What to do??

All's quiet on the eastern front. Mom is engaged in 'sleep therapy' so that she can get well. The dog is stretched out on the couch next to me, and the cat is stretched out behind the couch...both of them in a post feeding repose. I am watching 'The View' and enjoying the 'piece' of quiet time. [a variation of 'peace' and quiet mode.]

Last night as we were getting ready for bed, suddenly there was a whole lot of shaking going on. That would be Flo 'chillin' as in...perhaps there is a fever in the wings. Yep! When I raised her bed to give her two Tylenol, I hoped that it could be a stress-free event . The first one went down okay, but the second one caused all kinds scary reactions...first to Flo ...which immediately caused my wide-eyed reaction.

"Jesus, Mary, and Joseph!!"

Arms flailin' a bit, resulted in the 2nd Tylenol landing under the dresser.

A note to the people who have some form of company in the house: It is very troubling to be nervous and 'in charge' with no one around to share that worry. It's a familiar corner for me. I joined 'parenting by one' when my son was five years old. I guess that I learned that you don't know how strong you are until that's your only choice. Sink or swim.

Appreciation was penned by my son in 1st [or 2nd grade] when the teacher had each student write something [good, I presume], which was collated and copied to be handed to the moms on Mother's Day. What was my claim to fame?
The title was: My 21st Ear Infection

Details included how 'my mom took me to the emergency room and they gave me medicine for my burning ear pain...otherwise I would have been a dead duck!" Priceless!!

Back to Flo: I used a life line and phoned St Nic. She has a wonderful calming effect on Mom, and I was wishing there was someone standing beside me [other than the dog who was very aware that something wasn't going quite 'normally']. Nic came over to help us. God bless her.

The two of us decided that Flo would sleep better in the living room recliner so that breathing would be easier. This was a manageable manuever thanks to Nic. We got Flo comfortably settled and the couch became my bed. Nic went home, and Flo went into a deep sleep, but there wasn't a whole lot of sleeping going on for me. Not only because there was no way that the couch could compare to my bed, but also due to the fact that something became crystal clear in the darkness of the night. What would that be??

That would be the dog's entertainment of 'cat bowling' whenever the cat entered the room. Followed by the fast and furious roadrunner chase that resulted. Oh yeah! That would be the reason that the dog and cat sleep in separate worlds!!! Okey Dokey! Lesson learned and noted!

Cat and dog: Different Plans Necessary

Other lesson learned: Liquid Tylenol for adults is a blessing.

And finally, since the antibiotic wasn't available in liquid form, the pharmacist indicated that Flo's pill could be crushed and put on a spoon with applesauce. That was an instant flashback to my childhood when Mom would appear with 2 spoons: The first one had a crushed aspirin hidden in applesauce, and the second one was a pure applesauce chaser. Deja Vue[all over again as Yogi Berra would say!]

...the circle of life.