Friday 06-05-2016 – It's National Nurses Day!

Aww, nurse tiny cat is pretty adorable! I have a secret…in the past year or so I finally figured out what I think would be the perfect career for my gifts and strengths….nursing. I have a dream of going back to school for it, but I’d be fifty-ish before it would be a good time, so who knows. Hubby thinks it would be a great fit too (he works with nurses)…he’s the only other person I’ve told.

Good morning – my Jiggs was a great nurse. He had the therapeutic touch!
Go for it, ECB!
I have a wee houseguest today, something you’d least expect. Last night I was outside with the cats hanging around me and I kept hearing a strange squeaking sound. Turned around to go inside and almost stepped on a small bunny. I brought the trembling thing inside and put him in a box. Actually I’ve been referring to the bunny as a she, since the box I put her in had the name Christina as the name of the shoe. 🙂 There are no obvious injuries. I put her in the canvas cat carrier (she might have been able to slip through the bars on a traditional carrier) and put the carrier in the shower stall for the night just in case she tried to chew through the mesh. Looks like she ate the lettuce from last night and ate some more this morning. It looks like I can release her into some dense woods as long as I’m not followed! I have info for an animal hospital that takes wildlife, but since she doesn’t seem injured, releasing her to her home turf makes sense. However, it’s raining so I’ll keep her inside, warm and dry today.

I think so, KZ. Brings back memories of rescuing bunnies from the jaws of childhood cats, though this one has so far seen better results! I actually have a vivid memory of a blood stained white shirt that I was wearing after one such rescue. Other than a wet spot presumably by cat saliva, I don’t see any wounds. Poor thing is still quite frightened though.
Oh I hope it’s not pneumonia. Glad dau is with you to help out, let her help you as well!

My Mum had two unexpected hospital visits earlier this year, KZ – the first time they did loads of tests but couldn’t work out what the problem was, so they sent her home. A few days later she was back in – and they kept her in for several days, because she had pneumonia!

Once she got out the second time she’d recovered enough to talk about going back to work the same week. Which we persuaded her not to do full time. After all, two or three days is plenty when you’re 92 . . .

Hope you’re soon back to yourself again – but you are allowed a bit of rest and recovery time first! In the meantime, take things as easy as you can, and accept any help that’s on offer.

All the best.

Aww, JK. Glad to hear Lucky and Scoot are adjusting well. 🙂

Wow, CWS…amazing that your mom is still working. Good for her!

Joan…hope little Christina has a long happy life after you release her.

Get lots of rest, KZ!

Aw, thanks Joan along with TDK Family – you are always so caring – touches my heart! Offering headbonks/purrs to all!
Hey, it’s gorgeous – simply gorgeous around here today as just back from mini walk…didn’t want to come back indoors!
Hope to play in yard again later today. Did do some kp plus finally cut grass as no rain threat yest!
I have some dandelions but don’t plan on nixing them yet for they are great need for bees and other creatures!

Bzzzzing for Dandelions

🙂
(I usually zap them later in season when get leggy & enough plants/flowers around for bee’s banquet!)

OK, grabbing tall iced coffee – choco biscotti & off to patio – hey Tux, let’s do it – Cuddling time…ahhh, purrfect eh kit! 😉

TGIF afternoon all! … oh a bunny! …. bless you JJ for rescuing her! …. feel better KZ, I hope you mend quickly! …. also a beautiful day, a ‘cold’ front came through with the rain yesterday and this morning was actually ‘crisp’ …. SO nice! …. looking forward to a relaxing weekend, going to the beach for Mother’s day ….. have a great afternoon all!

Such a pretty picture, JK!
Bunny has had a quiet day and has eaten the lettuce, but apparently doesn’t care for carrots!

Thanks CWS! You are so lucky to still have your mom with you–she sounds fit and sharp–what more could any of us ask for at any age?! And this being Mother’s Day weekend in the states–so have an early Happy Mother’s Day with her for me!

A little Dr Who humour

Good morning all.
KZ, I hope you get better quickly, let others look after you for a while. Not easy at this time of year I know but it has to be that way. I hope you don’t have pneumonia though.
ECB, investigate what classes etc are available for nursing in your area and go for it. You can still have a good 15-20 year career in nursing.
JJ, OMG ! Thud. A wee bunny, they are so sweet at that age and just get sweeter. It might need to be looked after until it can fend for itself, have to admit I don’t know what age they can leave home. Any that we found we took in and raised for a while. Just make sure the furkits can’t bite bunny as I found out the hard way that rabbits tend to die from puncture wounds. Rascal the rabbit that one of our dogs brought to us lived with us for several months and even litter trained himself. He also ate a hole in the bedsheets while snuggling with us one morning. Those sheets were cut down as cot sheets for when our girls arrived and they still laugh now when we tell them the story.
JK, glad to hear that furkits are settling down well now. I always leave the dandelions in the lawn at the beginning of Spring as it is wonderful to see their bright faces.
CWS, our Mothers sound similar. My Mum works in her Church charity shop several days a month and has been doing so for some 30 odd years, she is going on 95 now. She also runs a non denominational coffee morning once a month for elderly ladies. Guess who the eldest is. Yes, Mum.
I have had a hard few weeks lately with minor health problems, one clears up and another descends. Hoping they are almost at an end and that I will soon no longer feel blurgh and have some energy to enjoy the last of the sunny Autumn weather.