Lightning Shows and Chip

The temperatures have been in the high 90s since last Monday and we were getting beat up by it. The a/c in the RV just ran forever, never shutting off. Every night we have been given a terrific lightning show. You cannot hear the thunder - don't know why and it doesn't rain over us - just all around. It is really pretty. Dave said that he wishes he could get some photos but how do you know where the lightning will be? I was told that lightning is common here in the summer, especially during the early evening. We were going to head to the Badlands National Park today but our older cat Chip (we call him the old man) is not doing well. We got him into an animal hospital yesterday morning to see what is going on and with the 'cat from hell' personality that he takes on in any vet's office - all the doctor could do was just a cursory look. We had the option of having Chip sedated and then have a more thorough look - but we opted to give him at least 48 hours to see if he responds to oral medicine. He's miserable - hasn't been himself for a couple of weeks and it just got impossible for him yesterday morning. It is a good thing that Dave and I can get medicine down him without a problem. Chip will let us do anything to him as long as it is not at a vet's office. We were so impressed with this vet because he said that if we need to get Chip into the office this weekend - just call and if he isn't in, his partner will be there. And another interesting trivia - we also have a younger cat, Grace, who travels with us. She found us about 3 years ago as a kitten (abandoned outside in the winter) and Chip hates her, she's taking affection I would have give him, to her. Since Chip isn't doing well, Grace will come up to him, sniff him, look at him, Chip will look meanly at her - and she walks away. She does not act that way towards him when he's feeling good. She'll torment him and pick on him, smack him, run after him. You can tell she's concerned.

Since we are just hanging out and watching Chip and making him comfortable, we are catching up on mail, I am doing some quilting, will get some grocery shopping done. Temperature today is a whopping 69 which is wonderful! And it's overcast so if we had planned to go to Badlands - would not have been good picture taking day. If Chip is doing better tomorrow we just may make the run and spend the day at the Badlands.