California Bloggin'

Well, I've made it to my Mom's place without much difficulty. I had a pretty smooth and uneventful flight, except for getting stopped at security because I'd forgotten to remove my swiss army knife from my pocketbook. Oops. Fortunately, I was able to stick it in the backpack I was carrying and check it onto the plane, because I am not parting with that knife. I like that knife.

I got into the Las Vegas airport around 3:30, and then we drove to a casino on the state line my mom and stepdad like to go to all the time. They've got all kinds of points saved up for free meals and stuff, so we stopped there for lunch. Then my stepfather was feeling well enough that he wanted to stay and play the slot machines for a while, so we just got rooms there and stayed the night. You know something... He's very weak and frail now, which really kind of hurts to see, but it actually makes me feel a whole lot better to know that he's still able to get out and do the things he enjoys (at least a little bit), rather than languishing in a hospital room somewhere. There's really a great deal to be said for this whole "quality of life" philosophy. Anyway, then this morning we drove the rest of the way to their place in Barstow, CA. At the moment, Mom's off at work for a few hours, and he's asleep, thus I am free to do stuff like updating this blog.

Oh, by the way, on a different subject... I did get hold of the vet immediately before I left Socorro, and she said that Happiness' lab results had come back. As they'd sort of expected, her mouth infection is due to an autoimmune problem, which meant she needed to get a steroid shot. Because I have such wonderful, accomodating vets, I was able to get her in and get the shot for her before I had to leave to catch my plane. She'll need at least one more shot before she's done, but at least we now know what the problem is and have gotten her started on the treatment she needs, so that's kind of a load off my mind.