Simon passed earlier this morning. He took a turn for the worst last night, so I stayed up with him. He got up and tried to go to the litter box but peed on the floor because he could not walk. I laid him back on his favorite blanket because he did not want to be held. A few minutes later, he stopped breathing while I was petting him. I cut a section from his blanket and wrapped him in it. We will be burying him in a couple of hours after my son and daughter are able to come over and say goodbye. I have cried so much the last two days that my face and head hurt. I am going to try to get some sleep, but I will likely just lie here and cry. I might just clean instead so I have something to do.
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I'm sorry for your loss.
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I'm so sorry.
I am so very sorry.... Simon knew love
He knew caring, kindness, a safe home... He knew you...
I am so sorry he passed, but thankful he was able to be at home with the people he loves.
Thank you, everyone. My children are on their way over so we can bury him. I wrapped him in a bit of his favorite blanket and put some daffodils in with him. I cannot go down the hill today because my leg hurts too much, but they are going to pick some grape hyacinths that grow at the base of the hill to put in with him before they bury him under the raspberry bushes.
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My daughter's Easter dress was super cute.
We're going to go completely dairy free again for a couple weeks to see if it clears up J's eczema. If it does, I'll know she's still sensitive. If it doesn't really change, I'll have to assume it's probably an environmental factor. I'm not sure which one is the better option. I'd like to keep baked milk and butter in our diets, but then we won't know what's causing the skin issues. So, a trade off.
We're going to go completely dairy free again for a couple weeks to see if it clears up J's eczema. If it does, I'll know she's still sensitive. If it doesn't really change, I'll have to assume it's probably an environmental factor. I'm not sure which one is the better option. I'd like to keep baked milk and butter in our diets, but then we won't know what's causing the skin issues. So, a trade off.
I’m so sorry
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. It was really hard having Noodles pass at home on her own; but now I am glad I was with her and she was in her home she loved. It just so hard to say goodbye. 
I hope you can keep working from home. I’ve heard people talk about having to go back lately. You might have to explain to your boss that your cat needs you home!
Elphaba09
. It was really hard having Noodles pass at home on her own; but now I am glad I was with her and she was in her home she loved. It just so hard to say goodbye. My soul-kitty used to sit on my bed and watch for me out the window every day after school. It was the best thing having that connection.
I hope you can keep working from home. I’ve heard people talk about having to go back lately. You might have to explain to your boss that your cat needs you home!
Almond milk is a good substitute.
Me and my new boyfriends cats. I stayed over for Easter weekend. I love them. They are only 8 months old. Crazy pair these two lol.
Beautiful cats!
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Has she had any fish lately?
Congrats on the new boyfriend & cats! That's exciting...
Has anybody ever tried Cashew Cheese? Is it any good? This sounds good:
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Nope. Shellfish (scallops) over a week ago, but shellfish was never a problem.
I've had the Miyoko's cashew "cheddar" dip. It was fine, a bit tangy. But it's been so long since I've had real cheese, I can't compare. I think the substitutions tend to taste better once you've been off the real thing for a while.
I need to find a desk for DS. I've been doing some research on some of the issues we have in school and I think that's going to be part of helping him. We sit at our kitchen table for school; but it's pub height so he can't sit with his feet on the floor.
I think we also need to work on both hand strength and core muscles. So he needs outside time and maybe some kind of kid's gym exercise on youtube. He takes after my Dad; being very long and lean. We had to start having him eat things like protein bars and a snack the size of a meal to keep his weight up a few years ago. He's never cared for sports so that's not happening. But I know those muscles are needed to help with sitting properly too.
And that all means I need to seriously consider how to rearrange my house to accommodate a desk.
I think we also need to work on both hand strength and core muscles. So he needs outside time and maybe some kind of kid's gym exercise on youtube. He takes after my Dad; being very long and lean. We had to start having him eat things like protein bars and a snack the size of a meal to keep his weight up a few years ago. He's never cared for sports so that's not happening. But I know those muscles are needed to help with sitting properly too.
And that all means I need to seriously consider how to rearrange my house to accommodate a desk.
I don't know if you guys remember that little girl I talked about a while back, the one I called CPS about?
Not only has nothing come of that, I just found out that her family is unschooling her. Basically, she has no schedule or discipline. She spends her days playing, watching TV, or on her tablet.
That household doesn't value education at all. She was already behind in public school, and now she's almost 8 and doesn't know how to read.
Not only has nothing come of that, I just found out that her family is unschooling her. Basically, she has no schedule or discipline. She spends her days playing, watching TV, or on her tablet.
That household doesn't value education at all. She was already behind in public school, and now she's almost 8 and doesn't know how to read.
Why are her Parents Withholding her from school?
Because they don't care. When she was supposed to start kindergarten, they instead kept her back a year because she "wasn't ready", then failed to prepare her. When she finally started, COVID had hit, which meant she was stuck at home behind a screen. She had never had structure, so she didn't handle it well, and her family wasn't exactly encouraging her.
When the county's schools went back to in-person earlier this year, she was promptly pulled out.
Can't the County Intervene?
It's been three months, and they haven't yet.
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