Put Mocha down today

Mocha, our cat, has part of our family for 17 years or so. She was with us before any of our children were born, and was a fun friend to have around the house. I remember when I worked shift work and came home late she would be there to play with, waiting to pounce on me from around a corner. Even though she didn't let us pet her or hold her a lot she became more affectionate in the last couple of years. The kids have all enjoyed growing up with as part of our family.

So it is with sadness that I post this today. She hasn't been eating, and had gotten to the point of being extremely skinny. That combined with her inability to control her bladder and her age led us to the decision to have her put down today. Sue took her to the vet around 12:00pm and had it done.

I know that I will miss her as much as I miss our dog. We'll have to wait and see if we get any other pets in the coming months...

Happy Birthday, Sue!

Today is Sue's birthday! She had a busy day at church, teaching a Sunday school class, praying for the service, and helping to interpret the service, then staying after for the Leadership meeting. Her mother and sister came to celebrate, so we went out to dinner (an hour wait at Joe's Crabshack!) - it was nice having them at the house and here for her birthday.

I struggled with what to get her, but in the end came up with a new car stereo (thanks, Steve!), which she is really enjoying. It reads data CDs, so I can load her up with mp3 disks, and it has built-in XM radio, which cleans up the dash for her.

I baked her a triple-layer red velvet cake with cream cheese frosting, which everyone is looking forward to, and she has some gifts to open when we get home from dinner. Happy Birthday, Sue!

Snow in McDonough

For the second time in a week it's snowing at our house! It started around 11:30am today and is still coming down. We're keeping busy with projects inside the house but will be going out to play in it soon. Whee!