At first I thought it was a simple game of “where’s Loki?” that the two boys were enjoying when I took this photo. But recent events have led me to believe that the cats – who are gods, as we all know – are conspiring against me.
I’d thought that having Jessica here at the beginning of July to look after the boys – and especially Azar – was a sign that I should plan a few days away in Málaga before the next PET scan. And if Nog could get away for the weekend this would also provide Jessica & Thomas with a nice possibility for a romantic few days at casa az, enjoying the space and the terraza…
The first problemita occurred when Manolo said he wouldn’t know if his apartment would be available until about two weeks before that weekend. But I remained hopeful that it would work out. So I planned to leave just after my next oncology appointment, the day after Jessica got back (July 6th), which would have given me a few fab days in Málaga on my own before Nog came to join me. And all the while I would know that the cats were in very good hands.
Well THEN I got a booking request for a Sevilla Tapas Tour for July 7th – for five people! – and just couldn’t turn down that kind of money. But then I thought – hey – depending on Jessica’s schedule I could go for the weekend with Nog, then he could come back the following Monday (July 11th) to look after the cats, while I stayed on to enjoy my pre-scan holiday for a few more days.
Nope. Today I got a notice in the mail saying my appointment to go over all the heart tests that I had done after the scary four-hour tachycardia incident which ended up with me wearing a holter was booked for Monday, July 11th. Well Hell!
I just wonder how he does it. Is it the ears? In any case, it seems clear to me that Azar is moving heaven and earth to make sure I don’t go away this summer, and that Loki is in cahoots…
casa azahar 
Little demons have their ways…I was really hoping for your sake that you would be able to take a nice little break 😦
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We shall see… maybe in August?
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Just here to offer tons of love. I mean, i do so constantly, but today i didn’t feel like keeping it to myself. I think my year-long seclusion phase may be over.
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So LOVE seeing you here again, Anne. Hey, don’t be a stranger! xxx
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I decided after our last outing that we will not be staying overnight anywhere again until Cheetah has gone to her Great Reward (a.k.a. the kitty crack Tempations factory) in the sky.
She was so frail and discombobulated after we got back last time I swore to her right then that we’d never do it again. Time before that we left her kenneled at the vet, she was not happy and I swore not to kennel her again, either.
This time someone stayed at the house and she was still overwrought. I don’t even think the other cats noticed we were gone.
Sigh. High maintenance. I can identify.
It’s probably better to build your business right now, anyway, yes? It’s not like you won’t have fun doing it. And you’re so ‘lucky’ that another travel opportunity will present itself before long. By ‘lucky’ I mean …. you’re living right and people like you! So naturally you attract good things.
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If it weren’t for Jessica there would be no way I could leave Azar on his own or with anyone else for a few days. But I’ve seen now that she knows how to talk to him, and I totally trust her to know if there was an emergency situation and that she would act on it (can’t even trust Nog to do this).
My poor darling is getting very frail and thin. Perhaps I should take him in for an expensive “check up”, but I’m pretty sure I’d just be told the obvious – that Azar is getting old. And if there were anything seriously wrong, like a tumour or other illness requiring ops or other invasive treatments, I would just be put in the very hard position of refusing them… because I would have to. Not only because I can’t afford them, but because I feel that once a cat reaches a certain age it’s not kind to try and hold onto them longer. It’s just selfish.
You think I’m living right?? I’m not so sure..
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Not only do I think you are living right, I think you have experienced (and shared) more personal growth than I’ve ever seen exhibited in an adult. So there.
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Not sure if I’ve grown all that much – for example it still makes my skin crawl when I see a certain someone commenting on your blog…
But as I keep going there and commenting in spite of that, I guess that does show a certain “je ne sais what?”.
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See… I told you they were in league with the toasters…
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Thing is, I guess I really wanted to get away before the PET scan, in case things don’t turn out well, so I’d get a bit of a summer holiday.
But if I do get a clean scan again, I’ve been invited to Malaga in August on a “working holiday”, which may also coincide with Jessica being here. Won’t be able to do this if on chemo though…
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