Yesterday was not a fun day...I took our cat Annie to the vet to get fixed and declawed. At lunchtime the vet called me to tell me that Annie had died after surgery. Apparently the anesthesia didn't agree with something in her body and it stopped her heart. He said this has only happened twice in his ten years of practice. He thinks that maybe she had feline leukemia or something that would have caused her to react badly to the anesthesia. At least if she was sick, she died peacefully and painlessly.

Life is fleeting. My mom told me on Monday that a friend of ours in Idaho died of a heart attack while riding his mountain bike. He was the same age as my parents--young and healthy with a sweet family. He was in great shape and ate healthy...he did everything he could to live a long, enjoyable life. You just never know, though, when it is going to be your time.

So, I have cried a bit the past few days.