While the State-siders are munching on various delicious foods with family and friends, it's just another Thursday up here in Canada. And a cold, gray, damp, windy Thursday at that. I've been out shoveling wagon-loads of alpaca poo while being supervised very closely by the younger crowd: "Whatcha doin'? Where you goin' with that shovel? What's in ( Read more... )

I'm just going to link to Dar's post, because it's a great story. The reason I wasn't a part of it the fun and games is because my night vision is getting pretty bad, and the country roads around here are dark and narrow. Mark was home, so it made more sense for him to drive Dar over there. FYI, this is the same farm that I was posting about a few ( Read more... )

No crias yet, although a couple of the girls are certainly looking ready to drop a baby. Delilah is making noises like she's in labor, but there's been no actual activity. The clock is ticking, guys - let's get those birthings moving along, please ( Read more... )

Al Gore is going to speak at the DNC tonight! I am just a tad excited by that news. Just a tad. I've been enjoying the hell out of the convention, I gotta say, and there have been some excellent speakers. The Clintons, of course. I got all teary-eyed with both of their speeches but for different reasons. OK, I'll only say this once, and I'll ( Read more... )

I'm still having problems with my internet connection, so I apologize for not replying or commenting. I'm not sure how long it will take to post this little bit here, because my computer keeps dropping the connection. It's not the airport card itself, but I think it has to do with the airport hub. It's very frustrating. And I think that we're ( Read more... )

1. I discovered where the nearest laundromat is to us. Birdland Plaza in Elmira, about 15 minutes away. This is a very good thing because ( Read more... )

It's not what I'd expect to see when I looked out my bedroom window: two strapping young Mennonite men standing in the back of a horse-drawn chariot. Not a "Ben-Hur goes to the Circus in Rome" chariot, more of a home-spun "Ezekial, hitch up the wagon and go into town, I'm out of flour" kind of chariot. I thought I'd heard a horse's hooves on the ( Read more... )

I had the notorious bloodwork this morning, and in fact I had two tests. That is proof positive that these tests are at the behest of the rheumatologist and not my PCP; she hated me getting one test, let alone two. For those keeping track at home, the tests are anti-dsDNA and anti-native DNA. I have the feeling I'll be able to qualify for a ( Read more... )

After Whingefest '07 (T-shirts available in the lobby!), instead of slapping me upside the head and telling me to get a grip, windrider67 and caerwynx teamed up and bought me a paid account at Flickr as an early birthday present. Because that's just how thoughtful and loving they are. I was horribly embarrassed that it seemed that I was casting around for someone ( Read more... )