Change of Plans

There's been a change of plans. Mom wants me to come back sooner, but the cats need their dental appointments. The vet called with the results of their blood tests. They both are doing well except for a liver enzyme reading of Zara's that they want to monitor. I asked him if I boarded the cats there while I was at Mom's house, could they do the dental work while they were there? They said yes, so that's what I'm going to do. (It'll be cheaper too.) I'll get a pet sitter for the time of my California trip. Then I should be able to go to Mom's house sooner.

However, I was flossing my teeth and a filling popped out, so I need to figure out how I can get that fixed. I'm going to ask if I could take half a sick day to get it fixed, and get it fixed in Lincoln because I don't have a dentist in Urbana yet.

I went to yoga tonight. I was having a lot of problems with some of the postures, but still, go me.

I was lying down and Mom called. Apparently her long-term care insurance will pay for someone to come in every day if she pays $30,000 up front. Mom's friend Kate thinks that she should do it. So maybe she'll have someone checking on her when Kate's gone and I'm gone.

Appointments

I got my Hong Kong books and are flipping through them. There's a lot of cool sights in Hong Kong! I hope that I can take the trip sometime!

I made an appointment to board the cats at the vet. I want to try Soft Claws on Zara to see if she will tolerate them, and they said that they'd put them on if I buy them. So I will.

I also made an appointment at the dentist, but the only time that they had available was at 2 on the day that I'm leaving for Mom's house. I'll still go that day, but I probably will have to stop for the night in Ohio en route.

I have a boatload of stuff to get done tonight (make up time for work, clean litter boxes, homework, tidying, and clear the mudroom). And I'm wondering when I'll be able to do my taxes. It's all online, so maybe I can do it from Mom's house.

I did Plan B--took a nap and slept for four hours. Got up and cleaned a litter box and texted my mom's friend Kate with a question. Had dinner. I'm feeling tired, so I looked at my homework assignment to let it percolate. Made a note on my calendar to check about the free Hong Kong fare in May. Bought Soft Claws and cat food. Contacted an insurance company to talk about long-term care insurance for me because it's on my mind. Now I'm going back to bed to get up early.