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Toby and the Tree- 12/29/08

If I seem distant this month, it's no one's fault. There are things going on, changes in my home, that are also changing myself. We did get the new kitten, he's here to stay, but getting him and Jasmine to get along is taking time. There's been a lot of hissing and meow-growling. Jasmine is being a horror to the poor guy. Tomorrow is Deena's funeral service and my work's memorial get together in the break room. I want to be there for both, but it's going to feel awkward seeing co-workers for the first time since July. Also, my next appointment with my worker's comp doctor is Monday at 1:20. This time, I am scheduling to get the surgery done for my arm. This will put my right arm out of commission for a while. As it is, I haven't been in the mood to draw when I should be. I have an art project due before Christmas. I've got some nice DL photos from early November, so I could add those to pass the time. Hope everyone's doing good. Later for now.

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Toby and the Tree- 12/29/08

Switching now to a holiday header for the journal, I looked through so many pictures and couldn't pick one I really like. I went with my own photo instead, one with Toby sleeping by the Christmas tree from last year. I can't believe this will be our first Christmas without him since 1994. No, more like I don't want to believe it to be true.

No other cat will be able to fill Toby's paws, but there is one we've been thinking about getting from my dad. He has a three-month old flame-point Siamese that he was wondering if we wanted to adopt. He showed us a photo and he's absolutely adorable. I decided to look up the breed and read that they're very friendly, good with people, and love to lounge around. Well, what cat doesn't love to lounge? Check out the photo of the New Kitten. Christine is already picking out names. Since we have Jasmine, she thought it'd be funny to name him Aladdin, and after looking up Siamese cat names, that was listed among them. It's going to be hard getting used to a new feline around, but at least Jasmine will have a companion once more if we decide to keep him.

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Has anyone heard from her? I sent her a Note and she hasn't opened it. I'm worried.

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Happy Turkey Day! Well, to those who celebrate it, of course. Let it be a good day for you wherever you may dwell. I hope everyone gets lots of nosh, cider (or if you're like me, rum and Coke ), and other goodies. Later!

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I am so stunned and saddened to receive this horrible news. My mom and grandma went to Vons (the sister grocery store up the street from the location of where I work) and a checker named Ruth told them a courtesy clerk that drives a moped died. She was driving yesterday northbound on Auto Park Way when she suddenly started to drift off to the right of the road, hitting a car stopped at a stop sign.

The courtesy clerk was Deena Davis, one I've known since 2002 when I started working for the company. We went to Disneyland a few times together, her favorite princess was Cinderella and favorite character was Aladdin. She loved going whenever she could and I'm glad to say she got to go on her birthday on October 20. I almost went with her, but didn't make it. Now, I wish I had when I found out she went alone. However, I was able to set up a Yahoo! account for her so that she could sign up at Disney.com to get her $72 birthday fun card. I called her the day after her birthday to ask how she was and how Disneyland went. We kept trying to set a meet-up date so that I could give her the Yahoo! print-out sheet of her account information, but other errands for both of us got in the way. I never got the chance, so the last time I saw her was before I went out on worker's comp in July.

Mom didn't know how she would break the news to me when she got home from the store. I was on the phone with ~xXTracksTheWolfXx when she walked in looking like she was about to cry. Deena only turned 40. I knew that when I was setting up her Disney account and it asked for her birth date. I feel so horrible. This is not fair. She died two days before Thanksgiving and she won't be here to celebrate with family and friends.

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