Bliss!

I got a haircut today, and when I came out and got into my car at 1.22 pm and turned on the radio ....

Ahhhhhhhh.

There it was. The wonderful oldies station had come back, as promised, at 1.01 pm. The afternoon deejay is one of the familiar old-timers, and I knew all the songs. All of their promos are very cute, too, referring to the station being missed and now it's back. I listened to it at home later, too, while I was *ahem* cleaning. When K got home from class, she said that she had listened to it, too, on the way to and from school. The funny thing is that she said the oldies may be the music of my childhood, but it's the music of her childhood, too, since it's the radio station I listened to as she was growing up.

Other news ... hmm. I haven't packed a thing, but I did start making a list. So that's something. I guess I'll start tomorrow. But the big plans for tomorrow involve going to see Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Really looking forward to it, and to the book next week. (Okay, really looking forward to the book next week.)

The vet called last night with the results of Boo's bloodwork, which are either good or bad, depending, I guess, on your point of view. Or depending on where things go from here. His kidneys are stable. He shows a slight infection. But he is extremely anemic. If the anemia is being caused by his gastrointestinal ailment, well, he's on new food and a strong antibiotic, so that should help. If it's caused by something else, then it will probably continue to decline. The vet said that most cats would not live with the level of anemia he has, but it's clearly come on him gradually, so he's adjusted to it. Much lower, though, and it would not "be compatible with life." Let me just say how fond I am of this particular vet. He is also very personal and compassionate. A lovely man.

So my only concern now, really, is that the cat could take a sudden turn while the Hubs and I are away. I think this is unlikely, given the fact that Boo has had the "expect-the-end-soon" diagnosis more than once over the last five years, but it's a possibility, and one that I am not sharing with K before we go. I may share a bit with R, though, so she knows to be on call for her sister if something happens. And we'll only be a few hours away, and in our own car, so getting home in an emergency is not a problem. But I don't really think it's coming that soon. Possibly by the end of the summer, but I don't think before that. And then again, you never know.

My sister is away now, for about 10 days I think, which leaves me without my main source of outside conversation. It's always weird when she goes away. I'll hear from her a few times while she's gone -- she's in California visiting her firstborn -- but those are just "Hey, I'm still alive" phone calls, not real conversations. But her middle son is away too, out of the country, in fact, which must be leaving Wonderful Niece feeling pretty deserted by everyone (except her husband, of course.) I just wrote myself a note to call her tomorrow; it'll be good for both of us.

So that's it, then.

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