by Ira | May 22, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
The book is done. Celebrate good times. By “done,” of course I mean it’s been written. It has not been revised, polished, edited, any of that sort of thing. But the draft is done. I like to think we found some magic with it. It’s different, that’s for sure. And I am a...
by Ira | May 21, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
We so close, y’all. The book is getting finished TOMORROW. You heard it here first. In consideration of that…I’m off to bed. Joy continues to be her normal self. Coops is the best boi, as are Snacks, Bruce, and Silky. Chloe is the sweetest. The weather was hot today...
by Ira | May 20, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
Joy is acting normally again. What a relief! She has to wear a cone still because she wants to lick where her IV’s (yes, plural ) were put in, and she has to eat a special diet for the next week or so…but she’s otherwise very much into her normal routine. I can’t...
by Ira | May 19, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
Joy is home. We got the phone call this morning that I was hoping for so dearly last night: all of her tests look good, she’s been eating and not throwing up, she’s peppy, and she’s ready to come home. We picked her up in the afternoon. She was very wiggly and happy...
by Ira | May 18, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
Joy should be tromping on top of me right now, demanding my attention, wanting to lick my face as hard as she can before settling down into the nook of my shoulder, belly out, paws dangling over her chest like a rotisserie chicken, and letting out the biggest sigh you...
