Having a good birthday so far...then my friend shows up at the door. She had already told me she still hadn't figured out what to get me, and I told her it didn't matter...I didn't need her to buy me anything. Now I know that we all like to surprise ou=r friends with the "perfect gift", but still ( Read more... )

So tired. Still not recovered from the "mother of all garage sales"...although it was SOOO worth the exhaustion. Since it's the only way we have to raise funds for the animal rescue, we have no choice but to work our asses off in hopes that it pays off...and it did! $2600 ( Read more... )

Yep, it's official. I have carpal tunnel syndrome. Yay. I have to wear a wrist brace for...oh, we don't know how long. Hopefully, it's been caught early enough to repair itself through immobilization, and the pain controlled through ice and DRUGS ( Read more... )

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I so wish I had someone to take over cat wrangling duties, so I could be there...but since that's impossible, I'm asking YOU.

I've had a lot of emails recently asking if I've left LJ...it seems so, looking back. I haven't. I'm just lazy/busy/forgetful...something ( Read more... )

Without boring everyone with the long story ( Read more... )

Dairyland Greyhound Racetrack in Kenosha, Wisconsin will be closing on December 31, 2009. 900 Greyhounds need to be adopted or they will be euthanized. Get the word out; there is only 6 weeks to get this done. Contact Joanne Kehoe Operations Director P: 312.559.0887 Or Dairyland Race Track Adoption Center direct at (262) 612-8256 Leave a comment

Okay people...hit me with your own tried-and-true-works-every-time method of peeling hard-boiled eggs. Sometimes they peel nicely, and others...not so much. It looks like a colony of rodents has been gnawing on them ( Read more... )

So....what do you think of handmade/homemade holiday gifts? I agree that some people shouldn't try if they *know* they just can't pull it off, but what about unique, well made things ( Read more... )

A friend works for a pretty high-profile law firm. She told me about a memo the employees received yesterday. While I can't quote it verbatim, the gist was ( Read more... )