Back

 My back has improved.  I've gone to two physical therapy sessions and been doing the exercises given.   I now rarely get the burning down my thigh. And my right foot bottom and heel are rarely numb.

With improvement I've become more and more excited for the summer.  Besides the exercises from the PT, I go to a store everyday and walk the aisles.  I push a cart in case I need it for support.   

One of the exercises makes my right knee sore, especially at night.   Also pain down my leg from my knee.  If its not one thing its another.

Also am working to improve my back posture.   It's not that easy, its like a constant new job.  I'm hoping to avoid surgery.

I was sure all the manuevering I did to catch Chaos would result in a debt to pay on my back.   But so far, no.  Not too bad.

It had to be done.  Chaos had to be caught.  He's a huge boy, not tame, not wild, not fixed, probably once owned, maybe still so, but rarely handled or petted.  I kept him a day in my bathroom after his neuter, then turned him loose yesterday.  He trotted off and I'm sure he will be back.  To my horror, last night I saw a long hair gray male prowling my yard.  Great, another male messing with my own boys' self images.

Now the weather forecast has changed and says it will freeze tonight and that Sunday and Monday will be 73 degrees.   I am excited that we could reach 70 and beyond for a couple of days.  Will probably feel like 80, since we haven't seen warm days like that for forever, seems like.

My next difficult catch will be Phantom, who badly needs shaved.  She is soooo smart however and eluded me for two months.   

As I was dealing with Chaos, Little Thunder began trying to hack up a hairball without success, until she was literally laying over a water bowl.   I had to get her into the bathroom right after I turned Chaos loose, give her sub cu fluids and several doses of vegetable oil.  Today she's much better, so I assume she passed or coughed up that hairball.   Spring is the season for hairballs.   Older cats can die of hairball clogs if they can't get them out.   

She's kind of mad at me now but will get over it.

Scio cat lady came by yesterday with her two young boys to pick up something.  She brought me a potted flower--Mums I think.  I will plant them.  I had been about to mow the front lawn.  But she and the boys did it for me!   It was cute to watch as she taught her oldest who is ten now, how to mow.  I enjoyed it all immensely, having some company, including a couple of energetic eager kids.