September 9, 2007

old friends and puppies

Friday, randomly, Dan and I had an impromptu dinner at Northbank with Dierdre and Chris. Surprisingly, they had never actually been introduced! Well, Deeds and I spoke for about two hours about her two new puppies, which seems to be a recurring theme lately in my life. Just this morning I stumbled over to Posie Gets Cozy and found a wonderful picture of more puppies. Hmm...are puppies in our future? Hopefully, but not soon....
Unfortunately, I have found myself burried beneath a last minute scurry to begin and complete applications to a couple of schools that should have been started over a month ago. But a little scrambling, begging for official transcripts from registrars to be overnighted complete with forms filled out, and harassing references for hurried (but great) recommendations, was never beneath me, and I am lucky thus far to have people willing to comply. I am kind of shot-in-the-dark applying for acceptance to the Physician's Assistant Programs at Pacific University in Portland and also Medex Northwest in Seattle.

September 5, 2007

There are good days and there are....

Some days I get home from work and I just need to curl up on the couch or in the bed and drown out life with the mindlessness of the television that graces 60 inches of my living room. Some days I get home and need to sit down with a six pack of beer and my husband and beat his butt in a game of cribbage. Some days he gets a phone call from a dissatisfied customer at 7:26 pm, and regrets that his cell phone is his home/work phone.
Some days my cell phone stays in my purse from when I get home to when I leave again in the morning, leaving all communication with the people I love desperately lacking. And some days I get home from work and sigh with a grateful breath that I am the one other people call with their problems. Somedays I am thankful that my problems are small and easily fixed by naps, food, love, and rest. Somedays I remember that that last sentance should start with "most days".

September 3, 2007

Day of Labor of Love

Embroidery project:






Trip to Seattle to meet Jack