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It's been another rather quiet week, and I'll take it and be very thankful for it.
The time change always wreaks havoc on me, and i haven't slept much this week. It's funny how driving to a different time zone, just one hour, but changing that hour in the day, doesn't seem to make much difference. Changing it in the middle of the night does, and i'm thankful for a couple of quick much needed cat-naps.
Last week Becca and her whole family gathered for a family wedding. I was thankful, on Sunday morning, to see her brothers and sister-in-law again, as well as her little one-year-old nephew.
I'm thankful the tax organizer from the CPA finally got here.
We're thankful our zoom meetings on Sunday evenings are still going well.
Last time i drove out to the country for the ladies' circle meeting, it was already deep dusk when i arrived. This time it was still daylight and i was thankful to get to see more of the beautiful area out there.
Kevin and Lenny's place was on the list Tuesday and we're thankful to have gotten it down to just over 2 hours, start to finish.
I'm also thankful for a new mop bucket. (Only a janitor would say that!)
Ms. G had a bunch of appointments Wednesday morning, so i was thankful to go do the shelter, then go home a do some stuff in the middle of the day (including one of those little naps), and then go with her in the afternoon.
Of course, once the house chores were done, she decided errands were on the agenda and we went to measure a house she's going to be putting on the market for a friend. It's in a not-quite-so-great-any-more section of town, and i was thankful the police were called to pick up the very drugged out man who was yelling and threatening to jump in front of cars.
I'm very thankful we now have a place the police can take such people besides jail to try to get them some help, if they want it.
Mr. L has had an especially hard time this week with pain and the insomnia and the time change. He and Ms. V slept in until almost 11am, meaning i didn't get in to clean their room until about 2 hours later than usual. I'm thankful i was able to change up some of my routine and still only leave about a half hour later than usual.
Ms. GA and Mr. BA and i are all thankful Buddy the cat came back out after hiding under the house for two days. The little snot!
The shelter has had several adoptions this week, including two while i was there Friday night, and we're thankful for all of them.
One is especially good, and it's the icing on the cake of my week.
Russel came to us when his owner was diagnosed with an immune system disease that she knew was going to leave her blind and unable to care for herself well, much less a cat. She thought she'd have to make plans to be in assisted living or some other type of group setting and not be able to take the cat.
She mourned and grieved, and Russel grumped and groused, although he was okay once you were sitting and petting him, it was obvious he wasn't a happy camper.
Then the lady called and said a miracle had happened, her sister had agreed to move in with her and care for her, and told her to go get her cat back, she'd take care of the cat as well.
She came over and walked in the door, stood at the front desk and said, "I'm here to adopt Russel back."
Russel was in one of the offices, not a colony room, down a hallway and behind a closed door.
He heard her voice and started howling and scratching at the office door to be let out. She heard him and ran down there, and the reunion made everyone who saw it cry.
Russel is home now, and we're all thankful for this happy ending.
Please write up your own list and link up to Ten Things of Thankful, where Dyanne and her co-hosts always have a warm welcome waiting.
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Today is:
Birthday of Sparky the Fire Dog -- can't confirm the exact date, but Sparky became an official fire prevention mascot in Mar. 1951
Curlew Day -- Umatilla National Wildlife Refuge, OR, US (traditional date the long-billed curlew arrives, with up to 500 reported during their nesting season)
Day of the Book Smugglers -- Lithuania (recognizing the brave people who smuggled Lithuanian language books in the Latin alphabet into the country from 1866-1904, when the Russian Empire had banned such books)
Elaphebolia -- Ancient Greek Calendar (festival of Artemis; date approximate)
Everything You Do is Right Day -- another internet generated holiday designed to get you into trouble if you aren't careful
Feast of Heru and His Companions -- Ancient Egyptian Calendar (date approximate)
Festival of Bacchus / Bacchanalia -- Ancient Roman Calendar (through tomorrow)
Freedom of Information Day -- on the birthday of James Madison, Father of the US Constitution and an advocate for openness in government
Latvian Legion Day -- Latvia (no longer a formal national holiday, still celebrated by many in the region)
Lips Appreciation Day -- after all, where would you be without them, and how would you give kisses? sponsored by Wellcat Holidays
National Artichoke Hearts Day
National Quilting Day -- US, sponsored by the Quilt Alliance
Save the Florida Panther Day -- FL, US
St. Heribert of Cologne's Day (Patron against drought)
St. Urho's Day -- Finnish communities in Canada and the US (a made up saint, the Finns answer to St. Patrick, who supposedly drove the grasshoppers out of Finland)
Anniversary Today:
The United States Military Academy at West Point is established, 1802
Birthdays Today:
Judah Friedlander, 1969
Lauren Graham, 1969
Kevin Tod Smith, 1963
Isabel Huppert, 1955
Alice Hoffman, 1952
Kate Nelligan, 1951
Erik Estrada, 1949
Victor Garber, 1949
Chuck Woolery, 1942
Bernardo Bertolucci, 1940
Jerry Lewis, 1926
Mercedes McCambridge, 1916
