Shiela from MI

Thanks for the information, Shiela. I'll make a note and be sure to look for it.

Hi, Shiela:
Thank you for the sweet birthday greetings--we're still celebrating!

Hi Shiela. Spotted you on Facebook! Would you like to be added to our Sudoku Friends Group there? We are up to 93 former & current Sudokuists from this site now!

Great to hear from you, Shiela! All three boys are fine, with Holmes amazing us at age eighteen. We'll be thrilled if he can enjoy another Christmas with us. Arthur and Spike are also fine, though we had nearly a year of spraying from Spike who got miffed when we went to New Zealand and had a malodourous way of letting us know! All fine now, we hope, though it was frustrating for many months. How are things in your neck of the woods? Any travels planned? Take care and keep in touch!

Hi Shiela, thank you for the birthday wishes. I have had a great day today.

Wishing you and yours a wonderful Christmas and nothing but the best for 2013. Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas
Shiela & Family

Shiela

Always so wonderful to hear from you, Shiela, my friend. May all good things come to you and your family in the coming year. (Holmes is still ticking along!) Cheers!!

Shiela, wishing you and yours the best in the New Year.

Thank you for your wishes, Shiela, and a very
to you and your family in 2013.

Thanks a lot Sheila. I wish the best for you too. I wish the most beautiful dreams occur in your real life in this New Year.

to you, too, Shiela. I hope you have a great year too! I know mine couldn't be much worse. I am keeping positive thoughts.

Yes, Shiela, I did see them - on the TV here at home!!!

Thanks Shiela for your greetings. Yes, I don't comment much on site these days but I usually keep an eye on the 'happenings'.
May I wish you and your family all the best for a bright and healthy New Year.

to you and yours. May the year be filled with wonderful surprises.

Shiela! Wishing you and your family all the best in the coming year

May it be a sunglasses year.

Thanks for the birthday wishes Shiela. I still don't know what I'm getting - the children are still asleep at 9:05am, what's the world coming to? I think I may have to wake them up soon if they don't do so of their own accord!

Awww shucks, thank you! I'll tell my Brandon that a dear friend in Michigan wished him a happy birthday! He's beginning to realize the concept of states. So far he knows about California, North Carolina, Illinois, and Arizona, states he has lived in or visited.

I'm spending the day on the sofa. Finally got rid of the sinus headache! AND I haven't coughed all day, woohoo! Thank you for caring, Shiela!

Thank you for asking and caring! I think I just had a little cold because I don't suffer the sinus congestion today!!! Felt good enough to go for a run and boy did that feel wonderful! Seems I feel a little anxious when I don't keep up my regular schedule for running. I guess I'm addicted to the endorphins!

Hello Shiela - looks like you've got the site to yourself today.
Hope all is well with you.
Cheers,
Anne

Thanks Shiela for my birthday wishes. Had breakfast cooked for me & then taken out to lunch by my family. What more could I ask for

Shiela, just dropping by to let you know that our little Holmes is in his final hours/days. He stopped eating yesterday and is only taking small laps of water. I'm praying he'll go peacefully during a nap. I've got him covered up on a soft, low bed and he's awake and alert but facing into the corner. I go in every fifteen minutes or so, give him a stroke and kiss and tell him I love him. He's on the same bed he slept on when he came to us eighteen years ago ... we've known this time would come, but is anyone ever ready? Keep us in your thoughts--we're so very heartbroken.

Hi, Shiela, and yes, our boy has gone home. Still a little teary so many days later, but every Valentine's Day we'll be able to drink a toast to our lovable guy. We've looked through the photo albums and shared stories; yesterday a lit a candle at church. Some people will think we're crazy, but every little ritual seems to help. I also wrote a tribute to him to tuck into his medical folder. Thanks for your kind message. Holmes passed into a peaceful sleep and our vet couldn't have been better. I'll keep Nigel in my thoughts and prayers--he and Holmes sound a lot alike, facing illnes with such courage. Take care.

