[RosieCotton]

Speaking of pets...I have a pet-related prayer request. Cleo (cat #3) is going in for her surgury tomorrow. From the kinds of things the vet said during her checkup, I'm afraid she may have the kitty version of breast cancer. How serious that would be, I don't know. I'm hoping it's something this one surgury can cure...if it isn't, I may have to make a tough decision, and I'm really hoping it doesn't come to that.

She's really started to settle down over the last few months. When I got her, any little sound would make her practically jump out of her skin and go crazy and wild-eyed, and something as simple as shifting position when holding her would completely freak her out. Makes me wonder what her past was like, though from all I know of her, she lived in a nice home with just one teenage girl and her mother. Maybe it was too quiet there compared to here, I don't know!

But now...she's even coming out and greeting guests a bit, and has seemed very content and happy. That's positive, no matter how this ends.

[RosieCotton]

And I misspelled surgery not once but TWICE! Grrr...

[HairOfTheDog]

Prayers indeed for Cleo... Hopefully the surgery gives her lots more time. Keep us posted when you get back with her!

[JenB]

Will remember Cleo. I hope it goes well.

As to Colorado, you're welcome to stay as long as you'd like, of course! And if you won't come out permanently, I will get you out for a vacation at some point. Imagine, camping and hiking the Rockies... or snowshoeing, or rock climbing, or skiing, or rafting - whatever we feel like, depends on the weather...

I had a sort of reverse eureka moment tonight when I realized how little programming I've done in the last year. I'm hauling out the C++ books and brushing up before I get to grad school.

[Wneighbor]

Prayers for Cleo Rosie. Sorry to hear this too. Just caught up to it.

[stands2reason]

I'm sorry to hear about your cat Cleo ---my kitties are my "children."

I hope everything turns out okay!