Our sweet Spencer had to be put to sleep today.  He was 11 years old--much to young to have to lose him!  He got sick the day Baby died and was in the hospital for a week.  He came home for a week and didn't do well.  The vet said she thought it was a neurogenic bladder.  He couldn't pass his urine and with all the things that were done for him it didn't help.  The medicine apparently worked for a few days then quit working.  He was a very loving cat and will be greatly missed at our house.

I got my hospital statement today for Feb. 2nd & 3rd.  The total bill?  $107, 063.38!!!!!  That is in addition to the $55,000 plus bill from before!  I would certainly hate to have something really major done, like open heart surgery.  I don't even want to think of it.  All I have to pay is $1996.70.  I love my insurance company! 

 I am getting along well and walk at least 35 minutes a day.  Penelope knows when we are going because I get out my walking shoes.  She gets real excited and tries to hurry me up.  She gets to go to the park first so she can get her sniffing done and we can get down to the actual walk.  She gets to lead the way to the park and in the park.  Then she has to heel for our 'business' walk on the sidewalk.  She is always really good on the 'business' walk and only tries to sniff if we come across a sidewalk that has grass or weeds over part of it.  I am glad it has stayed cool this year.  When it gets hot I will have to get up with the sun so we won't have to cancel our walks.  Then it will have to be nap time before I can go to work.  Hope everyone out there in cyber space is doing fine.  Later

And what a lovely spring day it is, too!  I've had a wonderful time watching about 100 birds at our bird feeder this morning (and they are still here now).  Deputy Moto Photo took these pics and several more this morning.  This is the kind of snow I always wish for for Christmas.  I did go around singing "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" today.  I do feel sorry for our one little lonely Tulip that bloomed a couple of days ago.  It is the first year it has bloomed out of about five years it has been in the ground, and then it gets frozen!  I hope this hasn't ruined any chance of it blooming again next year.

In other news, if you haven't already heard, I think the test on my carotid arteries came back fine.  My doctor never called me back, the tech said it didn't look bad to her, and I couldn't see any diminished blood flow on the monitor.  I am hoping that is the end of all this nasty business.

Everyone take care and enjoy this lovely weather.  I have to work today so I guess I'd better think about how I am going to dislodge the car so I can get there.  Later