I knew you all would say that because I would, too, if the situation were reversed. I didn't purposely leave off her collar; I was just in too much of a hurry to remember. I've cancelled tonight and tomorrow night. Sat. afternoon I must go for a couple of hours because it's my Xmas gift to a colleague and good friend but Yodie should be able to be left alone by then.

I'm just so upset w/myself. If anyone else had done this, heads would've rolled! I went into action mode this morning; I was only focused on getting Yodie in to Dr. Lee. (I was lucky that he was there. He fit me in between surgeries. I didn't get to speak to him but I don't think I really want to. He probably will scold me when I take her back to have the staples removed and I deserve every bit of it.) Then I became angry w/myself for being so stupid and forgetful. Now I just keep bursting into tears. I had to also drive 1 1/2 hours each way to my own dr. b/c I've been dodging a bullet for quite some time now but it appears that I'll probably need another bone graft done on my jaw but my dr. is trying to get me through the holidays. I've had that on my mind, that's no excuse, but I just feel overwhelmed right now.

I always say "people first" but what I mean by that is if you stress yourself or your family by taking in too many pets, if you can't pay your bills b/c you have too many pets, if you argue w/your family constantly about the pets, then you need to get your priorities straight. Well, I don't have any of those situations in my life but I still got my priorities skewed b/c I allowed myself to get stretched w/too many obligations. This is a wake up call for me. I'll never allow my cats to pay the price for my foolishness again.