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I joined a taiko (japanese drumming) group over the summer. I lived in Japan for three years and loved taiko every time I saw it performed, but couldn't find a group that would take newcomers. I joined a group here in NC (one that takes newcomers and trains them!) to fufill a desire but also to...

I have a funny story. My husband and I had our housewarming party last Friday night, and my inlaws here were. MIL set out some bowls of potato chips and then we were preparing a veggie tray together when she yells "yeeeep!!" (and she has a LOUD, HARSH voice when she yells!) She runs over to the...

I came home the other day to find my husband complaining about how powerfully strong the cat's poo was. I started looking and there was a poo on the futon in his office. The cats have usually laid on the futon and it was covered by a bedspread that used to be on our bed that the cats have always...

I read about this in a weekly magazine in Durham, NC. It's a mall store space, donated by the Prime Outlets mall to AniMall. AniMall, in turn, organizes different animal resuces to come in at different times and mall shoppers can meet the pets. They do not do same-day adoptions, but introduce...

Hi All, So my husband and I moved into our first house this weekend. I can't believe we are homeowners! We bought a 1915 cottage in a really nice old neighborhood. Its very exciting for us. My brother in law came down to help us move, and when he went to check his email Sunday night, we had our...

Hi All, I find it so hard to believe that on the 1st of July everything was normal with my sister--but she started having seizures, was hospitalized and had to have two emergency brain surgeries in one week. She is blind now because her visual cortex was damaged when her brain swelled...

Hi All, Some awesome TCSers helped me out a few weeks ago with some info on tick-borne diseases, But, it is my utmost displeasure to report the horrible downgrade in my sisters condition. Over the weekend she had intense seizures and was sent to the neurological hospital at UNC (about 15 min...

Hi, My sister has been really sick lately and we think that she might have Lyme Disease--she works outside in central NC so she may have gotten bit by a tick (though we've never seen a rash on her). She's totally exhausted all the time, disoriented, slightly nauseous, she doesnt eat, and now...

Gavin and I first met in Japan--where he went to get away from his family! The first time I ever talked to his mom was on the phone. He was out and I answered the phone in his apartment. She said "Oh Im so glad I finally get a chance to talk to you. Listen, do me a favor. Can you please tell...

Billy and Blossom both use their scratching posts and the old armchair that is theirs to scratch and sleep on--I've never had problems with them scratching the wrong furniture. But Billy has a WEIRD habit. When he visits the litterbox, he doesn't cover his business but will turn around, head...

It ws not our choice, but my hubby and I had to spend two weekends in a row away from home. The first weekend I got a cat-sitter, but the second my mom said she would look after them. They were fine after the first weekend, but after the second, they were both nervous and a little neurotic. (I...

So, through no desire of our own, my husband and I had to go out of town for two weekend in a row. We both had family reunions on back-to-back weekends in Kansas City and Chicago, and had to fly to both. The first weekend was Memorial Day weekend, and since all my friends and family were busy...

When I went to clean the boxes this morning, I found a strange thing--it looked like one of the cats used the bottom edge of the opening (its a covered box) to "wipe." I checked their little bums, and all was clean and fine, but it kind of worried me. Do cats ever have elimination problems like...

My husband and I always sing to the cats. It probably makes them feel like royalty because we always try to amuse them. We made up silly songs to each other all throughout our life together, and sometimes I burst into silly songs at work--but thankfully I have bosses and co-workers with a sense...

Hi All, Im heading out to a family reunion tomorrow. About a week ago one of my aunts started in with "it's so and so's birthday," then another aunt said,"well so and so's birthday the week after," etc etc. So now I need to buy gifts for 1. Nine-month old girl twins (not their birthday, but my...

Hi, My husband and I made an offer on our first house this week! Its big for us because we are behind all our friends in getting settled and on with life. We met in Japan teaching English after university and I moved to Canada with him for a while (he is Canadian, Im from US-North Carolina) and...

Hi, I have two one year old kitties--Blossom and Billy. Blossom is a dream--plays cute, sleeps cute, is affectionate and charming. Billy is a little different--he plays hard and is a little tighter with his affections than his sister--but we have some pretty good petting sessions when he is in...

I was so sad and lonely last night. My husband and I just celebrated our one-year anniversary Sunday, but he had to leave Monday morning for a four-day business trip to NYC. (The one year is especially momentous because we spent 8 months separated while he got his Green Card. He's from Canada...

Hi All, I am finally getting around to thinking about spring cleaning--late, I know, but at least Im doing it . . . er, thinking about it! I've had my wonderful one-year old Luke and Lily for six weeks now (can anyone offer tips for posting pics of them?) and I feel like I shouldn't use the same...

My husband and I just adopted two beautiful year-old cats from the rescue three weeks ago. Lilly is lovely--playful, affectionate, and just a touch timid. Her brother Luke, who bigger and stronger than Lilly, is also playful and affectionate, but becomes a sneaky little devil at night. Lilly, on...