time's up

I have been going on and on about the sad bits of my life for the past couple of days. For that, I apologize. I am dealing with things that I have never had to deal with before, with my pets, and it has been taking a lot of my energy and it's been getting me down.
Well, enough's enough.
Today, Moxie went for her re-check for her ears. My new vet is a co-worker, since I've finally changed vets and now go where I work (HUGE savings in vet bills, love that!). She LOVES pugs, but really loves our little Moxie. Today she said, 'Jen, she's just perfect!' and then said to Moxie, 'you should've had some babies!' She definitely would've made some cuties, but being our first dog, there's no way we could've bred her! Then, concerned about Hanzo, she told me to bring him in to work with me on Monday to see how quickly his weight loss is progressing and to check his urine again...this would all be so much easier to deal with if we knew WHAT we were dealing with! He's purring and lovey and snuggled under the covers last night. He just doesn't want to eat! Anyway...we'll get it all sorted out, one way or another.
In the meantime, I'm done putting everything on the back burner while I syringe feed my cat, and check his litter box every hour or so!
I finished a couple pieces to send off in the mail yesterday and today. They are fun for me to day, but not really on par with the ones I'm getting ...I hope everyone is enjoying them anyway!
I like how my little Patron tequila 'nip' bottle is the perfect size for rinsing my pen nibs!

Surprisingly, these old inks that Hubby used to use when HE was in art school (about a thousand years ago!) still do the trick for me.

In other 'creative news', I finally took pictures of my new dress, ON.

(Try not to get distracted by the mess. This is in my basement 'gym', so it's okay that it's a complete mess!) It actually fits quite nicely, though I am considering making the bottom part a tiny bit tighter (I've lost an inch of my hips since starting the dress...I'm not super quick in the sewing department!)

In the picture on the pattern, they show the dress worn with a shirt underneath... I kinda like it, even if I do look like a school teacher. Thursdays at our friends' cafe is 'knitting circle afternoon'...maybe I will wear this?