Two, and three.

I have officially graduated into the realm of a 'real for real serious really' healer. I healed Heroic Violet Hold, Heroic Utgarde Keep, and Heroic Gundrak last night. All two of three were my first time healing that dungeon(Gundrak and VH). UK I had runsuccessfully 3 times on normal back last year before I took my break... roughly a year ago. I lost DPS 3 times. Once the warlock wouldn't stop standing in the purple goo. There was a third time that I don't remember. And then in Gundrak my buddies decided to get whirlwinded right when I got impaled. Sux2bu kthnx. But all three runs I was thanked profusely for my healing. I know I overhealed a lot and I need to fix my gear(I even have an empty glyph slot). But I used nourish for the first time and liked what I saw(so fast). And on that fight with the whilrwind I kept the tank alive with even while tapping mana after every rejuv. These aren't me bragging about skills but about the fun last night, they thanke...

We adopted him in 1995. We don't know precisely when he was born but we, or perhaps it was me? decided that May 15 would be a great birthday for him. My mom named him Shelby, after Shelby Foote the historian, in an effort to persuade my dad to like the dog. I don't think that worked as well as my mother would have liked, but my dad was always polite to the dog and was solicitous during Shelby's last years as he grew feeble. Shelby was supposed to be an outdoor dog, but he soon was fighting for his life against Parvo. He spent hours cuddled up on my mom's lap as she rocked him like a baby. My mom liked to joke that our $30 pound dog was now a $500 one. And that was the end of Shelby's being an outdoor dog. He was a Britney Spaniel/Walker Hound mix. Little kids often thought he was a Dalmation because of his black and white coloring with dots up and down his legs. He had a great howl and loved to track things. He especially liked squirrels; back when we lived in Virgi...

And we're back. Left Waco, TX at 2:30 a.m. yesterday and drove into LC at 2:30 p.m. So 13 hour drive. I cannot comment at all about our homecoming because I am being positive, not negative, and if there's nothing nice to say don't say anything at all. Highlights of our trip: 1. (I'm numbering because I like to be tidy) The Orclette, after watching LOTR with my brothers (my mom covered her eyes at the appropriate moments), picked up her new toy spatula and told us that she was going to fight the bad guys with her stick. How cute is that? 2. The Miniorc smiled his awesome cute smile at everyone and let grandparents and friends hold him (the Orclette at his age decided that only momma and daddy were worthy to hold her awesomeness). 3. Damm forgot his beret and had to buy a new suit for his brother's wedding. 50% off at Sears. And he looks smashing . I need to see about posting a picture of that ... 4. I got Kat Von D. makeup at Sephora. I LOVES IT LOVES IT LOVES IT. W...