Back to his naughty tricks



Well Caleb was put back on steriods. This time he'll be on them for 3 months. He is already feeling better and getting into everything. When he's had steriods in the past he looses control of his bladder frequently. So far that hasn't happened and I hope it doesn't anytime soon. He is also on antibiotics for a skin infection and of course his pain medicine. I'll be staying home with him this weekend because Matt is going to Chicago for a medical school student council meeting and I have too much homework to be able to tag along. I'm really looking forward to the end of the semester!

During Matt's first year of medical school he was interviewed for the College of Medicine's publication Lifeline. Here is the link to the online version: http://www.med.uiuc.edu/administration/advancement/lifeline/2005.pdf

The picture that appears in the publication is also on the college's homepage along with about 10 others. If you go to the page (http://www.med.uiuc.edu/) and either watch for it or refresh you'll see him. Because of the phrase on the picture his friends tease him and call him "The Future."

I love fall!

The dogs love to spend the day looking outside and barking at the squirrels and rabbits in the yard. I walked by and found this deposit of toys.

School has been keeping both Matt and I very busy this past week. Matt is no longer in the hospital 6 days a week. He is following a doctor in private practice and has very good hours. He is spending his extra time preparing for his first big exam of the year which is at the end of next week. He has also been busy with TA duties as the 2nd year class just had their first big exam. Caleb is having trouble getting around again. The vet put him on pain relievers but wants to wait to see if he gets better on his own before starting steroids again. We hope he does as the side effects of the steroids are no fun. I'm counting down the days until I go part time at work. I love my job and my coworkers and would like to work more often but with school I need an extra day or two in the week. Speaking of that, I need to get back to homework now.

Yes that little blob is Jo. She has grown a lot but Caleb still towers over her.

Jo's birthday was Sunday and Caleb's is today (11th). Unfortunately I'm working on both of their birthdays and don't get to see them. They were sooo cute as little puppies! I want to get another dog but our house is way too small for two people and three dogs.

I have posted this picture for NUSC 540.

We had a nice relaxing day today. We took the dogs and visited with the Plunks and then stopped by Adam's football game before heading out to the campground to sit around the fire for a while and celebrate Mom's birthday. I had a good birthday. Matt brought me home a bag of candy (he said flower prices were outrageous) and then we went out to dinner. Today felt like a fall day, especially because the corn is turning brown and the leaves have started to fall. I'll be off work on Wednesday and I'm excited to bring out my fall decorations. So no updates until at least then because I will be doing school work for the next three nights when I get home from work. I did take many new pictures of the dogs (they got a new bed) but I'll load those later.