She's gotten some rest, mostly because of the three of our friends who are taking shifts being with her *made* her lie down, shut her eyes, and concentrate on her breathing.

This is good. I've been worried about her pushing herself too hard and winding up ill, especially given the amount of time she has to spend at the hospital.

No, -t, though I've been tempted. The first piece that broke was the sugar bowl lid (my sugar bowl and creamer are shaped exactly like Cindy's pattern! Just with the seafoam green lace rather than the roses. Royal Albert is also a Doulton subsidiary), which my helpful 2-year-old tried to pick up by the itty-bitty knob on top. It slipped through his little fingers and crashed on the terrazzo kitchen floor. Puir wee mite, he was devastated. I had to comfort him. He has always loved pretty dishes. When he was eight he had a meltdown in the store because DH and I didn't pick his choice for casual dishes. And when he moved out on his own he bought black matte angular moderne pieces for himself. But anyway. Shortly after we lost the sugar bowl lid, one of the coffee cups cracked when we poured coffee in. Turns out there was a tiny, unnoticed void in the side of the cup. We contacted the company, they replaced the pieces with no charge. The rest of the set has seen moderate wear, and is still holding up quite well. There's been no other breakage.

These are my everyday dishes: [link]

Love those beathen.

Mine are these. Wedding gift. I have some of my grandmother's china and am glad to have it but I don't like the pattern enough to use it every day.

This was the dinnerware that I had loved from the first moment I saw it so when there was a chance to get it? I bounced and squeed and clapped my hands.

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Ooohhhh...pretty dishes. I love pretty dishes.

My china is this: [link]

I asked for place settings a few years ago for Christmas. My sister thought I was very strange for being single and asking for china. That's something you're supposed to get as wedding presents! Whatever. She asked me, "Well, what if you get married and your husband doesn't like what you've picked out."

My response? Then I'll just get a second set of china.

Just because I'm single doesn't mean I shouldn't have pretty dishes. And, I eat off my china just about every day.

Our dishes are either boring(white)Although Ted from QE swears by the white dish...which made me happy in a dumb way, or mismatched with silly pictures.

I really haven't looked into getting fancy china yet, but looking is fun. I found my everyday dishes at a Corelle outlet store: 8 large plates, 4 small plates, 4 bowls, 4 saucers & 4 coffee cups for $35.

I am amongst the china-free. Which suits me fine; I barely have space for one set of dishes in my cupboards, let alone two.

Oooh, pretty dishes.

My algebra grade was supposed to be reported by this afternoon. I know that one of the people deciding it has already left the office by now. I still have no grade. This is making me very cranky.

However, I do have a new haircut picture to share. It's not a great shot -- I took it with my camera phone, by holding the phone out at arms length, and at that close a distance, the lens gave a slight fisheye effect. But it's the best out of about 10 that I took.

Hil, that's a cute cut, bad shot or not.