Just wanted to say hello! I’m flying down to Florida today to visit family. I will try to post while I am there. I’m packing my bag, making sure I have enough reading matter, enough yarn for my project and wishing I’d had a bit more sleep. These Olympics are keeping me up late and last night’s competition got me too excited to sleep! Michael Phelps and Dara Torres are amazing.

So goodbye for now – talk to you soon!

I’m experimenting a little with the look of the blog. I don’t have a scanner, so I thought I’d try one of my photos behind the title. Rather than constantly tinker with it, I’ll leave it for a few days and see what I think. If you have any thoughts, feel free to leave them!

I’ve been tagged by Hope. I’m to list 7 random things about me – its surprisingly hard to do. Maybe I’m over thinking it! Anyway, as I’m new to blogging, I won’t tag anyone this time around, but will provide the list.

1. I can’t watch any movie or TV show where an animal is in trouble, or ill, or lost. It doesn’t matter that I know its fiction – can’t do it. I start to cry and can’t get it out of my mind.
2. I’m tall (just under 5’9″) and grew 6 inches in one school year. I entered the 7th grade at 5’1″ and was 5’7″ at the end of school year.
3. I love chocolate – all chocolate – especially Mallomars. But the chocolate cannot have any nuts in it.
4. I stayed single for many, many years and had no desire to marry until I met my husband when I was 41. When I met the right guy, marriage seemed like the best thing in the world – and it is.
5. I seem to draw lost dogs to me. I have rescued many dogs and returned them to their owners.
6. I hate to cook, but love to bake. Luckily, my husband likes to cook more than me!
7. I have a fear of heights and am definitely claustrophobic!

There you go – hope you have a great day!