Well, friends, bad news- the Nikki dog does indeed have cancer. The good news is she is doing just fine right now. The pain meds are working as she's still as lively as ever.

We went to the oncologist at U of I and saw a Dr. Lucas. Wonderful woman! God forbid you ever have to take your companion animal to see her, but if you do, I highly reccomend ( Read more... )

Hey Friends!
I am requesting prayers for my crazy black dog, Nikki, also currently and very lovingly referred to as Nikki Pain in My Ass.

Heres the deal:

just after Thanksgiving she started limping on and off, and I finally got her into the vet just before Christmas (thanks to goddess_in_you for braving the ice and snow to take us). They thought she has a sprain ( Read more... )

My Mom's best friend Kara passed away on Friday morning, peacefully and surrounded by family. May her soul find peace and those who love her find healing.

Obituary:
www.legacy.com/Link.asp

News article:
www.dailyherald.com/story/

Also, a big Thank You to those that gave me love and support this past weekend at the Grove, in particular cassiopia , artemis112 , xapamasa , and raenefall . ( Read more... )

I never thought I would say this, but I really like getting up early. Early being 6:30, which is what time I got up the day before Thanksgiving. That meant I had made two cheesecakes (including my own crust), and been to the grocery store, library, video store,bank and back home by 10:30. It was great. And it left me tons of time to walk the Nikki ( Read more... )

It was a wonderful weekend!

I had a great time at the drum camp. Traveling was fine, I learned a lot and met wonderful people. I intend to go back to Michigan for more drumming lessons.  More on this soon.

My Mom also had a good weekend- she spent it with her friend Kara. On Sunday, they had Christmas. Here's the news article:
www.dailyherald.com/ ( Read more... )

I am having a really hard time being excited about my drumming weekend. I'm leaving in a couple hours, and don't really want to go. I'm hoping once I get there, it will all be worth it ( Read more... )

Lots and lots of food has been consumed this weekend!

Saturday night was Foodsgiving. Saw lots of people I enjoy spending time with and we all shared food.  I sampled all kinds of great things-
vegan stuffing, apple pecan pie , flour-less chocolate cake, toffee cookies, red cabbage (really good red cabbage, actually), cranberry capote, hummus, and ( Read more... )

Tonight a bunch of friends are getting together to celebrate Foodsgiving, an unofficial Thanksgiving of sorts ( Read more... )

I have been running! Theres a big, long finding fitness and health story behind it, but I am RUNNING ( Read more... )

Last Monday I had a job interview at Barnes and Noble. It went great! The woman who interviewed me, Stephanie, was really cool, because a)she was wearing a fabulous chunky amethyst necklace, b)she's also a Star Trek fan, c) she liked me and "my energy" and d)she's interested in the Grove.

Yes, she's interested in the Grove and is excited about my ( Read more... )