Haircut #3

Emerson got her haircut this past Sunday. As compared to her last 2 haircuts when she was hanging out, driving the fire truck or VW Bug and watching Blue's Clues, Emerson was miserable this last time. Even a lollipop didn't make it better. After her ordeal, we hugged and soothed til she felt better. Going home afterward and having a 2 hour nap REALLY made it all better.

Mother's Little Helper

She's been earning her allowance!

The Other Sick Child

Obviously, it's not Emerson that is sick. Ana had been having UTI symptoms a few weeks ago. We took her to the vet and she was put on 10 days of antibiotics. She got better and her symptoms improved. But a few days after she finished the antibiotics, her symptoms came back. For anyone who has ever had a UTI, the symptoms are the same in a cat and she was miserable. And we were miserable with all the new laundry--bath mats, bedspreads, dirty cloths AND clean clothes. So we took her back to the vet today. The vet thinks that either Ana Nicole still has the UTI or she has a sterile cystitis that is usually brought on by stress. Well, Emerson has been here for almost 2 years and she hasn't had a change in diet, so we are unsure what she could be stressed about, except maybe the upcoming election or the economy.
The collar is to prevent her from grooming herself down there -- she is so raw down there from the incessant grooming that comes with 8 trips to the litter box in 30 minutes that we've had to put the collar on her to prevent that. She's adapting and it's amusing.

Help her Obiwan, she's a geek

I couldn't resist.....I HAD to have it. Isn't she awesome? She's #1350 of 3000 and she lives in her own sleeping bag on my key chain. When I spoke at the TAPAN State Conference a few weekends ago, I had to use Rico's old, plain and blah jump drive for my presentation because mine had gone missing. Just wait until next year when Leia and I show up...the AV guy is going to love it!

Miss Israel

It was again "Celebrating Cultures" week at Emerson's school. This year, Emerson's class (the toddler room) learned about Israel. The parade was on the last day of the week and the little girls wore white shirts and black skirts with white and black head kerchiefs and the little boys wore white shirts with black pants and yarmulkes. They all looked so cute. Emerson did great. She walked both laps, smiling and waving all the way. A big change from last year when she was in the infant room. The parade was again like a little Olympic Opening Ceremonies or a Mini-UN meeting, with each classroom representing a different country. Some that I remember were Greece, Russia, Korea, China, India and Madagascar. It was definitely worth standing in the sun to see the whole thing and to especially see how sweet Emerson looked, straight off the kibbutz.

Auntie Margaret

Every time I go home for a visit, I always make it a point to visit with my Auntie Margaret. Auntie Margaret is my Grandma Jeanne's oldest sister. Auntie recently turned 91 and she looks awesome. Actually, with the exception of her hair being a little lighter, she looks
the same as she always has. Unfortunately, we didn't get to visit with her very long, but it was nice to see her just the same.

Help

I am addicted to 2 websites that really help people. I visit them each day and click away. In this day and age when it is so easy to get on the Internet and spend hours on Google Earth or Wikipedia, why not put some of that time to good use? I have this computer and this high-speed Internet connection and the time to browse. It's a striking contrast when compared to those who don't have enough food to eat or access to basic health care. I encourage everyone to visit these sites at least once a day and click away. I have verified both sites on Snopes.com

Free Rice
On this site, you play a vocabulary game. With each correct answer, 20 grains of rice are donated to the UN World Food Program.

The Breast Cancer Site
On this site, you click the button and the sponsors of the site help fund mammograms for underprivileged and low income women.