iron ta!

not quite an iron man yet, but did have enough iron (38%!) to donate blood yesterday. third try worked thanks to spinach, oat bran, and liver sausage! the needle didn't make it in right away and she had to wiggle it around a few times before we struck blood. little bruise but other than that doing ok today.

spent the weekend with my sister in chicago- family exclusive this time. good to be around family. Lizie let me vent and put up with my paranoia. my aunt gave me a camera to replace the one i lost! and my uncle gave me perspective. dealing with the pain so well... can't say i would be as strong in his place. and my great aunt irene? 'comme si, comme ca, you know what i mean?'

got home around 12:00 at night from chicago. had to finish the last few hundred pages of 'kite runner'. felt like my mom, making chinese ramen at 3:00 am, think i finally made it to bed at 4:30. nothing like a good storyteller...