Heyas:

I know its been a while but life sometimes is kinda crazy like that. I dunno if there is still anyone reading this but here goes.

Work.. Well we lost a major league contract, sigh, so it looks like my income is about to be rather drastically cut. I am contemplating the future and the possibility of having to get a second job. we shall wait and see on that front.

My mom, who is 87 and living in an assisted living facility here in Largo due to her dementia, fell last Wednesday. They took her to the hospital and it turns out she fractured her left shoulder, two ribs and her hip. The doctor called me and I authorized the surgery on Thursday. It was an orthoscopic procedure where he put in 4 screws and a small plate across the fracture to help it mend. She is currently in a rehabilitation hospital where her physical theray will begin on Monday. Calafin and I visited her last night and helped get her settled in with a couple plushy teddy bears and a dolphin. They tell me it will be 2 to 3 weeks for her to get ambulatory enough to go back to her own place.

So, not to preach or anything but please..take care of your parents while you have them. I hear furs all the time complaining and bad mouthing..well who raised you? fed you? clothed you ? sent you to school or even college? and perhaps is still doing so? Not to mention all the extras like vacations and maybe even your first car? My mom looks so frail right now, and it has several times brought this big orca close to tears.

Now for something completely different(TM)...

The 27h of October is the second anniversary of mine and calafins wedding! I dunnno what to do for him, but I know he has something in mind for me. We went out for a nice dinner last night and I told him that was my early gift for him. We shall see..we have been together for 10 years now.

Taku and I are staying busy on Fursuits as well and thats lotsa fun!Curently we are making plans to attend FC in January.

Hey if anyone is reading this calafin and I are at megaplex in the north toweer room 737!! Look for us in looby or at fursuit photo shoot !

Hi all:

Just making a quick post in case anyone is still reading..

We have had an interesting year here in Texas, between the furmeets in Arlington, Furry Fiesta and our new friends esp leo and kurisu, we will miss everyone. But my mother is getting older and her Alzheimer is progressing so I must go.

There is a job waiting for me and cal and taku are both transferring and we are bringing a foxy boi with us, it will be good to see our old friends again.

So the adventure resumes , I guess life isn't meant to be long and boring and such, its taking every cent I can muster to get us there, but Lakeland or more specifically Mulberry is a very nice area and this time im staying and taking care of/being with my mom for as long as she has left.

So much so fast it makes my head spin at times!

Ok so as of july20 or so we will be hitting the road..myself, my mate Calafin , our pet dwaggy Taku, hi s mom and possibly our foxboi, heading back home..yes home to Florida. Lakeland to be exact its between Tampa and Orlando, about 45 minutes from the Gulf..i miss teh ocean so much!

Texas id hot , dry and so unfriendly..everyone is so self centered and so right wing as to be almost radical. thetraffic here is nuts in the metroplex, drivers are rude and even amost suicidal it seems! I wont miss it at all.

I will however miss the few friends we didi make, specifically Leo and Kurisu..but they are always welcome to come visit us.

ok time to resume packing!

We went out last night to a local movie tavern to see the new Star Trek flick . We hooked up with several local furs and wow..food, drinks and a kick ass flick! I won't spoil it for anyone that stil reads this but...

GO SEE IT!!!!!!

Well it was a necessary trip and I feel some bit of healing and closure was attained. Calafin and I arrived late Thursday night and crashed hard , long work day and flight will do that. Friday we got up and I got the car, a nice blue Dodge Avenger and we went to Tampa. We went to Regal Palms, the facility taking care of my mom, and found her napping in her room. She was so surprised, though it did take her a few minutes to remember who we were. After hugs and kisses we gave her her Mother'sday gift, a plush tiger and a digital picture frame which we had loaded with pictures of us all from Texas. We then took her outto eat and for a ride to the beach then she was tired so we took her back home.

That evening we hooked up with some phinny friends we wanted to meet,Pyrophin and Micksam7, who just happenned to be down at the same time! We met up at a local mall and had some kickass burgers from Five Guys! You all rock!

Saturday we hung out in Orlando, meeting up with some very close friends and going to a local club there we used to belong to and we were welcomed back with open arms ! We had dinner at the Mongolian Grille , a new experience for me, then went back to the club..(yes that club) and partied till almost 2!

