Aw, Suzi, I'm sorry the transplant people got your hopes up and that it didn't work out for your Mom. I'll keep my fingers crossed that it happens for her soon.

Buffista kiddos are cute!

We finally took care of all the boxes that were piled up in our bedroom. We'd gotten used to ignoring them and pretending they didn't bother us, but now the bedroom seems so much bigger I'm happy we tore apart the storage space and packed them away.

Also? Bottle rockets and firecrackers, etc., were going off in our neighborhood until 1 a.m. last night so it's a very Zzzzzzz morning.

Sorry, Suzi! But that means she's at the top of the list now, right?

Gee. I forgot to pay my rent. Guess I better do that.

Transplant~ma for Suzi's mother.

We had some of Hubs's family over for a cookout and fireworks.

Our neighborhood is big on fireworks. I'd thought we spent too much until I heard that one of the neighbors spent $2700 -- we were just a drop in the bucket compared to that.

Worst moment -- Not sure, but it would have to involve the 9-year-old nephew who's such a terror even Max barely tolerates him. Possibly when nephew, who after being repeatedly told (by his parents and others) that he wasn't allowed to light any of the fireworks, reached into my pants pocket to grab a lighter.

The food was great. Even if we do need a new barbecue grill.

$2,700 on fireworks?!? Oh, my.

Thanks for the brackets. Mom seemed ok last night after the call saying "not this time". I know she is disappointed. We were joking last night that transplants and baseball seem to fall together. Her last transplant was during the playoffs and this would have been over the All-Star break.

She has been at the top of the list for a while. It is not like there is just one person at the top. There is a pool of people for each blood type. Once the blood type is matched, there are something like 7 other markers for compatibility and that is what determines who gets the call out of the pool. The other two people were more compatible than mom, though the kidney could have worked for her as well.

I feel like such a ghoul hoping for another opportunity to arise.

I feel like such a ghoul hoping for another opportunity to arise.

It's not ghoulish. It's not a matter of "if" but "when." I have to admit, I assumed there would be more donors during a holiday like the 4th--lots of people driving on the roads and potential for accidents and such.

My cousin has had two kidney transplants but his body ended up rejecting them both (they were donated by his mother and brother). He's been on dialysis for a long, long time.

I feel like such a ghoul hoping for another opportunity to arise.

People are going to die. Lots and lots of them don't donate their organs, you are just hoping that they will.

Look what I found for sale here in town.

Not a ghoul at all, Suzi. What I see is a loving daughter who takes wonderful care of an ailing mom.

ION, I had a delicious dream last night which involved much flirting and making out with Mike Rowe. Even though I only got about 6 hours sleep, I woke up all cheery as a result.

I had a delicious dream last night which involved much flirting and making out with Mike Rowe.

A whole new slant on Dirty Jobs, eh?

I have to go shopping for a bridal shower present. Apparently I'm expected to be the wild one... I think I'm hitting Good Vibrations after work. Now if only I can get past the fact that my very straight laced cousins will also be at this shower, I should be fine.

So, body chocolate? Sex game dice?

much flirting and making out with Mike Rowe

A very lovely soul sent me a collection of Dirty Jobs tapes, and I kept getting distracted by noticing in one section that his light blue hard hat matched Mike's eyes. It's hard to squee appropriately when you're watching with your husband.

Though I did watch very appreciatively as Mike giggled as he pushed his coworkers into the mud and when he flexed his muscles moving heavy thingies around.