Resolutions

I did resolve to take better care of my baby blog this year - to this end I have spent a good part of the afternoon adding captions to my slide shows!

I also made a brand new one - on the Book of Memories workshop which I attended in November, I spent sooo long, importing photos, and adding suitable comments and captions - now I cannot remember how to import it to my blog!

I have tried and tried, and now am going to bed in frustration.

Well - soon.

Had another new experience today - I have been a long-time blood donor, but this year I am donating plasma - my doctor is displeased at me giving whole blood, so we have moved to plasma.

What a morning!  

10.30 appointment, I am on time.  Wait 45 minutes til a nurse calls me in.  Quick check of details - takes me to the plasma room - 5 minutes to hook me up to the tubing - 35 minutes for the process - leave there at 12.15.  After a quick stop at the local shopping centre, rush home, make lunch - and suddenly feel quite ODD!

I am sure that next time I will be more prepared, and I will certainly NOT be scheduling anything I need to do, for after it - but the whole half day was gone in the waiting and the process, then because of that, I lost the afternoon feeling weird!

Don't let that put anyone off donating either blood or plasma - people NEED it - so go out and do it, if you don't already!

And tomorrow - I will try again to import my new slideshow - wish me luck!

Happy New Year!

So it is a brand new year today, and I did something that I have not done for about 15-16 years - I went to the theatre to see a movie.

Kofee-dog gave me a copy of "Marley and Me" for Christmas - she is such a thoughtful dog!  The book was a delight for a dog-lover, which I am, and I read it for the few minutes before sleep for a couple of nights, then yesterday I sat and read the rest of it in one huge sweep.

Anyone who has ever loved a dog, especially a naughty dog, will relate to every page of this book.  I knew Marley as well as I know my Kofee-dog!  

So the movie opened today, and we went to see it.  The theatre was only half-full, despite being opening day, but every one of the patrons was a dog lover, and the laughter and muffled sobs was a testament to the fact.

I think it will not be long before it is available on dvd, if you are unsure of your commitment - hang in there and wait - it will be worth it.

I was rivetted by the cost of the movie visit - not having gone for so many years - for three adults it cost me $40.50!  Can this be right?  Think of how much money I have saved by NOT going all those years!  Enough to pay for all this stuff in my art room probably.

Tomorrow is another day and I am going to do something with it.  It is also my dear sister's birthday - and the day I take down my Christmas tree each year.  When that is done, the new year will be really underway, as I lose my grip on the last vestiges of Christmas - only the ham remains........

a happy new year to all!