chochiyo_sama | Friday

Stewie and I had a good long happy cuddle this morning. Right in the midst of it, Mom called me and asked me to bring my dish pan to Lily and Jerry's house as they were freezing sweet corn and did not have a decent bowl for doing it.

I was dressed except for my shoes and bra (I don't wear them if I don't have to). So I made myself a quick PBJ and took my pills then went over there.

Their cat Franklin has been terribly sick for a long time. They actually took him to the vet to have him put down one day--but the vet, seeing how desperately they loved him, decided to try one last heroic measure and put a feeding tube in his neck.

I was afraid that he would look like death warmed over, but he looks great! He seems to be recovering--he's been eating a little bit on his own, but they have to feed him every five hours and it takes an hour to feed him through the feeding tube. I guess he is pretty cooperative about it.

He even managed to push the screen door open and have a little stroll outside. LOL.

I got to give him a little kitty lovin' and he tolerated it pretty well.

Mom and Jerry were in the basement cutting the corn off the cobs. Lily has been having a lot of trouble with her shoulders and neck. Apparently the doctor told her she had "frozen shoulders" and has been giving her shots for them. I suppose it is cortizone. That's what they put in my knees.

They hurt her so bad that she was gasping and crying out every time they "grabbed" her. I felt her arm and what it felt like to me was huge masses of knotted muscles. I told her she should consider therapeutic massage as getting those knots rubbed out would help ease the pain considerably.

Then Mom told her how I was really good at massaging knots out and how I had helped her when her back was so bad.

So, I helped a little by putting the corn in the freezer containers, and when we were done with that, we went upstairs and I massaged her neck, back, shoulder and arm for probably about an hour.

I started really gentle and soft because I knew how much pain she was in...I felt the knots loosening almost right away except for one really nasty stubborn one that was just above her elbow. By the end, I was able to go a lot deeper without hurting her excessively, and the knots were much reduced.

I told her she should take a nap after that as her muscles would be relaxed and she should be able to sleep...also, in sleep her muscles should relax even more. She said she has been having a terrible time sleeping due to the pain.

While we were working on the corn, Jerry offered me a beverage--I said, "Nah, I have my water bottle." Then he said, "Well, I was going to offer you a marguerita."

"Oh!" I said, "Well, in that case..." I was just joking, but he made a couple of margueritas, one for me and one for him. I'm not generally a big fan of regular margueritas--I prefer the fresh fruit strawberry ones that are blended. But this was pretty good. It had just the right amount of "pucker power."

He said the secret to his success as a marguerita maker is an orange liquor that he can only get in Mexico. They spend every winter in Texas, so they always go into Mexico too. That's where I get my supply of REAL vanilla. There is nothing to compare to good Mexican vanilla.

He gave me a book to read--he said everyone was telling him how good it was but he just couldn't get into it. It's called Black Wind and it was written by F. Paul Wilson. I have never heard of him before. However, I started reading the book and got into it right away.

It is set during World War II and is about a young Japanese boy and a young white boy growing up together in California. Both are picked on by a bully named Mick, and the Japanese boy seems to be a member of some strange secret society...but he knows very little of it himself. However, his grandfather (or guardian--not sure what he is exactly) is training him in all the ways of the Japanese culture.

At about 6 pm, I retreated to my lair and worked on the mess from my desk. I sorted a lot of paper stuff out--I have recipes in a wire basket and a bunch of patterns in a blue Walmart bag. Hopefully I can get those straightened out and put away properly tomorrow.

I folded my dark clothes and threw my whites into the dryer. I scrubbed up my Mickey Mouse doll and my "My Friend Mikey" doll. I did my best with Chatty Baby's hair, but it looks terrible. I see cute little bonnets in her future. Mikey's jeans were freshly washed and dried, so I put those on him. His shirt and jacket are in the dryer now, I believe. I looked on EBAY for some "My Friend..." doll patterns, but didn't find anything much.

I put Chatty Baby in a newborn t-shirt I bought at Target some time ago--after Halloween. It has a baby Frankenstein face on it and says "Little Monster." It looks cute on her.

Mickey and Minnie are just standing around in their painted on underpants, poor things. I need to sew them some clothing. I think I will make them both a pair of bib-overall shorts. Just something so they don't have to stand around naked.

I'm hungry right now--no lunch and no supper. When I got back from Lily and Jerry's house, Caleb was practically on my heels. Mom made us all popcorn, and I guess that was supper. I have some yogurt in the fridge down here, and I also have bread and peanut butter and raspberry jam. I could have another PBJ sandwich...but I just don't feel like making the effort.

The next time I go to town, I will buy myself some granola bars or something that are easy to eat.

Right now, I wish I had some potato chips and sour cream with chives. *drool*

Not much else is new. Stewie is sleeping on my feet right now. The girls are at the end of the bed snuggling with each other. Once I fall asleep they will all be snuggling up tight to me. LOL. My babies. I love them soooo much.

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Living on the border, I'm familiar with Mexican vanilla. It can't be that different than what's on the Texas border. Some of the stuff is real good. Some of it is practically poison. Orange liquor? Triple Sec? Hiram Walker makes it and you can get it in the U.S.

Do a search on eBay for Fisher Price My Friend Mikey Mandy patterns and stuff will come up. Possibly on Etsy too.

http://shop.ebay.com/i.html?_nkw=my+friend+doll+patterns&_sacat=0&_odkw=my+friend+patterns&_osacat=0&_trksid=p3286.c0.m270.l1313

Boy, it would be cute to knit stuff for those dolls.

I used to have a Minnie Mouse doll. Had her original polka dot dress too. I have no idea what happened to her. Mom probably sold her at a garage sale or gave her to charity.

How is Lily's diet coming along?

When I left West Concord, she was so rotund that she could not clean her on butthole. Now she keeps it spick and span. She's still a little chubblette, but she has lost weight. She's been much more playful also.

I think she feels better. None of them have been given treats since they moved into Mom's. I'm suree they feel terribly abused, but I think they will live.

Friday

Be careful with the stuff from Mexico.

Tiggy's making progress....