We were up there again in June. So fun!
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Eagle River, MI
It was two days before classes started my sophomore year of college. Mike and I had been flirting for a while, and he asked me to go Copper Country cruising. Of course I said, "Yes." I was pretty darn excited, we got to spend time together. We went to look at the bridge in Eagle River, cause its an awesome piece of civil engineering and fabrication. The bridge is right at the falls, which are beautiful. It was there that Mike asked me out. I was so excited all I could eek out was, "Yeeaahhh....."
We were up there again in June. So fun!
We were up there again in June. So fun!
Monday, July 18, 2011
Military Ball
Did you hear that Mila Kunis was asked to the Marine's ball over YouTube? I hear that Betty White was also asked. But, what you may not know, is that I went to the Miliarty Ball... freshman year of college. It was the ROTC mil ball at college. Hey! I have something in common with Mila and Betty.
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Not dead yet.
You know that scene in Monty Python? Well... I'm not dead yet! But a few things have changed since last we spoke.
- Oreo the Wonder Cat is no more (June 2010)
- We moved to Chiagoland (September 2010)
- We sold the Focus (which I still miss) (September 2010)
- My family visited (December 2010)
- Mike's mom visited (March 2011)
- My family visited (April 2011)
- We've been to North Carolina (April 2011)
- We've been to Houston, TX (April 2011)
- I rear ended another car in the Rav4 (June 2011)
- I learned that buses are not scary on a trip to the Museum of Science and Industry (July 2011)
Monday, June 28, 2010
Rough month
Its been a rough month around the Renman house. It started with my mom going into the hospital.
It continued with putting Oreo to sleep on June 12. What a sad day. Taking Oreo to the vet was probably one of the hardest things I've done in quite a while. She was so scared. She hated going to the vet regardless. I left her while she was doing her cute little "meow" that she does at the vet. Its the only time she really does that meow. I'm starting to tear up thinking about it.
The next day, my cousin Laurie died suddenly. She had a heart attack at 36 years old. She and her son, Julian, were moving to a new apartment. She was packing up, and Julian was moving the boxes to the new place. Julian came back to see his mom had collapsed. He called 911 and tried to resuscitate her. He had just graduated from high school. My heart goes out to him.
Mom went back into the hospital that Thursday for some further tests. Thankfully, the infection was only in the skin and surface tissue. Some fluid in the muscle, but nothing in the bone. On Friday, her surgeon did some clean up work. She stayed in the hospital until Sunday.
On Wednesday of this week, we found out that my grandpa has prostate cancer.
On Thursday, we found out that Mike's uncle was in the hospital with a bruised spleen. Evidently it was from coughing too hard. Thankfully he was dismissed on Friday and is now recuperating.
And yet, God's grace is still sufficient.
It continued with putting Oreo to sleep on June 12. What a sad day. Taking Oreo to the vet was probably one of the hardest things I've done in quite a while. She was so scared. She hated going to the vet regardless. I left her while she was doing her cute little "meow" that she does at the vet. Its the only time she really does that meow. I'm starting to tear up thinking about it.
The next day, my cousin Laurie died suddenly. She had a heart attack at 36 years old. She and her son, Julian, were moving to a new apartment. She was packing up, and Julian was moving the boxes to the new place. Julian came back to see his mom had collapsed. He called 911 and tried to resuscitate her. He had just graduated from high school. My heart goes out to him.
Mom went back into the hospital that Thursday for some further tests. Thankfully, the infection was only in the skin and surface tissue. Some fluid in the muscle, but nothing in the bone. On Friday, her surgeon did some clean up work. She stayed in the hospital until Sunday.
On Wednesday of this week, we found out that my grandpa has prostate cancer.
On Thursday, we found out that Mike's uncle was in the hospital with a bruised spleen. Evidently it was from coughing too hard. Thankfully he was dismissed on Friday and is now recuperating.
And yet, God's grace is still sufficient.
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
PE again
Mike got his test results last night. He passed! He passed! I am so proud of him! So now he can apply for his Professional Engineering License! Yay!
Cats
I have heard that Cats is a very good musical. I, however, have not seen it.
Last Monday, I received a text from my dad saying that my mom was being admitted into the hospital. Apparently, she had done something to cause an infection in her leg. The infection was pretty bad. When she was admitted, the doctors could not rule out amputation. They did some tests and found that the infection had not gone to the blood stream or bone yet. All they had to do was remove the infected area and treat extensively with antibiotics.
My mother is absolutely convinced that this started with her cat biting her. A culture of the infected area did not rule out this possibility. However, my mother never wants to see her cat again. So on Wednesday I did a kitty rescue. I packed up all the cat's stuff then packed up the cat. Taking her home with me was one of the hardest things I've ever done.
I took Oreo to the vet on Thursday. A blood test shows that her kidneys are failing. Mike spoke with the vet yesterday. For now, the vet wants to try a special diet and check back. If the special diet doesn't work, then the cat will require daily saline flushing through a catheter. This cat will not put up with a daily saline rinse. She doesn't even want to be petted right now!
There are going to be some tough choices coming up. I'm praying for the strength to make them when they are needed. I love that darn cat so much. We got her when I was 13. Now she is 13. On June 9, she will be exactly half as old as I am. We'll see how this goes.
Last Monday, I received a text from my dad saying that my mom was being admitted into the hospital. Apparently, she had done something to cause an infection in her leg. The infection was pretty bad. When she was admitted, the doctors could not rule out amputation. They did some tests and found that the infection had not gone to the blood stream or bone yet. All they had to do was remove the infected area and treat extensively with antibiotics.
My mother is absolutely convinced that this started with her cat biting her. A culture of the infected area did not rule out this possibility. However, my mother never wants to see her cat again. So on Wednesday I did a kitty rescue. I packed up all the cat's stuff then packed up the cat. Taking her home with me was one of the hardest things I've ever done.
I took Oreo to the vet on Thursday. A blood test shows that her kidneys are failing. Mike spoke with the vet yesterday. For now, the vet wants to try a special diet and check back. If the special diet doesn't work, then the cat will require daily saline flushing through a catheter. This cat will not put up with a daily saline rinse. She doesn't even want to be petted right now!
There are going to be some tough choices coming up. I'm praying for the strength to make them when they are needed. I love that darn cat so much. We got her when I was 13. Now she is 13. On June 9, she will be exactly half as old as I am. We'll see how this goes.
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Sleepless in New York
When I come to New York, I have a very difficult time sleeping. The loud noises outside my windows wake me up about every 1/2 hours. I stay somewhere between Tribeca and the Financial District; not the most happening area of the city at night to be sure. But somehow, I still have trouble.
Last night changed all that! I may have discovered a fix. I grabbed some ear plugs from work yesterday. What a difference! I put in the ear plugs, then covered with my mp3 player ear phones. I was a little worried that I wouldnt be able to hear the alarm. I did, thankfully.
Thank you, Lord, for ear plugs!
Last night changed all that! I may have discovered a fix. I grabbed some ear plugs from work yesterday. What a difference! I put in the ear plugs, then covered with my mp3 player ear phones. I was a little worried that I wouldnt be able to hear the alarm. I did, thankfully.
Thank you, Lord, for ear plugs!
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