The Weekend's almost over.

I'm kind of bummed the weekend is almost over and I have to go to work tomorrow. Basically, I want a longer weekend and I want the sun to come out!

Anyway, I gave platelets yesterday. It went about as good as I could have expected. My anxiety level was riding pretty high all week and I questioned whether I'd be able to handle sitting there "trapped" for close to 2 hours. I made sure to ask my tech any questions I had to put my mind at ease and tried to just focus on the movie I was watching. The machine didn't malfunction this time, my iron was a 13.9, I kept my nerves at ease, and I was outta there in about two hours.

I didn't want to chill with the pets, so I went over the parents and hijacked Mom, although I kindly asked if she wouldn't mind driving. I was quite exhausted at that point. We had a very delicious Chinese lunch and then hit Kmart, Big Lots, and then Steak n Shake for a Hershey's Dark Chocolate Shake... did that ever hit the spot. I was about 3:00 when I called it a day and headed home. I think I fell asleep in front of the TV around 8:00.

Today I opted to stay in and get laundry done. A quite relaxing day. I do believe an early bedtime is in store for me. I just hope my week starts off on a good note tomorrow. Last week was too shaky for my tastes.

Same old, same old.

I don't feel like I have much to report lately. The last couple weeks seem to have been filled with working on Laura's birthday present, working out on the Wii, and playing referee between the animals.

Soon enough I should be done with Laura's present, which will be quite nice. I'm really hoping that if I put my nose the grindstone, it will be complete by the end of the week.

I did get thrown off a bit last week because fun was introduced into my schedule. Tom invited me out for dinner on Wednesday. The Cubs Caravan was Thursday and the Iadipaolo's hosted a game night on Friday. This weekend was mostly filled with getting things done around the house, relaxing, and being on the Wii.

Here's a shot of the animals from the other day. An instance where Jinkies isn't stalking Sparky and Sparky's not cowered behind behind something or just glued to my side or sniffing around the backyard as I repeatedly yell, "Come Sparky, Come". Oh, how I can't wait to get this dog trained!

Charlie Called Snow Day!

What does one do when their boss so kindly calls in a snow day?
Well... one parades around in their house with the Hall of Fame Elected Andre Dawson's jersey on!
I've asked a couple people already, but I'll ask again... how much money can I get on ebay for the photo of Dawson and I?... what if I autograph it?

Sparky "Sitting Still"

Here's Sparky sporting his new jacket (Thanks, Mom!)