I really thought that the ending of summer reading would bring a quieter, more mellow period of life. Work would calm down, kids would be back in school and my house would get unpacked. Life would get back to normal ( Read more... )

I don't eat bacon (it's a vegetarian thing); I don't even like the smell of the stuff. But, when I needed a new bandage at petitbleuet's apartment last week she offered me a band-aid that looked like bacon. I saw the irony right away and jumped at the opportunity. A vegetarian with bacon on her hand! How cool is that? (why petitbleuet has bacon band-aids is her ( Read more... )

I'm really bad at this invalid stuff. You would think that, after all the times I've injured myself, I would be good at it. Or at least used to it. Nope. It's Day 7 of "Look At My Blue Foot" and I'm at the edge of insanity ( Read more... )

I just had *another* doctor's appointment (the first of two this week). I'm happy to say that I've come away feeling hopeful. No, they still don't know what's wrong, but I finally have options ( Read more... )