Dec 13th, 08
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My Moosecat is still in the hospital. He has a few things going on (a degree of kidney failure, and Inflammatory Bowel Disease), but the immediately life-threatening part is the recurring utethra blockages.
They removed his catheter Thursday night, and we were excitedly prepared to bring him home on Friday when the vet called with bad news. He was not peeing. We chose to have them try to unblock him again, and to have him stay over the weekend in order to hopefully have the best chance to heal up. It was really a no-brainer after the charges he racked up last week, two more days was a drop in the bucket.
I can't visit him on Sunday, and today he seemed a bit… worn. I hope it is just being lonely, not him giving up. He really is not an old cat (12 is middle age for cats), and even through it all he is still so affectionate and sweet.
I am hoping so much that the boring time spent at the vet will help him take it easy and heal. I am really struggling with having to face the possibility of him not making it home again; I just can't seem to get to that point.
Thanks for your continued prayers. I know there are other more important issues in the world, but this one is rocking mine.
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Updated to add: Still no news as of 3pm. I had assumed we would be taking him home; the vet's office called to say they vet would call me after hours. WTF?!? I thought he was (best case scenario) just staying over the weekend, not more days this week, too.
I'm going in at 5pm, with both kids in tow, to speak with the vet. I'm struggling to remain hopeful.
Sep 9th, 08
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Happy Birthday, my dear husband. May the next four decades be even better than the first four. You are, as they say, aging like a fine wine. XOXOXO
Jun 3rd, 08
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Can you tell he's turning two soon? 
May 25th, 08
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Today we had our annual picnic for friends and family in another part of the state. Though the weather was unpredictable, the rain held off and we had a truly fun gathering! So many good friends were there and we had a nice long day to spend together. We really enjoyed every moment. (Thanks to each of you for making it such a great day!)
One photography-buff friend was checking out my new camera, and I invited her to take some pictures. She quickly used it to capture me with Tiny Boy, and we joked about how we are rarely the ones in family photos. Will our kids wonder some day where Mom was?
Thank you, Shama-Lama Mama, for capturing these for me. I will treasure them always!
May 20th, 08
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Now we just need to work on getting that little pinkie finger in the air! (I hope you know that it’s ONLY WATER in that glass.)
May 13th, 08
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I.T. (a la War of the Worlds)
The following three enormous metal statues are made from recycled steel. They first appeared as part of Crude Awakening at Burning Man 2007.
Ecstasy is above.
Mumbatu is above.
Epiphany is kneeling.
Not knowing the original context of the Crude Awakening project, I was amazed when this statue began pulsing a burning heartbeat. Periodically, the heartrate would accelerate, then the flame would shoot outward along all appendages. It was really awesome to view in person, and you can imitate the action by viewing these last seven shots as a fast slideshow (click the forward arrow next to each picture to speed up the action).
Video of the entire installation at Burning Man 2007.