We finally woke up Sunday and drove back down to tampa to see my mom again, have a nice dinner and then we flew back home. I always knew the DFW Metroplex was huge but seeing it at night from the air gives you some better perspectives, nothing but lights and traffic as far as the eye can see!  Taku and his mom were waiting for us , good to see them again!

So there you have it and if I can convey any message or lesson it is simply this:

Sunday  is Mother's Day and no matter what you may think of her (or him maybe?) , you truly never realise what you have so close until it's too late. She does so much over the years we take for granted and time flies by so fast. Soon enough you either lose her , or as in my case, a disease begins to take her from you either physically or mentally.

So give your Mom a big ol hug and kiss...she is worth it and that is the best present you can ever give any mom!

Hi:

Dunno who's still reading but I know its been awhile life has been crazy. I had another tooth pulled since my last entry and then Cal started having mouth pain. Well long story short, 1500 and insurance later and he had a root canal and a new crown and filling. Money well spent as I hate to see him in any discomfort at all, but a week later it was bothering him and the same dentist did a "evaluation"> What a scam..well lets see you need two more root canals, two more pulled, 21 cavities, deep cleanings yadda yadda yadda and the guesstimate is almost 4000! They gave him a scrip for the swelling and after about a week it seems to have gone down, why did we get the root canal and filling if they may have to be pulled? I think its all a scam, they always talk about the health care system and medical costs but what about dental?

Oh well I am ranting n, at least he is out of pain and thats all I care about. Taku and I have been rather busy making fursuits , his dragon, I named Solaris is done, we just recently finished my new one Silverhooves, a Clyger..Clydesdale/tiger! The latest commission done for Taylor is also finished , I will attach a few pics if anyone is interested.

On the weekend of the 30th and May 1 and 2 Calafin and I are flying back to Florida to visit my mom in the nursing home...Im excited yet apprehensive. She has dementia and the start of Alzheimer , some times when I call her she doesn't remember who I am. We are also going to be visiting some of our friends while there so I look forwards to that.

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Yes the bridle does light up!

And now a couple of our cat Phaedra after he discovered the doggy door is a bad idea

Hi:

I dunno if anyone reads this anymore or not. Sigh our move here and my health recently have combined to conspire and make us miss FC for the first time in years. Life happens but that doesnt mean I have to like it. There are lots of nice furs here and many new friends and the monthly meet we have plus the monthly fursuit workshop that taku and I host are lots of fun!

We are prepping for furry fiesta and hope to have my new suit done by then but just to show off something I am VERY proud of..

Here is the new suit I just finished for Calafin..I cannot take all the credit Taku and I worked on it though he was my inspiration and motiovator he did the paws and feet , the body and head I did and the tail is our co invention its moveable. I never thought I could ever do anything like this but pet showed me I can he is awesome!

So here we go..introducing Knightshayde..the Black Panther ..
( new kitty! )
Hope you all approve!

Its that time of year ..again

I was never much on the whole Christmas thing...it was my upbringing I guess. Cal.s family is huge on holidays andbirthdays and like I just posted I gave him a sweet bday time! I had not had a christmas tree in years, except when we lived with some friends with their kids a few years ago, and with my mom being back in florida in the care facility due to her cance rand alxheimer's I was crying the other day alot. Well Taku and his mom and Cal would have none of that cause we are family so I scrounged the money and we have a nice tree and lights outside.

Its a funny thing.. Calafin and I are Pagans, Taku also worships the old ways and  tree and lights can be traces back to mid winter festivals and the hope for Spring.

Then you hear about the man being trampled to death at a Wal Mart and noone cares, the fighting for the best bargains and the one thing I HATE the Most..These TWO WORDS...


 I WANT!

What do you WANT for Christmas...What Should I buy..yadda yadda yadda it makes me sick!

What do I want..that is impossible..I want my mother to be cured..I want her to know who I am again....I want to see her and know she sees me!

Im sorry I ranted it just gets me so aggravated so much materialism..so please during these holidays if you do nothing else...find time to love someone..your mom, your dad, family, a friend anyone just..appreciate a fellow humans warmth and kindness. It doesnt cost anything and is it not what this season is supposed to be?

Ok so anyways here are some pics of our tree and the outside of our house...
( christmas with the clan )

I hope everyone deos indeed have a wonderful holiday season