December 29, 2008

I told Mom and Dad last night that I was going to leave whenever I woke up and got everything loaded into the truck. I don't want to have to rush home tomorrow, drop Kasey off at the house, and go to dialysis. Instead, I woke at 10:30, re-packed everything and took it down to the main floor and Dad and I carried everything out to the truck. Kasey saw my purse and stitching bags go out the door so she wouldn't let me out of her sight afterwards.

I called Grandma and told her we were on our way. We arrived around 1pm and then Grandma and I exchanged gifts. She gave me two pairs of the fuzzy socks I love and some money to spend on myself! As she was in the kitchen preparing food for her cat, she called into the livingroom that I need to come over again soon because she wanted to go to Olive Garden for lunch. I told her "well, let's go then!" She said "We can't go today! What will we do with the dog?" I told her it was only 50 degrees out, so Kasey would be fine in the truck while we ate.

And she was! I parked the truck right outside the window by our table so I could keep an eye on her. It was sunny, but with all the windows and the sunroof cracked she didn't even start panting. She sat and watched the corner of the building where I walked away from her the entire time. She didn't bark or get up to see any of the people that walked by. I was very proud of her. Grandma and I enjoyed a nice late lunch with the wonderful salad and breadsticks Olive Garden serves. Neither of us was too pleased with the Spinach & Artichoke Dip, though. It was very spicy so we couldn't tolerate much of it.

After OG, we went to PetSmart so that Grandma could get more cat food for Cocoa. I told Kasey she could pick out a toy, but she turned away from everything I showed her. I bought her a bag of her favorite cookies and picked up a large bottle of Pounce treats for each of the cats.

It was 5:00 by the time we got back to Grandma's so we said our goodbyes and Kasey and I headed home at last! It was so nice to be able to sit in my recliner and put my feet up! And it's quiet! OMG, I've missed peace and quiet so much this last week, I can't even begin to tell you!