a little dna

Through rain or sleet or SNOW the Fed Ex package arrived today.

This is the package that will send my DNA through the mail and to the NMDP to see if I am a complete match for the person they have tentatively matched me with.

I just swabbed a few minutes ago and sealed up my package. It will be sent out to them tomorrow. I wonder how long it will take for me to get the results? I will call them tomorrow to see cause otherwise I will be sitting around wondering if the test is done or not.

On a completely different note... I have been working on this project for a while and I am pretty close to finishing it up. Since I had another snow day today I got a lot done. All that is left is that little square there at the bottom.

a list

So where do I start?  I think here works... back in '92 I gave a blood sample to see if I was a match for a friend of the family that who had Leukemia. I hadn't given it much thought until a few months back when reps from National Marrow Donor Program had a booth setup near where I work soliciting blood donations for their database. That's when I remembered I was on that database and that my contact information hadn't been updated in ages. I talked to a couple of really nice ladies and they told me how to go about it. Fast forward to about 2 o'clock today... I get a call from the donor program. I am a partial match to someone on their list. Not a total match, since back when I gave blood they didn't test for as many markers as they do now, but potentially I could be. I'm close.

I should be receiving a packet on Monday with some cotton swabs that I will use to swab the inside of my mouth for DNA to see if this is going to work. WOW! Who knew? The timing couldn't be stranger either. I feel like I was being reminded before a random call came in. Like I was being reminded that I was on that list.

Not sure what I think about this right now. I mean, I don't have any reason not to donate if the need is there. It's more the feeling of being able to give something life saving to another person. A stranger. Some person on a list somewhere, just like I was on a list. We could be a match. Amazing!

a post... and their was much rejoicing

Obviously the idea to post something every day is a bust, but at least I am getting something on here from time to time (which is to say more than once monthly or so).

Started school yesterday. I was originally scheduled for a chemistry class that would have required leaving work early and then driving to a campus that was in the opposite direction of my home. Not really what I was looking for when I signed up for this. Luckily, I was able to squeeze into a similar class that is being given at the downtown location and makes my life much simpler. I won't even have to drive my car downtown and pay for parking like I originally thought, since Joe has volunteered to drop me off and pick me up. Awesome! I was really dreading the idea of having to pay a ridiculous amount to park here two days a week.

Today was supposed to be spay the foster rabbits day. As I'm sure you can tell by the previous sentence that was not to be. I wrangled the rabbits into the carriers and left here early so we could drop them off only to get a call later that their had been a mix up with the vets. In case you were not aware, most vets do not like to fix rabbits. They are not only difficult anatomy wise but do not do well under anesthesia. Of course, from all the things that I read about how fragile rabbits are I keep wondering why mine don't drop dead of fright every time I turn on the vacuum. But I digress. I spoke with my contact and she was super nice and apologetic which is not what I was getting through email. Not that her emails were rude, I just wasn't getting the feeling anybody cared. The phone call washed all that away... I think they are just overwhelmed over there. So now they are scheduled for the 26th and hopefully that will be that.

the closet

While Joe was taking some time off work he has spent some of the time painting. Painting the guest bath, painting the guest bedroom, and painting our huge walk in closet. The closet by far is our favorite... it looks so great in there! Here's a pic of part of our shiny new closet.

That then leads me to the shoes... lots and lots of shoes. This was a good time to purge some, but I am still left with quite a few. Have I mentioned that I really love shoes? They are so pretty! Oh and no counting of the shoes, my shoes are thrilled to have so many friends to hang out with when I am gone. Plus, they get a bit lonely if they can't throw big parties in the giant closet.

While I was moving my shoes back into the closet I came across a shoe box I didn't recognize. So, what do I do? Why, open it up of course! At first I just thought it was some of Joe's Star Wars plushies, but upon further investigation realized that underneath was the signed Star Wars picture that we had considered "lost in the move" over two years ago. Apparently, it was having a good time partying with the shoes to let us know where he had been all this time... Joe had it on the wall in about 2.37 seconds after I showed it to him. I love it when I can make his day!

 

This morning I got up early to volunteer with Animal Control. The first Saturday of every month you will more than likely find me at the South Park Mall Adoption Event. So much fun to find a home for some poor little guy who needs a home. Here we are setting up in the middle court. All doggies must stay on the giant plastic mat so we don't ruin their pretty marble floor!

And here is Bear! So cute! He found a really good home today.

Last but not least. Actually, totally not least! This a gift I received from my Aunt and Uncle when they were on their recent trip to Hawaii. It is an original oil painting and is really beautiful! Can't wait to find the perfect spot to hang it...