woofy. His name is Maverick and he belongs to "grand" Mom and Ron (the stepdad). He is also a senior. Mom says that, for a dog, he is quite nice.
Winston and Oscar now. Sometimes we cuddle for warmth. It is winter after all!
The Mom person dragged the Christmas tree lights back out and draped them over the credenza. She says she missed the soft, cheery glow. Now she turns them on every evening when she reads.
We also make sure she drinks frequent cups of tea, or other warm beverages.
We will sign off with this sign. Our Mom went shopping with some friends on Sunday. She saw this sign and giggled. We hope you will like it too!
Purrs for a great week!
Oscar, Winston and Emily
Moms do tend to be right.
ReplyDelete*sigh* yes, they do!
DeletePurrs for your visit!
Emily, we agree that the service center should be cat-friendly! Hope your mom's step dad is getting everything he needs to feel better...and Winston too!
ReplyDeleteThank you Eastside cat. A cat-friendly service center might also calm down frazzled humans, yes?
DeleteThe people at the hospital are trying make the step dad comfortable now.
Purrs for a great week!
Our thoughts and purrayers are with your mom's step-dad and all who love him. When it's his time to pass, we ask that he do so peacefully and gently, without pain or suffering.
ReplyDeleteThe tree lights ARE very pretty! Our biped likes her LED candles (HomeSense has the nicest ones), they give the dark nights warmth. Though have you noticed how much lighter it is in the evening now? It wasn't even pitch dark at 5:45 today. Yippee!
Moms are right about many things, but in truth, not all. It can be a challenge, however, to "unlearn" the things (like judgments, attitudes, unconscious reactions, etc) that they've taught us.
Hi Kea,
DeleteThanks for the visit. We appreciate your thoughts and purrayers re the step dad. It's a very hard time.
The LED candles sound like a great idea.
Purr for a great week!
We send purrs to your Mom's step-dad.
ReplyDeleteHe is in a good place as they know how to care for people.
Good to hear the trip was easy.
The service centre could use cats to make it more welcoming ;)
Purrs Georgia and Julie,
Treasure and JJ
Thank you for stopping by!
DeleteYes, a feline or two at a service centre could alleviate some road stress we think!
Thanks for your purrs for the Mom's step-Dad.
Purrs
Oscar
Winston
And Emily
that sign is great! Purrs to your Step Dad. Who says that Christmas lights can't be out all year? Love how you arranged them! Oh and Maverick is a cutie!! catchatwithcarenandcody
ReplyDeleteHi Caren and Cody-Thanks for popping in to say hello!
DeleteThe Christmas lights (she changed it to twinkle lights) make her feel cheery! We appreciate your purrs.
Have a good week!
Purrs and prayers are being sent to your step dad. We hope he is kept comfortable. Big HUGS to your mom as this is probably a stressful time for her.
ReplyDeleteHello Mariodacat,
DeleteThanks to so much for the purrs and prayers.
We hope your week goes well.
Purrs,
Oscar, Winston and Emily