Rain, rain go away....

I'm so tired of the rain. At about this time of year it just makes me a little depressed and yearning for more sun. It didn't help waiting for the call from the vet and why do they always wait until the END of the day to go through lab results. Mocha's white blood cell counts are elevated but the doctor said they were the neutrophil white cell count which typically means she has an infection or inflammation somewhere. We are treating her with a broad spectrum antibiotic. HOWEVER, I think she wanted to cover herself and she said the worst case scenario could mean a tumor somewhere. :( Okay, I'm trying not to overreact to this. Of course I immediately call my brother, since he's a human doctor, to ask him what this all means. He said most of the time the elevated neutrophils (in at least humans) do mean they are fighting off an infection and rarely means cancer. I realize that's humans....I am going to hope it's just an infection. So if you have room in your prayers, please say one for Mocha. I will start her on her meds tomorrow.

I came home and was hungry but not hungry. I decided to fix something quick so I fixed these tofu fingers with some vegetables and rice. If you're not a tofu fan this probably isn't for you. The other tofu recipe I had last month doesn't taste so much like tofu but this does. :) I basically just sliced some firm tofu into finger size bites, dusted them in flour and rolled them in teriyaki sauce. I just stuck them in the oven at 350 and baked about 20 minutes. I made some white rice with sauteed vegetables and ate! It was okay. I couldn't tell if it was because I was a bit blue from the rain and Mocha but I managed to force it down. That sounded bad. They weren't bad, really. I'm pretty sure I just didn't have an appetite.

I think homemade chocolate chip cookies would have been better. Isn't that what you're supposed to eat when you're blue? Maybe the cookies will be tomorrow's dinner. :)

Oh yes, I discovered how to make your clothes smell fresh. For every one blouse in the dryer, throw in seven sheets of softener. You can actually smell like a walking sheet of Bounce. LOL! Okay, I exaggerated...maybe three sheets. :)

Hoping tomorrow I'll feel a little better...Mocha too.