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Saturday, November 15, 2008

Project

Here's a long overdue showoff of a project.
It started back in May... but there were bumps along the way.
(You may notice the door prior to installation doesn't quite match the final picture!)

We LOVE the door!
It's *more* window... so the cats love it too!

As I've already mentioned in September, a fellow Blogger has been reaching out to those far & wide, seeking help for his daughter with an assistance dog. Training one of these dogs is very expensive. So far they have raised an amazing $5,080. But they still need help -- it costs $13,000 to train an assistance dog.

The ways to contribute have expanded, and I wanted to share this information with my "far & wide" people...

morganbosley has created a lovely fundraising photo & photo card set with Amelia in mind -- all the money goes directly to 4 Paws for Ability

The Freemans are putting together a fundraising cookbook -- donations can be made in the form of recipes!

the standard forms of donation are still welcome too... online donations via Network for Good or PayPal, as well as check donations

Helping the family to raise training money allows Amelia to have her dog much sooner. (Otherwise it would be a 2-5 year wait.) Any donation, large or small, money or recipes, is greatly appreciated!

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Thursday, November 13, 2008

Sorry...

... yet again. I've been really lax with posting -- for quite some time now. (Bad me.) I think of ideas when I'm away from the computer... then it slips my mind when I'm near it. Plus, I've been diligently working on a project elsewhere in the house. All in hopes that it will become a Christmas gift for someone. I know if I put that to the side, it could easily become unfinished (and I don't want that to happen -- I've invested too much time already.)

Update on my last post:
My eye infection at least had good timing. At the end of that week I had an eye exam already scheduled -- the doctor was able to give me a thumbs up for keeping my contacts out all week. Also provided me with a different antibiotic eye drop to finish the healing. The disadvantage to the eye appointment was the timing of the exam itself -- turns out with the infection, my eye was swollen, thus altered my "results." I wore my new glasses for about a week, giving me plenty of time to get used to them. But they just weren't right. I was seeing colors that weren't there (light blue on one side of an object & a yellow/brown on the other) -- I felt like the world turned into a 3D movie, but I left my glasses at home. As I already mentioned, my eye exam wasn't accurate, I found this out Tuesday when I had my Rx rechecked. The color "thing" was no surprise to him. So yet another order has been placed. Hopefully it will arrive soon. (And more importantly, be accurate!)

(Mainly for Mutti...)
Another thing I learned is that an astigmatism is not as simple as the shape of your eye being different. There are different forms of it. Mine is in the lens of the eye, which can continue to fluctuate (getting better or worse) until the age of 43 (there abouts). I mention this because at my first exam I was told the astigmatism in my right eye got much better, however the nearsightedness got much worse. (Which is why I was told to give my glasses a chance -- they were such a different Rx.)

Sunday, October 19, 2008

Falling Apart

Ok, so I didn't want to go writing another post about how crappy I've been feeling lately. I kept away for a week for that reason. But since I've seen the I'm not dead yet post, all I can picture is Monty Python... 'tis but a flesh wound.

While for me there is no flesh wound, but I feel like I'm falling apart nonetheless. The congestion has been rediculously long lasting and painful -- my jaw & teeth have been hurting due to the sinus pressure. Then I began feeling pressure in my left ear. Which lead to various other issues: pain, a fluid like movement (irritating, but tolerable), a high pitch sound when I blow my nose. Then this morning I woke up with what could be pink eye -- red, itchy, burning, lovely discharge (off and on).

Hense, I'm falling apart. I can hear a voice in my head saying, "They shoot horses that limp." So at least I'm not limping.

Tuesday, October 07, 2008

Bueller... Bueller... Anyone... Anyone?

Yeah, I've been skipping the whole blogging thing as of late. I've been sick... and tired... and sick and tired of being sick and tired. (Know what that's like?)

During this time frame, the hubby & I were able to share the love of BBC America. A good long time ago, he mentioned the name of a show... I looked it up & set recordings for it. Well, we shared the enjoyment & now I'll share it with you -- Top Gear.

1) Love the accents. 2) Funny! 3) Cars. Ok, so the car thing doesn't really matter to me, but it may be the pull some of you out there need. It's what they do with the cars -- it's just pure humor. I wish I could post the video directly here, but alas I cannot.

I can however offer you a link: Car-Boat Challenge It's just one example of what they do. Here's my other favorite: Caravan Road Challenge

So hopefully when you're not sick, or tired, or both, you'll go check it out!

Saturday, September 13, 2008

Green, Blue, Brown

Ok, I'm cheating...
I'm not actually writing this post up myself, I'm copying it. Not even that, I'm giving you a link. But I think it's a worthy cause, so it's worth it. Please take the time & read it. Or even better, help out.

Green, Blue, Brown writes a humble request...

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Day 2:

So now that I've had more time to follow my own links & keep looking, I've decided to add to this. My attempt to make it eye catching for you. Crossing my fingers that you will take the time to follow the links yourself...