I slipped and fell last night when I was leaving work...stepped off the sidewalk onto the pavement and slipped on the snow covering the painted stripe for the drive-thru. I sort of went up in the air and when I came down, my left foot was twisted underneath me. So, another broken leg! And involving my ankle, again...the diagnosis was "Trimalleolar ( Read more... )

I was given my letter by fabrisseBooks: I have always loved to read. When I was in grade school, I would bring a book to school and put it on my lap so I could read during class. This might explain why I'm not very good at math! Whenever we moved finding the nearest library was my top priority. The joke on vacation was "If you can't find Mom, look in the ( Read more... )

Total for 2012: 29 Non-fiction; 7 Fiction.

(  I cannot live without books. )

I hope all of you have a safe and prosperous New Year!

The daughter and SIL were on their way to the other side of the state to visit his parents. About 4:30 today I got a phone call from her, and I could tell by the sound of her voice that it wasn't good. They hit a patch of ice and slid off the road. The airbags deployed (and they always wear their seatbelts) but she got bumped about and so did he. ( Read more... )

I hope that all of you have a wonderful, safe, happy holiday season this year!

Which 'Person of Interest' Character Are You?

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Apparently, I have no GoogleFu whatsoever! I'm trying to find out the title of the song that NBC has been using on their promos for the ladies gymnastics and have failed completely..nada, zip, zilch. The part I can remember is "You know you're not alone, we're gonna make this place your home." or something pretty close to that. Any help would be ( Read more... )

Happy Fourth of July! I hope all of you have a wonderful day and that you'll be able to stay cool and get to watch some awesome fireworks!

The last few nights at work have been particularly interesting..the combination of heat and humidity has given us a bumper crop of fish flies. I mean, they are everywhere ! At least everywhere that there is a light source for them to hover around. Which means pretty much every available square inch of the outside of the building. So every time we ( Read more... )