a Little Good Morning

I seem to have caught a sleepy Calvin off guard before he was fully ready to start the day. But I've definitely been there, I've needed a trillion "five more minutes" so I think it's only fair to give him as many as he wants too. I guess I haven't really given an update on the three of us, Calvin Susie and I, in a while. Our relationship has gotten even better, I think. We spend a lot of time in the morning together just giving them all the scritchies that they needed while I was sleeping (how rude of me) and more. I've cut their food down, because it took reading a meme to clue in to the fact that Susie and Calvin are both over 8 years old and are considered "mature/senior" cats now and don't need to eat as much. Which I should have considered, especially with Susie having a hard time losing weight. She has been acting as though her joints aren't giving her the best time right now, and as someone with arthritis, it breaks my heart for her when I see it. She avoids jumping unless she either has to or is in zoomies mode, but I really want to keep her active and it's hard to do in such a small apartment and them being older. When she finally gives in an goes to jump on the bed (I have a high bed with 18" of room underneath for them to play) it seems like it's really hard on her little knees. I don't know if it's the adorable big butt or her legs are not working as hard as they could, but I hope her grumpiness is still just sassy calico and not from pain 😢 She never flinches or anything when I have her on my lap and I'm touching her, so I don't thiiiink she's hurting but I can't be certain. Best thing right now is to just keep their food down and hope she loses a little more of her adorable chub to make things easier on her legs and joints.

She is probably due for another vet visit, but as she went this time last year, I'm still saving up for Calvin's big expensive visit. So we'll just have to see how the next few months go. I feel like once 2025 is rounding out I'll have a clearer vision on how things are going to play out. With Calvin and Susie, with the channel, with the potential move and how far in to the future it has to be, and I'll always hope for a more calm, and peaceful mind.

So much love, Good morning, and have an awesome week ❤️

Love Alex, Calvin, and Susie