Christmas updates and Happy New Year!

John and I are now back in Florida, from 12 days of visiting in Kansas. We picked up Luke this morning, who was beside himself with excitement to see us. Then we went on to our vet to pick up Edgar (see previous blog post). Honestly, I was expecting the worst: a maimed cat who was so doped up on pain killers that he didn't even recognize us. What we found was just the opposite: Edgar is completely off pain meds, he's happy and mending and he's completely affectionate. One of the vet techs told us that some cats, after a traumatic event (which, I suppose, a broken jaw qualifies as), become sweeter and more friendly. That certainly seems to be the case here. He can't go outside for two weeks and he's supposed to eat nothing but soft food for three weeks. For a cat that is used to spending his days coming and going as he pleases and eating his favorite crunchy food, this will be no small task! But he's alive and thriving and that's all we care about. Amos is adjusting to his new haircut (pictures to follow), Lydia is as noisy as ever, and Luke is blissfully happy to be sniffing kitty butts once again (don't ask). Otherwise, John and I are getting better. We both got sick the night of Christmas and were so sick, in fact, that we had to cancel dinner plans with friends (sorry, Sally and Ben!) and miss out completely on catching up with others (sorry, Carolyn and Jim!). Other than Edgar's broken jaw and our respective illnesses, we had a divine time in Kansas. For those who opened their homes to us, we thank you and we had a wonderful time. For those whom we missed, we'll catch you next time! I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season. Here's to a peaceful and happy 2007!