Be Back When We Can

Rusty:  Hey, do you remember us?  We've been missing for what feels like forever.

Micah:  We stopped by to let you know we're going to be missing for a good bit longer. 

Rusty:  It's all Jan's fault!  She is under strict order to never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, NEVER visit anyone and sit under a rotating fan again!!!!!!  Especially in the winter.  But she should never sit in a draft at any time- period! 

Micah:  Aside from getting a bad respiratory illness, her pain level went through the roof and she almost couldn't move her arms or turn her head for two weeks.  Trying to sleep in a chair and take care of us, even minimally, wore her out. And poor Marcus.  Loud, rambunctious, energetic Marcus had zero exercise for two full weeks.  We cats were ready to lock him in the closet and hide the key.  He is getting a few minutes of ball chasing outside the last few days

Rusty:  Mr. Doug kindly brought her things to help her get better, but we also need to thank Jan's friends Johnnie and her husband James for bringing her some food now that Jan is trying to eat again.  And Miss Suzanne, thank you so much for the Christmas smoked turkey that Jan couldn't open until New Years. 

Micah:  It's freezing here and we're all hunkered down trying to get through this horrible weather, which is worse in other parts of the country.  The house is drafty and the floor is frozen.  If you enjoy camping in the winter, come visit us, you'll feel right at home.

Rusty:  Jan has been sick since Dec 21st.  We tried to get our Christmas e-card to everyone on our list and to respond to everyone who sent us either a snail card or an e-card, but we know we missed some.  Please accept our heartfelt apologies.  No oversight was intended.

Micah:  Jan has been trying to check facebook occasionally for those that are sick or have lost a furry, but we're really out of the loop, so feel free to email us to let us know of any such news.   We will be back, but we have no idea when. 

Rusty:  Meanwhile, keep smiling so no one knows what you are plotting.

Hatitude of Gratitude

MICAH:  We were going to just post a Sunday Smile video today but first we would like to observe a Hatitude of Gratitude moment.  

CYNDI:  Today we realized we don't say thank you often enough.  Thank you for reading our blog and leaving comments or popping off an email, even when life is hectic and we aren't able to get around to leave comments as we would like.

MERCI:  Thank you to Ann of Zoolatry for all the graphics and emails to let us know when a furry or human is ill or has gone to the bridge.  That is an investment of time and talent.

RUSTY:  And thanks to those who administrate the Blogville Power of the Paw blog and the memorial blog Our Rainbow Friends that is published on the 15th of each month.  We have shed a lot of tears at both sites.

MARCUS:  We try to visit Our Rainbow Friends each month to leave a comment for all those that passed away the previous month, even if we didn't know them.  A couple of days ago we went by because we couldn't remember visiting in July.

BUDDY:  And we hadn't.  Ann was busy and forgot to send out a notice.  But, even without a reminder, the Tabbies O Trout Towne had visited on the 15th of July and left condolences on each post.  We wanted to say a special thank you to the Tabbies and their mom for being committed to be there for others. We might have a bit of a problem understanding their accent at times, but we always understand their warm heart.

PERCY:  And in honor of this observance, Sam has removed his hat.  Well, he didn't actually remove it.  I accidentally knocked it off his head, but it's the same end result.

SAM:  Yes, I was just sitting here wondering what Micah meant about Hatitude and suddenly I realized I was completely bald.

PERCY:  Sam, you are not bald.  You are hatless.  They are not the same thing.

SAM:  Well, they feel like the same thing.  The air conditioning might not cool the house sufficiently but it sure does make my bald head cold. 

MICAH:  Here is our Sunday Smile video.  This husky pup has a lot to say.  I think he's telling a joke since the lady is laughing so hard.


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