Ellen Harpin's Page

Hi all,

I've received so many notes and will answer them. I'm just so drained after the oral surgery yesterday, but I'm pretty much pain-free without meds. Our old DVD player, a gift from our daughter-in-law about 6 yrs, ago, wasn't compatible with the TV we had to get to replace the one that gave up after only a dozen years. :-)

Isaiah has been so helpful since the oral surgery yesterday, so I told him he could go to the store with Grandpa and pick any toy he wanted.…

Hi all,

Today has been a good day! Having dealt with a broken molar for a week or more, I finally decided it was time to call an oral surgeon. The guy I used before, and all the guys in his practice, were at some seminar.

Checking with our insurance, I called a branch of a group that is all over Florida. The first gal told me that they wouldn't have an oral surgeon until next Wed. We talked a few minutes, and she said she thought there was one at another office…

I was reading blogs and came across a mention of http://www.jphro.org/, which helps the people of Haiti. Their rainy season is coming, and it's raining here, along with a tornado warning. I'm inside, warm, dry, with food, , our dogs, cat, and everything we really need--including more yarn than I will use in a lifetime. I want to help the Haitian people stay warm, dry, and fed, too.

I love this group! I deal with major depression and already…

Usually, once a week I go to a book store to check for new knitting magazines. Usually I go while Isaiah, who just turned 5, is in school. I pick up a book or magazine for him, too, since he reads well already. Instead, I waited until he got off the school bus and asked if he would like to go to Barnes and Noble with me. He was so excited. He picked his own magazine, one I probably wouldn't have chosen for him, and then, because he was so good in the bookstore, we stopped at Burger King so…