Aimee! Emma's going to school! Let me tell you, my nieces who went to school while I was home with Ben, learned so much, so very fast. I don't think there's one true way to do this, except the way you and Joe are, with an overflow of love.

I'm assuming that means that it cannot be cashed at this point, correct?

There is a ltime limit on check cashing, but I don't remember what it is. I think over a year is beyond it, but I'm not positive - there are checks that say "Void if not cashed in x days" and there is the absolute legal limit, which is longer.

Anne, do you have any idea why it wasn't cashed? I just wonder, because when you're selling your house, the lawyer for your buyer will do a title search to ensure there are no liens on your house. Contractors can and will put liens on a house, for unpaid bills. Is there any chance that the person who did the work didn't get the check (i.e. did you mail it)? I would think you would have heard something, but still...

Happy birthday, Lysana.

The bosses are out of town on a meeting and I can finally get some work done without being hounded or criticized.

Dumb question: I paid for some work on my house well over a year ago. The check has still not been cashed. I'm assuming that means that it cannot be cashed at this point, correct?

I wouldn't count on it, even if your bank tells you no. IME, banks are a lot less rigorous about following their own rules than you might desire. I'd check with the recipient first, and cancel the check if you can't find anything out.

Happy Birthday, Lysana!

Breaktime. Must get much done.

For some reason, I have woken up (waked up?) at 3 am for two nights in a row.

I am very tired and I think I'm coming down with a cold.

I slept well last night for a change...apparently rain on the roof knocks me out pretty much. Which makes it either good or bad that I'm a desert dweller, I'm not sure. Should have somebody make a rain tape for rough nights. How does ND know what wombat urine tastes like?

Speaking of urine:

Love Potion No. 9?
If research out of Duke University is any indication, the scent of a man's urine is enough to make a woman salivate. Researchers discovered a distinctive male smell, produced by a chemical called MTMT, in the urine of male mice. The chemical isn't produced by female mice, and the ladies strongly preferred sniffing male urine over female urine or urine from castrated males, which does not contain the chemical compound. "MTMT seems likely to advertise the presence of a male from a distance, either as a signal to other males or to attract females," write the researchers. The discovery suggests that sex-specific chemicals are also at play in humans.

Okay, eww.