Should Be Fun

So, a nice day trip to Chicago yesterday.  Had lunch at P.F. Chang's, took Friedl to her doctor, and then Marguerite and I walked Michigan Avenue to Water Tower Place/Mall.  After living in Saugatuck for 13 years now the big city of Chicago seems so foreign to me.  Not overwhelming, just such a different lifestyle, landscape, etc.  It's beautiful but I don't think I could ever live there...unless I HAD to.  I just love living in West Michigan.  So, to me Chicago is a nice place to visit.

Today is a sunny and beautiful fall day.  I will start to clean some rooms and then I have grief counseling this afternoon.  I bought a fish tank last week, so I will go to the pet store in Holland before counseling and buy some stuff for it.  I will put the goldfish (from the fountain outside) in it for the winter.  Who knows what Wiley or Moscow will do when they see it?!

I can clearly see that Wiley is agitated.  He seems a little disoriented.  He was so used to having his "companion" around all his life.  They slept together, napped together, played together...and now she is gone in an instant.  He is spending more time down on the main floor with me so now Moscow is getting used to having him around.  All three of us are experiencing "new lives."  A new schedule, routine and lifestyle. 

Well, before I finished this blog I found out my grief counseling is rescheduled.  That's ok.  As long as I can go before I leave for Vienna.  I've got a lot to share.

Tomorrow is a big dinner party at Friedl's.  Should be fun.  - Jimmy