Still at about 3.5

Biggie's doing fine. He's using his bad paw a little more all the time but still not always. At night, I leave the living room and turn off the lights and get into bed and listen to my audiobook while I pay games on my tablet. When I'm ready to sleep, just before I turn out the lights, I go get Biggie and bring him into bed.

Except last night, I was about halfway done listening/playing when he just saunters in, hops up onto the bed and settles in. We had a nice sleep. He did seem to have issues getting down off the bed this morning. But no issues walking to the place where his breakfast should be and whining for it.

Friday is vacuum day. (I did add two more chores to Fridays since my involvement in the vacuuming is fairly minimal.) The back of the house is done in one go and then I do the living room (happening now). Biggie's nap in his bubble was interrupted until robby hit the living room. He couldn't be bothered to get up and investigate but he did, briefly, offer the stink eye.



Last time I went to Uwajimaya, I picked up two different kinds of tangerines. One was a fail but the Honey Tangerines, while not quite in their prime, were certainly good enough. So I want more. I think I'm going to walk over this time (instead of car or scooter). I need the steps and my list is short. I'll do a Safeway soon and get the non-critical items then.

But, first, I need to clean the leaves off the terrace, take a shower and get dressed.

Success, but not easy

I was 1/3rd of the way to the store when I realized I was really struggling to breathe and then remembered I'd totally forgotten to suck down my inhaler this morning and didn't have the rescue one with me. But heck if I was going to waste the 1/3rd so I carried on. And made it. I had to stop a couple of times to breathe but I made it.

I stopped in Daiso and got the one thing I was after and then some tissues. Because when I can't breathe, I cough, when I cough my nose runs like a train and mask with runny nose... not as much fun as you might think.

At Uwajimaya, I scored a week of tangerines and a salad for lunch. Then home and glad to be here. It's perfectly fine to be out of breath inside my own house. But, now that I've sat fer a spell, I can also breathe.

I heard from the vet (who, apparently, only works a few days a week). She asked to see Biggie on Monday if he's not walking perfectly. She's working at the office near Popeye's so I don't mind one bit. Biggie may think differently. Plus he's still getting better.

When he first came home after his flight, I put all his toys away so he couldn't see them or find them or be tempted. I had an empty storage box so I popped most of them in there and put the lid on it. But, turns out, there's no hiding shit from Biggie!



And, note, he's using his bum paw to investigate.

Cake

I made a cake and it's a good one but I made it in the wrong pan. I thought the pan was too big and, turns out, I was right. But I still got six good slices out of it. I made CoolWhip icing and added some whipped cream cheese that I had in the fridge. I'm not sure I'll do the cream cheese again but I don't mind it.

And I am getting way better at cake making without making a mess.

I decided since Biggie is looking for his toys, maybe it was time to bring out a couple. I started with the Cat Dancer which he batted about with both front paws like nothing was wrong with either one. But he lost interest. Then we lasered a bit but that didn't last long either. I think he may have Cat Attention Deficit Disorder.

He walking on his bum foot now more than he's not. I'm beginning to think we might not get to go see the vet on Monday.

I've read (audibly) every single Jack Reacher novel. A couple of days ago, I bought and started number 26 and I didn't last two hours. The author (and now he and his son) have given up finding new plots. The reader is a rather famous one - Scott Brick - who sometimes is ok but with Reacher books, every single fucking sentence is read like it is the entire book's climax. It's exhausting. I quit. Sorry Jack. You've been a good read but I'm done. Fortunately, it was an audible purchase so I just returned it and got my credit back.

Meanwhile I found a new (to me series) featuring an almost thriller book unicorn... a black, female police detective! By Rachel Howzell Hall - Land of Shadows. I'm only an hour in but so far, it's engaging.