Miracles abound!!!

I will not keep you in suspense...... #1)  Grace started eating last night!  I had gone to the store and got her Fancy Feast and she went for it!  First she just licked it and then walked away and then came back about 3 or  4 times and by this morning it was almost gone!  I am thrilled beyond measure and I thank you all for your prayers and good wishes!  I hope she only gets better and better.  I have left her alone today with no meds and no syringe and she has been sleeping all day...poor girl!  She needs her rest too.  #2)  The ice storm bypassed us and we didn't even have icy roads or sidewalk.  It was just on the trees and grass.  I never lost power thank goodness and it is above freezing today and sunny!
#3)  I got the camera from my son today in the mail!  It is a Fuji 24 X Superwide whatever that means?  I am experimenting with it and there is a book I need to read.  The only problem was they sent me a bunch of pictures on the card and when I tried to upload to my pc they disappeared!  Pictures of my grandson and the new camper they bought....I am heartsick!  I pray they have copies of them but probably not.  I did check the date as it had not been set so the pictures went to that date and I checked but only my pictures were there...not theirs.  My pictures aren't too good but I'm sure I'll get better...I hope!
Here's Miss Peeps.......

Miss Annie......

and of course...the Queen........Miss Nitty...........who hates to have her picture taken..........

This afternoon they were all napping..........

I had a picture of Grace but it disappeared with the others.........
Here are some pictures of my bedroom cleaning progress...........

This dresser still needs to be done.........This is where I pile stuff so Miss Peeps can't get at it! LOL!  I'm hoping to get to it this afternoon yet.  This is a deep cleaning for sure.....drawers, dusting walls and baseboards and polishing all the wood, cleaning 'knick knacks' and getting rid of so much stuff!  It feels really great!  "A place for everything and everything in its' place"!

What are you up to today? 
Happy Trails!!!

Very sick Miss Grace............

Evidently both Grace and I  have liver problems.  Are mine in sympathy with hers or vice-versa?  Hers are much more serious......she stopped eating and she is very jaundice.  She's been to the vet twice now and stayed overnight once to get iv hydration and they fed her through a syringe and then they sent her home with me and I have been doing it ever since.  She has appetite enhancers to take twice a day and I feed her Science Diet Urgent Care food mixed with a little water through a big syringe.  Of  course she doesn't like it but it's every 2 hours....not during the night though....I need my sleep.  I talked to the vet today and she is urinating in her litter box and drinking water from her bowl but she won't eat food.  I even went and got her Fancy Feast and she did make an attempt as there were teeth marks in it but she didn't eat any.  She still jumps up on the chair and walks around the house but she is very ill.  The vet said today it sounded like she is starting to pick up a bit and it might take several weeks.  Now, you know why I haven't been blogging or much of anything else either!
As for my liver...........the doctor wants me to diet for a fatty liver and if it is still high in 3 months then he'll order a sonogram.  Huh?  I am not obese, I am not diabetic, and I eat a pretty healthy diet...everything the nurse mentioned that can cause it I don't do!  A high AST could be anything related to the liver.  I said why does he  think it's a fatty liver problem?  She said because he sees a lot of them.....huh?  So without further testing he is assuming that's what it is?   It could be heart, cancer or any number of other things but I'm supposed to wait 3 months to see?  Once I get Grace on track I'll be calling another doctor.  I just don't have time right now.  If this is still going on next week I may have to insist that the vet hospitalize her as I need to take care of myself too and I can barely do that while focusing on her every 2 hours.  I pray she starts eating again and everything gets better.  She is only about 6 years old and such a sweetie.....she cries because she doesn't like it but she doesn't scratch or bite and takes her pill and food like a trouper.  I am so blessed to have the animals I have.
I did manage to make my favorite Green Chile Spinach Quiche...........again with the other homemade piecrust.........

I made another Orange Romaine Salad to go with it............

I didn't do YOP Sunday as I was too busy with Grace and upset about her too.....in researching on the web I discovered I had probably caused it!  It said you should never drastically change a cat's food but gradually or this could happen....I have never heard that before!  In fact the vet had said before that she was overweight and I should probably switch her to canned food as it has way less calories.  She never mentioned weaning her gradually.  I had switched her food!  Talk about feeling absolutely terrible... I would never purposely hurt my animals but evidently ignorance can lead to some serious consequences!   

Anyway, I have got about 1/2 of the first sleeve done on my sweater, I am on the length of the Cozy Memories Blanket now and have almost 4 squares done (I try to do 4 a week) and I have almost 4 of 10 star points done on Star Treetopper Ornament.  The weekly goals last week I am still working on!  And the monthly goals for January never got finished either.  Every time I try to move forward it seems something always happens.....it almost makes you feel jinxed and afraid to push forward for fear something else will happen.

I did get dresser #2 cleaned and polished and I need to clean out the drawers now.  I made another batch of homemade dog treats and vacuumed my upholstered chair in my bedroom and washed the covers for it.  I also finished the book A Year in the Maine Woods...very good if you like nature books.  I'm about 1/2 finished with Harry Potter and The Order of the Phoenix also very good!

I've been pretty monogamously watching Stitching The High Notes podcast and trying to catch up. 

We are supposed to get an ice storm starting this afternoon and going all night.  It's not supposed to be like the one in 2009 where 18 people died and I about froze to death!  I have good wood now and I am prepared!  So bring it on! LOL!  Although I really don't want to be without power but maybe we'll get lucky!?!  I will try and get around to everyone's blogs but it's pretty crazy here with Grace being so sick.  Oh, my son has sent the camera so hopefully I will be back in business soon with better photos and not having to be plugged in when I take them.  I also got an aromatherapy mister from my sons and grandson for my birthday present.....so nice!  It changes color and mists the air with a lovely lavender scent from essential oil that came with it!  I'll take a picture when the camera arrives.

Please say a little prayer that my Grace girl will recover....I don't want to lose her and I will feel so responsible if I do.   No more pets!  I'm getting too old for this! LOL!

I hope you are all having a great week and staying healthy and safe!

Happy Trails!!!