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I don't have any gifts that stand out from yesterday, other than the gift of a clean desk at work, the gift of organizing our Relay team, setting up new products in our little gift shop, and laughing instead of chastising when my maintenance employee told me the lights he just installed - don't work. ;-)



I did invite Dad down for a long weekend here in TinyTown, though he was just here a few weeks ago, but since he sounded a bit cabin feverish and lonely, I extended the invitation,… Continue

Yay for a quiet weekend! Am feeling *much* better - flu bug is gone, side effects from quitting my meds cold turkey have mostly abated, and I'm still smokefree!



Yesterday, my gift was to Zoe (and myself) - I took the puppers to the nearby state park for a hike through the woods. It was absolutely deserted, and I know Zoe enjoyed being "off leash" for a few miles (which never happens in my neighborhood or anywhere else, really). It was a nice change of scenery for both of us.… Continue

Yesterday was that "catch up" day at work - filing, sorting through my mail, getting things to done. I love days like that!



Towards the end of the day, I also worked on a "rah rah" letter (as I call it) to start getting the employees pumped about Relay - hope to start getting folks registered soon!



My gift yesterday was to kidnap Zoe from home and bring her to the library for about 20 minutes to scamper around saying hi to everyone on staff. My little puppy is a charmer,… Continue

First, I have to say a huge public thank you to e2 for her donation to my Relay for Life effort! What a lovely give - thank you, thank you, thank you! :-)



On Wednesday, I grabbed a fellow employee who was a bit bogged down in her work to accompany me on errands in the "big city" down the road - we shopped, we ate lunch, we shopped again, and we ate ice cream before returning to work. We didn't slack off, we didn't waste time, but it was nice to be away from the office for a few… Continue