Today's Anna's sixth birthday, and she is happy about it in the way that only little kids can be. It's fun to see her so excited and feeling like a big girl. I'm hoping she has a good day all day. She's already picked out where we're having dinner, and I think plans to turn the entire weekend into a festival of HER.

On a less-happy note, things with Cookie are in limbo. She doesn't eat much or hold down much of what she eats. She's pretty much skin and fur now. Her coordination varies from pretty good, to not great, to terrible. We've been told everything from 5% to 50% survival odds. She's miserable, and hates having to take medicine all the time. I hate giving it to her because it's just gone on so long, and I feel like I'm adding to her suffering. But...her nose is clearly soft again. She doesn't clog up as bad as she did. And she's still being gentle and patient. Plus, she's up and about a little more lately...especially when the cats are around (she likes following them to see what they do).

Anyway, that's it for today. Anna's up, Cookie's down, the rest of us are holding firm somewhere in the middle. Hope you are all trending up.