August, 2007. Wow.. it's been a long time since I updated this animal. Let's see what's exciting!

I've been with the FunHouse I'm now working at for 1 year. Still like it, still learning that there is no perfect place to work. It is way better than the FunHouse in the 'Hood, so I count my blessings.

Right after I updated this last year, I had a new experience... I got sick and was off work from my new job for 2 1/2 months! It started with Mono (at MY age?), which enabled a virus to kick in, which in turn helped me develop pneumonia, and then the grand finale...? ...blood clots in my lungs. I hope to never have that adventure again. Supposedly I will get off the blood thinners that are keeping the blood clots away, next month. YESSS! I can have wine with dinner again! (can't drink while taking those little gems.)

I did a little traveling this year. In April, sister Jo, (aka: Julie) and I went to the Dallas/Ft. Worth area to attend a Gaisford Family Reunion... these were my grandfather's brothers kids, grandkids, great-grandkids.....that we had never met before! They have a ranch near the town of Justin, TX (for those of you into western gear, it's the town where Justin Boots are made!) What a blast we had! Everyone was so glad that some of the California cousins made the trip... we even won caps w/ the ranch name and brand on them for traveling the furthest.

Then, as if I hadn't had enough of Texas in April, I ventured back to Houston in July for a wedding. But if I tell you all this stuff now, I won't have anything to write in my Christmas letter. (Sorry about no Christmas letter for 2006, so far... I was otherwise detained during that time period... detained by my couch, with no energy to sit up long enough to type out that short novel!)

No great adventures beyond that, so far this year. I guess you'll just have to read the 2007 Christmas book to catch the rest of my follies! :)