That is aww-inspiring, Chikat. What a great guy.

Aidan is going to turn two years old in three days, right Deena?

Yes, on Saturday.

The therapist came. I told her we were sick and she shouldn't come in (to my beyond dirty house) and she said she didn't mind, so she came in, and we had therapy, and she left, and I wanted to sink through the floor (while picking up fruit snack wrappers to take with me to hell). It was a little embarrassing.

Also, to cap off the glory that is today, I made a mistake in the budget. Such a big mistake, in fact, that the fees are still piling up. Our anniversary plans are dead and the grocery budget has shrunk to minimal again. If any more fees pile up we may be eating ramen for a couple of weeks. Damn it. I feel monumentally stupid right now and I'm going to have to tell Greg. This is the third time in as many months and I don't know how to stop doing it or what is happening. I can't find the error. I don't know what I did.

Oh, that sucks about the financial error, Deena. Can your bank at least help you find your error, since you haven't been able to? We used to do that when I was a teller, have people bring in their statements and go over them with them to figure out why they're checkbook didn't balance. Especially if you've made the same error before, it seems like it would be to the bank's benefit to help you to avoid it in the future.

And if it's the bank's error and not yours, you definitely should find that out. It happens.

Thanks, -t-. I can't find any mistake on the bank's website. I think it may be something in Excel; I've screwed up a formula or something, and it dropped a line. It's not even something I can think about right this minute. It took me forever just to figure out how much the error was.

Lisah, just read the article, that's lovely.

yep , I agree. use the bank, esp if it has happened before.

I just went thru another mound of papers - and found - bills. Really, really need to ge tthis paper monster under control. Not paying bills, just because you lost them - really embarassing.

Such a big mistake, in fact, that the fees are still piling up.

Argh. I hate this so much. I'm sorry.

In me related news, my sister and her family can't make my mom's 60th birthday party this weekend, my BIL has lateral pneumonia. My mom is really disappointed.

Aw, man, Deena. Hope it all works out. I'll send you some windfall-ma, if I get to keep half.(My peeps don't got flow, you know.)

I can tell I have not been on b.org much lately. I just read my tagline and it took me a minute to realize it was MY tagline. Thanks Nicole - the sentiment continues to apply.

Heh. And it took me a minute to realize that I actually said it.

Deena, I'm so sorry! I know we were just talking about how cool your anniversary was going to be. That sucks. {{{Deena}}}

Is today over yet? Can I skip out on the remainder of today? I'm exhausted and I want to go home.

Ack, Deena. That's no fun at all. {{Deena}}

Here, thank tommyrot for this link over in Minearverse, it'll make you happy: Coyote vs. ACME.

I read it. That was very funny.

Thanks for the hugs, guys. They help a lot. I think I will stop screwing around and go figure out what I did.

{{{Deena}}} I hate it when I do things that make me feel incompetent. Mine tend to run towards having to pay late charges just because I accidentally buried a bill in one of the piles of paper.

Bring on the schmoop, ChiKat. He sounds like a keeper.

I was in a three-hour client meeting this morning, at which I became Miss Talky Jokey for some reason. Now I'm tired and I think I used up all my personality. I need to go to the gym and exercise, because I'm not walking in 36 humid degrees in spitting rain and sleet. Those of you in the North can mock me all you like. It's cold. It's yucky. I'm whining.