Christmas at the Wollesens

Hello all, I am still fighting with my body, this Crohn's is kicking my butt. Other than that, we are doing okay. I am working two nights a week with my lovely 100 year old Mr R. When I got home in September, the poor doggies were a mess. I had to shave both Furby and Dinky and all the dogs had flea baths and all 6 pets had flea treatments. Took two weeks to get them free. Furby and Rusty have doggy dandruff, so we are on green lip mussells and fish oil to help with that and achy bits for the old doggies. David is doing well and enjoying having me home. We have a new porch and have fixed a few small issues. The insurance for my trip has started paying my claim. It is Christmas eve and I am thinking of my wonderful family enjoying Christmas Day together down under. I am also thinking of Craig and Dad and missing them, as we all miss our loved ones at the holidays.

Winter down under

Hello all. Well, got down under the end of June. Had lovely visits with family, them wham! I ended up in hospital with a stricture (from Crohn's). I had to have a major bowel resection here in Oz. I am now healing, but will not get back to David until the end of September. Turned out to be a long and painful holiday. Thank goodness for travel insurance! Hoping to go into a very long remission in the near future. Worried about my fur kids, but David is being a good Daddy. <3

Well it has been a long time between posts. I have been caring for a lovely 99 year old and feeding a few community cats, plus our menagerie. We lost Max this week, our oldest boy at 16. He went outside to poop, had a siezure, was in the 100f heat for a while and had a stroke. I cooled him down and gave him meds. He stayed peaceful until the next day and had two more big siezures.We decided it was time. He will join Melissa, Willy cat, Eisha, Buddy and Wally in the back yard when we spread his ashes next week. I haven't had time to grieve working 56 hours a week and planning a trip home starting next Friday. So today, almost 6 days later, it hit me hard and I bawled my eyes out. I go home for 5 weeks next week, I am in dire need of emotional nurturing and physical rest. I hope with all my heart that my husband, pets and the family I work for stay safe while I am away, and that Lucy does not go missing again. Love Jackie