It's almost Labor Day Weekend...whatcha gonna do?

[Boris]

@Mik said in It's almost Labor Day Weekend...whatcha gonna do?:

Today will be tough as we are saying goodbye to Chloe in a few hours. She's been in acute kidney failure and nothing we have tried has improved her quality of life. We knew when we adopted a 14 year old cat that it wasn't long term, but we have done what we committed to do - giver her the best later life we could, and she us.

[89th]

We plan to maximize outdoor time, too. Low dew point and sunny will mean we can go outside without sweating our butt off! Probably a long run (with running stroller) tomorrow, might walk around DC on Sunday, and hitting a local beach on Monday.

[Jolly]

Sweat. In this humidity, a lot.

Chloe had a good home. She will die among friends and will be remembered. That's a better end than many people have...

[Mik]

@Horace said in It's almost Labor Day Weekend...whatcha gonna do?:

Off to MO this Sunday. Hopefully won't be doing much till then, though I have heard rumblings that we should go to some "cute little town" to spend Saturday.

Sorry about Chloe, Mik.

MO? If it’s actually Missouri I just happen to know a very cute town outside St Louis called Hermann. Lots of wineries and stuff. BIL was city manager for a while.

[Horace]

The cute town visiting would happen here in the bay area on Saturday, before I leave on Sunday. I suppose it's criminal that it doesn't occur to me to just drive up to Napa.

[Mik]

Napa is great. Gott's for burgers. Sausalito is great too, but will be too crowded tomorrow.

So you are going to Missouri?

[Horace]

Yes, dad is having surgery and the family is gathering to help out with various things. I'm flying, intended on driving but I don't think it makes a difference to the COVID risk.

[Mik]

I thought they were in Wisconsin. What part of MO?

[Horace]

I grew up in WI but my parents retired to MO long before I left. They live just outside of Joplin, near where my dad grew up in KS. I will be to driving them up to Kansas City where the surgery is taking place, so that's where I'll be next week.

[Mik]

I wish you and them a very successful surgery.

[Horace]

Thanks Mik.

[Catseye3]

Sorrowful news about Chloe, Mik. She is a very cool cat. From the beginning I loved all your stories about her.

[89th]

@Horace said in It's almost Labor Day Weekend...whatcha gonna do?:

I grew up in WI but my parents retired to MO long before I left. They live just outside of Joplin, near where my dad grew up in KS. I will be to driving them up to Kansas City where the surgery is taking place, so that's where I'll be next week.

Make sure they get their surgery estimate in writing.

[LuFins Dad]

I’m going to labor.

So sorry about Chloe.

[Friday]

I'll be laboring too. Plan to clear out stuff in the garage. Key word being "plan".

Horace, have a safe trip.

Mik, condolences on Chloe.

[George K]

Best wishes for successful surgery, Horace! Keep us updated please.

Mik, as Jolly's said, "Pets leave paw prints on your heart." I have wept for every pet we've lost.

[Mik]

Thanks, all. It was heartbreaking, but still the right thing to do. Her lab numbers for kidney failure were the highest my vet had ever seen. She had no chance for any quality of life.

[taiwan_girl]

@Mik Sorry to hear about Chloe. Good memories however!!

@Horace Hope all goes will with your father.

[Horace]

@89th said in It's almost Labor Day Weekend...whatcha gonna do?:

@Horace said in It's almost Labor Day Weekend...whatcha gonna do?:

I grew up in WI but my parents retired to MO long before I left. They live just outside of Joplin, near where my dad grew up in KS. I will be to driving them up to Kansas City where the surgery is taking place, so that's where I'll be next week.

Make sure they get their surgery estimate in writing.

He's old enough to be on the single payer plan.

[jon-nyc]

@Horace said in It's almost Labor Day Weekend...whatcha gonna do?:

Off to MO this Sunday. Hopefully won't be doing much till then, though I have heard rumblings that we should go to some "cute little town" to spend Saturday.

Try Cambria.

@Mik - Sorry about Chloe. That sucks.