An In Lieu of List sounds like a good plan. People will want to do something and with suggestions they can indicate what they have done in a card for you.

I'm a litttle crazed with lack of sleep. DH was miserable with pain yesterday and finally we went to see a doc this morning and he has a hernia. He has a fist full of drugs to get the inflamation down and ease his pain, but surgery will happen at some point.

Alfredo is now, officially (letter from the State Department/Department of Homeland Security) a Resident. He's waffling on the whole citizenship thingy, as he already has two (Venezuela and Spain), but the idea of collectible trading-card citizenships is also appealing.

But yay! 3+ years later, the process is complete. NOW we can start traveling.

Thank you for the birthday wishes!!!

My best gurlfriends pitched in and bought me the loveseat I've been coveting forever. Now I have to do some measuring and furniture rearranging. How to maximize this space? Hm.

Excellent news, StuntHusband.

My best gurlfriends pitched in and bought me the loveseat I've been coveting forever.

That's a very covetable loveseat. In fact, I covet it.

What an awesome present, Allyson!

Feel better soon vibes to Brendon.

And last but not least--No. 10 in today's LA Times Bestselling Books (paperback) is "Lost in the Grooves." Go Hec!

Wow...we knew you when, Hecubus.

Woo Hoo Hec!

Lovely loveseat.

Ugh, I hope the drugs help Brendon and that future surgery goes well and smoothly.

Yay for Hec, and for Alex!

And to Rio, the invitation I got did have an "in lieu of" thingie, as I recall. A charity.

I love the loveseat. I saw one like it in purple in a restaurant lounge. I coveted it then, I covet it now. Not enough room in the condo, though.

And last but not least--No. 10 in today's LA Times Bestselling Books (paperback) is "Lost in the Grooves." Go Hec!

Rock! And it only took like three major promotional events in LA to make it happen.