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Drama, trauma and I'm the kitties mama

High drama at the winery.  I ran into a coworker today who told me the other tasting room employee placed on temporary layoff (besides me) was given the permanent heave ho over the weekend.  She wasn't taking the layoff well and despite numerous attempts to convince her it was temporary and in no way a reflection on her performance, she freaked.  Initially, she seemed to understand the circumstances.  As time went on, her discontent erupted into loud and inappropriate comments  - sometimes in front of customers - taking her frustration out on a fellow employee, a manager, the world.  Wow.  She's young and I suspect she's never been through tough times before.  Personally, my layoff was not the least bit unsettling since I volunteered.  Others need the work.  I don't.  I've got writing and other stuff to do and will not starve or miss a mortgage payment if I don't work for a couple of months.  Lucky me.

I had lunch Saturday with two good friends from California on Saturday.  Andy and Flora were on island and on vacation, so I met them in Waimea for a lovely chat over some so-so barbecue.  The coleslaw was good, but it was the company that made my day.  

My beloved Crawford has taken a turn for the worse this past couple of weeks.  She suffered two seizures last week.  That's tough to watch.  Fine since then, but she often looks sad to me, defeated.  So we've started giving her extra treats. Tonight, scrambled eggs and grated cheese mixed in with her kibble.  Hamburger, steak, chicken, fish.  She loves fish.  So Saturday night she gobbled several chunks of Alaskan cod.  The next few weeks, she'll get lots of extras.  We're watching her closely.  Selfishly, I'd like to keep her around forever.  She's my girl.  But her quality of life is more important than my wish to snuggle with her every day.  Yesterday, we enjoyed a couple of hours out in the grass, sniffing whatever blew our way via fresh trade winds.  That perked her up a bit.

Meanwhile, the babies are ever entertaining and growing fast.  I wish I could keep them small forever.  I know every parent says that....

A hui hou.  Aloha.



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