Rain, rain, rain
It was so nice to have three days of nothing going on, to wake up whenever we wanted, and be lazy this weekend. What a treat. I haven’t had a weekend with nothing scheduled since mid-July!
My focus this weekend was to spend time with Data, doing things he enjoys (i.e. going outside and eating popcorn).
Data’s worse. He’s weaker, and you have to pester him to eat. His heart rate is elevated a lot of the time. He started hanging out/sleeping in his litter box this weekend – not because he is having bathroom issues (besides his poo consistency and missing the edge of the box some times) – but because that is where he wants to be. It’s a mess, literally.
Sigh.
I take him out of the box and put him somewhere comfortable near us and sometimes he’ll stay there for a while, and sometimes he rushes back to his box.
So, yeah. That’s where we are. It’s time to say goodbye. He doesn’t have a high quality of life anymore.
I’m grateful we had all this time together (this weekend and since we’ve had him). But of course I selfishly wish he’d recover and be himself again. UGH.
The constant rain this weekend made it a difficult to spend much time outside with Data, but we did as much as we could.
On Friday he hung out on the balcony with his sister:
I was dressed to run and took them outside and he did NOT want to come back in, so we stayed out there for three hours and I skipped my run. Priorities!
On Saturday the rain mostly kept him inside, but he hung out with us all afternoon.
On Sunday we made it outside for two hangout sessions in the grass:
And he hung out with us at dinner and watched To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before (SO CUTE)! <— I think he was just there for the popcorn!
The rain kept us in Monday too. Sigh. But he did join us for our three episode Mad Men marathon and hung out on the couch all day. And he totally didn’t mind doing the paw print picture frame kit that Rachel sent (what a thoughtful gift! I know we’ll cherish having it!).
So… yeah… I didn’t leave the house much this weekend! I ran a few times. I did some retail therapy at Bath & Body Works. But I mostly did nada.
I didn’t even read much. I tried to start two different novels from the library, but I couldn’t get in to the writing style. I may keep going with one (Aurora).
We did cook some yummy meals this weekend – a Tofurky roast and mashed potatoes on our anniversary night, and fried seitan the following night! (Neither photograph well, so I will spare you the pics, but they were both DELISH!!!!)
Anniversary roses!
Maybe I will be more social next weekend. Maybe not!
Themocracy
Poor Data. I’m so sorry, it’s so hard 🙁 Not ashamed to say tears reading this. My thoughts are with all of you.
Thank you so much! I appreciate it :-*
Oh Kim, I’m so sorry…Like Heather, I am sobbing for you as I read this.
Thank you, Melissa. :-*
You will cherish this weekend when you think back on it. That is a darling picture of Data hanging out in the grass. He is a really special kitty and I hate that you have to say goodbye to him.
I will! It makes me happy thinking about him enjoying being outside, nibbling on a little grass!
I hate it too 🙁
Kim – I’m so sorry to hear about Data and I’m so sorry for your family. It sounds like the weekend gave you time to focus on him. Sending you virtual hugs.
Thank you! It did and I am grateful for it! Thanks for the hugs :-*
I keep thinking about Data! I’m sorry he’s getting worse and not better.
Thank you! How are you guys doing?
Oh, Kim, so sorry you’re going through this, and poor Data…
Big hugs
Thank you 🙂
Thank you 🙂
<3 I'm so glad you had this weekend with Data. For me, I needed a few weeks after Dutch died to be completely antisocial and alone. It sucked being in an empty apartment without him (I'm really glad you have the kitties!), but I was also not fit for company. And that's okay! Grieving is a hard process and we all do it differently. Here for you, whatever you need.
I am SO glad too. I just wanted to be around him!
I can’t imagine not having a furry friend by my side right now! It IT making it so much easier for me. You are so strong. And it is okay, and GOOD you knew you needed to be alone and did just that!
Thank you! <3 :-*
Such a beautiful boy!
Thank you! 😀
Thought about you guys all day yesterday.
Thanks so much! We are doing okay! The kittens really help distract us!
Oh Data 🙁 I’m glad you were able to spend a lot of time with him this weekend, but it’s still so sad 🙁 The paw print frame is so special. We got a paw print made of my dog’s paw, and it’s a really nice memento *internet hugs*
I really glad I was able to too. It helped me!
It is! I am looking forward to finding two purrfect pics to go with it. I am glad you have that special memento too. Thanks for the hugs!!!
This post made me sad, of course, but I was happy to read about all the time you spent with Data. I love that the paw print gift–what a perfect gift and way to remember him!
I’m so glad you liked TATBILB! Did you feel old watching it? I did, namely because I wasn’t sure if the main actor was attractive or just young.
It is a perfect gift! I am looking forward to picking the photos for it and hanging it up!
Ha! It didn’t make me feel old. I looked up that actor’s age and he was at least 21 so you’re all good!
I’m so sorry to hear about Data. I’m glad you got some quality hang out time with him this weekend. And it sounds like he took advantage of whatever nice weather there was. The paw print idea is wonderful.
Thank you! I am so glad too. It was good timing… during sucky timing!