today ray & i helped luc and laura paint the office in their new house. they haven't moved in yet and are still doing a lot of renovation... they've torn down walls, replaced floors and are generally overwhelmed (primarily because laura is pregnant and is under orders not to take on too much).
the color we were painting was a bright, bright apple green. at first i thought it was pretty glaring, but by the end the color grew on me and i really loved it. i'm more of an earthy-toned girl, though... i can't imagine something so vividly bright in my house.
later, as i was preparing dinner, i saw donna manley's phone number on my fridge and decided to give her a call. (she's the vet that we used to take our cats to; she left the cat hospital in a rush, and i've been curious to know what she's doing now.)
we had a nice conversation. she told me that was spending about half her time volunteering for second chance pet adoptions (something she said she's longed to do for quite a while). i was also very excited to hear that she's now working 2 or 3 days a week at legion road animal hospital near eastgate mall (it's a branch of timberlyne animal hospital). the phone number at legion road is 933-3331. (this information is for the dozens of people who have emailed me over the past few months, having searched for and found information about donna manley through this blog.)
anyway, it sounds like she really likes the new job, though she admitted that the worst part is having to care for dogs, now, too. ;-)
after we got caught up to date she asked how mimo's tooth had healed (i'm slightly amazed that she not only remembered his name, but his last ailment). she also told me that on those countless long days, waiting for a new job prospect to emerge, that she really appreciated hearing my voice on her radio in the afternoons.
she totally rocks. i'm so glad to have reestablished contact with her.
Posted by xta at May 30, 2004 06:58 AM | TrackBack