How's Nigel doing? He's been having trouble eating? I hope he is making a turnaround as I type this! Keep me posted, please. I know how difficult it is to care for a kitty with medical issues, and I know how devoted you are to giving Nigel the best.

Hi Shiela--Spike is very clingy. I wake up to find him sleeping on my chest with his head nestled on my shoulder. He often sleeps during the day in spots where he used to cuddle with Holmes, as if he's waiting for him to come back. Arthur, surprisingly, is quite subdued. He and Holmes were never fast friends, but Arthur went through a day about a week after Holmes was gone when he didn't eat. We suspected a hairball, but the vet said there wasn't one, and the stool sample didn't reveal any parasites. We can only conclude he was grieving in his own way. Very strange. With all the med. care we gave Holmes, I still find myself thinking 'Is tonight pill night?' or 'Maybe he needs a snack.' Then I realize I don't have to jump up anymore. Such a constant routine, and now there's nothing. But I will say the other two seem a little calmer, and they're not demanding food every hour because their brother got some. It's different ... sadder and different. You take care, and give Nigel a big pat for me.

Hi Shiela--what gives with all the snow you're getting? I'd like to see some. Yesterday was ten years since we lost Holmes' brother Moriarty to injection-site cancer, so we hauled out the photo albums to reconnect with our 'boys' again. Bathroom reno has been pushed to Thursday, which is okay, but that better be the last delay. Arthur and Spike seem to be trying to get along--occasional scraps and jousting for power, but they're also sleeping much closer together; interesting to see what terms they come to. Big cuddle to Nigel--keep me posted on how he's doing, and best of luck with your art show in April. How exciting! (I'll have some excitement of my own soon as well ... more to come).

Shiela, since you neeeeed to know, the hard puzzle for today was in Paris.

Hello Shiela - no, it wasn't my photo on 'tough' today but I went there a couple of years ago.
Perhaps the zimmer was mine, though.

Oh, Shiela, I feel for you. It's so hard to watch our dear companions as they face their final days with us, and yes, it is draining emotionally. You'll do exactly the right thing, at the right time. I'm sure Nigel will let you know when he's had enough and his passing over the bridge will be gentle. I'm sending you my warmest thoughts, and knowing my little Holmes, with his big heart, he'll be on the other side to greet Nigel when he arrives. May Nigel's time with you be peaceful and full of love.

Hi Shiela.
I put 3 photos of May Bushes (2 different flowers & a hedge) in my gallery if you want to see them a bit bigger than the jigsaw was, so you can see the detail.

Hello Shiela. Glad I could help!

Arthur sends his heartfelt thank you for the birthday wishes! He's happily ensconced in a wicker basket in my office, cleaning himself while the contractors try to map out the floor tiles for the bathroom ... and wouldn't you know, I've come down with a boomer of a cold? Just looking out the window at the rain isn't helping much either!

Oh, Shiela, I just read your sad message. We'd been cooped up painting bathrooms all weekend so I'm just checking mail now. I know how very much you loved Nigel and that you were a doting mom to him. How difficult to watch him losing weight and to feel powerless to help him. I was certain Nigel would let you know when it was time for him to make his journey and I think he gave you a clear sign. Never an easy decision, and always painful in the days leading up to the inevitable but despite your aching heart, I know you're at peace knowing that Nigel won't suffer. My heartfelt sympathy to you, Shiela, and I'll keep you in my thoughts. You'll hear Nigel's gentle paws for quite awhile, I'm sure. Take care, my friend.

Shiela, I was so sorry to read that you have lost your dear Nigel. I know how much you loved him & how much you will miss him. Your TLC gave him extra years of a good life. He will surely RIP now while your cherished memories of him will live on in your heart forever.

Shiela, When my eye lid twitches it is either tired or stress for me.

I'm sure you breathed a sigh of relief that your neighbour's cat made it through--lucky you (and lucky cat, to have you caring for him).

Happy 44th Anniversary to you and your special guy! I hope you have a wonderful day together and maybe share a few stories of the great years you've spent together. Enjoy, enjoy, enjoy!