Last Friday night, Charlie returned from his vacation. He enjoyed his visit with the relatives, but was happy to be home again. We were all happy to see him, but I think Jezibel was happiest.
When he left, I asked him if he could bring me some of my favorite Carolina barbeque when he came back. My very favorite is from Moore’s Barbeque in New Bern, NC. My next favorite is a place called Smithfield’s Chicken ‘N Bar B-Q. That is a chain which is located in several areas.
When I talked to Charlie while he was gone, I didn’t mention the barbeque to him again, so I was really surprised when he came home and unpacked containers of Smithfield’s bbq!
Apparently it was not easy to come by. There are no Smithfield’s bar-b-q's in Virginia. They are only in NC, which I didn’t know. Charlie said the closest one was about two and a half hours away, in NC. It just so happened that his brother and girlfriend were going down to NC anyway. He gave him some locations and they picked up some bbq.
When Charlie got home with the barbeque, it was still frozen. I couldn’t wait to have some. It had been over a year since I eaten it, but I had to wait until the next day. It was well worth the wait though.
I really appreciate Charlie and the rest of the family who helped him to be able to bring barbeque home to me.
We found out that we will be able to order this barbeque and have it delivered to us after October 1. I don’t know what the price will be, but I may have to splurge once a year or so.
Mr. Creme has started drinking more water and using the litter box more. That’s a sign that he may be coming out of his remission. We took him to the vet to have his blood glucose and fructosamine test. He hasn’t had to have insulin since the end of May.
The vet called with the blood test results. Mr. Creme’s numbers are higher and he’s lost some weight. She wants us to put him on a unit of insulin a day for now. We’ll test him again in two or three weeks. We are definitely going to start testing his BG with the kit we bought before he went into remission. It was nice while it lasted.
Kiki is still allowed to have the run of the house. So far she is doing fine. We leave her out of her kennel all day and then before bedtime, we put her in to sleep in her cat tree. She hasn’t been bothering any of the cats and now that the mystique is gone, Rhody just ignores her. He thinks she’s very boring to watch. She usually goes to one place to sit and groom and then sleep. He used to follow her and lay and watch her. It made her nervous.
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Unfortunately, a week and a half later, Lexi still has diarrhea and she is still congested. I can’t give her the Terbutaline, like I give to Ellie and Jezibel for their congestion. She is hyper thyroid and the vet says it could raise her blood pressure. If she doesn’t get better, she will have to go back to the Dr.
The flea problem we had seems to be better. I’m sure the yard treatment helped. I also treated the floors inside the house and garage. The cats aren’t sitting around itching and scratching now. They are due for Frontline next week.
Sheila is on Comfortis. She hates it and I don’t blame her. The pill is huge and it smells like strong medicine. I tried to get her to chew it up, and she wanted to please me, but she couldn’t make herself. I finally crushed it up and put it in some canned dog food. She likes wet food and normally doesn’t get it every day. I watched her eat it and she choked it down. It seems like they could make it a little more palatable. I need to remember to give her wet food more often, not just when she needs to take her medicine.
While Charlie was gone, I had lunch with a good friend. She used to live in Palm Springs, but moved to Encinitas a few months ago. It’s been quite a change for her, coming to the cooler, sometimes foggy coast, from the sunny, hot desert. She says she is getting used to it though.
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| from The Beach House Restaurant |
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