Wow, the first few weeks of the year have been rough! What started out as a little bit of a cold turned into a full blown antibiotic taking infection. Happy to report that I am feeling much better and luckily caught it before it hit the steroid taking phase. No paranoia for me this month, always a good thing. Sam on the other hand, not so lucky! Seems that back in December (while in cat jail) Dr. S gave him a shot and it really helped. Turns out it only lasted for about 3 weeks so after much research she has decided that liquid Prednisone is going to be the best solution. Took about a week to start working but have him trained now to come to me twice a day. He takes his few drops of meds and is rewarded with his special cat treats! They actually have hypo allergenic cat treats for food intolerant felines... Only in America.
The silver lining is that the kids are hanging out together again, slowly getting closer to each other. Haven't seen any side effects yet. Joe and I are both being diligent about rinsing dishes and not letting him sneak bites. Hardest has been the treat rationing but with the twice a day med routine he seems to be forgiving me for only giving him 2 treats a day. His sister is even starting to adjust!
Now that the holidays are over we are going to actively start seeking a house on the other side of town. Be much easier for watching B if we were closer to his house and I am looking forward to getting out of the boonies. Those of you who know and love me are probably a bit surprised to hear that I actually want to have neighbors. Truth is, I am a bit lonely and wouldn't mind having other people around. This area is a bit remote even for me. Love my neighbors but two 70+ year old men who both had strokes recently aren't my idea of afternoon chat buddies in the yard.
We are being a bit on the picky side since we have no time limit on moving. Been spoiled having this big house with nice 2 car garage for all of Joe's stuff and the den for my vast collection of things to entertain the grand kids with. B likes having a house in the middle of the house!
His version of "hiding" for hide and seek, LOL! As you can see we have been working on shapes. I ordered a Melissa and Doug wood puzzle but he still likes the ones we made out of construction paper too. When I'm in the kitchen cooking I can hear him saying "oval" over and over again. Tuesday, while I was chopping vegetables he sorted all of his food into containers and then brought them to me to put in our dinner. That kid cracks me up!
Final note, I'm almost done with the Smiley360 mission for Orajel cold sore treatment. Used my free sample and did my review on CVS website. This link should be the one for the coupon, if you haven't tried it yet and are a cold sore sufferer, I highly recommend giving the Orajel a try. I was very pleased!
