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August 5, 2006
Surprise Parties, Constipated Cats, and a Rough Week for CR
Well, it's been quite a week. Between two birthday dinners, a birthday lunch, and a birthday surprise party with carrot cake that was (by definition) a surprise, I had a lot of challenges to my CR. Add to that that Kieffer, who so perceptively picks up on his Mommy's stress, started getting constipated towards the end of my organizing campaign, and the situation just got worse till I finally had to take him to the vet. Usually he clears these things himself, but not this time. I'll spare you the details, but Kieffer had a very rough day yesterday. MR was a wonderful kitty step-father, including picking up Kieffer from the vet so that I didn't have to cancel my evening plans. Kieffer proceeded to hide under the couch for twenty-four hours and only recently emerged. I've been angsting about him all day, and his grandmother came over to give him kitty massage. He seems to be doing better now, but he has to go back to the vet Monday. Poor baby!!! Nothing worse than a giant constipated cat.
Meanwhile, I got an unexpected treat tonight when the event that MR was planning to go to was cancelled (unfortunately, he only found this out after driving an hour there in traffic with absurd detours to discover that no one was there!) so he came home for dinner! In about half an hour I threw together a fabulous dinner: the ricotta stuffed peppers I blogged about a few days ago, a side dish cooked in the same Corningware dish in the same dry white wine of eggwhites and eggplant seasoned with magic mushroom seasoning, garlic and tarragon vinegar topped with a teaspoon of olive oil, and a dessert parfait of fat free ricotta topped with Trader Joe's frozen organic blackberries cooked with cinnamon and topped with a teaspoon of hazelnut oil and 10 g hazelnuts, plus a teaspoon of Walden Farms chocolate sauce in the mix. MR stirred the remainder of his megamuffin from breakfast into the parfait for a biscotti-like effect. I love cooking for my angel, and it was an extremely happy surprise to have him home.
Now Kieffer is out and about so I'd better give him a substantial cuddle before we're off to bed... you'll all be glad to hear that Philomena, the eighteen year old calico, is doing great, with lab work that indicates that her thyroid condition is under control and her kidney disease has receeded to almost nothing. I do love my cats...
Posted by april at August 5, 2006 8:35 PM