Kitty Nurses

Oscar had to have toe surgery today. he's doing fine, but he's a bit sore, and needed to spend the day with his foot up with ice on it.

All three cats have been clustered around him on his chair, lending him their special purry powers.

I didn't take a picture of that, as Oscar has enough to deal with today, without a camera-mad wife.
Here are photos of the three Nurse Kitties, though.
Buddha is the tabby, Basil is the black and white, Moonie is brown and white, with blue eyes.

Ramping it Up

I have a ramp!!

Thanks to the generosity and skill of Susan, Raven, Ryk and Mara of FOCASMI, I can get on out of the house with my chair, and reach the van. When the insurance company approves the motorized chair ( I like to think positively), the barriers will fall even faster. Right now though, with Oscar's help I no longer need to risk my health by walking :-}

As you can tell by the grin on my face, I am overjoyed. I feel free.
I of course will be knitting my thank yous to the team. As it happens, I had just finished a folksy kinda shawl that suited Mara admirably.

Thank you everyone. It means the world, literally.

Oscar's Birthday at Old Siam

One of our favorite area restaurants is Old Siam in Ann Arbor (in the Westland Plaza, next to Nicola's Books if you're local). I think they've changed their name a bit to add the word "Thai" but to me it's still Old Siam.

Oscar, Chris, Amanda and I had a lovely dinner there yesterday, to celebrate Oscar's birthday.
Here are some photos.

photos day 5

Photo Day 4.5

Photo Day 4

Photo Day 3.5

Oscar riding 4-wheeler in "the Valley"

Photo day 3

This image was taken one misty morning by Jordan, a 10-year-old who was also visiting my folks in Gaylord. He's one of my dad's best buds, and I think he did a great job.

Photo Days 2