Patricia Nixon, 1912
Henny Youngman, 1906
Rosa Bonheur, 1822
Georg Simon Ohm, 1787
James Madison, 1751
George Clymer, 1739
Debuting/Premiering Today:
"The Gumby Show"(TV), 1957
"1776"(Musical), 1969
"Der Unbestechliche"(Comedy), 1923
"In the South / Alassio"(Elgar, Op. 50), 1904
"Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen"(Mahler Song cycle), 1896
"Thaïs"(Opera), 1894
"Freedom's Journal"(first African American newspaper in the US, in New York), 1827
Today in History:
The Babylonians capture Jerusalem and replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king, BC597
Caligula becomes Roman Emperor after the death of his great uncle, Tiberius, 37
The Jews of York England commit mass suicide rather than submit to baptism, 1190
Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan reaches Philippines, 1521
Samoset, a Mohegan, visits the settlers of Plymouth Colony and greets them, "Welcome, Englishmen! My name is Samoset," 1621
The US Army Corps of Engineers is established to found and operate the United States Military Academy at West Point, 1802
Prince Willem of the House of Orange-Nassau proclaims himself King of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands, the first constitutional monarch in The Netherlands, 1815
New York Stock Exchange slowest day ever (31 shares traded), 1830
Susan Hayhurst becomes the first woman to graduate from a pharmacollogy college, 1830
Edward Clark became Governor of Texas, replacing Sam Houston, who was evicted from the office for refusing to take an oath of loyalty to the Confederacy, 1861
Joseph Lister's article outlining the discovery of antiseptic surgery is published in The Lancet, 1867
Hiram R Revels makes the first official speech by an African American in the US Senate, 1869
The Barnum and Bailey Circus debuts, 1881
Sir Arthur Evans discovers the ancient city of Knossus, 1900
Robert Goddard launches the first liquid-fueled rocket, at Auburn, Massachusetts, 1926
The Ford Motor Company produces its 50 millionth automobile, the Thunderbird, averaging almost a million cars a year since the company's founding, 1958
Gemini 8 is launched, the 12th manned American space flight and first space docking with the Agena Target Vehicle, 1968
General Motors produces its 100 millionth automobile, the Oldsmobile Toronado, 1968
Demolition of the radio tower Ismaning, the last wooden radio tower in Germany, 1983
Associated Press newsman Terry Anderson is taken hostage in Beirut; he will be held for 6 1/2 years, 1985
Pope John Paul II asks God for forgiveness for the inactivity and silence of some Roman Catholics during the Holocaust, 1998
Israel officially hands over Jericho to Palestinian control, 2005
Voters in Crimea vote overwhelmingly to leave Ukraine and rejoin Russia amid international condemnation of its design, 2014
Apple announces it will begin a web TV service in September, carrying 25 channels and including networks like CBS, Fox, and ABC, and costing less than most cable TV packages, 2014
A beached, dead whale in Mabini, Philippines, is found to have 88 pounds of plastic inside it, including 40 pounds of plastic bags, 2019
Global numbers of cases and deaths from Covid19 overtake the numbers in China for the first time, 2020
US Federal Reserve raises interest rates for the first time since 2018, 2022
The Houston Zoo announces their oldest resident Mr. Pickles (90) is finally a father, with Mrs. Pickles (53), the parents of three rare baby radiated tortoises, named Dill, Gherkin and Jalapeño, 2023
Mop buckets are very important! I bought mine in a dedicated cleaning lace, and have now had it for almost 20 years.
ReplyDeleteYou have a week's worth of amazing things to be thankful for I see. And I'm sure Russell will be very happy to have a happy life as every cat should.
ReplyDeleteAww I am so happy Russel got to go back home. That - all by itself - makes my day!
ReplyDeleteThe time change was always awful when we had small kids. It is hard for kids (and me) to make those changes in my sleep patterns so abruptly. I really don't think it is good for us.
ReplyDeleteI'm thankful for the Russel story! God is good!
ReplyDeleteThose were all good but Russell's story made me tear up too.
ReplyDeleteWhat a delightful story about Russel and his owner so happy for both and your list of thankfuls are wonderful ~ thanks, hugs,
ReplyDeleteWishing you good health, laughter and love in your days,
A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)
I love the ending of Russel's story! (Now, who is going to write the Hallmark movie script?) ;-)
ReplyDeletethecontemplativecat here. Our daughter and family have a black dog, Lucy. She weighs about 75 lbs. She is such a big part of our lives. When she hears our car, she gets excited.
ReplyDeleteWonderful thankfuls, especially about Russel.
ReplyDeleteI am so happy for Russel and his owner! I'm thankful for naps also, they certainly help me get through the week.
ReplyDeleteOh I love that story about Russel. How sweet that he was able to go home.
ReplyDeleteGreat post. What a beautiful story about Russel.
ReplyDeleteI'm still trying to come to terms with the 4 hour time difference I experienced a few days ago! It was lovely to read about Russel.
ReplyDeletequiet is not bad
ReplyDeletethe Russel story is the kind of thing this bloghop does that few others do... a glimpse into a part of world for the moment that things work out as they should (rather than how they all too often do)
real life happy ending!
very cool
Oona: "Oona would also be thankful for a new bucket!"
ReplyDeleteJava Bean: "Because ... ?"
Oona: "Oona would sit in it!"
Charlee: "We're glad to hear that Russel was able to go back to be with somebody he knows. I don't know what I would do if I had to leave Mama and Dada's house. I don't like change!"