The Beast and I help Baron get on his feet every morning because we know he has to go outside to pee. It's not easy, even with as much weight as Baron has lost. He's always been an oversize Dobie so he's still heavier than a *normal* one...it's just now, you really get to see how big his bones are.
His left rear leg is still not able to bear his weight (we aren't sure if it's his arthritis or something else) which is why he isn't able to get himself up after he lays down. Tonight, when he tried to lay down he fell into an uncomfortable position between the bed and the nightstand. It took the Beast and I both to get him into a more comfortable position and he didn't move himself at all. We keep hoping but it still doesn't look good at all. He's also still not eating. It hurts to know he's in pain and neither one of us wants that but we also hate to think of what is ahead. But we said we would let things transpire as nature would have it. But we are giving him aspirin, since that seems to help the pain from the arthritis. That's not US deciding, the vet told us to give him a low dose aspirin to help.
I finally got over to Cee's house for a bit. We talked about what we were going to make for Thanksgiving. Her son and daughter-in-law will be down so we are going to pick up Babybrat and the five of us will have it together. I found out that the Princess and family are going to be up in Chattanooga (I think they may be going to see Brenda and family but not sure). Unless they plan on going to the Aquarium or the zoo up there, I can't imagine why they would go anywhere like that on a holiday. My granddaughter, Sheepie, is having Thanksgiving at her house and she called me tonight to see what my plans (and my sisters) were for the holiday. She wanted to invite us since her dad, her step-brother, his wife and family are coming. She called my son, Mustachio, to invite him but he usually works the holidays. However, he doesn't know if he's on the schedule yet for that but he may just be down to celebrate it with family.
Since Michael is still considered persona non grata to much of the family, I told Sheepie about the plans we had made to celebrate it together...Cee, Babybrat, Michael, Lucy and I. But I did tell her that we might stop over since she's anxious to show us the townhouse they are in . It's also the first time she is hosting a holiday meal and I am sure she is both excited and terrified....LOL.
Cee and I talked about the menu for it and what she wanted me to bring. Now that we know what we want, Cee is going to do some of her shopping tomorrow. She even has most of her freezer emptied to keep the turkey frozen until either Sunday evening or Monday morning when she will put it into the fridge to let it slowly defrost. I'm glad that Cee will have Lucia there to help her cook since Cee really isn't used to cooking for a crowd. I used to always prepare Holiday gatherings (and most of the meal, too) since I grew up cooking for a crowd. When your family consists of seven kids and two adults, that's a crowd all by itself. We always ended up having unexpected guests so I grew up used to cooking enough for a football team...LOL. I think I was only about 8 or 9 when I was enlisted to help my mother cook our meals. I loved it and I learned a lot. It was just tough when I got married and, suddenly, only had to cook for two. I never did manage that.
Well, it's late and I am tired. Love you all. I hope your Holiday plans are made and you have a wonderful time with family and friends. ***Hugs***
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