On Thursday night we bought Boy's meds and I ground the pills into powder for easy sprinkling into his food. I still can't figure how the vet got him to take a pill but I reckon it's less stressful for both Boy and I to have his meds ground.

The other kids must have been harrassing Boy because he seemed very keen to hang out with me over the past few days. Imagine a 65-70 year-old man living in a home with teens and adults in their early 20s. Same thing here.

Early Wednesday morning, he invited himself into the bedroom just as his Dad was leaving for work and slept by my feet; Wednesday night, sat outside our bedroom door and his Dad let him in when he noticed him there while he brought in his phone; and Thursday night, his Dad brought him in to hang with me to help me sleep (so I wouldn't bother him!).

He got a lot of hugs and pets from a sleepless me (and even I slept better with him around). The first morning was funny. He came in and meowed a lot. I grunted a shh... petted him, and finally he settled down by my feet and slept. I dozed off too and woke again when my alarm rang. He got up, walked over to my face, sat and watched me as I struggled to wake up for work. I stretched out my hand and petted him, inducing a string of purrs. Then I realised the tension headache I had the day before, right up to the point when his Dad let him into the room, was gone! Talk about pet therapy. :)

Wednesday I didn't feel too well so I worked from home. Boy hung out with me at the feet of my bed while I napped in the afternoon. I took my pillow and lay beside him just to pet him and show my appreciation. He turned right around to face me and gaze lovingly at his old mom's face as I petted and blinked at him. He blinked back. When I got up, he followed me around. It was a lovely restful afternoon.

The last two nights we noticed he seemed to have gotten his groove back. I caught him swatting Tux with his paw from his living room chair. Endured some chasing by Buffy and Sam on two separate occasions. He seemed quite happy and confident to sleep by himself last night and tonight (Saturday) he is back on his own couch stretched out and napping. He was glad to have both parents home over the weekend and spent happy evenings blinking at me while I reciprocated in between watching TV. :D