I haven't been here for some time!

[sasvermont]

Hey!

I did, finally, get my new computer after trying for months. The funds kept being dumped into car repairs galore.

I promise to load a shortcut and become more active!

Not much is new.

My dog Prue is fine, as well as my three cats, Chloe, Juni get down and Lucy, the black barn cat.

I am now a school bus driver. I know. Am I nuts? It took me months to complete the training and passing the tests etc. In January I started driving officially. Just last week I was assigned to one particular route and now the stress will lessen a bit. Before then, I was subbing for other drivers. Very stressful to say the least. I wanted a part time job, sitting, not in an office etc. I ended up doing this. I go in early, leave around 8:30 for home...return to the bus terminal around 2 - 5. I work around 25 hours a week. I also do mid day trips for schools..... i.e. to the local theater etc. There are weeks when I work 40 hours, but not many.

So life is good right now. I am healthy, happy and living life to the fullest. My Mom is still alive - 93 now and still in assisted living. My sister passed away this summer and my brother passed away several years ago, leaving just my Mom and me, a niece and nephew and a weird sister in law. Since I never had children, I will be on my own if I become demented etc. I hope they send me out in the woods during hunting season, as I don't want to end up in a nursing home like my Mom. She is happy, but I don't want that for me.

Well, I will snoop around and see what has been happening.

Sallyanne, Chloe, Jun-get-down, Lucy and Prue the dog.

[Vermontcat]

Thanks for checking in with an update Sas.
It was nice to catch up with you on the phone.
I'm sorry you don't have room for another Aby cat at this time so I will post a link to the Aby at my local shelter so other people can see him.
Let me know if you know anyone who might be interested in him.

http://homewardboundanimals.org/anim.../animal/rufis/

[Karen]

Great to hear from you! My Great Uncles were school bus drivers (and mechanics) when I was little, and I treasured the shoebox of stuff left on the bus at the end of each school year - pens, pencils of all sizes and colors and other things kids lost and never claimed!

[Randi]

Hi Sallyanne, it's good to hear from you and I'm glad you got that job - sounds like you enjoy it. Also glad that Chloe, June-get-down, Lucy and Prue are fine.

I have been cat-sitting quite a lot and will again over Easter. Lucy a grey girl will be staying with me for ten days. She's a sweetie and jump on top of me and settle down when I lie in bed. Bourgoise, I will visit in her home not far away. She's a Galico, three years old and very sweet and active. Her mom tried to put a leash on her when she was younger, but she wouldn't move one step with it on. So unfortunately, I can't take down to the lawn.

[Barbara]

When Zoe PMd me yesterday to hear whether I am in contact with you I started to get really worried!
So it's wonderful to hear from you. I am full of admiration that you completed the training to drive a bus. These days my car was in repair and they gave me a SUV for exchange- I thought I didn't want anything bigger than that.
Let's hope there is still a long time before they send us in the woods
Kiss the kitties for me, especially Chloe and Juni-get-down.
Orion was so wonderfully behaved when he first came to join us. Then Kiri came who in her wild days did not have any education at all and now Orion learned from her and they both think they could put their adorable nosies in anything that's on the table

[Maya & Inka's mommy]

I haven't been here for quite a while either, but I am back too !!!!
Welcome back Sallyanne