missing PT members.....

[cassiesmom]

Catsnclay is another PTer I miss

[finn's mom]

I miss Judy, aka shutterbug (I know there's more to her name, but I forget!).

[lizbud]

I miss hearing from Rachel about Hannah & Tucker & also Logan.
Jackiesdaisy almost never posts anymore.

[Catty1]

And Dorothy39! I miss her cheeriness!

I have gone through this thread and sent several PMs with up to the dozen max addresses each...sorry, mycavyangels, for the repeat!

The name Christie did not autocomplete...nor did luv4dogs...but then, I may not have the right spelling.

Kalei - she was so excited about finding a new home for her elderly meezer Bobo who her parents were going to put to sleep...and then she vanished. I PM'd her a couple of times...I think Bobo went to the Bridge anyway, and she really feared being bashed.

KALEI - IT'S OK!

[momoffuzzyfaces]

And Dorothy39! I miss her cheeriness!

I talked to Dorothy39 recently. Her computer bit the dust and she has no Internet access right now. She is trying to get a new one soon. She misses everyone here too!

[Catsnclay]

Catsnclay is another PTer I miss

Awww, thank you!

My life as I once knew it has changed forever....

The last time I 'think' I posted I mentioned that my father has dementia and i had to put him into an assisted living home - gosh, that has actually been 1 year ago this month! my the time goes by when you are having fun......

Also this past year I have been in & out of court trying, and got, guardianship for my dad. Learned even more about my 'wonderful' mother & sister.....seems the real reason my sister took me to court was because of her inheritance.....you know what you get when someone actually passes away . For some reason she assumed I was spending her part of the inheratance on my father and saving my part. I didn't even know that was even possible! ...and like I would even do such a thing, but I have found out that money does do strange things to people, so sad.

My father is slowly going downhill which is even sadder. After my sister got her $$$ - yes, to drop the lawsuit she demanded & got her money, she has also slowly stopped seeing my father. She saw him on Saturday, a month since her last visit and was upset when he didn't recognize her, so she only stayed 10 minutes. Upon her leaving she kissed him good-bye and told him that she loved him.....he didn't reply. She then said "DAD!!! I just told you that I loved you!" there was that long, uncomfortable pause then he kept staring straight ahead and said "yeah, ok, whatever". She stormed off in a huff and then he looked at me and asked me who that was......when I told him it was his other daughter, he looked me square in the eye and told me that I was his only child........ and then she wonders why...... My mother is no better, she is the one that started this whole mess plus the dear sweet mother that she is e-mailed me to let me know that my great-aunt (who is 94 and like a grandmother to me) passed away. She emailed me a week after she passed away. Found out via the Hospice nurse that when she was told that my great aunt had less than a week to live she cleaned out her room at the nursing home and (once again) went on vacation. My sister was "too sick" to be with my aunt, so that means she passed with NO one by her side. You would think she would have put our differences aside, just for a moment to call me and at least give me the option of seeing her (her nursing home was just 10 minutes away from my home). But no, I guess she decided to flee and tell me about it later. BTW when I asked her if she was with her when she passed she answered "yes". She still doesn't know that I know the truth.......

So my time has been very busy between my husband, the cats, my dad, the attorney/court thing (that went from April - November), cleaning out my dad's home (talk about having to do something hard!), now I am in the process of trying to do some remodeling/updating to his house to get it ready to be put up for sale. Plus inbetween all of this I have been batteling some illness.....I had my right thumb operated on (in a cast for 8 weeks - can you say 'fun' - not!) they gave me sleeping gas, which I told them I could not take due to a lung problem, then that turned into a nightmare. I've had breathing problems from last July and it is just now clearing up. For months they did not know if I had pnemonia, asthma or valley fever. After many MRI's, CT scans, chest xrays and blood taken from me....they decided that I did indeed have pnemonia. Good thing I went to many different doctors for them to figure this out!

My clay studio has been covered in paperwork for a year now I had to drop out of some museum and gallery commitiments this last year - which upset me, but my dad does come first.

So there it is: the good, the bad & the ugly of it all. I have thought of everyone here at PT, but never had the time or energy to actually get here!!

Thank you for missing me!! That makes me feel special, and I really need that along with a hug or 2!!! THANK YOU!!!!!

P.S
The kitties are doing just fine, they have been missing me too! I hope to get some new pictures up of Lucky, Yoshi and Taz soon - Taz has become quite the cuddly kitty.....but only on her time -

[Catty1]

Catsnclay - HUGS HUGS HUGS HUGS HUGS!!!!

(we have HEARTS on PT now! )

[Catsnclay]

Catsnclay - HUGS HUGS HUGS HUGS HUGS!!!!

(we have HEARTS on PT now! )

Yes I noticed that!!

I forgot to thank you for PMing me, so thank you! --

[Karen]

Good to hear from you, sorry your sister was such a crud. But the clay will still be there when life settles down, I am SO sorry you had undiagnosed pneumonia!!!! I have asthma, and know how frustrating it can be when you just cannot catch your breath.

[aly]

Hey guys Just got some emails to come check this thread. I miss you all SOOOO much. It is surreal to see all your new additions since I've been gone. I really do want to try to get back to regular posting sometime in the near future, but I'm not sure I'm ready yet. I'm going through a really hard time with the loss of Lolly. It took me a really long time to even be able to write that sentence and I still cry myself to sleep every night. I know it's been over a year, but she and I were very connected and I know I won't have that bond ever again. The time I spent here at PT over the years was the time when Lolly was young and healthy and it just still really hurts me to try to go on without her. I am getting help and support and hope I can come to terms with everything soon.

Reece is doing well, although he has lost the little eyesight he did have. He's living the spoiled life and has no complaints though. Shiloh and Skylar are also well and spoiled rotten. I've had some new additions since I left which I hope to share more with you all soon. Misha (aka Squishy) is a Siamese mix I rescued when she was just 3-4 weeks old. Her littermates didn't make it and she was not doing well at all. Nursed her to health and she's grown up to be a huge diva now. I also have Max, a pitbull, and Raleigh, a papillon - both rescues as well. AND I still foster so there are three extra cats and a dog here. Keeping quite busy as usual

Thanks for thinking of me and I just can't even express how much I love and miss you guys. I'll be back in touch soon! (Naomi, I'm going to try to catch you on AIM again!)

PS - My sig just reminded me. Snickers got adopted with a coworker of mine so I see her all the time still Missy/Merlin/Magic the siblings got a home TOGETHER. They live in a gorgeous house with a lot of floor to ceiling windows for them to watch the birds. Maya got adopted by a couple I dogsit for and she's LOVING the fact that she gets to be the only kitty.

[finn's mom]

Aly, we love you!

[Barbara]

Shiloh and Skylar are also well and spoiled rotten.

Aly I am so glad to see you back. I am very sorry to hear about Lolly- but I ma also glad to hear about especially Skylar who is one of my favorite kitties

[Nomilynn]

I'll be back in touch soon! (Naomi, I'm going to try to catch you on AIM again!)

You better!! I'm so glad you came back.

[*LabLoverKEB*]

Logan, thanks for the update! Tell Helen congratulations on her upcoming high school graduation, I just graduated from high school this past June 2008! My sister, (17) will also be graduating this year! Where is Helen planning to go to school? Local, or a big university? What does she want to do? Glad she's doing well, she sounds like such a good kid.
I've been wondering for quite some time now, why don't Sandra, Jackie, and Aly post any more? I really like them, and miss them terribly! It would be soo good to hear from them again!
((HUGS))