Peyton

I have to share the picture that Peyton created for me after school today. She comes in each afternoon and heads to the nearest computer to create pictures or check on her online programs. Gone are the days of mindlessly watching after school TV. She has equal delight working on tests for school online. Fun stuff!

Aunt Ruth

My Aunt Ruth Clark, 98,(on the right in the picture) died yesterday on Easter Sunday. What a glorious day to pass into the presence of our Lord. I will be flying home to Detroit for the funeral this week. Aunt Ruth and her sister, Aunt Edith (95), retired from working at an insurance company and owned a house together. Neither of them ever married, but rather had a full life of work and travel together. Aunt Edith is now living with my mother until a suitable care facility is found. Aunt Ruth was caring for Aunt Edith before having a stroke two weeks ago. The picture was taken at my father's funeral February 2007. Aunt Edith, on the left, was recovering from hip surgery, hence the walker.

Give Blood

Last Monday I gave blood for the third time. I was successful with no bruising for the first time!! The first time I gave, the blood clotted before the bag was full and I had a huge hematoma on my arm. The second time I gave, the nurse poked through my vein and I had another bruised arm. I then gave permission to use the other arm and the tech was successful and I was able to fill the bag for the first time with no bruise. This past time, I set up a time online and mentioned that I didn't mind giving blood, but that I needed to have someone who would be careful. They pulled in the best person at the site and I left there feeling great about the experience. Now I don't dread the next time. Communication is the key to a successful blood draw :-)!

Library Thing

I was amazed at the possibilities of Library Thing. I ran a list of 87 books that I cataloged since January 1 and proceeded to enter the titles in Library Thing. I went to my blog and they showed up there - Wow! What a neat feature! I love it!

Happy Valentine's Day

The first day after finishing my odyssey, I've been going back through all the things and adding blogs to my aggregator and checking to find out what others are doing and saying about their treks into Library 2.0. I've been sharing information with others on our campus and seeing excitement for the possibilities. Have a wonderful day and enjoy your loved ones' company.

Thing 23

I finished the survey, but plan to go back and work through the challenges - at least the ones that I haven't done. I've had a lot of fun working through 23 Things on a Stick and look forward to more projects like this that help us experience programs available to make our lives more productive. The aggregator was a god send.

Thing 22

I am committed to checking my blogs and adding to them regularly. I've added many blogs to my aggregator. I've been a member of Web Junction for a while with its awesome information. Checking my Bloglines each morning has become a good habit and making note of ones I want to spend more time on. I may go back and start working through some of the challenges now. I'm hooked :-)