Happy belated birthdays to Gris and Eddie.

Jacqueline, I'm so sorry for your loss. Tania sounds like a piece of work, and I can understand why you're appalled.

vw, I agree that talking to your prof is the way to go on the protfolio, but if you can't get a resolutiuon from him, I would just put a letter in the front of the portfolio saying, "This folder is missing the following pieces because they have not yet been returned to me by professor X." I'm sure he knows he has them.

very good to know that Anne made it safely to her new home.

And it's so good to be here! I'll post in more detail later, but right now, I have to get some stupid administrative trivia stuff done. Plus, all the unpacking.

Glad you made it safely, Anne!

The left foot stands alone.

I don't know how I missed this earlier, Deena, but I think I just frightened a co-worker with a loud guffaw! Hoping PT goes well today and you're pleased that you went after it's over.

Since he's napping now and I've had plenty of sleep I'm trying to decide, shower or read?

Cashmere, I'm curious to know which one you chose to do.

PT went very well. She was highly impressed with my ability to stand up straight without having a wall at my back, my butt muscles are actually working, and the muscle tone of my lats is improving, slowly. My pesky left shoulder was still tight, but my neck moved by itself.

I felt positively bouncy walking out of there. When I started, I had to use the elevator to get up and down to and from their basement office. Now I use the stairs. Before you know it, I'll be taking the stairs two at a time.

Whoo-hoo! Go Deena!

Yay Deena! Bouncy Deena!!

calm and cool ma~~~ to Betsy.

horray for anne being safe and sound

and double yays for Deena's body working better.

Cashmere, I'm curious to know which one you chose to do.

Heh. Reading. I just got a biography of Christopher Marlowe at the library and I'm nearly half-way through. Now I'm sitting here stinking.

Deena, excellent!

How wrong is it that I'm excited because Noggin is premiering new music for kids? *sigh*

It's official, I have to now gate the dogs out of the kitchen while feeding Owen. He now teases and SHARES his food. Shares as in putting down a cracker or whatever so that one of the dogs can reach up and eat half while he holds onto the thing for dear life, giggling. Then promptly popping it into his own mouth as soon as the dog is finished.

Christopher is completely grossed out. I'm not so worried about the germs but it is pretty nasty. Not to mention my dogs are both going to gain 20lbs before O turns 2.

I would make a wire framework, reinforced with rebar, and maybe even the paper mache mentioned earlier. Then I would cover the whole thing with the plasticized cement they sell now, so you can trowel it on and make it conform to any shape.

t sings If I only had a brain.