Volume 17 - Day 1/364, 2025 - Tuesday

Once again, there were good parts of the day, and there were absolutely awful parts of the day. Richard and I walked this morning, it was chilly outside, and we were pretty well bundled up. Once I got back home, I fed the girls and myself, and went down for a nap. It was a pretty long nap, I tried my best not to watch parades, and I stirred myself up again at about 10:30. I don't think I went anywhere in the car today, mainly because there was no place to go. I got some year-end stuff done, so I am pretty ready for the CPA to finish 2024 off. Val and Paulina came over in the afternoon, and as they were leaving, the Piglet thought it would be a good time to poop (three times) in the floor. I got it all cleaned up, deodorized, and all is okay now. Some things are just really difficult to comprehend. One of my best and closest friends died this afternoon. She had a brain aneurysm and went in to the ICU early yesterday morning, and never regained consciousness. I cannot imagine not seeing her ever again, and my heart is breaking for her husband and family. Awful. Today's photo accompanying this entry: Venus is the planet that is shining above the moon in the evening twilight just at sunset. The moon (lower right) is a waxing crescent,