My damn cat has decided to stop taking pills in pill pockets. Now I don't know what to do about the child cat sitter! It's only four days, so I'm leaning toward just telling him to put them in with her food and hope for the best. Any other immediate thoughts? I'm going out of town on Saturday, so it's not like I could get the chewable version compounded by then.

I also have a heart murmur. Sounds like there's a lot of us.

Glad to hear it's nothing serious, msbelle, even if it took 3 hours to confirm.

I had a rough afternoon. Isaac meltdown. sigh. But now I'm back to grading trying to get as much done before dinner as I can. I think I have 5 more to do, then about an hour or two of prep for tomorrow's meeting. Should be in bed before midnight, right?

Nanita, I watched that video and it was the hardest I've laughed since the surgery. Ouch!! But in a good way.

Thanks for clicking! I am going to go watch it again. Kate McKinnon is hilar.

Burrell, sorry about the Isaac meltdown. No fun, no fun at all.

I have a very mild arythmia. My heart skips a beat once a minute and then resets. But extensive testing showed it pose no significant increased risk compared to a normal heart rhythm. I can exercise as hard as I want to, and all that jazz. So this type of abnormality can be completely harmless.

I'm just so sad, y'all. I hate this.

Liese, understandable. I had a good old fashioned ugly cry last night and it helped. This year started off with a miserable bang and ended on one. The difference for me is that I've thought Ginger for some time was near death due to her metastasis, and so every additional month felt like a gift. A gift that I knew could not possibly go on forever. So I've had time to process it.

I am still not over ita though. The pain from having no warning is almost unfix-able.

Eek, sparky, I hope it all goes away quickly.

I had a super frustrating day--was supposed to get to San Diego in time to work out, get some work done, and still have dinner with my cousin, and maybe even wander around and enjoy that I got a hotel downtown. Instead my flight was delayed three hours, but in bits and drabs so not like I could just go chill somewhere for that long. Just had time to shower quickly and drive to meet cousin. But the hotel gave me an enormous suite with a couch that would seat 8, two balconies, and a shower with multiple shower heads that would easily fit four people. If only I were going to have time to enjoy it!

I'm just so sad, y'all. I hate this.

I haven't processed it yet. I cried when I read that she went into hospice, but not since then. There's a gaping hole where Ginger should be, but I feel like I'm looking at it from the outside. It hasn't hit me emotionally yet.

I am still not over ita though.

I'm not, either.

Oh, meara -- I tried a caramel tonight, and I was fine with the texture. I do like a nice chewy caramel, but I'm okay with the...more flowy kind, too.

I tried the ginger one (for Ginger), and I didn't taste any ginger while I was eating it. But afterwards the gingerness hit me, and it's been lingering for about 15 minutes now.