Oooooo...a half sick day! I like the way you crazy kids think.

I think we have consensus. vw is going home. Hopefully she makes it there before more pukage.

Going home sounds like a good idea vw.

have a non-interesting drive home, darlin'.

Some of the vinyl tiles are very good looking. If not an area rug of some sort I have considered good quality vinyl tiles over a cushy pad of some sort. It is either that or switching to paper plates. I drop stuff, the kids drop stuff, stuff happens.

Connie -- I thought about you and your swords the other day. There's a new show "It takes a Theif" on the Discovery channel I think -- it's a home security improvement show. They pick a house with lax security, talk to the people, have an ex burgler break in and do what damage he can, and then get the people set up with really good security.

The house they picked had two women, and part of their "security" was keeping knives under their mattress....which the guys on the show told them was dangerous and not very effective. I wanted to know their thoughts on swords as part of personal security.

It was a pretty good show and made me realize how vulnerable I've left my self in the past.

The house we rented in Wyoming had w2w carpet in the kitchen -- deep rusty orange with a...I don't know what to call it but fugly...pattern of octagon-type shapes in brown. Shudder.

TMI alert: Not only was I PMSing two weeks ago... it CAME BACK on Monday. Called the OB/GYN and she said if might be ovulation-related, but for three days? I'm still using tampons. And now I'm kind of worried. I'm giving it one more day and calling back. Because a 14-day cycle is just...WRONG. Like a thing that's very, very wrong.

Ugh.

I'm glad vw is going home. No one should have to try to get through a normal day while puking.

(Of course, I say this as a weird non-vomiting freak. Last time I puked was in 1997. Before that, '85 or '86.)

And I'm a good 2 weeks out of synch with what appears to be the official Bitch period.

ETA I'd call back now, AmyLiz, but I'm both paranoid and normally possessed of a very predictable body. Glad I didn't bitch about my current 24-25 day cycles, though, Too Damn Short IMNSHO though they are.

The house they picked had two women, and part of their "security" was keeping knives under their mattress....which the guys on the show told them was dangerous and not very effective

I think anything you need to lift a mattress to get to before it can protect you is not very effective security.

I need carpet in the kitchen. We have tile in the whole house with rugs here and there, but alas none in the kitchen. I have broken 3 bowls in the last 2 days. Nothing survives a drop to tile. Also, standing on tile for long periods of time while cooking bothers my body.

Laura, if you can afford it, have cork installed. It's gorgeous, about the same cost as lino, and wonderful underfoot. It's also perfect for things like kitchens and basements.

Err. Hi.

I may have a flooring "thing".

Oh! Cork is a dandy idea. I'll have to check and see how it works in my environment. My feet just moaned with pleasure at the thought.