It Was Not Supposed to Happen
@GardenGerty (160879)
United States
August 12, 2016 6:14am CST
Hubby is taking the day off so we can go have birthday fun. I was pro acttive, and shut the alarm off. He usually forgets on the weekend and it goes off at 5 a.m.
Guess who decided it was time to get up at 4:30. . .
Not Bob, not Heather. . . only Princess. She has been sleeping in our bedroom this week. So I got up. Went to the bathroom. She stayed on the bedside table, and meowed at intervals.
I have been told she is experiencing some dementia. I know that she acts like an Alzheimer's patient, in that she will not go from one color and type of floor to another. During the day she goes from desk to chair to table to shelf to cross a room. This morning I had to carry her to the hall way.
Her food dish was empty, so I filled it, that made her happy. I bet she went back to bed in the bedroom. She has not asked to go out in the dark and rainy outdoors yet.
We will be gone most of the day, probably. I will try to peek in from time to time if we come home. Mainly we are gonna focus on things like going to a zoo and movies and using gift cards to cover the meals.
I received more greetings on facebook than my years. That is very interesting and satisfactory.
Have a great day. If it is raining, I hope you needed it. We did. Enjoy.
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@CinnamonGrl (7084)
• Santa Fe, New Mexico
12 Aug 16
Well I'm not awake yet. I just almost hit report instead of respond, lol. I was going to report that you're going tohave a good time today. I do hope it's a wonderful day for you. And that's amusing about Princess, but sad at the same time, it sounds like she has to take circuitous routes to get anywhere.
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@GardenGerty (160879)
• United States
13 Aug 16
Well the day did not go as planned thanks to car issues and one heck of a thunderstorm. I sometimes just pick Princess up and carry her to the next place.
@GardenGerty (160879)
• United States
14 Aug 16
@CinnamonGrl When you drive old cars it is to be expected. I have had my share.
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@CinnamonGrl (7084)
• Santa Fe, New Mexico
13 Aug 16
@GardenGerty Yeh I would pick her up too, poor baby. I'm sorry you didn't get to do what you were going to. Car issues, blech
@koopharper (7601)
• Canada
12 Aug 16
Happy birthday! Hope you have an enjoyable day in spite of the early start.
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@GardenGerty (160879)
• United States
13 Aug 16
It was not what I had planned but the important thing over all is that we spent time together and did some things we do not usually do.
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@silvermist (19702)
• India
12 Aug 16
Happy Birthday.I had wished you on Facebook.
It is in my pp name(calm gemini). Enjoy the zoo
And the movies.Have a nice lunch together.
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@GardenGerty (160879)
• United States
14 Aug 16
I was so blessed by many Facebook greetings this year and loved every one of them.
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@silvermist (19702)
• India
15 Aug 16
@GardenGerty Yes,I know you did get many greetings on Facebook.
@GardenGerty (160879)
• United States
14 Aug 16
I am lucky Princess is still around after the scare she gave us last year getting hurt and lost.
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@RasmaSandra (80635)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
12 Aug 16
Happy Birthday to you and hope you have a wonderful day. Hope Princes won't mind being alone. She might just enjoy having some time to herself. Blessings to her and my Sid sends her a sympathetic meow.
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@GardenGerty (160879)
• United States
13 Aug 16
She gives us a dirtly look when we come home after leaving her alone. She got treats, though.
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@GardenGerty (160879)
• United States
13 Aug 16
The actual birthday was Thursday. I think we will celebrate all weekend, between chores.
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@GardenGerty (160879)
• United States
14 Aug 16
This is the second day in a row Princess did that. The headache was just extra today.
@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
12 Aug 16
Whos bday is it Heather?
Happy BDay.
Little Princess..poor little dear, bless.
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@GardenGerty (160879)
• United States
13 Aug 16
My birthday was Thursday. Hubby took today off so we could do "something special" it did not go quite as planned but it was good.
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@GardenGerty (160879)
• United States
14 Aug 16
@TiarasOceanView It was a good day. We have now used parts of three days to celebrate.
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@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
13 Aug 16
@GardenGerty Happy happy birthday to you my friend xoxoox
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@GardenGerty (160879)
• United States
14 Aug 16
I had not known that until the vet said it last year. Since then I have seen it on more than one website. She really likes to keep us on track.
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
13 Aug 16
I have been known to put food out, something special, to stuff a pet to get them to go back to sleep. turkey used to put our kitties years ago, in comas, lol
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@GardenGerty (160879)
• United States
14 Aug 16
I wish food would fix it. Maybe I will take her treats to my room tonight. It is more like she has anxiety that we are not doing what she things we should be.
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
14 Aug 16
@GardenGerty maybe but you do that and she may start expecting it and being more demanding
@GardenGerty (160879)
• United States
14 Aug 16
What we planned did not take place but we had the privilege of being together. We had some unplanned adventures.
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@CRK109 (14556)
• United States
14 Aug 16
@GardenGerty I've learned that in this life, quite often the unplanned surprises end up being much more enjoyable than the ones we plan.
@GardenGerty (160879)
• United States
14 Aug 16
I have been celebrating all weekend. Even the night of my birthday my husband went out to get me a peanut butter milkshake.
@GardenGerty (160879)
• United States
14 Aug 16
We have prolonged and extended what we are doing. It is a good weekend. I can hardly wait to see what tomorrow brings.
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@GardenGerty (160879)
• United States
14 Aug 16
Over the years I have come to expect it. Maybe I bring it on myself.
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@LovingMyBabies (85288)
• Valdosta, Georgia
12 Aug 16
It sounds like your going to have a wonderful day! I hope y'all enjoy it. =)
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@GardenGerty (160879)
• United States
14 Aug 16
Remember how your date night got postponed. I won't say we necessarily got postponed but we did seriously alter things.
@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
12 Aug 16
Funny thing about pets-they live on their schedule no matter what we have planned!
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@GardenGerty (160879)
• United States
14 Aug 16
Yes, they do follow their own plans. They feel anxious when we do not.
@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
13 Aug 16
Happy slightly late...Birthday wishes...I hope you had a good time spending your gift cards and visiting all the places you wanted to see...
sorry to hear about princess's problems I hope she's ok otherwise.. 
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@GardenGerty (160879)
• United States
14 Aug 16
She is okay, we just confuse her by not being as regular as she is. Outback Steakhouse had to wait for today. It was good and special since we had never been.
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@GardenGerty (160879)
• United States
13 Aug 16
It was predictable. We still did not start early. I nap in the car a lot.
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@ChildofGod81 (504)
• United States
12 Aug 16
Cats are odd creatures anyway. I could tell you stories about my Linus. Sadly, he's not with us anymore, but he was a character.
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@GardenGerty (160879)
• United States
14 Aug 16
Even when our pets pass on they leave their sweet memories behind for us to enjoy.
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