Sorry to hear that, Rusty. Kidney stones suck. They seem to run in my family.
I didn't go to my 20-year-reunion because it was too far away. I only remember a couple of people from my class anyway so it would have been a waste of time and money.
As I mentioned on the houserepair forum, I had to bury my oldest cat this morning. She must have died sometime the night before-- not sure how. Found her lying in the driveway and the bugs had already started in on her. I didn't see any signs to indicate what killed her and the dogs were keeping their distance. Normally the dogs are all over dead critters, but thankfully they left her in tact. As upset as I was, I would have been a lot more upset if they had chewed on her. I'm trying to focus on how she looked the last time I saw her alive. She was very cuddly and liked to bump her head against my face and rub and was just the sweetest thing. Mom took it hard because Captain Fluffy was her favorite cat. I lost 3 pets last year and she's the 2nd one this year. I'm hoping we won't lose anymore for a long time.