It's been a long week

Ck is home after a week of intensive care at the vet clinic. As I suspected, his kidneys are failing. His bloodwork and urinalysis showed highly elevated kidney values, so on Monday the vet called me and said he felt the situation was critical.

He got IV fluids 24/7 and they started him on a new diet--strictly kidney-friendly prescription food. He is happy to be home, and I hate, hate, hate that I have to take him back after the weekend. The vet is hoping this is acute kidney failure, due to an infection or something, and not chronic renal failure, which is terminal. So, we'll test his blood and urine again next week, and have a better idea.

My baby

Whenever he gets sick, I take nearly a million pictures of him because I'm so scared he'll be gone forever and I can't stand the thought of never seeing him again. He spent the day at the vet yesterday, and now we are just waiting on his test results. I'm really worried about his kidney function. We'll know more Monday.

Hot Glass, Cold Beer

Ken and I went to Hot Glass, Cold Beer at the Belmont Arts Center this past Friday and picked up these cool hand blown glasses, which we were then able to fill with beer:


They hold an awful lot of beer, way too much for me. Someone else said to me later, "Well, you don't have to fill it all the way up!" Of course, makes sense now.

Later on in the night a band was schedule to play, but we didn't stay for that. We just walked around and watched artists at the different stations--pottery, glass blowing, and bead making. One artist was selling her beads as she made them and I felt compelled to buy a heart bead as a souvenir, since Valentine's Day just passed.





It was a fun night!

Hot Cross Slouch Beret

I finished the Hot Cross Slouch Beret from the Interweave Crochet Winter 2007 magazine at the end of January. Technically, it's not finished since it still needs a button sewn on the back, but it's wearable!





This is my second finished project of 2008--I also knitted Knitty's Calorimetry in this same yarn (Caron Simply Soft Heather, Deep Teal). But that one also needs a button. Next up, a project without buttons!

All Greek to me

Vickie and I went out for a Greek lunch at Cafe 22 not too long ago and it was delicious! I was all set to order a gyro, but changed my mind when I saw the pastitsio.



The pinkish blob is rosemary mashed potatoes. I know there is a purple potato, but is there a pink potato, too?

New kicks

They're so cute! And much different than my usual flip flops and ballet flats.