Been awhile!!!!

So much has happened in the last couple of months. I don't really know were to start. I just read back through some old posts and realized that I really don't keep up with this thing at all.

Nanny was getting unbearable again, saying that everyone was stealing from her and that she doesn't need any help. So Karen and I went to Mom's for a two weeks. We went to check on Nanny every other day during this time. She finally left a message asking Karen to come back because she needs help. For this woman to admit that she needs help is huge.

So Mom came with us to check on her that day because Nanny's not mean when there's anyone around that she doesn't know real well. When we got here she was way dehydrated and she wasn't acting normally. We called 911 to take her to the hospital. While we were waiting Mom told Nanny about how she used to sit with people who needed the kind of help she needs now and she would be willing to stay and help her. Nanny thought that was just great. In fact, at the hospital she tried to argue her way out of staying overnight by saying, "But I've got a nurse and home, I've got Dolly." We keep telling her that Mom's not a nurse but she doesn't seem to get the difference.

So Nanny, Mom, Karen, and I are all living here right now. Plus Nanny's beagles Jigsaw and Trixie. Mom's chihuahua whom Nanny has dubbed Peanut. Banjo, the cat that we got after Candy disappeared. Oh, and soon my cockatiel, Charlie. It's a petting zoo. But they all get along.

Candy, unfortunately was never found. There was a bob-cat seen in the neighborhood and a greyhound breeder down the way lost 6 full grown dogs to it. That is the only explanation we could come up with. After searching for several weeks we gave up and got another cat.

We went back to fuzzy friends were we found Banjo (they named him) the sign said born the first week in January, American domestic long hair. Yeah. Right, Banjo is now 6 months old and looks like a full grown cat, a LARGE full grown cat. Our vet says that he is a Maine Coon. Yep, the little tiny thing we brought home could get as big as 30 pounds. I looked it up on the web and most sites say 25 pounds but our vet has another one that goes there and it is well over 30 and is not at all fat. They also take 3-5 years to reach their full size so we won't know for awhile yet. But if his current rate of growth is any indication, he is going to be one big cat. He is soooo gentle though, he plays with the dogs and he never puts his claws out. A one year one baby stepped right on his stomach (by accident) and he didn't scratch he just wiggled away! He is also a great fly catcher. Fly's and those rings off the milk jug are his favorite toys.

Not doing much right now, mostly cleaning. Nanny hasn't really let anyone clean in years. She can't see the dirt so it must not be there. So there is a lot of cleaning that needs done as you can imagine.

Waiting to hear back from some emails I sent. My cousin, hasn't been in touch with anyone for several months and Gram asked if I could try to get a hold of her. The last email she answered was in April. So I don't know if she's moved of doesn't have web access or what. She was using the computer of the woman she babysat for but maybe she doesn't work for her anymore.

Watching and reading Harry Potter, waiting for the new movie and the new book. I ordered it months ago and now I can't wait to get it.

Mostly I just have a lot of time right now to sit and think and talk with Karen and Mom. We've been having some really good talks lately. Mom spent hours the other day trying to convince us that it was a good idea for us both to get pregnant, at the same time, like right now!

I think we convinced her that now is just not a good time. Maybe some time in the not too far off future, but not just now. And not both of us. Two pregnant woman in the same house is just a bad idea. Besides, the word childbirth almost makes Karen pass out! So when we're ready, it would be me, not us. Karen can be the 3am ice cream getter.