I Never Promised You an Organic Garden

I wanted to share a couple interesting items I saw on the web this past week. The first I was pointed to by Mark Stosberg:

Complaints Choir: Complains Choirs have swept eastern Europe and are now becoming popular in the USA & Canada. Essentially a group of people get together, form a choir, come up with a list of complaints and put them to music. There are numerous choirs across the globe but my favorite so far is the choir from Canada:

The second is from the Simpsons’ movie website, and it allows you to create your own Simpsons characters . I of course created Matt and I:

I spoke with my dad this evening and got some not so great news. He has been feeling worse than usual and has had some tests run because there was concern that he might be having some heart problems. Turns out his left ventricle is only working 40% of the time. The Dr. is running more test to see what might be cause of it and what the next step should be.

He suffered a minor stroke back in March at which time they realized the left side of his heart was enlarged but they assumed it was b/c of a history of high blood pressure. Unfortunately, it looks like there is more to the problem than originally anticipated.

In a way this is good because they now have something to work with whereas before there was no real answer to what was making him feel bad. Unfortunately this also means potential for future complications.

I am currently staying upbeat about it and hoping that things will go as smoothly as possible. Please keep him and my mother in your thoughts.

1. I successfully rooted and potted my first baby spider plant
2. It is almost time to wear my favorite leather boots again!
3. I got to talk with Emily for a long time this evening.

I have the urge to blog but can’t think of anything interesting to write about, so I thought I would take the time to post some happy thoughts from the week:

1.  Tomorrow is Friday
2.  Book club was amazing on Tuesday
3. I am finally feeling back to normal — no more inflated balloon syndrome for me
4. I made it to the gym today
5. Hopi is letting me borrow her bike (THANK YOU HOPI!)
6. I’ve already gone on two bike rides this week and plan to bike to work tomorrow
7. I found a great pair of Bermuda shorts at J. C. Penny for only $6

I am still looking for another name for my “Happy Thoughts” section, so if you have any suggestions please share!

1. We had a picnic lunch & took Haley to the dog park today
2. There are actually some really nice neighborhoods in Richmond
3. Garden fresh squash is really yummy

I know it is early in the day but I figured since I was thinking about it I would try and post my “happy thoughts” for today. ( I really need a better name than happy thoughts…suggestions are welcome)

1. I slept in till 9 am this morning
2. I had delicious homemade pancakes with fresh strawberries and cool whip for breakfast
3. It is only 87 degrees outside
4. I get to see Ashley today

3 Happy Thoughts for the Day

1. We are having homemade pizza for dinner
2. It is gorgeous outside
3. I haven’t had to blow my nose in 3 days! (My allergies were out of control earlier this week but seem to be doing much better)