Sammy-Susa

Our wonderful kitty Sam, who we call Sammy-Susa, has been diagnosed with cancer a few weeks ago. The vet said it is very serious and he would only have a few weeks to live. We were very very sad because we went through this about a year about with our dog Aimee. But our little Sammy has been doing great! We switched to wet food so he could eat and we are giving him lots of hugs, kisses, back rubs and of course lots of Cat-Nip!

Sam is an indoor cat, and his goal in life is to 'escape'. So these past few weeks we have been letting him roam around our front and back yard. He is in heaven!

He naps in the sun for hours each day (with the supervision of one of us!)

I made Sam a deluxe bed in front of my window, for his 'inside time'. He gets to lay there and look at the neighborhood cats walking around....

...with a blanket over him when it's cold out of course!

But his favorite past time...staring at birdies in the trees.

One day he will catch one of them...he is determined!

He is resting (a lot) and doing great. He is getting lots of love and attention. I think he is a happy kitty!

Lounging on top of the shed

But I think Sammy would like less paparazzi (me) following him around constantly!

He gets his picture taken a lot and he is getting sick of it! I mean look at that face...grr

Sammy has to get a Morphine patch on his foot to help control the pain. For the first day the patch is on he has to have gauze wrapped around it to make sure it sticks to his little foot. We take it off the second day since he doesn't like it. This is what Sam does the first day when it is on.

That is why we love him so much!

Rubber Ducky You're The One....

.....Lou does not think bath time is fun!

This weekend Lou got a bath and haircut. Although his face looks oh-so-sad, Lou actually likes baths. He even falls asleep sometimes (don't tell anyone, he likes the attention, and putting on the 'sad pup face'). The pictures are too funny to pass up and not blog! Enjoy....

Lou getting his first rinse...starting the 'pout look'

...there is his bath time 'sad pup face'!

Dancing in the sink! hehe

He survived! Time to get dry...

After Lou was all dry & cut, I found him sleeping like this. It was very peculiar...

...but he stayed like that for a while, so I just left him.

Probably just tired from his exhausting adventure of a bath!

Lake Del Valle

This Sunday we decided to go to Lake Del Valle. Natalie and Shawn went camping there last weekend. It is close enough to the house that it is not a far drive, but you get the feeling of vacation. It was a blast! We rented a boat, drove to a cove and played cards, fished(.....) and listened to music.

Natalie and I about to leave the dock

Shawn and Ken driving us to our cove

Isn't the lake beautiful?

Natalie and I

Shawn and Nat

The boys fishing. Shawn caught a fish, but lost it because we forgot a net!

Lounging, getting ready for summer!

See the 'funbrella' in the background...*cough* COSTCO *cough*

Nat and Shawn

I must tell the story of how I THINK we lost the fish. We got to the shore, set up the towels, chairs, umbrella, fishing pole and started playing cards. I am facing directly towards the fishing pole during our card game. (Keep in mind I get really excited when we fish)...so I'm staring at the pole through our entire game of cards. I see the pole start to jerk...*UP down UP down* I yell "FISH!!!!!"...to my surprise, everyone just stares at me and thinks I'm lying! After about 20 seconds of me yelling "FISH" and frantically pointing, they finally believe me and bolt to the pole. We were able to reel the fish in, but it got away at the last second. I think that if everyone would have believed me, we would have had fresh fish for dinner that night! Maybe next time they will listen....