Usual Lazy Updates Post

As always too busy and/or lazy to write a full post.

• Indy is hanging in there- not losing any more weight and not vomiting or having diarrhea anymore. However we're now battling a resp infection (see IBD tab)
• Stetson's hips are worse although not painful (he gets the good drugs) and he recently was treated for an ear infection and skin infection. $$$$. Sigh. On a good note, last Wed was his 2 year anniversary surviving cancer and give that the average lifespan is 1-2 years with chemo and surgery I am blessed to have gotten to spend 2 full years with him
• School has less than a month left in this semester. All seems to be going okay but I feel like I'm at the edge of a breakdown on a weekly basis. Luckily many of my classmates are on the same boat so we support each other
• My artist finished up one part of my LOTR tattoo. There's more to be done but there's things that need to be paid for before that happens
• My sister and nephew are doing well and enjoying Japan. I still miss them but have adjusted to never seeing them so it's all good
• My youngest cat is now obese. It's stressful trying to get one cat to gain weight and the other one to lose weight
• My job is awesome. No complaints
• I ended up in the ED last Tuesday in excruciating pain and ended up passing 2 of my stones at the same time, in the same day. According to the CT there's only 2/5 left so I must have passed the smallest one without knowing. I'm really hoping the other 2 will come out b/c I would LOVE to avoid surgery in December
• I feel like I'm so overwhelmed that I'm not able to enjoy the holidays. Usually the time between Halloween and Christmas is a happy time for me, but I still haven't changed out the spring decorations on the mantle. Our only tree this year may be the little pre-lit white one from WalMart at this rate. I did manage to dress up as a box of Crayons to answer the door on Halloween though. Progress
• I ran a 5K just for the cupcake medal and free Gigi's cupcake afterwards (not sure if that was in my last post). I hadn't run in months so that was a rude awakening although I managed a 13min/mile

And  few pictures...

Large glasses of wine are good

My life

My not-so-little overweight food hoarder

Gigi's 5K

Baer's well visit

Post-ultrasound Indy

Box of crayons

Becoming an ED frequent flyer

The Stetson man on his 2 year post-cancer anniversary

The finished LOTR Ringwraith

Cats and I getting warmed by the fire

Worn Out & Thud

Work was long and busy, which was totally NOT what I was hoping for after a nice weekend at the lake! I did manage to wake up early enough this morning to run but I was a total wuss and only did 1 mile. I know, I'm never going to make it to 3 miles if I don't increase the mileage and it's frustrating that I've done it before. I'm a slacker. I need some motivation, and yet somehow the thought that after running I get to go to work (yay!) makes it even less exciting.

Meanwhile, my sister and I are still contemplating costumes for the 5K in October; I was thinking about being a fairy Godmother (since my nephew/godson will be in a stroller during the race) but my sister also mentioned the idea of an "Alice in Wonderland" theme. I'm kind of feeling both so as soon as my brother-in-law gives his input the decision will be posted. I guess the biggest thing is making sure I can run that far (damn my lungs) before strapping wings to my back.

Also, despite that I recovered an ungodly amount of patients today, I have no good patient stories...because I can't remember any of them. I really need to work on my memory.

Oh, and Thud, our snail, actually did die yesterday. RIP Thud: 3/2012-8/2012 (so much for a 2 year lifespan)