To the tune of Forty thousand dollars. And there wasn't a corporate paw in the works - it all came from individuals.

*passes a box of tissues around her friends list*

Somebody came into the store today wanting to give away a drum set. He'd come into possession of it after his nephew passed away (aww...), and he wanted either a school or a percussionist (with lots of potential but not a lot of money) to benefit from it ( Read more... )

I figured as much ( Read more... )

I haven't done this in a while, and I think I need to today ( Read more... )

Health Update: Better. A bit crampy, but not to the point where I'm afraid to move. I took some Advil PM last night, which I had to shake off this morning. So worth it. Still need to drink lots of water today, because I'm pretty sure it helped ( Read more... )

Missus Tim called about two-thirty this afternoon - Tim made it through surgery okay. He was in ICU (which I know from experience is SOP), and the first five to eight hours after surgery would be when, if Feces were to Occur, then it would. But everything at that time looked good ( Read more... )

The lovely and talented missysedai is doing a 24-hour blogathon this Saturday to raise funds for the National Kidney Foundation. She's doing so to honor her best friend, who had a kidney transplant two years ago on the 25th. Details on him here.If you can spare a buck or two, please do so. If things are kind of tight *points to self*, watch her website ( Read more... )