Issie's Excellent Adventure

Monday night, my front door blew open. Bye, bye Isabelle! She came back twice; narrowly escaping, before I could shut the door. While I could hear Isabelle's bell whistling in the wind, I could not see her. I searched off and on for four hours - enlisting the help of one of my classmates. By midnight, I was convinced that either a coyote had captured her or she was sacked out in front of someone's fireplace.

As I was preparing to run errands on Tuesday, a kind woman from the next subdivision over rung the doorbell - handing me one tired and dusty kitty. Isabelle hid under this woman's deck for some 12 hours.

Random Acts 2

Yesterday, I went to Starbuck's to study while my carpets were being cleaned. The gentleman in front of me, whom I did not know, paid for my Iced Tea Lemonade and blueberry scone (I ate one third of it and threw the rest out). I was pleasantly surprised - and contributed $5.00 to the tip jar.

Eyes Wide Open

Takes a licking and . . .

Here's a picture of my bracelet that recently went through the wash when I washed a pair of jeans. The bracelet not only remained in one piece, but the glass beads were extra sparkly after all that soap and water. This reminds me of the Timex watch commercial from the Sixties where tag line was Timex, takes a licking and keeps on ticking.

Another LBK?

I might get another LBK (little black kitty). Yesterday, I went to Deer Creek Animal Hospital with Isabelle to get her claws trimmed. It 's a great place. Everyone is smart, nice, and loves animals. They recently treated a stray LBK, and now have it up for adoption. I held it. It is very friendly. Honestly, this is not the best time for me to adopt. I have GYN surgery in two weeks, and it is the middle of the semester. I never had stuffed animals when I was growing up - and live animals did nothing for me! I don't fully understand what's happened.

Consider adopting your next family pet. There are healthy, loving animals in shelters - and vet offices - all over the place. Isabelle came from a shelter. One of my cousins adopted an incredible chocolate lab from a shelter in Michigan.

Whatever floats your boat

Yesterday afternoon, I went into my bathroom and found that the the shower curtain had fallen off the wall and onto the floor. Isabelle curled up in the midst of it all, and appears quite pleased with herself.

Card Party

I got this idea from a Faith in the Workplace e-mail that I receive once a week. In a nutshell, you invite people over to play cards (not me), board games (Settlers of Catan and Scrabble come to mind), eat chips and salsa (now we're talking), etc. The 'price of admission' is an unused or partially used gift card that the host donates to a local non-profit. What a great idea! Check out the following link for more information: http://highcallingblogs.com/blog/house-party-card-me-at-the-door/1214/