Show and Tell -Donor

No, not a swimmer donor but a bone marrow donor. A little boy named Liam, whose mother is from my area, has a very rare blood disorder. The family set up a bone marrow registry at a nearby hotel. I went this morning and found out that I was already in the registry after having done so many years ago at the Red Cross. I got bracelets for me and E. Walking into the hotel I started to cry. I kept thinking how terrible it is that this little boy is going through something so horrible. The registry started at 10 am. I got there at 9:50 and the parking lot was quite full. I'm glad there was such a tremendous outpouring of support. They were also selling baked goods and there was a Chinese Auction. I pray that they find a donor soon.
You can read more about Liam here: news story.
All they do is swab your cheeks. Have you thought about being a donor? Find out more here.
Find out what the rest of the class is showing at Mel's blog.

Show and Tell-- Tiki bar

This is my tiki bar. My husband bought for me after our first IUI was canceled (my gyno went on vacation and didn't tell me). We sit here in the summer evenings sipping our beverages and listening to B.uffett who can transport you to another world. It's our little escape where we can relax and hang out with our friends. M and myself have spent plenty an evening just catching up with each other.

Show and tell--Growing up

This sign is front of my best friends' cottage. Her parents have a cottage and every year we would spend our summer's there. Everyone's cottage looks the same at this campground (it has a bunch of cottages, a meeting house, hiking trails, and a dirt road you drive/ride bikes on, a pond and an outside church). It's a place where you can have coffee with the neighbors, go to a corn roast and go swimming in the pond. We had a blast growing up there. We would leave after breakfast and go swimming or riding our bikes. We did break for lunch and dinner but other than that her parents hardly saw us. We grew very close to each other and learned about ourselves. Our summers grew from playing in the sand to checking out the boys staying in the campground. I'm so glad she has a cottage now that we can escape to. It's like recapturing a little bit of my youth.



Chachi making breakfast. Hi Chachi!! She makes the best chocolate chip pancakes.

Chachi's cottage at night. It reminds me of Key West.





Chachi painting clay pots brown so she wouldn't have to wash them. There are always craft projects going on at the campground.
This is Chachi making M.ojitos. The campground is "dry" but you would never know it at Chachi's cottage. Yum!!

Dress is very relaxed at the campground as you see Chachi demonstrating here. This outfit is campground casual.

This is me picking corn out of my teeth. We had gotten fresh corn from a farm nearby. After this I got some floss from Chachi's Dad. The corn was called "candy corn" and it was very sweet.
This is Chachi's Mom and Dad. We used to wear them out when we were little. Napping is done at the campground. In fact, it's encouraged!!

Smelling clean

Back in the summer of 1999 I lived in Boston. It was a terrific experience. I loved living in such a great city. There were so many things to do and great places to eat. The people were very nice to (thank you to the nice man who helped me find my way on the T!) This was such a nice change coming from my tiny hometown. I worked in Faneuil Hall/Quincy Marketplace at a restaurant called Lily's (it's now Cheers). In this area were some great stores. One of which was Crabtree and Evelyn. I worked at a gift store that sold this line. I liked how their lotions and soaps smelled. I walked into their store in Boston and found a very nice and clean smelling perfume called Spring Journal No. 10. I have never received so many compliments as I did when I wore that perfume. I was so sad the day I finished the bottle. As I was looking over the bottle I noticed small writing on the bottom of the label: Room Spray. My perfume was meant to be used in the home not on the body. How funny is that?

My favorite comic strip (Show and Tell)

I love to read. Especially the comics. I do say they are the best part of the newspaper. My favorite strip is For Better or For Worse I grew up reading the stories and adventures of the Patterson Family. They had a big family (being an only child I always wanted to have brothers and sisters), many pets and tales of family life. I got attached to the Pattersons and their pets, especially Farley . He died after saving the life of April (she fell in a river). I sobbed for the loss of Farley. Funny how you get so attached isn't it? Lynn Johnston has decided to tell the story of the Pattersons all over again with "new insights and new smiles."
What comic strip do you enjoy?

I love feet (Show and Tell)

I really like feet. They get you where you are going. You can dance, run, skip, hop, jump and whatever else you can think of. I always try and take good care of my feet. I have a slew of lotions, rubs, treatments and a little plastic tub that I use for foot baths.
I noticed a lot of girls wearing French pedicures at Bloom this summer. I thought I would give it a whirl. I bought the Sa.lly Hansen kit. I didn't use the strips that came with it. The white polish came with a small tip so I thought I would wing it. I have to practice but I thought my toes came out pretty good.