Sunday 12 Mar @ 1846

Well, it's been a busy week.

Monday I was taken to lunch @ Lola (http://tomdouglas.com/lola/lunch.html), always a treat. We ate so much I was not hungry the remainder of the day. Henry still wants to take me out for a Bday meal but it's not too high on my priority list but we'll get to it.
Wednesday we tried a sushi place called Sushiland near the Seattle Center. It was my first time to a kaiten sushi place where the dishes are sent past the diners on a conveyor and you pick out what looks good. Each dish is a different color representing the cost of that dish. Once it's over, they total you dishes and you pay. Easy as California Roll. All I know is the fish was fresh and tasty, they made decent stuff and a big sushi lunch was only a bit more than $20.00.
Henry wanted to stay an extra night with me so he stayed Friday and then I dropped him @ bowling with his Mom. He bowled a 96 and a 101 raw score, his best scratch series so far in league play. He was really excited with his progress. I'm really proud of his sticking to this and getting better and better all the time. His skills are definitely developing rapidly and he is already talking about participating in Summer league as well.
I had my last appointment with Katherine on Saturday. She is retiring and I am now starting the search for a new therapist. She has been such a great addition to my life these last 8 or so years and I will miss her. She is sending a list of referrals for me and I'll be working w/ my GP as well in my search.
Yesterday afternoon, Kristin called to let me know that one of our cats from when we were married had a small stroke. He is diabetic and has been on insulin injections for almost a month now but took a turn for the worse and she rushed him to the vet where they also discovered a large tumor in or near his intestine. He is too old and his diabetes makes him not a good candidate for surgery but he is happy and purring and still wants attention. I was pretty sad so I stopped by this afternoon and spent some time with him and let him know I love him and that he can go when he's ready. He used to be so big and he has lost almost 50% of his body weight so he is really bony and doesn't move much but he still gave me kisses and head butts and obviously recognized me. I remember when I really did not want to get cats but this big boy really turned into my cat; always choosing my lap or sleeping between my legs in bed. I'm tearing up as I write this because I'm so sad but he's been a good cat and I've missed him these last 3 years or so. I'm planning on stopping by to see him a couple times a week until he goes. The vet gave him about 2 months but after seeing him today and listening to Kristin talking about how he earlier lost some of the movement in his back legs in the back yard, neither of us thinks he'll last 2 months. If he needs to go to kitty island, Kristin told me I can be there with them when he goes but as bad as it sounds, we are hoping he just goes to sleep soon and has an easy time of it. He deserves it.
Last night I returned to Sushiland as it is only 3 blocks from the opera house where I attended the Seattle Opera's closing night performance of Cosi Fan Tutte. This was my late Bday gift to myself, an evening of musical theatre and it was brilliant. I'm glad I got out to do it.
Not much more for now, please send good kitty thoughts for Cole.