For the second time this year, I've gotten one of those "I tried to give blood" stickers instead of the "I gave blood" sticker. The first time was some strange mechanical thing where the back pressure was too high, and they didn't get to it in time so they had to abort. This time it was because my hemoglobin level was too low. Anemic! Me! Who'd o' ( Read more... )

A freakin' miracle is what it is ( Read more... )

Just to jump on the bandwagon :


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My LiveJournal Trick-or-Treat Haulavjewe goes trick-or-treating, dressed up as Peter Pan.chickenhat gives you 17 dark blue coffee-flavoured pieces of taffy.ednoria tricks you! You get a broken toy car.kugelblitz gives you 7 brown licorice-flavoured miniature candy bars.lily562e gives you 5 dark blue cola-flavoured gummy bats.mommybabou gives you 12 ( Read more... )

The sidewalks near my house are getting rather narrow, as the grass creeps in from the edges. A month or so ago, I bought myself a new electric edger (Black & Decker Edge Hog) from amazon.com, to handle the sidewalks in front of my house and perhaps my immediate neighbors ( Read more... )

We realized that the little pail of quick-set cement wasn't going to be enough. We also found a 50 lb bag of concrete mix in the garage, so we used that ( Read more... )

Almost a week had passed, so I figure the whole Rat thing is behind us. Then yesterday morning Ruth Anne opens the door to the basement and says "uh-oh" in a very "they're back" kind of way ( Read more... )

Perhaps the creepiest thing ever to happen to me in my own house ( Read more... )