much to my surprise, several people have mentioned that they've noticed it's been awhile since i've updated my blog! so i thought i would look back over what i did in the month of february and blog it :D
FPU
aka Financial Peace University. Denny and I started this great 13-week program with our small group through Kensington. We plan to get our finances in order be debt-free as soon as possible!
Nathan
Back in October, my cat Nathan was diagnosed with Chronic Renal Failure (kidney failure). On brink of death, we rushed him to the Emergency Clinic and literally saved his life. We were told this condition could not be cured, but that we could extend his life by, perhaps, a few months by giving him injections and also administering subcutaneous fluids twice daily. We were willing to do this and he spent a precarious few days in the hospital.
We finally brought the poor little thing home, sick and unsteady, barely able to walk or eat. We start his treatments, sad knowing that we would lose him in several short months. We took him back to vet weekly to check his blood counts and weight.
In between those visits though, something unexpected started to happen. What was this? This was the "old" Nathan again. I mentioned that to the vet. "Yes", she said. "But it won't last for long. They'll get a little burst but then they'll start going downhill again and that will be it." "Oh.", I said.
But. He was like, a crazy-cat! Picking fights with the dog, running all over the house, knocking things off the tables, lol!! He was hilarious! The next few times I took him to the vet, he had gained all his weight back (she said cats with CRF never do that) and his numbers were all back up to normal! And this was after she was having me reduce Nathan's shots to only 2x a month and stop giving him the sub-q fluids completely! Finally, this last visit she told me that she's never seen a case like this and believes either he was misdiagnosed in the first place or ... it's a miracle.
Well ... I do work at a church and we were praying for him : )
Arising Images
I took an amazing photograph course through my friend Prem at Arising Images. His is some of my favorite work to look at and I consider myself very blessed to have learned from him! One of the things he always does with his class is take a field trip to the Detroit Zoo to practice the techniques we've learned in class. Here are some of my pictures:
Speaking of Facebook, that's pretty much what I blame for my lack of diligence in keeping up with my blog. I have been sucked into the world of lifestreaming on Facebook. It's really fun to keep up with friends and family that way. If you have a Facebook, please add me as a friend (search Pam Talluto) If you don't have a Facebook, get one! Then add me as a friend!
Superbowl Sunday
Nick and Sara came over for football and food :D
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