wow, vw. what a wonderful story.

All I was going to do is crow that I went through 2004 without ONE SINGLE UTI.

And, xpost from Natter, try to generate green card ~ma for Tom who is en route to the JFK Building to get his residency stuff going.

But then vw made me all teary and stuff! (in a good way)

Much green card ~ma headed towards Tom.

And I didn't mean to make anyone teary. I just sometimes feel that all I do in here is bitch and moan. And sometimes it's good to remind myself of some of the good things. This one came to me this morning, and I thought I'd share.

Oh, and YAY for no UTIs! They are a pain in the ass!

My sister spent a lot of time in the hospital and she got cat pillows. They were sewn out of cotton print fabric in the rough shape of a cat's face--basically a round circle with ears--and the features were embroidered on. She loved them too. That was also at a Chicago-area hospital. Was there some sort of guild of hospital pillow makers?

Oh, the doggie pillows sound like a lovely idea. Kudos to whoever thought of them for kids going through surgery -- I'm glad they helped, vw.

Last night I spent a lovely evening treating end-stage pms and cramps with copious helpings of OC fanfic and Dove dark chocolate. Best. Cure. Ever. Except that I couldn't fall asleep until after midnight, probably due to the chocolate, and I get up at 5:30 on weekdays. Right now I'm all kindsa perky, but by 3 pm I betcha I'll be dragging like Linus's blanket.

Is he out right now, or was he just home for the holidays?

They pushed his sentence back until after the holidays. He went in to the county jail yesterday and will be there for two months. There doesn't appear to be any additional time coming up since that thing with the town funds seems to have simply disappeared. (I think the town is unlikely to pursue the matter further than the restitution offered by my parents, but nothing has been said officially.)

He was resigned (and contrite) and asked if he could call me. I told him he could and that I would write and send pictures of Owen.

I just realized we need dog food. This means a trip in the drizzle to fetch another 30lb. bag.

Timelies.

That was a lovely story, vw. It made me teary-eyed too.

Yay for no UTIs Nora. IIRC, you had a bunch of them in 2003.

I couldn't pick Aidan up to put him in his high chair, so I put his breakfast on the table and had him stand to eat it. He just carried it off to the couch so he could eat and watch TV. I didn't know he knew how to do that. Since the couch is easy to clean, I've decided I'm pleased at the display of skill.

Both his therapists visited yesterday. It went well and they took home bath bombs for their Christmas present. He's at 15-18 months developmentally, with a couple of skills at 20 months. His vocabulary is increasing by leaps and bounds. Our next four month goals are to get him to scribble more, to walk up and down 3 stairs by himself, and to use a fork for something other than stabbing his sister.

eta: Cashmere, that is good news with your brother. I'm glad that he's doing so well.

I couldn't pick Aidan up to put him in his high chair,

Are you OK, Deena? {{Deena}}

Yes, I am pleased about the no UTIs. I did have a bunch in 2002-2003. I'm hoping that perhaps that region might now be a little heartier due to fewer issues.

My keys to UTI success:
1) daily cranberry supplements
2) drinking lots of water (the recommended 8 8 oz, at least)
3) peeing within 15 minutes of sex

Aren't you glad you know?

and to use a fork for something other than stabbing his sister.

Appropriate skills, Aidan, appropriate skills! Don't show off the mad pale ninja skillz to strangers.

Was there some sort of guild of hospital pillow makers?

I don't know. I did just do a search on Hinsdale Hospital's website, and there was a story about a volunteer who embroidered pillows for the pediatric ward for 26 years...so, that's something.

And I remember that they had cat pillows too. I just always chose the doggie ones.

Cashmere, that is good news about your brother. I loved the story you told. I just forgot to post about it.

{{{Deena}}} Sending you much love, babe.

Aren't you glad you know?

Always :)

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